IFHE-US Connection
A
Newsletter for Members of the International Federation for Home Economics in
the USA
Volume 6 Issue 1 Spring 2004
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IFHE-US Board
of Directors and Term of Office President – 2004Juanita
Mendenhall 122
Point Lane Ridgeway,
NC 29130 Phone/Fax: 803-337-4012 (H) Email: juanitam@usit.net Director of Finance – 2004Nancy
Billings 706
Corlett Dr. SE Huntsville,
AL 35802-1906 Phone:
256-883-6229 (H) Email:
nncybllngs@aol.com Director of Professional Development & Programs – 2006Joanne
Pearson 111
Countryside Blacksburg,
VA 24060 Phone:
540-961-5602 (H) Email:
pearsonjm@jmu.edu Director of Communications – 2006Nancy
W. St.John 324
Diana Court Harrisonburg,
VA 22801-2694 Phone:
540-442-1482 (H) Phone:
540-828-5459 (W) Fax:
540-828-5479 (W) Email:
nstjohn@bridgewater.edu Recorder – 2004Sharon
Christie 107
Dolphin Ave. Galveston,
TX 77550 Phone:
409-692-1519 (H) Fax:
409-762-5279 (W) Email:
christieplace@aol.com Continued
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IFHE-US
A Message from the
President Juanita Mendenhall (SC) The “promise of spring” and “newness of
life” is in the air. It is also a time
for us to make some changes within our IFHE-US organization. First, let’s start by welcoming our newly
elected officers: President will be Mary
Andrews; Recorder, Mary (Kitty) Decker; IFHE-US
Development Fund Chair, Sharon McManus; and Re-elected, Ruth
Norman, Chair, Liaison to the United
Nations. These new officers are
invited to join the current IFHE-US Board of Directors for their Annual
Meeting in San Diego. Current officers
continue until after Congress in Kyoto, at which time outgoing officers will
“retire” from current responsibilities.
We want to express our sincere thanks to Sharon Christie for her role
as Recorder and Nancy Leidenfrost, for her role as chair of the IFHE-US
Development Fund. They will rotate off
after serving extra long terms in office since we were all asked to accept
extended terms to assure
continuity as we worked to establish the newly organized
IFHE-US. Of course, we also appreciate
the work of our re-elected Ruth Norman and the other continuing officers as
well. Personally, I want to thank each of you
for allowing me to serve as your President as we continued to establish the
IFHE-US organization. I have greatly
appreciated your support over what seems like a pretty long time. We began as the “Structure Committee” in
1995 that “birthed” the new organization in accordance with the new IFHE
Constitution and Rules. Our MOU with
AAFCS was officially adopted in 1999. Continued
page 2 Table of Contents PageIFHE-US Board of Directors
………………………………………… 1 and back cover IFHE-US Message from the President.
……………………………… 1, 2 Results of Professional Development
Survey………………………… 3 IFHE-US Development Fund Report and List of
Contributions.……... 4 IFHE-US Fund Raising Event
.……………………………………….. 4& 5 Project Identify & Recognize
..…………………………… …………. 5 Project Identify & Recognize 2nd
Recognition Ceremony……………. 5 By-laws Amendment Proposal……………….
……….…………….. . 5 & insert IFHE 20th World Congress
Announcement…………………………… 6 IFHE 20th World Congress Tips
& Resources ………………………... 6 Value of IFHE Connections …………………………………………. 7 IYF 10th Anniversary and Special
Celebration………………………. . 8 Application for IFHE/IFHE-US
Membership……………………… 11 2003 - 2004Calendar of
Events……………………………………………Back cover |
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A message from the
President continued from page 1 IFHE is currently in a very strong
position to move forward worldwide. We
have made a dramatic recovery from where we were in 2000 when IFHE voted to
raise dues to bring us back from bankruptcy and establish a new headquarters. IFHE-US, just last June, voted to keep our
dues where they are today because we thought we had enough margin
to wait a while to implement a dues increase.
