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Many people tell us they have old mobile / cell phones lying at the back of a drawer!
IFCO wants to take them off your hands and responsibly recycle them! This will help the environment & at the same time raise funds to help bring youth delegates to IFCO Conferences and Training Events.
How will it work? If you know somebody who will be coming to the IFCO 2009 conference in Dublin please ask them to organise a collection of old phones and arrange to bring them or send them in advance.
Please take out the SIM card - if there is also a charger then please
bring it - if not never mind!
We will try to sell the ones which work at the "Silent Auction" and any that are left over we will recycle using this recycling company which works with UK-registered charities like IFCO and has raised more than GBP3 million since 1999! http://www.recyclingappeal.com/
As well as raising money for IFCO responsible recycling makes sense -
Why? Mobile phones contain numerous substances which need to be disposed of in a safe and efficient manner:(CLICK THE HEADLINE ABOVE TO READ MORE)
In this wonderful season of goodwill and renewal of spirit, may I address my deep considerations to all of you who are continuously supporting IFCO and its mission to promote and strengthen the services of family foster carefor children, youth and
adults by enabling the exchange of information among persons and organisations
of different nations.
I am grateful that during busy and complex times your considerate support and hardwork have made possible for many children in the world to live in safe and
caring families. I hope that in the New Year IFCO will have more supporters and
will be able to reach more vulnerable children around the globe, bringing them care, love, peace of mind, joy and laughter.
May you find happiness, success, and prosperity throughout the New Year, and may your Christmas or other Religious or Seasonal Festival be one filled with peace and blessings for you and for the ones you love!
Stela Grigorash.
IFCO's President lives in Moldova - Christmas there is in January
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_worldwide
The latest Enews was sent today containing news and articles from Moldova, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Latin America, the UN CRC, Canada, Albania, Britain, UNICEF Serbia, Bulgaria, UN Guidelines and the USA - 58 languages used!
Plus IFCO wants to recycle your old mobile / cell phones - please don't throw them away! More details here in January!
The Enews is sent monthly - but only to IFCO members!
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Eid Mubarak! Greetings to all IFCO members and non-members and their families and children who are celebrating Eid al-Adha.
Christmas? Considerate done. < click here!
Instead of buying and mailing Christmas and New Year cards this year
why not pledge a charitable donation to IFCO and send your choice of
customised Christmas and New Year e-cards from your computer via
everyclick.com?
You may choose from many attractive designs and personalise the
inside of your card with an optional digital photo or image and even
add a YouTube video clip.
Please put "IFCO" in the charity search box when registering and
selecting your card designs. It is quick and easy to do this all
online. You can donate with any credit card in any currency - just put
the amount of your donation in British pounds and it will be charged to
your account in your local currency. Thank you!
IFCO is Registered UK Charity: 1081324 "Foster Care Organisation International"
>CLICK THE HEADLINE ABOVE FOR THE FULL VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE<
(Originally published here in 2007) Following its Statement on the community and family-based solutions for children affected by HIV/AIDS
IFCO offers its expertise and experience in the development of
fostering to improve the care for children, teenagers and families
affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. IFCO advocates supporting families
in caring for their children. When this is not possible (often because
of the deaths of parents and adult relatives) we advocate provision of
alternative community and family-based solutions for the children
affected by HIV/AIDS. This calls for:
- Our inclusion in global policies designed to enforce 4 priorities :
generalised access to medical care and treatments, fight against
discrimination, prevention and psycho-social support for persons living
with HIV/AIDS and their close ones,
The will to promote and improve family-based solutions for orphaned and
vulnerable children: extended family placement, community placement,and
foster family care as best solutions for the children, provided that
the needs and rights of the children are fulfilled, particularly their
special needs, when facing traumas or disabilities,
The development of support, training, and monitoring services for those
family-based solutions, to prevent abuse, neglect or exploitation of
orphans and vulnerable children,
The creation of specific services, support and allowances for child-headed households,
Limiting the residential and institutionalized care to temporary solutions, including those with disabilities, (THIS ARTICLE CONTINUES - PLEASE CLICK THE HEADLINE ABOVE FOR MORE)
Universal Children's Day 20 November (click the headline above for the full article)
By resolution 836(IX) of 14 December 1954, the General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a Universal Children's Day, to be observed as a day
of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. It
recommended that the Day was to be observed also as a day of activity
devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the
welfare of the children of the world. The Assembly suggested to
governments that the Day be observed on the date and in the way which
each considers appropriate. The date 20 November, marks the day on
which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the
Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989.
World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse was established in 2001 by the Women's World Summit Federation to highlight the urgent need for effective prevention programs for this alarming universal problem. This year, 932 non-governmental organizations in 135 countries have indicated that they will mark this event through local or national activities. Supporters for this day include Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan; Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; The UN Officeof the High Commissioner for Human Rights; Prof. Jaap Doek, former Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; and Prof. Paulo Pinheiro, IndependentExpert for the UN Study on Violence against Children. More information can be found online.
IFCO 2007 in MALTA was a very successful event with over 400 delegates attending from 41 countries. http://malta2007.ifco.info/index.php?page=home
There are professionally-made DVDs of many of the plenary speakers in Malta for sale - please contact the IFCO office for more details.
**NEXT IFCO WORLD CONFERENCE 12-17 JULY 2009 DUBLIN, IRELAND**
Online abstract submissions by 21 November please! www.ifco2009.ie
