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Job offer
AGF is looking for a project manager / policy officer starting at 1 February 2024 in Berlin. It is required to be fluent in German (oral and written). Applications are welcome until 30 November. As it is required to have fluent German language skills, the job description is only published in German: Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft der…
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17 Oct. 2024: Conference on intergenerational care in transnational families
On 17 October there will be a conference on intergenerational care in transnational families, which is co-hosted by TraFaDy, the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) and the Association of German Family Organisations (AGF) in Berlin, Germany. The event will consist of two parts: a European and international part in which studies, projects…
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AGF director Sven Iversen elected to Board of Trustees of German Youth Institute
In the general members’ assembly of the German Youth Institute, which took place on 10 and 11 December 2024 in Munich, current topics and research projects of the DJI were discussed. In particular, the focus was on the findings of the educational reporting. In addition to topical debates, a number of formal and institutional tasks…
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9. Oct 2024: European Expert meeting on the role of local level prevention systems for implementing the European Child Guarantee
The European Child Guarantee recognises the importance of using national and local policy levers to support its implementation through quality services for children in vulnerable situations. Municipalities and services are at the forefront of work to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. According to a report adopted by the European Parliament in November 2023, “more…
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AGF EuropaNews September 2024
Today we present the September edition of EuropaNews. The summer break is long behind us, work is in full swing and several elections have passed. We present the family policy-relevant innovations in the EU Commission and the EU Parliament, as well as new proposals to combat sexual abuse on the internet and data on its…
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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…
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World Breastfeeding Week 2024: Breastfeeding mothers need better support
The AGF supports the World Breastfeeding Week 2024 and draws attention to the press release of the ‘Healthy start to life’ network (Netzwerk “Gesund ins Leben”. This year, AGF became a member of the network that brings together institutions, professional societies and associations to jointly promote early childhood health – from pregnancy to infancy. The…
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6. Sept 2024: Expert meeting on housing and discrimination of families
On 6 Septmber 2024, the AGF organized an expert discussion on discrimination against families on the housing market. Charlotte Weber and Remzi Uyguner from the Berlin office against discrimination on the housing market “Fair mieten – Fair wohnen” were invited as experts. The discussion is part of a series of AGF events on the topic…
