FEDERACION INTERNACIONAL PARA LA ORIENTACION FAMILIAR
Acronym: IFFD
General Information
Identification Code: 819122553328-91
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Entity Form: Asociacion
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 3/22/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) was founded in Orlando (Florida) as a union of non-denominational, non-profit, independent and private Family Enrichment Centers. Since 1978, IFFD has been working to promote and support different kinds of initiatives which aim to bolster and strengthen the family. Its main activities include delivering training courses for parents, publishing research papers, exchanging information and services, integrating initiatives, promoting teaching activities and research project, content production and organizing events geared towards the promotion, creation and presentation of awards. It has been conferred General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and it is part of the consortium of the European collaborative research project FamiliesAndSocieties.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- european
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: IFFD promotes global events, expert group meetings and researches on family issues and the impact of public policy on families.
Some activities:
-EU Work-life Balance Directive
-European Child Guarantee
-Green Paper on Ageing
-EESC Opinion on "Demographic challenges in the EU in light of economic and development inequalities"
-Opinion of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (CoR) on Demographic change
-Conference on the Future of Europe
IFFD was part of the FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME- FamiliesAndSocieties (2013-2017).
Communication Activities: Main Global Projects:
TOWARDS 2024 & BEYOND- Preparations for and celebrations of the 30th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family https://familyperspective.org/2022/07/16/towards-2024/
INCLUSIVE CITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE FAMILIES - This project is directed to cities and territories that wish to actively contribute to goal SDG11 to be inclusive of sustainable families by being responsive to their needs. Their commitment consists of signing the Venice Declaration and presenting once a year a report about the results of their work on the contents of it.
https://familyperspective.org/2022/07/11/inclusive-cities-for-sustainable-families-3/
SDGs & Families: https://familyperspective.org/2020/12/03/sdgs-families/
Inclusive Cities for Sustainable Families: https://familyperspective.org/2017/02/06/inclusive-cities-for-sustainable-families-2/
Events:
European Conference on Youth Inclusion
A group of 40 young professionals from 15 European countries were invited to a conference in the European Parliament and a previous workshop. The whole project was organized by the National Association of Large Families in Hungary (NOE), MEP Gyorgy Holvenyi and the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD).
https://familyperspective.org/2020/02/18/working-group-and-conference-on-youth-transition/
Demographic challenges in the EU in light of economic and development inequalities
The position of IFFD http://www.familyperspective.org/eudocs/EESC14012020.pdf
World Cities Day
In collaboration with European Local Inclusion and Social Action network (ELISAN). Interactive discussion of Venice declaration signatories in observance of the world cities day 2020
https://familyperspective.org/2020/10/28/inclusive-cities-for-all-covid-19-urban-response-2/
Our First Home: Adequate Housing and Family Formation
2020 IFFD Briefing during the 58th Commission for Social Development, United Nations Headquarters, NY (USA), http://www.familyperspective.org/act/act-0057-en.php
Presentations during the first lockdown period (2020)
During the lockdown period due to the coronavirus pandemic, IFFD has participated in countless events organized by United Nations and many other entities, held online due to those circumstances.
https://familyperspective.org/2020/09/08/presentations-during-the-lockdown-period-may-september-2020/
Presentation of the European White Paper on “Home & Family Employment and home Care in the European Union” by EFFE, IFFD and other civil society organizations, European Parliament, https://www.effe-homecare.eu/en/effe-demonstrates-its-attachment-to-a-more-social-europe-and-for-the-recognition-of-home-employment-at-european-level/
Publications:
IFFD Papers: IFFD Papers is a collection of opinion articles about family policies current issues produced by the International Federation for Family Development and published every month.
https://familyperspective.org/papers/
In collaboration with UNICEF: Families, Family Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals
https://familyperspective.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sdgsf-finalpublication.pdf
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: CALLE DE LOS ARTISTASPISO 2
Post Code: 28020
City: Madrid
Country: SPAIN
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EU Office
Address: CALLE DE LOS ARTISTASPISO 2
Post Code: 28020
City: Madrid
Country: SPAIN
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 2
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.20000000298023224
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Gesellschaft Für Familienorientierung, GFO
Institut de la Famille ASBL - Instituut van de Familie VZW
OBITELJSKO OBOGAĆIVANJE
Profamilia, o.s
l'Institut pour l'Education dans la Famille (IPEF)
IEB, INSTITUT FÜR ELTERNBILDUNJEE e v
CSALÁDKÉPZO FÓRUM EGYESÜLET
Family Enrichment Ireland
Conferenza Permanente dei Centri di Orientamento familiare
SEIMU UNIVERSITETAS
Stichtimg Family Enrichment Nederland
Stowarzyszenie Akademia Familijna
Centro de Orientaçao Familiar-Cenofa
ZDRUŽENIE PRE ROZVOJ RODINY
IFFD ES
VEREINIGUNG FAMILIE & ERZIEHUNG FAMILLE
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
ĢIMENES AKADĒMIJA
Академия Семьи