Never did we expect the exchange rate to turn so dramatically against
the US dollar—but it has. (More than
once the rate has been $1.29 per 1 Euro)
Our current dues do not even cover the cost in Euros to pay our dues
bill. AAFCS cannot pick up the
difference, understandably, and cannot collect and send our dues until they
are high enough to cover basic costs. The members of the Board of Directors voted by electronic caucus to immediately raise the dues and ask that members understand the serious bind we are in. We are not opposed to revisiting the issue should the exchange rate improve, but until further notice, dues rates will be: Individual Memberships=$65.00; Organizational
Memberships= $400. These amounts just barely cover the costs when the transfer fees are
paid.
There
will be almost no money for IFHE-US and AAFCS to split between us which is what we use to keep IFHE-US going and they use to
partially pay staff to handle the dues related matters. The vote to take this drastic measure was
nearly unanimous, supported by all but one Board member. We know this will be a strain on some
individuals and organizations but suggest you be creative in finding ways to
raise the money. For years some states have had fund raisers to get dues
money.
Organizational Memberships are DUE NOW and because of the time
situation you can pay them either directly to Nancy Billings or to AAFCS, but
they are supposed to be paid by March 31 of each year. No invoices have been sent by anyone to US
organizations because no one can afford to do it. If organizations need an invoice in order
to get the bill paid, please email Nancy Billings who will make one for you and send it electronically. |
Individuals can also pay through Nancy this time or REMEMBER that the
$50.00 printed on the AAFCS invoice should read $65. We will have to go to the added expense of
sending letters to collect the difference if people forget or don’t
know. Therefore, it is necessary that
each of you spread the word. Hopefully
you will be positive and supportive of this very difficult situation. Membership IS worth it if you think about
it. Don’t forget! Your active
participation ADDS VALUE. We hope to be able to have IFHE and IFHE-US
materials archived at the same time and place as AAFCS. Materials will be transferred to Cornell
University where it will eventually be available through electronic
retrieval. Jenny Schroeder is
coordinating what and how this will be done with AAFCS. Are you
working to promote the International Year of the Family 10th
Anniversary yet? Many states and
individuals are. I’ve been to a number
of state meetings where IYF+10 has been a major
focus. You will find a new PowerPoint
presentation that you can download and use on our IFHE-US website; on the www.iyfanniversary.org website; and
on the AAFCS website. Jorge Atiles, University of
Georgia, and I collaborated on the program. Don’t forget your option of
posting information about IYF on our www.iyfanniversary.org
website through Mary Andrews. I do hope many of you will be joining us
for both the IFHE-US Annual Meeting during AAFCS Convention and the XX World
Congress in Kyoto, Japan. Delegates
and other participants will find the session “Going To Kyoto” very helpful in
San Diego. A list of Convention international
events and sessions are listed in this newsletter. Thanks again for allowing me the privilege
of serving as your IFHE-US President and best wishes to Mary Andrews as she
assumes the duties! Juanita Mendenhall, President The International Federation For Home Economics-United
States CONGRATULATIONS To
our own Nancy Leidenfrost who will be recognized June 28, at the AAFCS
Pacesetter Dinner as a winner of the prestigious 2004 Distinguished Service
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Results of Professional Development
Survey
Joanne M. Pearson, Director Programs and
Professional Development When opportunities for involvement in
your professional organization, IFHE-US, are dropped in your lap, do YOU take
advantage of them? It would appear
that some of you do. Since
one of the missions of IFHE-US is to facilitate and promote opportunities for
global involvement of its members, a survey was included in the Fall 2003
issue of IFHE-US Connection to solicit member suggestions about how
the organization could best provide professional development opportunities
for its members. A total of 29 members responded to this survey. The
following percentages of respondents indicated that they would participate in
various listed activities if provided by IFHE-US: 1. Educational sessions at AAFCS Annual
Meeting 79% 2. International study tour within Region of
the Americas 52% 3. Half-day special focus workshop 45% 4. Publicizing international exchanges for
professionals 38% 5. Pre-and Post-Council and Congress study
tours 24% 6. Publicizing pre-and post-Congress study
tours 24% 7. Publicizing international exchanges for
preprofessionals 21% 8. Serve on IFHE Programme or Council
Committees 21% 9. One-day special focus workshop 17% As a group, those who responded were
long-time members of AAFCS, with 76% having been members for more than 20
years. Slightly more than half of the respondents, 55% indicated that they
maintained CFCS status. Only 31% had been members of IFHE for more than 20
years, while 24% had been IFHE members for 10 years or less. Another 24% did
not respond or did not know how long they had belonged to IFHE. Less than
half, 45%, of the respondents had attended three or more of the last five
AAFCS Annual Meetings. Attendance at IFHE Congress or Council Meetings varied
greatly, with 48% either having gone no more than once, while 24 % had
attended 4 times or more. Continued column 2
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what do these responses tell us that can guide the organization in providing
professional development activities?
