International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International

International Falcon Movement - Socialist Educational International
Founded1922; 104 years ago (1922)
FounderKurt Löwenstein
TypeInternational Umbrella Educational Organisation
LocationIFM-SEI, Rue Joseph II, 120, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
OriginsEuropean Socialist Education Movements
Region served
Global
MethodPopular education
Employees5
Volunteersover 1 million
Websitewww.ifm-sei.org
A fraternal member of Socialist International

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 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-organisations, 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 other fraternal organisations. A recent activity was the Peace Camp with Israelis and Palestinians. The LGBT event of IFM is called Queer Easter.

It is a fraternal organisation of Socialist International and works closely with International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and Young European Socialists (formerly ECOSY). 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). It is also 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.

President

Secretaries General

Current Presidium

The Presidium is made up of the Secretary-General, President, Vice President and one Presidium members from each region (Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Europe and Asia) to make a total of 8 members. Regional Representatives have one seat reserved for a woman and one seat reserved for a person under 30. The last elections were held in May 2023.

Republics and Camps of the IFM-SEI

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

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:

Yhessä Together, International, doing things together.

Member organisations

Member and candidate organisations are listed here:

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

References

  1. ↑ "News and stories | Woodcraft Folk". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Relaunch von .at.TT - Viennaweb der Webspaceprovider". www.peace-camp.at.tt.
  3. ↑ "Queer Easter". Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Members - Socialist International". www.socialistinternational.org. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  5. ↑ "European Youth Forum".
  6. ↑ "ICMYO Members / ICMYO / Youth Platforms / Partners / About Scouting / Home - World Organization of the Scout Movement". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  7. ↑ "Our People". International Falcon Movement-Socialist Education International. 2017-11-19. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  8. ↑ "Childfriend Museum".