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CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF HOME ECONOMISTS (CAHE 1972)
SCHOOL POSTER COMPETITION
RESULTS
Theme: Reducing Poverty and Promoting Food Security in the Caribbean
PRIZES
First prize St. Joseph's Convent, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
$300.00 US and a student's trophy
Second prize $200.00 US and a student's trophy
Third prize $100.00 US and a student's trophy
Nevis emerges second from among two thousand
Charlestown Nevis (June 7, 2004) It was said that one never too old to learn, and through this belief, Mrs. Mary Webbe emerged as the second place winner, from 2000 registered persons in the Caribbean who sat the CXC Clothing and Textile Examination.
Speaking at a presentation ceremony held in her honour at the Education Department, Marion Heights, Mrs. Webbe said, “I feel more so honoured because I did this examination with a lot of young minds and I give thanks to God.”
She expressed her feelings as truly grateful and noted that she was thrilled to receive the award. She challenged other adults to do the same, saying, “you do not stop learning when you received secondary or tertiary level of education. You can go on. This is an incentive for me to go on,” commented Mrs. Webbe.
Dr. Antonia Coward, the outgoing Education Chair of the Caribbean Association of Home Economists (CAHE), who was among a five member delegation on a one day visit to Nevis, presented the award to Mrs. Webbe. She observed that the association was very delighted to make the official presentation.
In pointing out that it was a couple years ago, that the association decided to award some CXC students for their outstanding work in clothing and textile, Coward commented that it was in 2001 that another student from Nevis did extremely well.
She said, “Once again, we have come to recognise the second winner who did extremely well. She got the second highest mark in the Caribbean, and I was told that it was about 2000 persons who wrote the exams, so that is indeed an accomplishment.”
Education Officer, Mrs. Versaille Powell, who was her tutor gave brief remarks noting how pleased she was and that the programme had started some five years ago at the Gingerland High School. We have had some 100% passes since its inception, she noted.
Acting Principal Education Officer, Mrs. Lornette Manners who gave brief remarks added her heartfelt thanks to the Caribbean Association of Home Economists for the award. “I want to say to you that with the way we are growing in leaps and bounds in Nevis, that the students in Nevis will continue to do extremely well,” ended Manners.
Other members of the delegation were, Dr. Theodore Alexander, Treasurer, Audrey Jones-Drayton, Finance Chair, Norma Maynard, Immediate Past President, and Margot Aquan, Assistant Secretary.
12 February 2003
Competent in everyday life by means of home economics
World Home Economics Day on March 21st
March 21st is the World Home Economics Day. On this day the importance of home economics for the life of every individual and for the society as a whole is in the focus of public attention. The World Home Economics Day was initiated by the International Federation for Home Economics IFHE in 1979. “Competent in Everyday Life“ is the motto of this year. The “illiteracy” in home economics, which is so widespread nowadays, is the cause of diverse problems in everyday life, which often appear to be a personal failure, but have in fact a social dimension. Lifelong home economics education provides you with the competencies that you need in order to be able to cope with the complex challenges of a rapidly changing society. The quiz enclosed with this letter asks questions related to everyday life competencies in a playful way in order to make people aware of that.
Poverty and excessive indebtedness, waste of resources, health problems, stress in everyday life, and overstrain are frequently the consequence of a lack of home economics competencies. Those who have never learned to economise with time and money and to organise their everyday life in a reasonable way will soon feel overburdened and might get into a critical life situation. A lack of knowledge about health and nutrition might lead to overweight and diseases. Consumption decisions without ecological and ethical responsibility are causing social and environmental problems all over the world.
However, home economics education provides you with real life qualifications which help you to cope with everyday life. It enables people to avoid problematic life situations or to cope with them in an independent and creative way. At the same time it promotes the development of personality and the culture of living together. In order to acquire and further develop these competencies home economics education must already start at kindergarten age. It has to be integrated in school education and vocational training and must be continued in adult education.
IFHE NEWSLETTER
Table of Contents
Report of the IFHE Council Meeting in Helsinki, Finland 1
News & Resources 2
Announcements 2
World Congress 2004 3
Call for Practitioners’ Papers 3
Call for Research Papers 4
Reports from UN Organizations 6
Calendar 6
Important IFHE Dates 6
Credits 6
Report of the Council Meeting of the International Federation of Home Economics
Presented by Gertraud Pichler, IFHE President
At the invitation of the Finnish associations of home economics, the Council Meeting of the International Federation (IFHE) was held at "Tieteidentolo" (House of Science) in Helsinki from July 21-24, 2002. It was the first council meeting organised by Dr. Gertraud PICHLER, a ministerial department head, in her capacity as president of IFHE.
