This piece was written by Francis Ametepey from Youth Advocates Ghana. Africa will always be gratified about her young people, […]
The festive season is upon us! It’s that time of year where we all head home to spend some well […]
IFM-SEI is looking for an enthusiastic and active member to volunteer full time in Brussels for 12 months from 1 […]
On 4 November the IFM-SEI Control Commission met in Brussels to go through the profit and loss 2017 and the proposed […]
We are very pleased to welcome two new members of our Secretariat, joining Carly, Ingrid and Ceci to make up […]
I Act “Action day” is here! I Act is a project looking at preventing sexual violence using the active bystander […]
On The Move is a global project exploring migration, refugees and regional youth work. OTM works to advocate for free […]
We’ve extended the deadline to Friday 20th October! We are excited to invite you to participate in a new e-learning […]
Throughout the ‘I Act’ campaign us here in the office and the participants at our events have worked tirelessly working […]
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY 20th OCTOBER! Call for “Reach out!” working group members – non-formal education, volunteering and group work […]
We are excited to invite you to participate in a new e-learning course on the development of projects, identifying funding […]
At the start of September, over 100 young people from 22 countries came together at Utøya, Norway, for the Willy […]
We are currently looking for partner organisations for the international seminar “Reach out! Partnering for International Friendship”, open to all […]
Call for “Reach out!” working group members – non-formal education, volunteering and group work Following IFM-SEI’s strategic work plan, we […]
IFM-SEI’s presidium met face-to-face last month in Utøya, Norway. They were two days of intense work and lots of hours […]
Kinderfreunde/ Rote Falken Österreich had an amazing summer camp in Döbriach going on with around 600 people. They had the pleasure […]
Take a look at the photos we got from the Pionniers du Mali! They had lots of activities going on […]
Article written by: Stella V. Grahek, Tamara Gajski, Pia Zevnik Slovenian Falcon Youth Union is a non-formal educational organization whose […]
The young members of Nuoret Kotkat have a very special status in their organization. Nuoret Kotkat’s goal is to strength […]
Our member organisation in Zimbabwe, Patsimeredu Edutainment Trust, had a lot of projects going on in the last months. Do […]
The Girls’ Network it a program from the Movimiento Infantil Luis Alfonso Velásques Flores (MILAVF). The Girls’ Network is a […]
IFM-SEI Presidium is looking for IFM-SEI organisations with the enthusiasm, capacity and ability to host the IFM-SEI International Committee meeting […]
The attacks occurred last 17th of August have hit us hard and painfully. We have witnessed one of the true […]
We are very pleased to welcome Ajyal to our socialist educational family as a candidate member of IFM-SEI, after the International […]
IFM-SEI Presidium is looking for IFM-SEI organisations with the enthusiasm, capacity and ability to host an IFM-SEI Presidium meeting or […]
Our member organisations from the Middle East Hashomer Hatzair and Ajyal need your help to keep up with their project […]
[ES abajo] This weekend (7-9 July) the G20 meeting is taking place in Hamburg, Germany. There the leaders of the 20 […]
— Extended Deadline — The deadline for applying has been extended until the 31st of July. Are you going to […]
We have been talking about the project I Act for quite a bit, now. First, it was the online campaign, […]
We are launching IFM-SEI’s newsletter again every 4 months! There will be newsletter at the end of May, September and […]
IFM-SEI is launching new merchandise! We want to have a variety of products with different designs, and for that we […]
Some weeks ago we announced that the next IFM-SEI Camp is going to be hosted by Woodcraft Folk in the […]
Hear from Heli Gotthartsleitner, from Rote Falken Kindefreunde Austria, about our Children on the Move study session in Strasbourg on […]
IFM-SEI is nominating our Secretary General, Carly Walker-Dawson, for the Council of Europe’s Advisory Council on Youth. The elections will […]
ALARM alarms everyone to be fully concerned about world tragedies then there will be no more, nowhere. ALARM is a […]
We are very excited to announce that the next IFM-SEI international camp will take place in 2020 hosted by our […]
Join esplai Vic-Remei (ESPLAC) in their youth exchange hiking in the island of Menorca (Spain)! The esplai Vic-Remei from Manresa […]
Faucons Rouges are a member organisation of IFM from Belgium. The weekend of the 6th and 7th they are organising […]
‘On the Move’ is our exciting global project for 2016–2018 which tackles many issues around mobility, all of which are […]
We are thrilled to be featured in the new resource from the Social Platform, Investing in Services for People’s Wellbeing: A […]
We are very happy to welcome Ceci Aranda to the IFM-SEI office as our new Project Officer. Ceci will be […]
Content note: This article contains mentions of sexual assault and rape. We like to think of IFM-SEI and our organisations […]
It is with pleasure that we invite all member organisations to the IFM-SEI International Committee Meeting 2017. The meeting will […]
