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Building European bridges between policy and research on social rights: update on new projects

As well as collecting data on families via different expert meetings (see the different meeting reports available on the website), COFACE actively builds bridges with research institutions through formal partnerships under Horizon Europe, and by advising different European research projects on work-life balance, the impact of digital transformations on children, early childhood education and care, long-term care and more. COFACE also supports academic institutions to build new research projects on social rights.

Jan 20, 2023 | 6 min read

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European expert meeting: Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Europe

This European expert meeting co-hosted with AIAS Monza will take the Italian system as a starting point for discussion with European peers. We will bring together organisations of families of persons with disabilities and service providers, education professionals, persons with disabilities and their families and policy-makers from several countries to examine key actions to implement inclusive education in line with the UNCRPD and the General Comment n4.

Jan 15, 2023 | 4 min read

#Toys&Diversity Opinions

OPINION: How inclusive toys can help to represent and raise awareness of disabilities

Around one in 10 children and young people worldwide have a disability, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Children with disabilities are 51% more likely to feel unhappy and 41% more likely to feel discriminated against than children without disabilities. We believe that representing all children through inclusive toys is hugely powerful.

Dec 5, 2022 | 5 min read

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COFACE Disability Platform puts the spotlight on Children with Disabilities: Breaking policy silos to better support children with disabilities and their families

In the run-up to the 2022 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the COFACE Disability Platform for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families is launching a policy brief looking at how children with disabilities are represented in recent EU Social Policy Frameworks. With this brief COFACE Disability wants to launch a reflection on the intersection between disability and age and how to integrate it into policies and programmes. For this EU Year of Youth COFACE Disability has focused this brief on Children with Disabilities and their families.

Dec 1, 2022 | 3 min read

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Skills4Parents: Empowering families through the development of positive parenting skills

COFACE and the Skills4Parents project partners have developed a number of resources for parents, which have also been referenced in a recent statement of the Alliance for Investing in Children.

Nov 18, 2022 | 2 min read

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Education and training to achieve social inclusion

Lifelong learning covers education and training across all ages and in all areas of life. It enables citizens’ emancipation and full participation in society in its civic, political, social and economic dimensions. A humanistic and holistic approach to learning, from the cradle to the grave, is of continued relevance in today’s world and a viable foundation for the rethinking of education.

Nov 18, 2022 | 3 min read

L.I.N.K.

The European Family Lab L.I.N.K. programme is your virtual gateway to deepen your knowledge to better support families and children in your community and connect with community like-minded people.

Nov 2, 2022 | 5 min read

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European expert meeting on implementation of the EU Child Guarantee

On 27th September 2022 in Berlin (Germany), COFACE Families Europe and the Association of German Family Organisations are co-organising a European expert meeting on the implementation of the EU Child Guarantee.

Sep 20, 2022 | 2 min read

#WorkLifeBalance News

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Key updates on the EU Work-life balance directive transposition

All EU countries had until the 2nd of August 2022 to bring into force the laws, regulations, and administrative provisions necessary to comply fully with the Work-life balance Directive. The Directive contains legal elements that acknowledge the diversity of families in the 21st century, for instance with the mention of “equivalent second parent” under the paternity leave article.

Sep 16, 2022 | 3 min read

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European expert meeting: Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Europe

OPINION: How inclusive toys can help to represent and raise awareness of disabilities

COFACE Disability Platform puts the spotlight on Children with Disabilities: Breaking policy silos to better support children with disabilities and their families

Skills4Parents: Empowering families through the development of positive parenting skills

Education and training to achieve social inclusion

L.I.N.K.

European expert meeting on implementation of the EU Child Guarantee

Key updates on the EU Work-life balance directive transposition

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