The International Federation for Home Economics or IFHE, is the only worldwide organization for the field of Home Economics and Consumer Studies. It has been in existence since 1908, and has consultative status with the United Nations and with the Council of Europe.
In its current Position Statement, the IFHE states:
"The content (disciplinary bases) from which studies of home economics draw is dependent upon the context, but might include: food, nutrition and health; textiles and clothing; shelter and housing; consumerism and consumer science; household management; design and technology; food science and hospitality; human development and family studies; education and community services and much more. The capacity to draw from such disciplinary diversity is a strength of the profession, allowing for the development of specific interpretations of the field, as relevant to the context. This disciplinary diversity coupled with the aim of achieving optimal and sustainable living means that home economics has the potential to be influential in all sectors of society by intervening and transforming political, social, cultural, ecological, economic and technological systems, at glocal [global and local] levels. This is driven by the ethics of the profession, based on the values of caring, sharing, justice, responsibility, communicating, reflection and visionary foresight." [Highlighting is mine.]
Combining their 4-year theme of Sustainable Development, and the UN International Year of Youth, IFHE will be supporting World Home Economics Day on March 21, 2011.
To read more about IFHE, their position statement, and World Home Economics Day, go to their website: www.ifhe.org.
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