The 19th International Family Congress organized by IFFD in Mexico City (16-18 October 2015) was attended by more than 1,800 delegates.
These congresses have been held since 1976, resulting in remarkable growth in family-related activities in a great number of cities and countries across five continents and offer enriching and multicultural approaches to family life. During these congresses, participants attain and develop skills to promote Family Development programs. Moderators and those who wish to be team leaders or course coordinators receive training from those with more experience. Eighteen congresses have been held since IFFD’s inception.
A meeting of the International Board, a meeting of the World Leaders of Family Enrichment and Courses for new Family Enrichment Moderators in different languages were also held during the previous days.
The final Declaration emphasizes that families have a crucial role in social development and confirms the commitment to help families worldwide and to contribute to universal peace and respect of human rights through Family Enrichment Courses and other programmes.
Final Declaration of the Congress…
General videos
Long version (12:36 minutes).
Short version (4:59 minutes).
Programme
Opening Ceremony
Margarita Zavala
President of Integral Development of the Family in Mexico, 2006-2012
Opening Conference
From Temperament to Character
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Andrew Mullins
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame, Australia
Roundtable 1
Beauty, Truth, and Good in the Family
François de Baudus
France
Virginia Aspe de Cortina
Mexico
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Adesuwa Onyenokwe
Nigeria
Conference 2
Family and Well-being: the Debate of the 21st Century From Temperament to Character
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Fernando Pliego Carrasco
Doctor of Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Roundtable 2
Stable Families, Happy Families
Mario Armella
Mexico
Cristina Napolitano
United States
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Bebi Calvimontes
Chile
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José Miguel Cubillo
Spain
Panel
The Family Around the World: My Family Is also Your Family
Gillian Roussy
Canada
Guillermo Fraile
Argentina
Janusz Wardak
Poland
Raymond Mutura
Kenya
Joachim Chu
China
Conference 3
Family vs. Work?
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Maria Victoria Caparas
Ph.D. Associate Professor and Head of Program for Work-Family Integration,
University of Asia and the Pacific (Philippines)
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The Family in the International Bodies
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Ignacio Socias
Director of Institutional Relations of IFFD
Conference 4
Love and respect in marriage
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Emerson Eggerichs
Author of the US bestseller ‘Love & Respect’
Closing Conference
Family Enrichment, a Kind Revolution
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Javier Vidal-Quadras
Secretary General, IFFD
Closing Ceremony