EDIT: WE HAVE RE-OPENED APPLICATIONS! THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SUNDAY 19TH MARCH As part of the ‘I Act’ […]
Three weeks ago 5 people from different organisations of IFM-SEI got together in Vilnius, Lithuania to develop our new project, […]
The 8th edition of the YO!Fest (Youth Opinion Festival) is around the corner, and IFM-SEI is organising some activities and […]
After the holidays the IFM-SEI Secretariat is back in office with new energy and motivation. We are finishing up last […]
In 2017 we will see our new project ‘I Act’ start, with the support of the European Youth Foundation of the […]
We are pleased to announce that 2017 will see our new project ‘I Act’ come to fruition, with the generous […]
As a campaign for the 16 days to end violence against women and gender non-conforming people, the Rainbow network of […]
‘On the Move’ is our exciting global project for 2016–2018 which tackles many issues around mobility, all of which are […]
Are you aged 16-30 and passionate about the topic of refugees and migration? Do you work or volunteer with child […]
We are looking for an enthusiastic and active member to volunteer full time in Brussels for 12 months between September 2017 […]
We would like to share a message from our friends in KKSP: ‘Dear comrades, an earthquake hit Pidie Jaya, Indonesia, […]
We are thrilled to announce that we are recruiting a new Project Officer to join the IFM-SEI Secretariat in March […]
20N: Children’s rights day The last few weeks have been busy ones for Esplais Catalans. Two of the most important […]
9th Congress of the Pionýr For making of the most important decisions in the Pioneer is need support of most […]
IYF news, in the last two months IYF conducting several activities as follows: – Closing workshop, which was carried out […]
SPEAK UP! Children’s organisation FÉNIX has organised yet another youth exchange! It took place in Snina, Eastern Slovakia, between dates […]
Children’s republic of Döbriach We kindly invite you together with your group to our amazing campsite in the south of […]
Inside the project the Group Matters and the Universal Children’s right we are proposing a small activity to run with […]
Or: How a strong Network between the European Falcon Organisations can be set up Imagine there are 30 young People […]
IFM-SEI Presidium is looking for IFM-SEI organisations with the enthusiasm, capacity and ability to host an IFM-SEI Presidium meeting or […]
Are you aged 18-35? Do you want to get more active in the educational work of IFM-SEI? Do you have […]
Dear IFM members, We want to thank you for the wonderful IFM-Camp we created together. Two weeks we lived in […]
IYF published the results of the Study on the case of Human Rights Violations in East Jerusalem, Targeted Areas (Hizma, […]
Today is Bi Visibility Day, a time for bi-, pan- and non-monosexual/romantic people as well as our allies around the […]
(in English below) Rencontre-moi Est une activité citoyenne, qui vise à instaurer un débat inter et intra générationnel, elle s’est […]
(in English below) Las actividades veraniegas de Nueva Generación Los niños y niñas de Nueva Generación participan en las tres […]
Our Fisrt Summer Camp This year we organized the first camp of The Falcon Youth Association Slovenia in Fiesa near […]
Family and children’s activity camp During the summer, Framfylkingen have arranged two sets of family and children’s activity camp in […]
Youth Exchange Project in Poggiardo, Italy At the beginning of July there was an Erasmus+ youth Exchange project running in […]
Since today, IFM-SEI has a new office team! Ingrid de Kock is joined by our new Secretary General Carly Walker-Dawson […]
The IFM-SEI office is moving address so make sure you change it in your systems and put our new one in […]
For two wonderful weeks, 2500 members from IFM-SEI organisations across the globe lived and learned together in international solidarity at our camp […]
On Wednesday 3rd August, the IFM-SEI international camp took its ideals, values and ideas of the ‘other world’ to the streets of Nuremberg. […]
A big congratulations to the new leadership of IFM-SEI who will steer the organisation for the next three years! President: Sylvia […]
The IFM-SEI Camp begins in Reinwarzhofen Today 2500 children and young people from around the world begin their international camp […]
Study session: All in – creating inclusive and empowering spaces for all 13-20 November 2016, European Youth Centre Strasbourg Coordinated […]
2013 – 2016 has been an exciting period of development in our movement. The activities of IFM-SEI became more international […]
Monday 2nd May 2016 was a day when one of the most interesting events commemorating FENIX´s 25th anniversary took place. The […]
It’s up to every single participant to create ‘another world’ at the IFM-SEI camp this summer. One of the most […]
Independent Youth Forum, Palestine is collecting data on human rights violations by Israel in the targeted areas in East Jerusalem, monitoring […]
Have you recently set up a completely new group or organisation that you would like to grow? Or would like […]
AUFBRUCH 2016 (“Aufbruch” means something like start, a common start towards something else) – the Kinderfreunde festival of education and pedagogy […]
It is with pleasure that we invite our European member organisations to the next European Falcon Network seminar called “Ferry […]
Huge Pentecost Camp of Rote Falken and Kinderfreunde in Döbriach/Millstättersee From 14th to 16th May 1300 children and young people […]
