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Area served
  
Global

Founder
  
Kurt Löwenstein

Method
  
Popular education

Founded
  
1922

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Type
  
International Umbrella Educational Organisation

Focus
  
Socialism, internationalism, children's rights, democracy

Location
  
IFM-SEI, Rue Joseph II, 120, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

Origins
  
European Socialist Education Movements

Motto
  
Span the world with friendship, Education for Social(ist) Change

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The International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International (IFM-SEI) is an international non-profit organisation based in Belgium that campaigns for children's rights. It is a fraternal organisation of Socialist International and works closely with International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and ECOSY - Young European Socialists. IFM - SEI is a full member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union area and works closely with both these bodies. In Latin-America it is a full member of the Foro Latin-America de Juventud (FLAJ). And it is part of the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations (ICMYO) which consists of worldwide active youth organisations and regional youth platforms coordinating their activities towards the UN and its agencies.

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It has member organisations all over the world and is strongest in Europe and South America. Many of its member organisations work with children and young people of all ages through activities, groups and camping.

IFM - SEI members are children and youth self-organizations, family organisations and other organisations who are working for the benefit of children and young peoples. IFM - SEI organise campaigns, for example against child labour or child pornography, seminars, trainings, camps and other educational activities. Their activities are carried out by member organisation, and international seminars are held regularly in cooperation with the other fraternal organization. A recent activity was the Peace Camp with Israelis and Palestinians. The LGBT event of IFM is called Queer Easter.

President

  • Max Winter from Rote Falken,  Austria (1925)
  • Anton Tesarek from Rote Falken,  Austria (1955–1959)
  • Hans Matzenauer from Rote Falken,  Austria (1967–1980)
  • Eric Nielsen from DUI leg og virke,  Denmark (1980–1983)
  • Piet Kempenaars from  Belgium (1983–1985)
  • Eric Nilsson from Unga Örnar, Sweden (1985)
  • Jerry Svensson from Unga Örnar, Sweden (1985–1995)
  • Jessi Sörensen from DUI leg og virke,  Denmark (1995–2001)
  • Östen Lövgren from Unga Örnar,  Sweden (2001–2005)
  • Ted Birch from Unga Örnar,  Sweden (2005–2007)
  • Tim Scholz from SJD - Die Falken  Germany (2007–2013)
  • Ana Maria Almario from Acacia Fundacion  Colombia (2013–2016)
  • Sylvia Siqueira Campos from Mirim  Brazil (2016–present)

    • Secretaries General

  • Kurt Biak from  Austria (Voluntary) (1931)
  • Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez from  Spain (first full-time) (1966–1972)
  • Ilpo Rossi from Nuoret Kotkat,  Finland (1972–1976)
  • Ulric Andersen from Unga Örnar, Sweden (1976–1979)
  • Jacqui Cottyn from  Belgium (1979–1995)
  • Odette Lambert from  Belgium (1995–2001)
  • Uwe Ostendorff from SJD - Die Falken  Germany (2001–2007)
  • Tamsin Pearce from Woodcraft Folk,  United Kingdom (2007–2013)
  • Christine Sudbrock from  Germany (2013–2016)
  • Carly Dawson-Walker from Woodcraft Folk,  United Kingdom (2016–present)

    • Current Presidium

    The Presidium is made up of the Secretary-General, President and two Presidium members from each region (Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Europe and Asia) to make a total of 12 members. Regional Representatives have one seat reserved for a women and one seat reserved for an under 30 year old. The last election were held in 2016.

  • Carly Dawson-Walker (Secretary General) from Woodcraft Folk,  United Kingdom
  • Sylvia Siqueira Campos (President) from Mirim,  Brazil
  • Mame Diarra Ndour (Africa) Action Enfance,  Senegal,
  • Mamadou Mbow (Africa) Pionniers du Senegal,  Senegal,
  • Tara Damanik (Asia) KKSP Foundation,  Indonesia
  • Nishaben Vasava (Asia) Antar Bharati  India
  • Dani Efrati (Middle East) HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed,  Israel
  • Ola Qawasmi (Middle East) Independent Youth Forum,  Palestine
  • Karlha Villavicencio Barrantes (Latin America) Club Infantil 23 de Mayo CHAP,  Peru
  • Ronald Salas (Latin America) Mundo Nuevo,  Peru
  • Sabine Troitzsch (Europe) Socialist Youth of Germany – Falcons,  Germany
  • Heidi Niemi (Europe) Nuoret Kotkat,  Finland

    • Republics and Camps of the IFM-SEI

    There were four children's republics held by the international before World War II they were:

  • 1933 First Republic : Oostduinkerke,  Belgium .
  • 1935 Second Republic : Verneuil-l'Étang,  France . 900 children from Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, UK and Switzerland.
  • 1937 Third Republic : Brighton,  United Kingdom . Theme: Solidarity, 2,000 participants from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Britain, Spain and Tunisia.
  • 1939 Fourth Republic : Wandre,  Belgium . Theme: Freedom and Peace, 1,600 participants, from Belgium, France, UK, Switzerland, Tunisia and refugee children from Spain.