It would appear that members would like the organization to provide
educational sessions at the AAFCS Annual Meetings, although fewer than half
of the respondents had regularly attended the meetings in recent years. It is
interesting to note that several respondents indicated that IFHE-US should
NOT be competing with AAFCS divisions to sponsor educational sessions at
AAFCS Annual Meeting. Because more than half of the respondents maintain CFCS
status, efforts should be continued by the leadership of the organization to
complete necessary paperwork for granting continuing education credits at
IFHE and IFHE-US sponsored programs. A new
activity that should be pursued by IFHE-US would be to sponsor an
international study tour within the Region of the Americas. This should be
scheduled in a year when there is not an IFHE Council Meeting. Ideas about
the objectives of such a study tour, and when and where it might be
scheduled, should be sent to the Director of Professional Development, Joanne
Pearson, for consideration by the Professional Development Committee. People
who indicated an interest and willingness to serve on IFHE Programme and
Council Committees should contact Sherry Betts, sbetts@ag.arizona.edu, IFHE Vice
President for the Region of the Americas. She can provide more information
about the committees and how to become involved.
IFHE-US Professional Development programs can become as numerous and varied as there are members who are willing to step forward to become involved. I challenge you to share your ideas with me and with the other IFHE-US officers about specific programs that you would like to see our organization offer and together we can make it happen. We are a member-driven organization! |
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IFHE-US
Development Fund Committee
Anticipates $60,000 GoalNancy Leidenfrost Our IFHE-US members have made it
possible for IFHE to award a Development Fund Grant at the 20th
IFHE World Congress. Only your
generous and annual contributions have resulted in this IFHE initiative. The reality that the family is an
institution and a valuable basic for the developing community will be
reinforced in this award. The grant
objective of “reaching new audience” with educational programs is working on
a global issue at the local level. The Quilt Project initiated by Carolyn
Blount, IFHE Development Fund Chair, is for the committee to make a
quilt. We thank our members who sent
“squares” and who plan to participate in an “opportunity drawing” in San
Diego and at the 20th IFHE Congress. We will host an IFHE—US Development Fund
Educational Reception Event June 25 from 6:00 – 8:00 at Point Loma Nazarene
University. We will be using public
transportation (bus) to get to the location (suggested by the university). It is anticipated with this event we
will reach the $60,000 goal. A registration form is included below. IFHE-US
Development Fund Committee: Margaret E. Fitch, Mary Gilliland, Sharon
McManus, Marguerite Scruggs, Nancy St. John, Josephine Turner, Nancy B. Leidenfrost,IFHE-US Development
Fund Director
IFHE-US DEVELOPMENT FUND
CONTRIBUTIONS: IFHE US Development Event, June 2003 $2,704.88 Dedicated Generosity Category Sharon
McManus $ 750.00 Tahia Hira $ 500.00 Vera
I Arendsen $ 500.00 |
Sky Sponsor Category
Catherine
Mumaw $ 200.00 Irene
Ott $ 150.00 Gwendolyn A. Newkirk $
150.00 Stars Category ($100) Usha Chowdhary Elizabeth S. Weiss Jean A. Shipman Elna Tanner Nancy St. John Gretchen
Ann Speerstra Queen E. Bowman Kristine
Long Sharon Nickols Valentina
and Paul Okaru Maude Thevenot Darsene
Baggett Julia Faltinson Anderson Mary K. Decker Mary Turner Gilliland Laurette V.
