New website almost ready!
The IFM-SEI website is almost ready! It has been re-designed and we are in the process of uploading all the content so please bear with us if links don't work! Over the next weeks we will add more functionality to the website, please feel free to send us your comments and suggestions to improve it, we want to ensure it is a useful tool for all our members.
As one of the changes we made, this website is now also available in French!
IFM-SEI welcomed to Yopal, Colombia
The IFM-SEI International Committee met in Yopal, Colombia last week and was met with a warm welcome. Delegates spent time with children from the region, discussing violations of children's rights in Casanare and listening to the opinions of children and young people on how to ensure children's rights are better respected.
Delegates from all over the world also discussed international solidarity and how to ensure equal partnership between people across the globe.
The meeting was kindly hosted by Acacia, Colombia, with the support of the Liberal party.
Club Infantil 23 de Mayo CHAP celebrates 50 years of work with and for children
Club Infantil 23 de Mayo CHAP is celebrating 50 years of constant work for and with the children and youth in Peru, empowering them, developing their abilities and self esteem. Using artistic methodology and promote leadership to grow as responsible citizens, solidary, respectful of diversity and with strong human values.
More information about the camp - HERE.
IFM-SEI Selected for a permanent seat on the European Forum on the Rights of the Child
IFM-SEI has been selected to occupy one of ten permanent NGO seats on the European Forum on the Rights of the Child. The European Forum is an initiative of the European Commission and will contribute to the drafting of the European Union Strategy on the Rights of the Child.
MIRIM Brazil celebrates 18 years of work fighting for children's rights!
MIRIM Brazil celebrated their transition to adulthood in December, hosting an international seminar to coincide with the celebration events. Children gathered in a park in Recife to learn about their rights, have fun and eat cake together! IFM-SEI congratulates MIRIM Brazil
and wishes them all the best for the next 18 years!
Kinderfreunde Austria celebrates 100 years
More than 200 delegates took part in Kinderfreunde's 100th Anniversary Conference on 18 and 19th Oct. Joschi Ackerl was re-elected as chair and guests from Framfylkingen Norway, Nuoret Kotkat Finland, Czech Pionyr, German Falcons, Dui leg og Virke Denmark, Woodcraft Folk UK and IFM-SEI took part in the conference. Motions and resolutions focussing on strengthening traditional groups, developing work with young people from ethnic minority backgrounds, putting children's rights in the constitution and improving camp education were passed. More photos
The IFM-SEI website is almost ready! It has been re-designed and we are in the process of uploading all the content so please bear with us if links don't work! Over the next weeks we will add more functionality to the website, please feel free to send us your comments and suggestions to improve it, we want to ensure it is a useful tool for all our members.As one of the changes we made, this website is now also available in French!
IFM-SEI welcomed to Yopal, Colombia
The IFM-SEI International Committee met in Yopal, Colombia last week and was met with a warm welcome. Delegates spent time with children from the region, discussing violations of children's rights in Casanare and listening to the opinions of children and young people on how to ensure children's rights are better respected. Delegates from all over the world also discussed international solidarity and how to ensure equal partnership between people across the globe.
The meeting was kindly hosted by Acacia, Colombia, with the support of the Liberal party.
Club Infantil 23 de Mayo CHAP celebrates 50 years of work with and for children
Club Infantil 23 de Mayo CHAP is celebrating 50 years of constant work for and with the children and youth in Peru, empowering them, developing their abilities and self esteem. Using artistic methodology and promote leadership to grow as responsible citizens, solidary, respectful of diversity and with strong human values. More information about the camp - HERE.
IFM-SEI Selected for a permanent seat on the European Forum on the Rights of the Child
IFM-SEI has been selected to occupy one of ten permanent NGO seats on the European Forum on the Rights of the Child. The European Forum is an initiative of the European Commission and will contribute to the drafting of the European Union Strategy on the Rights of the Child.
MIRIM Brazil celebrates 18 years of work fighting for children's rights!
MIRIM Brazil celebrated their transition to adulthood in December, hosting an international seminar to coincide with the celebration events. Children gathered in a park in Recife to learn about their rights, have fun and eat cake together! IFM-SEI congratulates MIRIM Brazil
Kinderfreunde Austria celebrates 100 years
More than 200 delegates took part in Kinderfreunde's 100th Anniversary Conference on 18 and 19th Oct. Joschi Ackerl was re-elected as chair and guests from Framfylkingen Norway, Nuoret Kotkat Finland, Czech Pionyr, German Falcons, Dui leg og Virke Denmark, Woodcraft Folk UK and IFM-SEI took part in the conference. Motions and resolutions focussing on strengthening traditional groups, developing work with young people from ethnic minority backgrounds, putting children's rights in the constitution and improving camp education were passed. More photos
Pakistani Falcons Stand up for Workers Rights
On 17th October 2008, hundreds children aged 5 to 16 demonstrated against the kiln industry and the government of Pakistan. Children stood together in protest that the kiln industry refuses to pay their parents according to the Minimum Wage set by the Punjabi government. The children of these workers are dying of hunger and there is no institution that will provide help to them, instead children are forced to sell themselves and their parents resort to selling their kidneys to pay for food and essential supplies. Hundreds of children planned the protest rally under the banner of our organisation, APFUTU. More photos
On 17th October 2008, hundreds children aged 5 to 16 demonstrated against the kiln industry and the government of Pakistan. Children stood together in protest that the kiln industry refuses to pay their parents according to the Minimum Wage set by the Punjabi government. The children of these workers are dying of hunger and there is no institution that will provide help to them, instead children are forced to sell themselves and their parents resort to selling their kidneys to pay for food and essential supplies. Hundreds of children planned the protest rally under the banner of our organisation, APFUTU. More photos
All Together Moving forwards
All Together, IFM-SEI's European inclusion strategy, is developing fast. The Steering Group has been gathering research throughout the summer and met to collate it in October with the aim of supporting IFM organisations to be more inclusive. In addition, a Training Course on setting up inclusion and inter-cultural dialogue projects is taking place in November for members interested in doing inclusion work but no idea where to start.
All Together, IFM-SEI's European inclusion strategy, is developing fast. The Steering Group has been gathering research throughout the summer and met to collate it in October with the aim of supporting IFM organisations to be more inclusive. In addition, a Training Course on setting up inclusion and inter-cultural dialogue projects is taking place in November for members interested in doing inclusion work but no idea where to start.Creating Children's Republics
Many of our member organisations held international camps this summer, giving children the opportunity to decide collectively what programme to participate in and how the camps should be run! The camps were great fun and gave children and young people the opportunity to live with others from all over the world.
Many of our member organisations held international camps this summer, giving children the opportunity to decide collectively what programme to participate in and how the camps should be run! The camps were great fun and gave children and young people the opportunity to live with others from all over the world.IFM-SEI Asian Youth Network holds seminar in India
The Asian region met in India in September to discuss the important topics of HIV-AIDS, Child Labour and the development of the Asian region. Using peer education they developed strategies to address these crucial subjects.
The Asian region met in India in September to discuss the important topics of HIV-AIDS, Child Labour and the development of the Asian region. Using peer education they developed strategies to address these crucial subjects.