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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATIONFOR HOME ECONOMICS

I N T E R N AT I O N A L F E D E R AT I O N F O R H O M E E C O N O M I C S

IFHE

www.ifhe.org

• Provide opportunities for global networking among professionals

• Promote the recognition of Home Economics in the everyday lives of individuals and families

• Promote continuing education in Home Economics

• Provide opportunities through practice, research and professional sharing that lead to improving the quality of everyday life for individuals, families and households worldwide

• Support Home Economists worldwide to advocate for families and households

The International Federation for Home Economics

is the only worldwide organisation concerned with

Home Economics and Consumer Studies.

It was founded in 1908 to serve as a platform for

international exchange within the fi eld of Home

Economics.

What is IFHE?

Aims of IFHE

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• Global networking opportunities

• International Information and Publications e.g. Home Economics News (quarterly)

• Congresses and Workshops

1. World Congress every four years

2. Council Meeting biennial

3. Annual Meeting (Executive and Committees)

4. Various events on international, national and regional level

5. Representation of Home Economics interests at the international level

6. Platform for worldwide research reporting

What does IFHE offer?

From the beginning, convening international

Congresses has been a major activity of IFHE.

They provide an international Home Economics

forum whereby participants share knowledge and

experiences, discuss issues of common concern,

and explore the many challenges facing the

Home Economics profession.

World Congresses provide an opportunity

for participants to develop and extend their

professional networks and partners with those

from other countries, with many of these

relationships resulting in life-long friendships.

Congresses

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How IFHE works

Executive Commitee

Offi cers: President, Past President, President Elect Treasurer General, two other EC members

Africa Americas Europe Asia Pacific

Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President + Member + Member + Member + Member + Member

Council (every two years)

Delegates from Member OrganisationsDelegates from Regions/Countries (Individual Member)

International Africa Americas Europe Asia Pacific

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To exchange knowledge, information and statements to

all kinds of Home Economics themes IFHE publishes:

• International Journal of Home Economics (IJHE) E-Journal (biannual)

• International Information and Publications e. g. Home Economics News (quarterly)

• E-Book – Global Sustainable Development: A Challenge for Consumer Citizens

• Position Papers “Home Economics in the 21st Century”

• Position Papers on the UN Millennium Goals (MDGs)

• IFHE Annual Report

• IFHE Congress Proceedings

• 100 Years of the International Federation for Home Economics

Publications

For experts in different areas of Home Economics IFHE

offers Programme Committees to work on future-orientated

aims and challenges.

• Consumers & Sustainable Developement (CSD)

• Food Security & Nutrition & Health (FSNH)

• Home Economics Policies in Education and Training (HEPET)

• Household Technology & Sustainability (HT&S)

• IFHE International Business Group (IBG)

• Institutional and Hospitality Management (IHM)

• Outreach to Central and Eastern European Countries (OCEEC)

• Textiles & Design (TD)

Programme Committees

IFHE is an International Non-Governmental Organisation

(INGO), having consultative status with the United Nations

(ECOSOC, FAO, UNESCO, UNICEF) and with the Council of

Europe.

IFHE involvement at the UN headquaters in New York, at

the UN Offices in Geneva, Paris, Rome and Vienna and the

Council of Europe in Strasbourg has steadily increased.

In each location IFHE Representatives serve as volunteers

to represent IFHE interests as an INGO. Their activities

are concerned primarily with social and educational

programmes related to the well-being of the family and

its members (women, children, youth, age) through the

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), UNESCO, and

UNICEF and through the food and nutrition programmes

of FAO.

Role

• Representing IFHE at different UN Conferences, INGO Meetings or Conferences

• Presenting statements on behalf of IFHE

• Working together with other INGOs on statements

• Preparing reports for IFHE concerning UN Conferences and INGOs’ work

Relation with the UN and UN Agencies

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IFHE and its members are involved in projects in all

areas of Home Economics as they are:

• The academic discipline to educate new scholars, to conduct research and to create new knowledge

• The curriculum area that facilitates students to discover and further develop their own resources and capabilities

• The arena for everyday living in households, families and communities for developing human growth potential and human necessities and meeting basic needs

Important topics of projects in the field of Home

Economics are: education in resource management,

food security, eradicating poverty, improving maternal

health, supporting sustainable development and

consumption.

Projects

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Individual and Student Members are people who are

participating in practise, education, research in Home

Economics or are interested in these topics.

Organisational Members are professional associations,

universities, schools and other organisations involved in

Home Economics.

Associated Members are businesses and industries

concerned with Home Economics topics.

To become a member, click section membership on

www.ifhe.org

Types of Membership

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Who we are

YPN is a group of dynamic enthusiastic globally aware

members of IFHE who feel empowered and proud to

actively promote Home Economics.

Please contact us under ypn@ ifhe.org

What we are doing

YPN is a voice for young Home Economics professionals

across the world. We actively represent Home Economics

at local, regional and international levels.

Aims of YPN

• Establish and facilitate the exchange of ideas and information

• Provide young professionals with an international network in the global field of Home Economics

• Create awareness of the importance of Home Economics

• Provide information and resources for Home Economics studies, jobs, research, funding and opportunities

• To communicate globally via a forum

• To represent young Home Economists at local, regional and international levels

Young Professionals Network (YPN)

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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATIONFOR HOME ECONOMICS

IFHE

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Your contact to IFHE

General Secretariat:

International Federationfor Home Economics

Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 13D – 53113 BonnGermany

Phone +49 (0) 228 921 25 90Fax +49 (0) 228 921 25 91

E-mail: offi ce@ifhe.orgWebsite: www.ifhe.org