Moran Sara Ayers Bagby Mary L. Andrews James D. Moran III Supporters Category ($50) Marianne Calhoun McKeon Gaillermina G. Valdez Alberta D. Hill Virginia
Caples Margery G. McBurney Lillie Beasley Glover Ethel F. Farnsworth Sally L. Fortenberry Nancy C. Billing Lois
J. Alfsen Sharon S. Redick Elizabeth A. Brown Sherry C. Betts Norma
J. Hetrick Thelma M. Brown Beatrice
H. Bagby Doris Hanson Peggy
Meszaros Mary Craves Gail
Jones Marian L. Davis ($40) Katherine H. Brophy
($45) Hazel Forsythe ($30) Supporters Category ($25) Ruth E. Norman Barbara
E. Taylor Rosina Cotruzzola Nancy H. Bull Jane L. Luett Vera A. Gardner Mary M. Hoffman E.B.
Goldsmith F. Colleen Steck Joyce Cotner Juanita W. Odom Anita
Falango Ferron Susan M. Rickards David and Janet Stout Wanda Ruth Beard Barbara
Clawson Marilyn S. Buck Elizabeth
L. Stephenson Constance Kratzer Jannett
A. Gibbs Gregg McCullough Patricia
Mogan Sarah Whitmore Patricia
Morgan Ethel Cooper Susan
Butts V. Kay Fulkerson Carol
Champaigne Betty Weaver Margaret
Jurkiewicz Sarah R. Foulke ($20) Joan
Allen-Peters ($15) Candis Miller ($15) |
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DEVELOPMENT FUND EVENT REGISTRATION Friday, June 25, 6:00 –
8:00 p.m.
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Project Identify and Recognize
Janette Gibbs and Rita
Woods Recognition of servicepersons with
degrees in home economics, dietetics, or related studies will be given to
those who have registered with Project Identify and Recognize at the second
Recognition Ceremony in San Diego, June 25, 2004. According to Janett Gibbs, director of
Project Identify and Recognize, “The goal is to identify professionals and
give them the recognition which they rightly deserve.” Home economics professionals’ military
accomplishments and contributions have been undocumented. Exactly how many military servicepersons
trained in home economics is presently unknown. AAFCS International Division and IFHE-US initiated
this program to identify those in its ranks who are veterans or who are
currently serving in the US military. Gibbs said any professional with a
degree in home economics, dietetics, or related studies that have served or
is currently serving in the US military can register with the Project
Identify and Recognize by completing a confidential “personal data
form.” Contact Gibbs at 135 Meadowview
Road, Athens, GA 30606. Or email at jangibbs@ix.netcom.com or call
(706)546-6372. Invitations will be mailed to all servicepersons registered
with the Project Identify and Recognize for the second Recognition Ceremony,
which will be held at Veterans Center and Museum at the Old Naval Hospital in
San Diego, CA on Friday, June 25, 2004, 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Guest speaker will be Veteran of the Year
Chaplain Darcy Pavich. See the current issue of Journal of Family
& Consumer Sciences or next column for registration information.
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IFHE THE 20TH WORLD CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR HOME ECONOMICS August 1-7 2004 Kyoto, Japan See IFHE website for
information and registration form |
IFHE
World Congress 2004
Tips and Resources Catherine R. Mumaw The XXth World Congress
of the IFHE will convene in Kyoto, Japan from August 1 to 7, 2004. Early
registration deadline is April 30, 2004 with a fee of ¥ 40,000 for members. After May 1, 2004 the
fee will be ¥ 45,000. Registration fee
at any time for students and accompanying persons is ¥ 20,000. In choosing lodging accommodations in the city of
Kyoto, try to locate near the subway station. This will give you easy access
to the transportation to the Kyoto International Conference Hall as well as
to many historic attractions in Kyoto, which can be easily reached by local
bus or taxi. The Congress will convene in the beautiful Kyoto
International Convention Hall. The program offers a variety of educational
and cultural experiences – from the plenary and concurrent sessions to the
book fair, international market, exhibition, poster sessions, special tours,
and the rare experience of a visit in a Japanese home. There are also
pre-Congress and post-Congress tours to enrich the experience in Japan. More details are available on the IFHE
website: http://www.ifhe.org You can prepare for your trip to Japan by reading
about the culture and researching the points of interest in your choice of
these resources. The prices are as listed. However, your favorite used book
website might offer these or others at a reduced cost. |
Resources for Orientation to Japan- Culture & Places to See Ashburne, John & Abe, Yoshi.
