Director of the Centre for Research on Organizations Work & Family (CROWF) Moderates Plenary Session at Doha International Family Institute’s Family Conference

Raymond Mutura, Director of the Centre for Research on Organizations Work & Family and Chair -Program for Family Development at Strathmore University Business School, on Wednesday, 24th February 2021 moderated the third plenary session at the Doha International Family Institute’s Family Conference. The theme for the conference was Marriage: Formation and Constituents of Stability with the subtheme: Nurturing Marriage for Family Stability.

Raymond moderated a session on the foundations of a happy marriage which constituted the following speakers: Dr. Sharifa Khalfan Al-Yahyai, Former Minister of Social Development, Oman, Rosa Pich, Family Coach, and Speaker, Spain, Olivier Yao, World President, International Federation Family Development (IFFD), Ivory Coast and Sheikh Ahmed Al Buainain, Family Consultant, Qatar.

The Doha International Family Institute’s Family Conference aimed to draw an integrated picture of the phenomenon of marriage in the world, with a particular focus on the Arab world particular. The conference delved into multiple faces of marriage by addressing: the socio-economic factors affecting marriage; reasons behind declining rates and delay of marriage; increases in the material costs of marriage; the impact of work and family balance on marriage; factors influencing the stability of marital relations; as well as marriage in times of immigration, wars, and conflicts. Learn more about the Doha Family Institute Family Conference ici

About the Centre for Research on Organisations Work & Family

The Centre for Research on Organisations Work & Family (CROWF) mission is to assist and engage persons, families, and companies see the connection on how the family enables work, organizations, businesses, and society, in general, to thrive by conducting and disseminating research on this. It has been instrumental in the development of the Draft National Policy on Family Promotion and Protection and currently working with other Kenya National Policy on Family Promotion and Protection and is currently working with other stakeholders to develop a Kenya National Parenting Manual through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection project in 2021.

About The Program for Family Development

Program for Family Development (PFD) runs Marriage and Parenting courses for married couples developed by the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD). We look to the building and keeping a network of strong and happy families. PFD promotes IFFD courses because they offer support to parents by encouraging them to be united in their approach to parenting.

The IFFD courses are designed to achieve family unity, and Family Enrichment is the best investment parents can make. They encourage parents to understand and appreciate the importance of their married love for the whole family, enabling parents to see the needs, understand the challenges and define the goals for their family. IFFD courses also provide parents with practical suggestions and ideas for their own family life. PFD has an open call for application for its 2021 courses. View our WhatsApp courses catalogue ici

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Par Juliet Hinga

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