What is IFHE and IFHE-US?
I.F.H.E. stands for International
Federation for Home Economics. It was founded in 1908 in
Switzerland. IFHE is an International Non Governmental Organisation (INGO) in
consultative status with the United Nations (ECOSOC, category 2 - FAO - UNESCO,
operational relations - UNICEF) and with the Council of Europe.
The IFHE Constitution, modified effective July 1996, provides for a national country coordinating body in each country. The International Federation for Home Economics-United States (IFHE-US) has been organized for this purpose.
The purpose of the IFHE-US is to serve as the coordinating pivot for all US individual and organizational members of IFHE, including AAFCS and others, to promote the mission and work of IFHE. This includes: 1) working internationally with IFHE headquarters, IFHE units in other countries, other FCS related NGO's and United Nations agencies, and the IFHE projects; and 2) working domestically with all United States member organizations and US individual members of IFHE to facilitate and increase opportunities for global involvement, whether conducted internationally or locally through IFHE-US.