World Food Japan (for people who live to eat, drink & travel with
local recipes & culinary dictionary). Victoria: Lonely Planet
Publications, 2002. (UK £8.99 / US $13.99) Davies,
Roger, and Ikeno, Osamu (Eds.). The Japanese
Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture.
Boston/Tokyo/Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, 2002. (US$ 14.95) Durston, Diane. Old Kyoto. A Guide to Traditional
Shops, Restaurants, and Inns. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1986. Norbury, Paul. Culture Smart! Japan. A quick guide
to customs and etiquette. Portland, OR: Graphic Arts Center Publishing
Company, 2003. Also Bravo, Ltd. (US $9.95) Reid,
T. R. Confucius Lives Next Door. What living in the east teaches us about
living in the west. New York: Random House, 1999. (US $13.00) Rowthorn, Chris, et al. Lonely Planet Japan (8th
ed.). Melbourne/Oakland/London/Paris: Lonely Planet Publications, 2003. (UK £16.99 / US $27.99) |
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IFHE Development Fund Project The first IFHE Development Fund project is to be
awarded at the 2004 IFHE Congress in Kyoto, Japan. The project will be funded entirely from
income generated by the Development Fund.
None of the capital investment will be used making it possible to fund
future grants. The project grants are
intended to extend the programs of Home Economics to new audiences. The selected project proposal may be
granted from $1000 to $2000. |
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The Value of Connections Made Through Participation in IFHE Kathleen Stadler
and Joanne Pearson Have you ever thought, ”How did he/she get to do
that or to go there?” It is very possible that it was through the connections
made while participating in a professional organization. That is, in fact,
how Kathleen Stadler (VA) and Joanne Pearson (VA)
had an opportunity to go to Ljubljana, Slovenia in February to lead a two-day
seminar for nutrition and health professionals.
Kathleen and Joanne have regularly attended the IFHE programme committee meetings held in Paris, Vienna, or
Bonn during the last eight years. Also in attendance in recent years have
been two faculty members, Dr. Verena Koch and Stojan Kostanjevec, from the
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. During the last eight years Kathleen has
served as the chair of the Food Security and Nutrition Programme Committee
and Joanne has served for eight years as the secretary of the Outreach to
Central and Eastern Europe Programme Committee. In lengthy discussions
following the Council meeting in Helsinki the idea of leading a several-day
workshop developed. Last fall the plans for the workshop were finalized and a
proposal for funding was submitted and approved from the Ministry of Health
in Slovenia. The title of
the workshop was “Healthy Nutrition Education for Different Groups of
People.” The program included a
combination of lectures and hands-on workshops. Speakers included several
leaders from the Slovene Ministry of Health, as well as Drs. Stadler and Pearson. Topics included Nutrition Education in
the New Slovene Nutrition Policy, Sources of Nutrition Knowledge in Slovenia,
Methods of Nutrition Education for Different Population Groups, Nutrition and
Disease Prevention, and Collaboration with Various Organizations in Health
Promotion. Workshops focused on healthy nutrition promotion for children,
youth, adults, senior adults, and patients with chronic diseases. |
The audience for the workshop included
nutrition educators, medical doctors, dietitians, nutritionists within
governmental agencies, the food industry and schools. A total of 52 people
participated in most of the sessions. Extensive
numbers of food and nutrition education materials that had been developed by
Kathleen Stadler for the Virginia Cooperative
Extension Service were mailed ahead of time for use during the workshops.
Unfortunately it took approximately 12 weeks for the materials to arrive,
which was about 6 weeks after the program took place. They were subsequently forwarded to each of
the participants. Overall participant feedback to the program was very
positive. Combining
work with pleasure made for a very positive and memorable professional
experience for both Drs. Stadler and Pearson.
Further, combining the travel from the U.S. to Slovenia in conjunction with
the trip to the Annual IFHE Leadership Meeting that was held in Bonn, Germany
saved on flight expenses and time. The total time out of the U.S. to both
Slovenia and Bonn was only eleven days.
