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Slovenia
Liubliana, the capital of Slovenia, has been the scene for the relaunch of Family Enrichment in Slovenia, with the setting up of a First Steps program, which started on September 24 with 18 couples.
IFFD at 19th Family Business National Congress
IFFD participated as a speaker at the 19th Family Business National Congress, organized by the Spanish Family Business Institute IEF (Instituto Empresa Familiar). The event took place in La Coruña, Spain, on October 16, 17 & 18, and was officially opened by HRH King Felipe of Spain.
Nigeria
The IFFD programs in Nigeria are proving to be very successful. In September, a new moderator training program took place, with 34 moderators.
United States, from coast to coast
In recent weeks, a moderators’ convention has taken place, Texas Family Enrichment has been launched, and a new Adolescents program has started in Los Angeles.
New President for IFFD
Mario Armella was officially named as the new President of IFFD at the General Assembly held on September 8.
IFFD Paper 58
The Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment and Culture of the European Committee of the Regions has adopted the opinion on ‘The EU Response to the Demographic Challenge’extracted in this pages.
IFFD in the UN General Assembly
IFFD has taken part in high-level meetings during the 71st Sessions of the United Nations General Assembly.
FamiliesAndSocieties Working Paper
FamiliesAndSocieties is the biggest research project on the family carried out by the European Union.
UNICEF Executive Board
IFFD has taken part as an observer in the annual meeting of the UNICEF Executive Board, which took place from September 14-16 in the headquarters of the United Nations.
Different Summer
In Komarovo, a city close to Saint Petersburg, “Different Summer”, a family holiday program which includes training for parents, has taken place for the first time in Russia.
Viña del Mar, Chile
Thirty families with 4- and 5-year-old children took part in an IFFD “First Conversations” course in Viña del Mar, Chile.
Brussels, moderator training
On September 10 & 11, a moderator training course took place in Brussels.
Australia – New Zealand
Sydney hosted a moderator training program from September 16-18, in which more than 140 people from different cities in Australia and New Zealand took part.
New moderators in Quito
In Quito, 35 families have started a theoretical and practical training program to learn the IFFD methodology.
IFFD Paper 57
The family in the New Urban Agenda Our struggle for global sustainability will be won or lost in cities. The potential of urbanization to lift millions of people from poverty and to accelerate economic growth is huge, as demonstrated in recent decades by some of the...
IFFD Paper 56
This article includes the conclusions of studies in the United States on the advantages and disadvantages of marriage over other forms of cohabitation.
Focus Group on “vulnerable families”
The group discussions on ‘vulnerable families’ has taken place on 10 December at the Committee of the Regions of the European Union (Brussels) with the participation of Antonio Polychronakis (Family Justice Center, Rotterdam), Michael Maira (La Ligue des Familles,...
FAS Project
The third newsletter about the Families and Societies Project is now available. This is the most important research project carried out in the framework of the European Union on the situation of the family and whether policies adequately meet their needs.
United Nations
The official journal of sessions has published the Annual report of the Secretary General of the United Nations on the anniversary 20th of the International year of the family, in which the Secretary General has highlighted the work carried out and promoted by The...
IFFD Briefing
The IFFD Briefing was celebrated during the 53rd Session of the Commission for Social Development in the United Nations on February 11. During this event, the 2015 IFFD Awards were granted to the High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, for...
Participation in the EPA
From April 24-26, the General Assembly of EPA (European Parents Association) took place in Prague, focusing on “Supporting Parents to Become the Best Primary Educators." Marina Robben, president of IFFD, was invited to participate in the plenary session and discuss...
New publication
It includes the papers and other documents presented for the Expert Group Meeting convened in Mexico City on 19-20 May 2014 and organized by IFFD, in cooperation with the NCFR (USA), the Vanier Institute of the Family (Canada) and the UN focal point on the family...
Second Annual Assembly of FamiliesAndSocieties project
On 14-16 January, the Director of International Relations of IFFD, Ignacio Socías, has attended the Experts Meeting of the project FamiliesAndSocieties, in which the IFFD is part of the Consortium as a member of the civil society. It was held in the Humanities and...
At IFFD Headquarters
The “Siempre Chile” Foundation began its 2015 formation course in Spain with a meeting at IFFD headquarters, with Ignacio Socías, Director of International Relations of IFFD.
IFFD in Brussels
On January 26, Ignacio Socías and Eloise Leboutte represented IFFD at a seminar of the Families and Societies project on immigrants. The discussion was very interesting, in that it revealed details of investigations into the overwhelming importance of parents versus...
International Day of Families
We are very excited with the celebration of the International Day of Family next Friday, May 15th. The topic is "Men in Charge? Gender Equality and Children's Rights in Contemporary Families". We hope you can follow it online through live streaming. The event will be...
IFFD in Paris
On March 27, Marina Robben, president of IFFD, participated in a conference organized by FEPEM at the Palace of Luxembourg in Paris. The conference was titled, “The Necessities of the Family in Relation to Care in the Home," and it was moderated by Rosita Deluigi of...
Annual Meeting in Italy
On Saturday, April 18, a national meeting of Family Enrichment centers took place in Milan to promote the Nineteenth International Family Congress
First Steps in Lebanon
In May, the last general session of the First Steps course in the town of Baabda took place. A few weeks prior, the next course in the area, First Conversations, was announced.
PIMOF in Bucarest
During the weekend of May 16-17, Spanish moderator Victor Petuya traveled to Bucharest, Romania, where he gave a moderator’s training course. Five moderators participated, in anticipation of a First Steps course to be offered in October.