All Together Webpage now available
Check out our new webpage on inclusion, there you can find and add a lot of interesting ideas, tools, methods, tips and tricks for your inclusion project.
All Together Handbook now finished
After a lot of hard work over the last few months, we have finished the IFM handbook ‘All Together - Making inclusion happen’. Inside you can find everything you need to be more inclusive in your organisation. The Handbook brings together the results of the first two years working on this important topic, it contains advice about starting in clusion work, an alysis of the barriers to inclu sion a nd b est-practice e xam p les of inclusion work undertaken b y falcon organisations. The handbook is accommpanied by a new web-based database of inclusion ideas which we hope you will all contribute to to ensure it is a dynamic and useful tool for local group leaders to be more inclusive. We hope that the handbook will inspire and support you to fulfil our principle of being inclusive of all children and young people in our communities. The handbook will be avail able from February onwards from the IFM-office, just send us an email when you want to order one!
IFM-SEI joins steering group of the World Youth Conference in Mexico
IFM-SEI has been
selected as one of eight international youth organisations to work with the Mexican government and the UNFPA to organise the World Youth Conference in Mexico City in August. The conference will bring together young people from every country in the world to develop a youth input to the next UN programme of Action on Youth. IFM-SEI’s involvement in this process show s an increased recognition of the work we are doing and the active role we are playing at global level. Tamsin is a member of the steering group on our behalf and Ana-Maria Almario (Acacia, Colombia) is representing FLAJ, the Latin American Youth Forum, in the steering group. More details on how to apply to participate in this event will be circulated very soon.
Youth organisations build a network in Africa
MIRIM Brazil and Unga Ornar organised the second phase of their innovative south-so uth co-operation proje ct in December 2009. Bringing together nine African organisations as well as representatives of MI RIM, Unga Ornar, Woodcraft Folk and IFM, the seminar aimed to strengthen ties between yout h organisations in Africa working on reproductive health education issues. Hosted by the S eneg alese Pioneers in Lac Rose, the seminar provided the space for the exchange of ideas and experiences, to explore south-south co-operation, find out about IFM-SEI and children’s rights. The event was a great success and a lso resulted in organisations expressing an interest to join IFM-SEI.
Read IFM-SEI's latest newsletter
Read what our member organisations and IFM-SEI have done during the last months. Young people fought against child poverty, children in Austria demonstrated for children's rights and the 'Train for Change' preparations are on a good way! Here you can read everything in our newsletter.
'Train for Change' website online now!
Check out the new website for the IFM camp 'Train for Change' 2010 in Austria and Czech Republic! You will find all the information you need for the camp! Here you will find out more!
Welcome Christine!
IFM-SEI is happy to welcome Christine in Brussels. She joined IFM in January as project officer for the new global IFM project 'Peers without Frontiers' and she will also support other IFM activities. Christine is originally from Germany where she was involved for many years in children and youth organisations. She will be a great help in the team. Welcome!
Falcons celebrate the 20th anniversary of children's rights
During the month of November, children and young people all around the world celebrated the 20th anniversary of children's rights. They tried to make people aware of children's rights through many different activities. You will soon find their stories about the celebrations throughout the world on this site!
On the photo, you can see the staff of Esplac with a CRC cake!
Join the IFM-SEI Rainbow Network
IFM's Rainbow network favours the expression of
the individual, whether you describe yourself as lesbian, homosexual,
bisexual, transsexual or other. Tackling problems of identity,
sexuality and sex, the Rainbow Network of IFM-SEI supports and educates
young people in everything which is related to intersexuality and the
queer theory.
You are interested? You would like to join us? Then join the new IFM-SEI Rainbow Network E-group!
Rainbownetwork.ifmsei@gmail.com
Check out our new webpage on inclusion, there you can find and add a lot of interesting ideas, tools, methods, tips and tricks for your inclusion project.
All Together Handbook now finished
After a lot of hard work over the last few months, we have finished the IFM handbook ‘All Together - Making inclusion happen’. Inside you can find everything you need to be more inclusive in your organisation. The Handbook brings together the results of the first two years working on this important topic, it contains advice about starting in clusion work, an alysis of the barriers to inclu sion a nd b est-practice e xam p les of inclusion work undertaken b y falcon organisations. The handbook is accommpanied by a new web-based database of inclusion ideas which we hope you will all contribute to to ensure it is a dynamic and useful tool for local group leaders to be more inclusive. We hope that the handbook will inspire and support you to fulfil our principle of being inclusive of all children and young people in our communities. The handbook will be avail able from February onwards from the IFM-office, just send us an email when you want to order one!
IFM-SEI joins steering group of the World Youth Conference in Mexico
IFM-SEI has been
selected as one of eight international youth organisations to work with the Mexican government and the UNFPA to organise the World Youth Conference in Mexico City in August. The conference will bring together young people from every country in the world to develop a youth input to the next UN programme of Action on Youth. IFM-SEI’s involvement in this process show s an increased recognition of the work we are doing and the active role we are playing at global level. Tamsin is a member of the steering group on our behalf and Ana-Maria Almario (Acacia, Colombia) is representing FLAJ, the Latin American Youth Forum, in the steering group. More details on how to apply to participate in this event will be circulated very soon.Youth organisations build a network in Africa
MIRIM Brazil and Unga Ornar organised the second phase of their innovative south-so uth co-operation proje ct in December 2009. Bringing together nine African organisations as well as representatives of MI RIM, Unga Ornar, Woodcraft Folk and IFM, the seminar aimed to strengthen ties between yout h organisations in Africa working on reproductive health education issues. Hosted by the S eneg alese Pioneers in Lac Rose, the seminar provided the space for the exchange of ideas and experiences, to explore south-south co-operation, find out about IFM-SEI and children’s rights. The event was a great success and a lso resulted in organisations expressing an interest to join IFM-SEI.Read IFM-SEI's latest newsletter
Read what our member organisations and IFM-SEI have done during the last months. Young people fought against child poverty, children in Austria demonstrated for children's rights and the 'Train for Change' preparations are on a good way! Here you can read everything in our newsletter.
'Train for Change' website online now!
Check out the new website for the IFM camp 'Train for Change' 2010 in Austria and Czech Republic! You will find all the information you need for the camp! Here you will find out more!
Welcome Christine!
IFM-SEI is happy to welcome Christine in Brussels. She joined IFM in January as project officer for the new global IFM project 'Peers without Frontiers' and she will also support other IFM activities. Christine is originally from Germany where she was involved for many years in children and youth organisations. She will be a great help in the team. Welcome!
Falcons celebrate the 20th anniversary of children's rights
During the month of November, children and young people all around the world celebrated the 20th anniversary of children's rights. They tried to make people aware of children's rights through many different activities. You will soon find their stories about the celebrations throughout the world on this site!
On the photo, you can see the staff of Esplac with a CRC cake!
Join the IFM-SEI Rainbow Network
IFM's Rainbow network favours the expression of
the individual, whether you describe yourself as lesbian, homosexual,
bisexual, transsexual or other. Tackling problems of identity,
sexuality and sex, the Rainbow Network of IFM-SEI supports and educates
young people in everything which is related to intersexuality and the
queer theory.You are interested? You would like to join us? Then join the new IFM-SEI Rainbow Network E-group!
Rainbownetwork.ifmsei@gmail.com