AAFCS 95th
Annual Convention And Exposition June 26-29, 2004 Town and Country
Resort & Convention Center San Diego, CA |
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INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY 10th ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENT In 1994 citizens
around the world made a commitment to understand and support efforts to
strengthen the basic human institution--the family. Now, during this 10th
anniversary year, rededicate yourself and your colleagues to continue this
never ending quest to enhance family life throughout the world. Are you
planning something to celebrate the International Year of the Family 10th
Anniversary, 2004? You can act as an
individual, family, organization, or as part of a larger movement--but do
act. Everyone's contributions are needed to make the world a better place.
You can help to support families--families in your own community or those
across the oceans. You can act directly or through educating others or
working for policy change. For ideas, go to the IYF Anniversary website
designed by the AAFCS Task Force on the IYF Anniversary: http://www.iyfanniversary.org/main.htm Also think about contributing to the Family Photo Contest at
that site. Share your images of family. Photos are a wonderful way to
identify with the human spirit that draws us together as one throughout the
world. Let us know if you have events that can be posted to the calendar.
Good luck as you add your talents to the endeavor. Mary Andrews, Director
International Extension & Coordinator, Professional Development Michigan State University
Extension 71 Agriculture Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1039 Phone: 517-432-3322; FAX:
517-432-7644 |
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SPECIAL CELEBRATION OF THE 10TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY Thursday,
May 13, 2004 Sponsored
by the NGO Committee on the Family Morning: 10am
to 12:30 pm Luis Ocampo, Under Secretary General, Department of Economics and Social Affairs Neorine Kaleeba, Partnerships Advisor, UNAIDS Claude
A. Allen, US Department of Health and Human Services Afternoon: 3pm to 5pm Peter
Crowley, Vienna NGO Committee on the Family Dr.
Felton Earls, Prof. Social Medicine Harvard
Medical School, Harvard University Nancy
Leidenfrost, International Federation for Home Economics For further information or questions
please contact: Mary Miller (914) 683-8822 or E-mail seniorteach@earthlink.net Or check the IFHE-US website for Announcement and Registration form. |
REGISTER NOW
For two
important events held in San Diego
prior to opening
of AAFCS Convention
Friday, June
25, 2004
1:00 –5:00
Project Identify & Recognize 2nd Annual Reorganization Event
6:00 – 8:00
IFHE-US Development Fund Event Fundraiser
See
this publication for registration information.
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THE WORK OF THE IFHE NGOs AT
THE UNITED NATIONS
Ruth Norman Liaison to UN NGOs
work on issues. These issues may be
under study by UN agencies and commissions or they may be concerns expressed
by an NGO group and presented to the UN or a combination of both. Concern for emerging problems of the family
was promoted by a group of family oriented NGOs who, lead by IFHE, presented
a resolution to the General Assembly requesting an International Year of the
Family. The GA declared 1994 the
International Year of the Family. During the past 10 years this basic
concern for the family as a unit has continued to be under study by both the
UN and NGOs, particularly the NGO committee on the Family. Since the family includes women, children,
the old and the young those groups who focus on these specific family members
study the issues separately while the Family Committee integrates them. IFHE
has membership in the Committee on the Family, Committee on the Family,
Committee on the Status for Women, Committee on Aging, and the Working Group
on Girls (UNICEF). Monthly
meetings of these committees highlight speakers from the UN as well as the
NGO community. A wide variety of major
problems facing the family are presented and discussed. Below are a few of those issues covered in
meetings during this year.
EDUCATION: To educate a girl is to educate a family. There is no tool for development this is
more effective, no policy is as likely to raise economic productivity, lower
infant mortality rate, improve nutrition and promote health including the
prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Governments in developing countries have been building schools with
the help of the UN and other aid agencies.
