From 5th - 8th August 2016, IFM-SEI held its 27th Congress on the Willy Brandt campsite in Reinwarzhofen, Germany. It took place directly after the international camp meaning more young people from more organisations could participate in our highest decision-making body.
What happened?
• We welcomed Sokolska Mladina (Slovenia), Association for Social Democracy (Turkey) and the Patsimederu Trust (Zimbabwe) as new candidate organisations in IFM-SEI.
• Youth Advocates Ghana, Rote Falken Switzerland and the Armenian Youth Federation became full member organisations.
• There were reports from the Secretariat, Presidium and a financial report from the Control Commission.
• We adopted our strategy and work plan 2016-2019
• Congress agreed on IFM-SEI's Code of Conduct and we debated updates to our Constitution.
• We introduced a new membership fee system.
Elections
The Congress also elected a new leadership of IFM-SEI for the next three years:
President: Sylvia Siqueira Campos (Mirim Brasil)
Secretary General: Carly Walker-Dawson (Woodcraft Folk UK)
African region Presidium members: Mame Diarra Ndour (Action Enfance Senegal), Mamadou Mbow (Pionniers du Senegal)
Asian region Presidium members: Tara Damanik (KKSP Indonesia), Nishaben Vasava (Antar Bharati India)
European region Presidium members: Sabine Troitzsch (SJD - Die Falken Germany), Heidi Niemi (Nuoret Kotkat Finland)
Latin American region Presidium members: Karlha Villavicencio Barrantes (CHAP Peru), Ronald Salas (Mundo Nuevo Peru)
Middle Eastern region Presidium members: Dani Efrati (NOV Israel), Ola Qawasmi (IYF Palestine)
Control Commission: Itziar Perez (Esplac Catalonia), Yaara Mizrachi (Hashomer Hatzair Israel), Christina Schauer (Rote Falken Austria)