‘On the Move’, it is an exciting and ambitious project for 2016–2018 which will cover everything from dealing with visa […]
Excitement is building with only one month to go until the biggest event of IFM’s calendar! Here you can find the most […]
May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Trans*phobia and Interphobia, IDAHOT for short. We want to use this […]
Just after our international camp, IFM-SEI will hold its 17th Congress! The Congress is IFM-SEI’s highest decision-making body, taking place […]
Child participation was high on the agenda of our strategic work plan 2013-2016. A highlight in this area was our […]
The booking deadline for the IFM-SEI Camp ‘Welcome to another World’ has passed and so the camp this summer is […]
Why does your group matter to you? The Group Matters campaign is well underway, and following our preparation seminar in […]
Harnessing Palestinian Capacity to Claim and Advocate for their Rights through Video Evidence in East Jerusalem Independent Youth Forum (IYF) […]
Every three years, IFM-SEI develops a new work plan and strategy for the future. At this year’s congress we will […]
In Mundo Nuevo we started to use IFM-SEI’s Rainbow Resources – Compasito Companion on Sexuality and Gender. We consider these topics […]
The vice-chairman of FENIX, Patrik Herman, was awarded the Volunteer of 2015 by the National Volunteer Center Cardo. The ceremony […]
This year, Nueva Generación members have carried out various activities focusing on children and their rights. The ‘Holiday Club’ meetings […]
The Kurt Löwenstein Educational Centre warmly invites you to its international seminar “Refugees Welcome: Fighting Borders, Building Alliances”. The seminar will take place […]
The international commission of Esplais Catalans is happy to share with the IFM-SEI community a new online resource to encourage […]
IFM-SEI’s website has been updated with a brand new look and lots of great features! You can get lots of […]
The IFM-SEI Camp is approaching and preparations are in full swing! We are now looking for people interested in contributing […]
Pioneers from the province Sanankoroba, commune V of the district of Bamako and the pilot province of Kalabancoro took part in […]
Right in time for International Women’s Day, we are launching IFM-SEI’s new activity pack on gender equality with activities shared by many […]
IFM-SEI’s project ‘The Group Matters’ kicked off at the end of February in Vienna with a seminar/ working meeting for […]
I want to come to ‘Welcome to another World’ for the camp of a lifetime! But how do I register? The early-bird […]
“In Fenix we have started this year with an event called ‘We Should Help Indeed’. We have collected used glasses […]
We do non-formal education workshops, such as English, mathematics, computing, dancing, music, crafts and theatre. These workshops are aimed at […]
Over the next few months, some IFM members who are working to develop a new work-plan for 2016 – 2019 will seek […]
This year’s IFM-SEI Congress will kindly be hosted by SJD Die Falken and will take place from 5th – 8th August. It […]
…towards an exciting new project in 2017 all about youth mobility! As an international network, IFM and our member organisations often […]
Meet Tamara and read about why the Slovenian Falcons are excited about coming to the IFM-SEI Camp! My name is […]
Meet Adaia and read about why they are excited about coming to the IFM-SEI Camp! Hi! I am Adaia and I am […]
Lots of preparation is underway for the IFM Camp in Germany, and the cultural programme team is very busy acquiring […]
With Congress just around the corner, a group of IFM-SEI members are working hard to develop a new work plan […]
50 international and 60 German participants attended the first camp preparation seminar at Salvador Allende Haus in Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany in October. Participants […]
During the IFM Camp 2016 ‘Welcome to Another World’, there will be eight theme tents with programme running for the […]
At the IFM-SEI Camp 2016, everyone will camp in villages which will be made up of two or more groups […]
Check out what will happen in IFM-SEI in 2016! Also in 2016, we will organise lots of interesting activities for […]
At the end of 2015 – IFM-SEI’s Peace Education Year – we’ve published a handbook packed full of educational activities for you to […]
The European Youth Event 2014 was a great success. The story will be continued in the spring of 2016 when the European […]
Together with many other NGOs, IFM-SEI sent a joint open letter to the European Council, asking the EU to act […]
In July 2015, Acacia organised the “Camp 4 Peace” that took place in Colombia. The camp had two phases: during the […]
IYU recently organised a seminar together with comrades from the German Falcon. During this enriching seminar held in Berlin, Germany […]
In the framework of our Peace Year, IFM-SEI recently launched the blog Stories of Conflict and Peace. This blog which […]
Awards for the Pioneers of Mali The Pioneers of Mali took part in an award ceremony organised by the Association […]
The leader of CHAP, Eduardo Raffael, recently visited the Selva region of Peru and spent some time with the children […]
Women’s and Youngsters’ Empowerment in Society Nueva Generación recently organised a workshop and a series of activities on women’s and youngsters empowerment […]
