Welcome
The International Anglican Family Network (IAFN) is one of the Networks of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a forum for the exchange of information about the challenges facing families in different countries and cultures and the practical work being undertaken by churches and individual Christians. …More
The Aims of the International Anglican Family Network
Since 1991, IAFN’s work has focused on the production of three newsletters per year on issues affecting families. The aim of the newsletters is to set challenges and problems in an international context and to give information about practical projects and work being done by churches and communities to help. Articles are written by people from many different countries within the Anglican Communion. The range of topics covered in the newsletters: eg Street Children, Fathers and Families, HIV/AIDS, Children and War, Community Families, demonstrate the many areas where individuals and groups, often linked with churches, are active in responding to families in need. The newsletters provide an educational resource for both the developed and the developing world, helping all to learn more about the resources and dedication of the many women and men within the worldwide Anglican family whose work is often unknown. Their stories provide a stimulus for greater understanding and further action.
A number of printed copies of the IAFN newsletters are available to those who request them and the newsletters are also available on this website.
A more recent development has been the holding of regional consultations. The first was in Nairobi in 2003 which enabled delegates from different parts of Africa to come together and discuss the difficult and important issue of Violence and the Family. A further consultation was held in Seoul in October 2007, in partnership with the Korean Church, when delegates from different countries in Asia considered the impact of Globalisation on Family Life highlighting issues such as migrant workers, the bride trade and family violence. See the Consultations page for more information. See the Consultations Page for more information.
Current News Items
23-Jun-2009 Valuing Our Elders
Current Newsletter
2009 sees the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, and the 30th of the Year of the Child (1979). What progress has been made investing in those things which work for a more child-friendly world?
The articles in this newsletter, drawn from many countries, present a sombre picture. Our investment in the growing trees of the forest (the children) remains woefully inadequte. But many of the stories also tell of resilience and courage; of projects starting from very small seeds which have grown to bring encouragement, support and education to many - girls as well as boys; and of work being done by followers of Jesus who, despite the odds, have not lost hope…Read online
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