Association of large families in Germany
| Association of large families in Germany | |
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| legal form | registered association |
| founding | 2011 |
| motto | Our children. Your future |
| main emphasis | Families with three or more children |
| Members | approx. 5,000 member families |
| Website | kinderreichefamilien.de |
The Association of Large Families Germany e. V. (KRFD) is an association founded in 2011 as an association in Germany.
According to his own statements, he represents the interests of families with three or more children in politics , business and the media .
Founding of the association and goals
The association was founded on the private initiative of several families from Bavaria , Berlin , North Rhine-Westphalia and Thuringia , among others ; since the end of 2011 the association has been entered in the Mönchengladbach register of associations. It does not pursue any commercial goals and is recognized as a non-profit organization. Furthermore, he sees himself as non-partisan and non-denominational and does not belong to any particular secular or religious worldview.
Goals and Activities
The aim of the association is to point out the needs of large families to business, politics and the media, to clarify the value of children to society and to be a supportive point of contact for large families. According to the association, the current family policy , flanked by the economy, focuses mainly on the compatibility of work and family . As a result, the association sees the large family as a model of life out of focus and misses the foresight with regard to demographic change . Together with scientists and experts, the KRFD is working on suggestions for improving the situation with large numbers of children. It collects information and specialist knowledge about the current living conditions, opportunities and burdens of families. He brings this information into the discourse through statements or the like, as most recently in the context of the study “Multi-child families in Germany” on July 15, 2014 initiated by the federal government. The association advocates making family policy broader and more broad-based among political decision-makers to take into account the specific needs of large families. The association also advocates an adequate pension for parents with large families and especially against old-age poverty among mothers.
Services
Two initiatives have emerged from the association that focus on the topic of family friendliness and family support . The Familie3plus program tries to bring companies and families together with a tailor-made pricing policy . Together with partners in business, offers are created exclusively for association members. On the other hand, the association offers its members an overview of public sector offers such as the Hessen Family Card, social counseling, its own seal of approval for family-friendly products and occasional writing competitions.
activities
Representatives of the association were invited by Federal Interior Minister Friedrich and Federal Family Minister Schröder for a personal interview. The association carried out a petition from April to October 2012 calling for an end to the structural disadvantage of families in the German social security system. Of the 50,000 votes that would have been necessary for a hearing by the Petitions Committee of the German Bundestag , only 1683 came through .
organization
The association consists of the regional associations and a federal board. The commitment of the members is voluntary . Membership is free.
The association is a member of the European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC) based in Barcelona, Spain.
Media reports
- Thuringian Prime Minister Lieberknecht in conversation with the KRFD , press release of the Thuringian State Chancellery from July 20, 2012.
- Andrea Schlaier: Mom wants more . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung of October 13, 2012.
- Katrin Martin: Large family: Beloved madness . In: Münchner Merkur from July 20, 2012.
- Report on the founding of the association in the SAT1 news on October 17th, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
- Ralf Jüngermann: The Müllers: From the great happiness of being a family . In: Mönchengladbacher Stadtpost from December 24, 2012.
- Lisa Erdmann: Life in an extended family: great happiness in the daily chaos . In: Spiegel-Online on December 26, 2012.
Web links
- Official website of the KRFD
- Kurt P. Bierschock: Large families - an overview . In: Bavarian State Ministry for Labor and Social Affairs, Family and Integration (ed.): Family Handbook , accessed on September 6, 2014.
- Rocco Thiede: Childhood happiness - living in large families . In: Federal Center for Political Education (ed.):, Accessed on October 3, 2014.
- Bavarian State Ministry for Labor and Social Affairs, Family and Integration: New association campaigns for large numbers of children , accessed on September 6, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Our goals ( Memento of the original from February 22nd, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 11, 2014.
- ^ Scientific advisory board of the association , accessed on August 8, 2014.
- ^ Federal Ministry for Families, Seniors, Women and Youth: Study on Large Families in Germany , accessed on August 8, 2014.
- ^ Bertelsmann Stiftung : Reformpaket Kinderrente , YouTube video, January 16, 2014. Accessed January 18, 2014.
- ↑ Martin Werding : Families in the statutory pension insurance: The pay-as-you-go system put to the test ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Study on behalf of the Bertelsmann Foundation), 2014 (PDF).
- ↑ familie3plus , website of Familie3plus
- ↑ Germany family map
- ↑ Social counseling . Social counseling website.
- ↑ FairFamily ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the seal of approval.
- ↑ Writing competition ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the writing competition.
- ↑ openPetition : Discrimination against Families , accessed on February 21, 2014.
- ^ Membership requirements , accessed on February 11, 2014
- ↑ European Large Families Confederation: Aims and History of ELFAC, accessed on September 6, 2014 (English).
