Anna Lindh Foundation

International Falcon Movement - Socialist Educational International

National Network

Belgium

Address

Rue Joseph II 120 1000 Brussels Belgium

Country

Belgium

City

Brussels

Street address 2

Rue Joseph II 120

Mobile Phone

+32 470 31 24 56

Telephone

+3222157927

E-Mail

contact@ifm-sei.org

E-Mail (2)

office@ifm-sei.org

E-Mail (3)

delphine@ifmsei.org

Year of Establishment

1989

Contact Person1

Marifé Gomez

Contact Person 2

Delphine Konda

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Fields of Activity

Youth and education

General Information

IFM-SEI is an umbrella movement for educational youth organisations world-wide. We have 60 member organisations and a secretariat of three staff members and one volunteer. Our budget is approximately 300,000 Euros coming from membership fees and grants from the European Commission and the Council of Europe. IFM-SEI runs seminars, camps, training courses and educational projects with children and young people all over the world. Key projects in 2010 include the global 'peers without frontiers: Youth for the MDGs' project and the 'Train for Change' international youth festival bringing together 1000 young people. Our main partners are our member organisations as well as members of the European Youth Forum.

Mission and Objectives

The International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International is an international educational movement working to empower children and young people and fight for their rights. We are an umbrella movement for children and youth-led organisations all over the world, educating on the basis of our values of equality, democracy, peace, co-operation and friendship. Through our member organisations and the activities of our international, we aim to ensure children and young people are well informed about their rights and are empowered to ensure they are respected. To reach this goal, we organise a variety of activities including seminars and training courses, international camps, conferences and campaigns.

Main Projects / Activities

Seminars, camps, training courses, educational projects. We have put into place a long-term strategy focusing on inclusion of disadvantaged young people in our activities and decision-making processes. The strategy, 'All Together', provides the space to share and train local group leaders and support them in reaching out more effectively. We also focus on peace and sustainable development education in our middle east youth for peace project and our climate change work.