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For your information:

 

 

1/ Maternity leave: MEPs urge Council to restart talks. More at: http://tinyurl.com/ovb5q2b

2/World Education Forum 2015 adopts Declaration on the Future of Global Education until 2030. More at: http://tinyurl.com/ocwgofj

3/Top tips for foster carers looking after children with special educational needs. Read at: http://tinyurl.com/qh2zhbj

4/ Young volunteers in Nepal describe what they saw after quake. More at: http://tinyurl.com/onbncgy

5/Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council, 18-19/05/2015. Ministers assessed the achievements of European cooperation in the field of education and training  http://tinyurl.com/ntbtc6x

6/‘I'd rather die at sea than stay there’: migrants on crossing the Med. More at: http://tinyurl.com/l59d2bh

 

 

 

 

 

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1/A conference “FOR EVERYONE WHO RESPECTS THE HUMAN RIGHT OF PARTICIPATION” was held on 7th April in Sofia.

The conference is a part of FICE Bulgaria's project "Youth Participation", financed by the "Old Beech” Foundation in Bulgaria. FICE Bulgaria's new “Handbook for Support of Youth Participation in the Life of the Society” was presented. More at: http://tinyurl.com/otj26zc

 

 

2/FICE-Kenya Culture and Care Conference was held on 9th and 10th April 2015. More at: http://tinyurl.com/jw47utl

 

3/European Observatory - 

CALL FOR GOOD PRACTICES. 

 Social work practitioners, educators, policy makers and researchers are called to send  their experiences and practices on this years theme “Promoting the Dignity and Worth of Peoples”.The European Observatory is part of the Global Agenda Observatory. 

​More at: http://tinyurl.com/mk9yv4n​

4/April is NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION MONTH IN THE USA.

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​More at: http://tinyurl.com/nf6nhsu​

 

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Dear members,

 

We are now starting a crowfunding campaign for our ISS projet “Safe parks for Syrian refugee children in  Lebanon”.

We already have some money and we hope to launch the project from  June, the 1st 2015.

We kindly ask you to broadcast around you the following link

https://wemakeit.com/projects/safe-parks?locale=en

This website is available in 3 languages : French, German and English.

 

I hope this email will find you well and please do not hesitate to share and visit this campaign.

Best Regards,

 

Rolf Widmer

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1/ Dear colleagues, here is a message by Carol Kelly, FICE USA, to all of you:

"Many of you many know that childhood poverty is a reality in the USA. There is an excellent overview of this reality presented in an interview with Marion Wright Edelman, National Children' Defense, by Tavis Smiley. This informative interview contains documented statistics/research and sound basis for the need to prioritize lessening/eliminating childhood poverty. The publication ENDING CHILD POVETY NOW is a recent publication which is a sound resource. This brief interview can be accessed through Google: Tavis Smiley March 9, 2015.  I think that the underlying rational of focusing on lessening/eliminating poverty being a core priority is applicable to all countries. Hope that you many find value in this resource. Welcome your sharing response and possible use/application in your countries.
Together we can advocate for reducing/ending childhood poverty!"

 

2/ UNESCO - Major 2015 Events: Driving momentum for a new development agenda. More at:  http://tinyurl.com/m9ddly7

 

3/ Safe The Children - 0.7% aid bill becomes law: why we should all be celebrating. More at: http://tinyurl.com/kq26yyu

 

4/ Eurochild -  Social protection systems in the EU: financing arrangements and the effectiveness and efficiency of resource allocation.More at: http://tinyurl.com/ln289k3

 

For more interesting information visit FICE Public Facebook group: http://tiny.cc/p88dox. Just join the group, it is not necessary to become "friends" with "Fice Fice" profile. 

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Today is:

- On 21 March our colleagues from FICE Australia observe Harmony Day! Happy holiday dear colleagues! More at:http://tinyurl.com/mj2wnso

 

- On 21 March our colleagues from FICE South Africa will observe Human Rights  Day! Happy holiday dear colleagues! More at: http://tinyurl.com/ldb7q35

1) IFCO 2015 World Conference Call for Papers.
The upcoming IFCO World Conference “Tell Someone Who Cares” will take place in Sydney, Australia on 8-11 November 2015. The conference will foster a multi-cultural dialogue and provide an opportunity to showcase different aspects of foster, kinship and relative care both in a national Australian and global contexts. The theme/key areas of content are:
· Trauma and foster care
· Behavioural issues
· Case studies
· Therapeutic foster care
· Restoration - back to family
· Professional foster care
· Indigenous foster care
· Other
The call for abstracts is open until 2 March 2015, the papers can be submitted via the following link. Further details can be also found in the Call for Papers Brochure attached.

2) Call for expressions of interest to host IFCO Conferences in 2016 and 2017
We are looking to identify two host countries for the next IFCO Regional Conference that will take place in 2016 and IFCO World Conference scheduled for 2017. The deadline for submission is 9 March 2015. Further details can be found at http://ifco.info/news-and-blogs/latest-news/call-for-expressions-of-interest-to-host-ifco-conferences-in-2016-and .

 

--------------------FICE colleagues world wide,
May 7th is THANK A YOUTH WORKER DAY. Information is available: http://www.thankayouthworkerday.com/ This is an opportunity to express appreciation to those who are committed to making a difference in the lives of children an youth. Each program, organization has the opportunity to create a way within the organization, program, culture to say thank you to our professionals. We welcome your sharing what your program, agency, organization did for this special tribute... photos welcomed! FICE might consider posting/sharing what is done to celebrate the contributions of youth care workers.
Carol Kelly,
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