PRESIDIUM
The Presidium is the foremost elected, political body of IFM-SEI. Headed by the President, the Presidium takes charge of overseeing the development and execution of the strategic work plan, pinpointing educational and political priorities, and supervising the finances of IFM-SEI. The structure of the Presidium includes the President, Vice President, and one representative from each region. Within the regional representation, there must be at least one non-man and one person under 30. Additionally, the Secretary General is a part of the Presidium.
Jami Ojala
Vice President
Jess Gallardo Sanchez
Interim President
European Presidium Member
Babacar Toure
African Presidium Member
Mohammed Diab
Middle East Presidium Member
IFM-SEI SECRETARIAT
The Secretariat stands as the operational epicenter of IFM-SEI and has its base in Brussels. While the core team traditionally includes the Office Manager and a long-term volunteer, additional personnel such as Project Officers, interns, or other volunteers might also be incorporated, depending on the organization’s needs. The Secretariat is entrusted with overseeing the daily operations and coordination of the office, implementing the strategic work plan, and managing the working groups.
Marife Gomez
Project Manager
Delphine Konda
Project Coordinator
Max Homan
Project Coordinator
Control Commission
The Control Commission consists of three people and is responsible for the financial control of the organisation – including checking the books and finances of IFM-SEI – and ensuring compliance with the IFM-SEI Constitution and Rules of Procedure.
Martin Adrians
Control Commission Member
Debs McCahon
Control Commission Member
Etaka Bibiche
Control Commission Member
Member Organisations and their members
IFM-SEI is an umbrella organisation and would be nothing without its member organisations. IFM-SEI members are divided into five world regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. At present, IFM-SEI has 43 member organisations. There are two categories of membership: candidate members (for the first 1-3 years of membership) and full members. Members of our MOs vary across the world, but what brings them together is they work regularly with children and young people, they are child/youth-led, they are democratic and enshrine gender equality into their structures, they use non-formal education as the primary tool, and they adhere to the socialist values. You can find a full overview of our MOs on our members page.
