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• 29.01.2019

  Publication

  Living at home longer

  A guide to housing in old age

  

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  Most elderly people would like to grow old in the familiar surroundings of their own home. This can be made possible, even if they are reliant upon support and care, for example by adapting homes to older people’s needs, through neighbourhood help or the provision of social services. The guide to housing in old age by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth answers questions and informs about many opportunities for senior citizens. Checklists help to ...

• 24.10.2018

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  German Federal Government Report on the Work and Effectiveness of the Federal Government Programmes to Prevent Extremism

  

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  On June 14th, 2017, the Cabinet adopted the "German Federal Government Report on the Work and Effectiveness of Federal Government Programmes to Prevent Extremism" presented by the former Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Dr. Katarina Barley. The report was then submitted to the German Bundestag. The report contains statements on the work and effectiveness of the promotion of civil society commitment to extremism prevention...    

• 03.09.2018

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  Alliance for People with Dementia

  Report on the Implementation of the Agenda of the Alliance for People with Dementia 2014-2018

  

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  The Alliance for People with Dementia is an initiative of the federal government, which is partnered with representatives of the federal states, central associations of local authorities, associations and organizations in the fields of health and care, science and civil society bearing responsibility for people with dementia. The common concern of all those involved is to ensure the quality of life of people suffering from dementia and their families and to promote understanding and ...

• 20.06.2018

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  Developing and Financially Ensuring Early Education

  Interim Report 2016 of the Federal Government and Federal States (Länder) and Declaration of the Federal Government-Federal States Conference

  

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  At the Federal government and Federal States (Länder) Conference on the 14 and 15 November 2016 the Federal Government and the Federal States agreed to ensure the quality in child day care through common quality development goals and  a solid financing foundation in an ongoing manner. The Interim Report 2016 of the Federal Government and the Federal States which was presented at the conference shall be the basis  for this. It contains joint goal and development perspectives of the Federal ...

• 09.03.2018

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  Second Gender Equality Report

  Summary

  

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  Summary of the Second Gender Equality Report with central results and recommendations for Action.

• 08.02.2018

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  What's old anyway?

  Selected entries in the 2011 photographic and video competition

  

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  How old is old age? Until what age are we young? What is life in old age really like? We have many pictures in our mind, but do they reflect actual reality? The participants in the German photographic and video competition “What‘s old anyway?“ have submitted many entries that answer this question. This illustrated book showcases a selection of the most interesting entries.

• 11.12.2017

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  Care and Shared Responsibility in the Municipal Community

  Findings and Recommendations of the Seventh Report on the Elderly

  

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  The publication shows what part municipal communities can and should play in shaping life in old age. It summarises the issues, arguments and recommendations contained in the Seventh Report on the Elderly.

• 15.09.2017

  Publication

  Family Report 2017

  Benefits, Effects, Trends (Familienreport 2017)

  

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  The Family Report 2017 informs about the current developments of families in Germany and presents the projects, measures and programs of the family policy of the Federal Government. It contains the latest figures and data on the family forms and a comprehensive presentation of achievements, effects and trends around family and family policy.

• 22.08.2017

  Flyer

  Youth Voluntary Services

  Two ways to open up new perspectives - Voluntary Social Service Year/Voluntary Ecological Service Year

  

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  This flyer explains the nature of the Volunteer Social Service Year and Volunteer Ecological Service Year in Germany. It contains introductory information about participation requirements, employment fields, educational seminars, and legal conditions.

• 19.07.2017

  Scientific study / survey

  Gender diversity in law: the status quo and the development of regulatory models for recognizing and protecting gender diversity - Englische Kurzfassung (nicht amtliche Übersetzung zum Gutachten): Geschlechtervielfalt im Recht

  Begleitmaterial zur Interministeriellen Arbeitsgruppe Inter- & und Transsexualität – Band 8 a. Berlin

  

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  The Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citiziens has been supporting the work of the Interministerial Working Group 'Inter- und Transsexualität" (IMAG) on issues related to intersexuality and transgenderism through participatory, public technical ex-changes and research assignments. The expert opinion issued by the German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR) entitled ‘Gender diversity in the legal context: the status quo and development of regulatory models for recognising and ...