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German Cooperation Network for Equal Health Opportunities publishes highlight report – the AGF is part of it

The Cooperation Network for Equal Health Opportunities has published a collection of exemplary activities of its member organisations (in german only) in order to make the diverse commitments in the area of social situation-related health promotion visible. The AGF is represented with its own small contribution. The cooperation network currently includes 75 national and state-wide institutions and associations that are […]

Network of breastfeeding support

IN 2024, AGF became member of network of breastfeeding support within the “‘Healthy start to life’ network” (Netzwerk “Gesund ins Leben”). The network that brings together institutions, professional societies and associations to jointly promote early childhood health – from pregnancy to infancy. The network is primarily responsible for communicating the German government’s national strategy for the promotion of breastfeeding. Together […]

COFACE Families Europe

AGF Director Sven Iversen confirmed as Vice-President of COFACE – Families Europe

Berlin, 26 September 2024 – Sven Iversen, director of the German National Association of Family Organisations (AGF), was re-elected as Vice President of COFACE Families Europe on 26 September 2024. The General Assembly and other COFACE committee meetings took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 24 to 26 September 20024, accompanied by an international symposium on the topic of ‘Work-Life Balance’. […]

Network of breastfeeding support

IN 2024, AGF became member of network of breastfeeding support within the “‘Healthy start to life’ network” (Netzwerk “Gesund ins Leben”). The network that brings together institutions, professional societies and associations to jointly promote early childhood health – from pregnancy to infancy. The network is primarily responsible for communicating the German government’s national strategy for the promotion of breastfeeding. Together […]

Objectives and tasks

The members of the Association of German Family Organisations (AGF) e.V. are The AGF campaigns for the rights and interests of families in politics and society. It promotes dialog between the associations and the special-interest groups of the family and those responsible in family policy. In addition, the AGF supports the cooperation of the family-policy active organizations on a national […]

AGF members

The members of the Association of German Family Organisations (AGF) e.V. are

Deutscher Familienverband

Deutscher Familienverband (German Family Association)

The German Family Association (DFV) is a national alliance of families, whose interests it represents on the communal, i.e. national and federal level. It is non partisan and not tied to any religion and membership is open to all families in Germany and all those interested in the welfare of the family. It was founded in 1922 as the first […]

evangelische arbeitsgemeinschaft familie

evangelische arbeitsgemeinschaft familie (eaf) (Protestant Working Group Family)

The Protestant Working Group Family (eaf) is a collaboration of protestant social institutions, associations and national working groups, who engage themselves with the concerns and requirements of families. The purpose of this collaboration is the collective advising and representation of social, economical, legal, pedagogic and ethical questions in family policy as well as the furtherance of family advice, education and […]