Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union

COFACE aisbl
Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union
Rue de Londres 17
B-1050 Brussels (Belgium)
www.coface-eu.org  

COFACE is a pluralistic organisation, at the heart of civil society, which aims at promoting family policy, solidarity between generations and the interests of children within the European Union. COFACE advocates a policy of non-discrimination and of equal opportunities between persons and between family forms, and specifically supports policies aiming at equality between women and men.

COFACE was originally founded in 1958 as the European Action Committee of the International Union of Family Organizations (IUFO). Over time, it gained more independence, and in 1979 turned itself into an international not-for-profit voluntary organisation with the name Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Community, now the European Union.

COFACE currently has more than 50 members from across the European Union.

Role within FAMILYPLATFORM:

COFACE is responsible for networking, communication, and dissemination, within the FAMILYPLATFORM projects (which includes the Online Journals, Policy Briefs, and Info Days), and for the Workshop on Family Organisations at the Lisbon Conference.

Staff involved in FAMILYPLATFORM:

William Lay is Director of COFACE.

Linden Farrer is Project Officer at COFACE and is responsible for management of this website.

Hayet Zeghiche is Project Officer at COFACE.