The Council Meeting was attended by 135 delegates from 26 countries of the five world regions. This was the highest number of delegates ever to participate in a Council Meeting (elected representatives of the different associations and institutions of home economics, such as universities, research centres, etc. from various countries).
The Council is the official body of IFHE, which takes all federation decisions and defines future tasks. This global federation was founded in Switzerland as far back as 1908, and it will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2008, as part of a world congress.
Opening Meeting and Technical Plenary Meeting
The Council Meeting was opened by Dr. Johanna VARJONEN, chairwoman of the Finnish organising committee, Kaarina DROMBERG, the Finnish minister of cultural affairs, and Dr. Gertraud PICHLER, President of the International Federation of Home Economics.
Kaarina DROMBERG, a long-term member of the Finnish parliament and chairwoman of a parliamentary working group dealing with family issues and, in particular, home economics, was instrumental, being also a member of the European parliament, in discussing these matters from a European perspective.
Home economics ranks very high at all levels of education in Finland. Boys and girls, across all types of schools and age groups, are instructed in home economics. The government puts a lot of emphasis on teaching everyday skills. In her presentation, Kaarina DROMBERG pointed out the necessity of teaching home-economic disciplines and skills by way of fulfilling a socio-political mandate.
Finland had been at the centre of education policy even before the much-talked-about PISA study, according to which young people achieved the highest scores with respect to the qualifications and skills examined. Finland–despite (or, perhaps, because of?) its long-time commitment to the emancipation of women–has been able to maintain highly qualified education and training in home economics.
The president expressed her thanks, especially, to the Finnish organising committee for its excellent preparation of the Council Meeting and for planning the social events.
Special thanks also went to the technical plenary meeting: to Dr. Lena KIRJAVAINEN, who acted as moderator, Dr. Pekka PUSKA, WHO director for Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion, who, on behalf of Dr. BRUNDTLAND, director-general of the World Health
IFHE COUNCIL MEETING REPORT (continued from page 1)
Organisation, agreed to give the keynote speech, "Health promotion in the face of globalisation. The WHO perspectives on prevention as health maintenance in the household and family unit."
Univ. Prof. Dr. Carl ANDERSON (USA), Univ. Prof. Dr. Nwakego MOLOKWU (Nigeria, Africa) and Univ. Prof. Dr. Shoko SHIBUKAWA (Japan) – each of them gave a presentation, analysing the problem of preventive care in their countries and regions and showing the contributions that home economists can make. The importance of home-economic education (nutrition, housing, quality of life, environment, labour market, etc.) to prevention must not be underestimated. Our health-care and insurance systems are too geared to "treatment" and "making it better again"; prevention is being underestimated, and there are hardly any effective measures being taken.
To read the IFHE Council Meeting Report in its entirety, select this link: http://www.ifhe.org/Newsletter_September_2002/Articles/Council_Report_2002.doc
News & Resources
For the complete articles, go to the IFHE web sites listed.
International Academy Nutrition and Aging Newsletter–30.8.02
http://www.ifhe.org/Newsletter_September_2002/Articles/NL_Nutrition_02.doc
Report from the 588th meeting of the Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women–23.8.02
http://www.ifhe.org/Newsletter_September_2002/Articles/wom1363.doc
CEEC Outreach Committee Sponsors Half-Day Workshop Prior to IFHE Council Meeting in Helsinki.
By Joanne Pearson, Secretary CEEC Outreach Committee
http://www.ifhe.org/Newsletter_September_2002/Articles/CEEC_Outreach_Committee_Workshop.doc
A Glimpse into Russia–From July 24 through July 28, 2002, 42 home economics professionals and accompanying persons from 13 countries around the world visited educational institutions and cultural sites in Novgorod and St. Petersburg, Russia. By Joanne Pearson, Secretary CEEC Outreach Committee
http://www.ifhe.org/Newsletter_September_2002/Articles/A_Glimpse_into_Russia.doc
Announcements
Two women's colleges in China would welcome teachers in home economics areas, especially child development, food and nutrition, and consumer education, for one or two years. It would be a wonderful international experience and a great help to the development of needed home economics in China! Language would be in English. Pay would be minimal but ample to live on there, so it would most likely appeal to young graduates interested in international experience, or to healthy recent retirees.
The Colleges are Ginling Women's College in Nanjing (near Shanghai) and Fujian Hwa Nan Women's College in Fuzhou (just across the straits from Taiwan)(http://www.chinawomenscollege.org). Teaching there would be a mutually enriching experience! If you or someone you know might be
interested, please contact Dr. Marian Davis at mailto:mldavis@mailer.fs |
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