On May 14, 2026, The NGO Committee on the Family in New York hosted their yearly event In observance of The International Day of Families. The focus was on the vital role of parents as the primary educators for children’s well-being and how family–focused educational programs can be powerful tools for overcoming
inequality of children and their families.
A video of the full discussion is available here.
Speakers
Susanne Seperson, Generations United, Vice Chair, NGO Committee on Intergenerational Solidarity
Jackie Aldrette, Managing Director, AVSI-USA Foundation (Association of Volunteers in International Service)
For more than 30 years the United Nations has marked the International Day of Families with a selected theme. For 2026, the UN chose “Families, Inequalities and Child Well-being.” With this as background, for our annual event the NGO Committee on the Family has chosen to present two organizations with programs designed to overcome those equalities.
Among the many nonprofit organizations offering various programs benefiting youth are Generations United with a focus on helping America’s youth, and AVSI-USA a foundation that operates several programs in a number of lower- and middle-income countries.
Their experts highlighted their individual and unique methods and programs that are successful in uplifting and enriching the lives of youth working with their families in many wonderful ways. Families are stronger when education at home is successfully combined with education through schools, religious settings, and community programs designed to enhance overall family well-being and thus overcoming inequalities.