    • Since the end of World War II the IFM-SEI organises international camps as well as encouraging bi- and multi-lateral camps between members. The following is a list of official IFM-SEI camps held since 1945:.

  • 1946 Brighton,  United Kingdom
  • 1951 Döbriach,  Austria
  • 1952 Füssen,  Germany
  • 1955 Oslo,  Norway
  • 1956 Stockholm,  Sweden
  • 1958 Vienna,  Austria
  • 1961 Deurne,  Belgium
  • 1965 Reinwarzhofen,  Germany
  • 1967 Scunthorpe,  United Kingdom
  • 1971 Lahti,  Finland
  • 1974 Döbriach,  Austria
  • 1977 Oslo,  Norway
  • 1981 Walsrode,  Germany
  • 1985 Döbriach,  Austria
  • 1988 Imatra,  Finland
  • 1991 Norrköping,  Sweden
  • 1994 Reinwarzhofen,  Germany
  • 1997 Zanka,  Hungary
  • 2000 Döbriach,  Austria. Theme: Children's Rights, 1000 participants
  • 2006 Kent,  United Kingdom. Theme: Millennium Development Goals, 5000 participants
  • 2010 Döbriach,  Austria and Jedovnice,  Czech Republic: Theme: Train 4 Change, 1000 participants
  • 2016 Reinwarzhofen,  Germany: Theme: Welcome to Another World

    • Member Organizations

    Member and candidate organisations are listed here:

    Africa

  •  Cameroon
    1. ASYOUSED
    2. OGCEYOD
  •  Ghana
    1. Youth Advocates Ghana
  • Liberia
    1. Youth for Behavioural Change (YOBEC)
  • Mali
    1. Pionniers of Mali
  •  Senegal
    1. Action Enfance Senegal
    2. Mouvement National des Pionniers Senegalais
  •  Western Sahara
    1. Union Youth Saguiet el-Hamra and Rio de Oro
  •  Zimbabwe
    1. Patsimederu Trust

    Asia

  •  India
    1. Antar Bharati
  •  Indonesia
    1. KKSP Foundation
  •  Bhutan
    1. Youth Organization of Bhutan (exile in    Nepal)

    Europe

  •  Armenia
    1. Armenian Youth Federation (ARF-YO)
  •  Austria
    1. Kinderfreunde / Rote Falken
  •  Belarus
    1. SYB - The Falcons Belarus, Belarus (in exile in  Lithuania)
  •  Belgium
    1. Faucons Rouges
    2. Rode Valken, RVPA
  •  Czech Republic
    1. Pionýr
  •  Denmark
    1. DUI - Leg og Virk
  •  Finland
    1. Nuorten Kotkain Keskusliitto
  •  Georgia
    1. Georgian Falcons
  •  Germany
    1. Sozialistische Jugend Deutschlands-Die Falken
  •  Hungary
    1. Magyarország Gyermekbarátok Mozgalma
  •  Latvia
    1. Liepajas Jaunie Vanagi
  •  Lithuania
    1. Lietuvos Sakaliuku sajunga
  •  Norway
    1. Framfylkingen
  •  Slovakia
    1. Fenix
  •  Slovenia
    1. Sokolska Mladina
  •  Spain
    1. Esplais Catalans
  •  Sweden
    1. Unga Örnar
  •   Switzerland
    1. Kinderfreunde / Rote Falken
  •  United Kingdom
    1. Woodcraft Folk

    Middle East

  •  Israel
    1. Hashomer Hatzair
    2. HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed
  •  Iran
    1. Association for the right of Iranian children (exile in  France )
  •  Palestine
    1. Independence Youth Union
    2. Independent Youth Forum
    3. Palestine Red Crescent Society
  •  Turkey
    1. Association for Social Democracy

    Latin America

  •  Bolivia
    1. Organizacion Nueva Generacion
  •  Brazil
    1. MIRIM
  •  Chile
    1. Manque Chile
    2. Agrupacion Integridad Absoluta
  •  Colombia
    1. Fundacion Acacia
  •  Honduras
    1. Mentes en Accion
  •  Nicaragua
    1. Movimiento Infantil Luis Alfonso Velásquez Flores (MILAVF)
  •  Peru
    1. Los Cachorros
    2. Club infantil CHAP "Mayo 23"
    3. Mundo Nuevo

    References

    International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International Wikipedia
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