St Catherine's College of Education for Home Economics Sion Hill 1929-2007

Past Student's Union

The International Federation of Education for Home Economics

The International Federation of Education for Home Economics is the only worldwide organization concerned with Home Economics and Consumer studies.

It was founded in 1908 and is a NGO - a non-governmental organization. For details and information on the 2008 Congress to be held in Lucerne Switzerland please visit the web site.

www.ifhe.org

In Ireland the I.F.HE coordinating committee can be contacted at St Angela's College of Education, Lough Gill, Sligo, Ireland. or by email : Irish IFHE committee

Home Economics in Business Ireland

Home Economists in Business Ireland is an organization set up to provide forum for exchange of information and a platform for keeping up to date with information for Home Economists who were not in full time teaching but who were employed in business July 1, 2008mailto:committee@stcatherinespsu..com"> HEIB

IFHE Development Fund 2008

As part of a project for the IFHE Development Fund 2008, HEIB made a quilt which will be used to raise funds for the Fr. Collins memorable fund for a project in South Africa. Members and friends of HEIB made the the quilt in one day in An Grianan, Termonfeckin, co Louth. The project was organised wthe assistance from members of the Drogheda quilters guild.

The quilt will be on Display at the IFHE international Congress in Lucerne in 2008 as part of a textile exhibition. You could be the proud owner of this quilt email for details