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Contributions of Civil Society Organisations to the Well-Being of Families
International Federation for Family Development
Adress:
Calle Artistas 2, 2º
Contact person:
Javier Romero Zabaleta
Contact e-mail:
javierromero@thefamilywatch.org
Telephone:
+34 91 534 90 77
Homepage:
www.iffd.org
Content:
Activities in the Family Enrichment Programs started in the 1960s to aid parents in childrearing and are based on the case method, a way to promote discussion about real situations instead of stigmatizing or patronizing. After more than 30 years of ex-perience, the International Federation for Family Development was then established in the United States in Orlando, Florida, as a non-confessional, non-profit, independ-ent and private federation of Family Enrichment Centers. Its international headquar-ters are located in Spain, where the courses first started.
The primary mission of IFFD is to support parents in their educational work within functioning families, helping them develop their full potential as educators of their children with no discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex or origin and based in the conviction that this is an unavoidable task for parents, and it must have the recognition and support of institutions and social partners.
Our members are located in 60 countries on the five continents and the Family En-richment programs currently operate in 65 countries. Each year, more than 500 courses are conducted accounting for more than 20,000 participants as well as over 600 events encompassing another 34,000 attendants.
IFFD holds general consultative status with ECOSOC, a position only granted to 4% of Civil Society organizations working in United Nations. We have been part of different Expert Group Meetings and coorganizers of the European EGM held in Brussels in June 2012. We are also part of innovating projects of the European Union regarding the future of families in Europe. We are also part of the preparations for the 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family organizing different events in different countris in coordiantion with the UN Program on the Family.
Please visit www.thefamilywatch.org and family2014.org in order to fin all the material (published an written reports), outcomes and results, partners, duration etc...
The 3 most important activities or projects are:
1. 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family (family2014.org)
2. \'FamiliesAndSocieties\' Project (http://thefamilywatch.org/act-pfas-es.php)
3. Promotion of the Declaration of the Civil Society (http://family2014.org/declaration.php)in order to make a resolution for the General Assembly.
Beneficiaries:
family members
communities
educators
journalists
legislators
local organisations
national organisations
international organizations