President Alumnus Club and Enafcau's honor president, Daniela Popescu, Present at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the European and North American Federation of Clubs and Associations for UNESCO (Enafcan) at the UNESCO headquarters
The Paris Workshop, din UNESCO, from the date 27 June 2025 was part of the series of activities to strengthen the capacity launched in November 2024 by UNESCO and the French National Commission for UNESCO, In cooperation with the World Federation of Clubs and Associations for UNESCO (WFUCA) and is based on the results of the Global Youth Forum of Associations and Clubs for UNESCO, held at Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN, in February 2025. Dedicated, The celebration of the 25th anniversary of the European and North American Federation of Clubs and Associations for UNESCO (Enafcan).
Focusing on inclusive gender equality approaches at local level, The workshop presented impact initiatives, led by young people, that promotes gender equity. Below we play the speech held by Mrs. Daniela Popescu with this celebration.
Dear friends and
members of the great UNESCO family,
Today we celebrate 25 for years of common travel, of shared and unimaginable dreams.
It is the story of the European and North American Federation of Associations and Clubs for UNESCO - but especially, It's our story.
In a world in a continuous transformation, in which human values are often put to the test, Our federation has succeeded, along the ones 25 years, to remain a coherent and brave voice for education, pace, intercultural dialog and sustainable development. It was - and it is - a living network, activate, made up of people who truly believe in the power of ideas, In the force of collaboration and in the deep value of diversity.
This federation is not just a structure, It's a community. Is the place where UNESCO clubs in Europe and North America are handing their hands, they share their experiences and unite their voices to build bridges between generations, between nations, between cultures.
For a quarter of a century, Starting from the end of the year 2000, founded in Romania, This federation offered a space in which we learned to collaborate between cultures, Let's get involved for real causes - from peace and education to science, communication and culture until the planet's protection.
In the clubs and associations for UNESCO we have shown that we are the present and through young we reach the future. I brought in these years energy, initiative and hope. We created projects, I promoted values, We built friends over borders.
In the face of new challenges - from climate change to digital threats, from humanitarian crises to social fragmentation, to the wars that came to our way , Federation had the mission and responsibility to move on with the same determination. For us, those who believed in the good of UNESCO, Federation has permanently remained a catalyst for human solidarity, who has supported a peace education in a society with active citizenship.
We tried to continue to offer young people not just a space of expression, but also one of action.
Happy Birthday, This anniversary comes with thanks for the UNESCO Commission in France, to the lady president Michele Ramis, Mr. Secretary General Alexandre Navarro; We thank UNESCO, Mrs. Assel Utegenova for the permanent support and guidance offered;
At the anniversary hour, Our federation does not celebrate just the past, but renews the commitment for the future,continuing to be an active voice in promoting UNESCO human and universal values.
