strategy
Mainstreaming family issues
Synonyms:
Supporting family-centred social developmentHighlighting family concerns
Implementation:
The project of Santarém, a semi-urban/semi-agricultural region in Portugal, began with research into the real needs of local families, involving local authorities and schools in the processes. This resulted in family-awareness campaigns, foundation of marriages counselling centres, training programmes, parental education, poverty eradication initiatives [etc]. Claim:
There is still largely missing discussion of two important family functions: the establishment of emotional bonds between the spouses and insistence upon giving a child its father's name and status. What is also missing is any explicit focus on the rights and responsibilities of men. Narrower:
Evaluating family planningIdentifying family optionsResearching men and familiesPromoting interests of childrenEnsuring effective child rearingProviding leisure in danger zonesDeveloping coherent family policyAugmenting basic family well-beingSupporting women working in the homeProviding permanent living conditionsStressing role of family in environmental activities Facilitates:
Improving quality of human life Organizations:
World Family Organization International Federation for Family Life Promotion World Organization for the Family UN NGO Committee on the Family, New York NY Intergroup on the Family and the Rights of the Child WFO - Asia and Pacific Region Office WFO - Arab Regional Office Baha'i International Community Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Family Affairs International Centre for Childhood and the Family International Family Foundation Family and Youth Concern International Family Policy Forum International Youth Secretariat on Family Welfare and Development WFO - Europe Regional Office International Anglican Family Network Christian Family Movement Europe International Population and Family Association International Congress on the Family Asian Council for Life and Family Subjects:
Society → SocialSociety → Family
Health Care → Concern
Development → Development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