Problems: There may be few teachers, no books or
materials. And while government
schools are free, fees may be necessary to operate thus keeping the neediest
students from attending. |
GENDER
EQUALITY: Gender equality has been on “the agenda” since the 1995 Women’s
Conference. This past year it was
given priority by the Commission on the Status for Women and the NGO
Committee. Included in equality is the
inclusion of women in the peace process following any conflict and in the
post-conflict governance. However, if
they are included in the constitution the process of inclusion can begin. Problem: Capable
and educated women must be available to participate. In some countries they may have left the
country for a safe, secure life for their families. INTERNATIONAL
MIGRATION: This is an emerging issue
with severe social effects for the family, especially the women and
children. Families migrate because of
violence, natural disaster, discrimination and hope for a better life. However, high unemployment and low wages
for many force families to send children to work keeping them out of
school. In addition families are cut
off from their familial support network; have language difficulties and loss
of identity. CHANGES IN FAMILY STRUCTURES: There has been a worldwide shift from
extended to nuclear families along with a rise of one-person households. Lower fertility rates and higher life
expectancy contribute to a larger share of older persons in the overall
population. In developed countries 20%
of the population is older than 60, by 2050 it will increase to 33%; in
developing regions it will increase from 8% to 20%.
HIV/AIDS: This urgent health
problem has had a devastating effect on families. Grandmothers are raising grandchildren and
children are growing up without parents.
While there is much publicity about the problem in Africa, it is a
growing problem in Latin America and the far East. In the two latter areas it is a topic not
widely discussed, leaving families without information and the means to
prevent or control it. POVERTY AND HUNGER: A major over riding problem that affects
the achievement of all goals. The
commitment by the member states to halve poverty by 2015 shows little
evidence of being achieved. The scope of these issues indicate the
extent of the problems faced by families, particularly those in developing
countries. |
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*_________________________________________________
Name of
Organizational/Associate Member Representative
If you pay through AAFCS, OR: If
you are not an AAFCS member
Please make check payable to AAFCS make check payable to
IFHE-US and indicate that it is for IFHE
dues. Send it to:
Send to: IFHE Dues, AAFCS Nancy Billings
1555
King St. IFHE-US
Director of Finance
Alexandria,
VA 22314 706
Corlett Dr. S.E.
Huntsville, AL 35802
IFHE-US
Connections
324 Diana Court
Harrisonburg,
VA 22812-2694
Director, Liaison to the UN
–2004
Ruth Norman
1904 20th Street, Apt. B-9
Bellingham, WA 98225 Phone/Fax: 360-676-2255 (H) Email: Redla57@aol.com Director IFHE-US Development Fund – 2004Nancy Leidenfrost 235 South River Clubhouse Rd. Harwood, MD 20776-9632 Phone: 410-798-6131 (H) Fax: 301-261-4211 Email: CandNleid1@aol.com Director, Chair of Nominating Committee - 2004Alberta D. Hill 615 NW Polaris St. Pullman, WA 99163 Phone: 509-332-7358 (H) Fax: 509-335-1065 Email: hilla@coopext.cahe.wsu.edu Director, Chair of International Division, AAFCS - 2003Mary M. Warnock 20300 Springston Ford Rd Elkins, AR 72727-9287 Phone: 479-643-3228 (H) Phone: 479-575-4310 (W) Fax: 479-575-7171 (W) Email: mwarnock@uark.edu |
2004
Calendar
May 13, 2004 IFHE-US and the IFHE NGOs Celebration of
the 10th Anniversary of The International Year of the Family –
United Nations, NY May 15, 2004 The International Day of the Family June 24-9 AAFCS 95th
( Times and/or dates subject to change)
Annual Convention & Exposition and
Pre-Convention Events
Town & Country Resort , San Diego,
California June 24- Thursday 1:00 to 5:00 - IFHE-US BOD meeting June 25 8:00 – 9:00 am Governance Orientation 9:00 – 10:30 Governance Session IFHE-US 10:30 – 12:00 IYF+10 Task Force Planning 1:00 – 5:00 Identify & Recognize Event
(Balboa Park) 6:00 – 8:00 IFHE-US Development Fund Event
Point Loma Nazarene University August 1-7, 2004 20th IFHE World
Congress, Kyoto, Japan August 1, 2004 IFHE Council Meeting, Kyoto, Japan September 1, 2004 Deadline for submitting items for Fall Connections |