In September 2015, Nuoret Kotkat organised an international seminar on youth participation. It took place from 6–12 September in a […]
The work of the Hungarian Movement of Childfriends has been very limited since 2010, when the far-right government of Viktor […]
As many of our member organisations, also Nuoret Kotkat from Finland demand their government to better treat refugee children. Read […]
Amnesty International and Les Faucons Rouges join their forces for Human Rights! It is with great pleasure that the central […]
The “Tama-Presse” festival is a creative writing and cultural activities meeting for young people from all regions of Senegal. It […]
The report of our last study session on human rights education and education for democratic citizenship is now available online. […]
Here is how you can join the IFM-SEI camp prep seminar. You are bringing a delegation to the IFM Camp […]
I am Rudy from the Rode Valken in Belgium. I am aged sixty and live in Schoten, a municipality near to Antwerp, […]
Technical volunteers wanted! To make a big international camp a success, everyone has to contribute – from organizing games to coordinating […]
Friendship and solidarity are two of our main values that guide the work of IFM-SEI and our member organisations. Our […]
The coordinators for the programme areas of the camp have been selected! We received lots of good applications for the […]
Hi! My name is Frances Marsh though most people call me Frankie. I’ve just arrived in Brussels to start my […]
Looking for a new challenge? Want to help shape the future work of IFM-SEI? Interested in consultation and strategic planning? […]
Mundo Nuevo in Peru joins in a new stage to reinforce work on sexuality and gender with kids and teenagers. […]
IFM-SEI recently launched the next phase of its global child participation project with a seminar held in Liège, Belgium. Following […]
The IFM-SEI Camp 2015 participation fees have been set! The countdown to the IFM Camp 2016 can start – only one year left! From […]
This year IFM-SEI members held their annual International Committee Meeting in Peru and discussed the future of our international. Around […]
Conflicts and wars are almost considered a banality nowadays. By organising two seminars on this issue, IFM-SEI would like to […]
Our Senegalese member organisation Mouvement National des Pionniers in collaboration with the international NGO PLAN celebrated the Day of the […]
Verbal harassment is increasing in Palestine, a late study about this issue showed that most young Palestinian women were/are/expect to […]
NOV attended Israel’s biggest pride event in Tel Aviv, Israel. On June 12th our movement attended Israel’s biggest pride event – the Tel […]
Mirim Brasil is one of the civil society organizations which will have a seat in the State Council of Human […]
Youth organisations in Latin America and the Caribbean create a new forum in order to bring together and strengthen platforms, […]
Brilliant, joyful, intense, educational, funny, amazing, useful… The list of compliments is long! These are some of the adjectives used […]
You need money to get to the IFM-SEI Camp? Then have a look in our fundraising guide and get your […]
The 10th Africa-Europe Training Course for Youth Organisations in the Framework of the 6th African University on Youth and Development […]
How do you challenge gender inequality in your organisation? That’s not for me to answer – it’s for you to lead and own. […]
In cooperation with the Council of Europe, IFM-SEI held a successful study session at the European Youth Centre in Budapest.It […]
Every year, we in Fenix launch a year long game for all our members. This year’s game is called “Zobuď […]
Every January, Europe’s right-wing elite comes together to celebrate itself at the Akademikerball in Vienna, Austria. This event is not only […]
Uplifting! That is maybe the most suitable term to describe ‘the Partnerships for Participation’ (P4P) seminar organised by IFM-SEI and […]
From 18th July to 1st August 2015 in Döbriach there will be the “Anniversary Camp” for kids, group leaders and […]
Last November, two members of the Child and Youth Movement (MIRIM-BRASIL), member organisation of IFM-SEI, attended the World Forum for […]
The second edition of Rainbow Resources is now available, with new and updated content! You can find it online in […]
This year’s Queer Easter seminar will take place from 30 March to 6 April in the KLH close to Berlin. Queer Easter is […]
The next International Committee Meeting will take place from 11–14 June in Peru, hosted by our three Peruvian member organisations […]
Violence and war are all around us and affect every one of us, no matter where we live. Children and […]
An important part of our activity programme is the regional integration of Latin America. Therefore we are organizing trips and […]
What? JUBI-Camp 2015 Where? DUI-LEG og VIRKE Bisnapgård Efterskole (School), Nordmandshage 45, 9370 Hals, Denmark When? Monday the 20th – Saturday the […]
EXTENDED DEADLINE!! IFM-SEI is looking for participants for the next study session in Strasbourg, ‘Charter for All: Putting Education for […]
2015 will once again be a busy year for the Faucons Rouges in Belgium. It starts in February with a fair […]
With the New Year, also our new global project Partnerships for Participation started and is taking on full speed with […]
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