Finland

TARGET: The project will develop a series of activities aiming at supporting the family to respond to the current situation of Finland. Radical changes in Finnish society especially in moral and ethical issues pose a strong threat to marriage and family.
MAIN ACTIVITIES: True to the motto “The Unity of the Family” the project has been carried out through a series of activities:
• Monthly meetings with conferences and exchanging of experiences and ideas for mothers and grandmothers (“forging character”)
1.2.2014 Personality: habits and values.
1.3.2014 Pillars of personality: Reasoning, attitude, heart.
5.4.2014 Personality and leadership.
3.5.2014 Personality and simple things.
30.8.2014 Towards others: initiatives in favour of the family.
20.9.2014 The road to beauty: via pulchritudinis.
15.11.2014 Looking beyond (special session).
29.11.2014 The family: a space to train relationships.
• One-day seminar for parents and educators in general – “Thinking about the Role of the Family” – to raise awareness for the challenges and opportunities of the family in our society, and to provide tools to strengthen families.
IMPACT: The project has helped to establish a forum where we support women and families through reflection and discussion on various challenges, particularly on the unity among the spouses and the family.