Ordinary Member

Gammel Kongevej 39E, 2. floor 1620 Copenhagen, Denmark Tel. (0045) 33 151 466

Phone: (0045) 33 151 466

Dansk Folkeoplysnings Samråd (DFS) - Danish Adult Education Association (DAEA)

Who we are?

DAEA:

DFS is an umbrella organization for 36 national organizations involved in non-formal and informal adult education, amateur cultural work and participatory democracy. The member organizations unites around the Grundtvig-inspired Danish concept “folkeoplysning”.
DFS operates a secretariat of 10 employees.
A number of networks between member organizations are an important backbone of DFS.
The four key values of DFS are democracy, freedom, diversity and community.

What we do?

The main tasks of DFS are:

To promote the interests and needs of non-formal adult education/”folkeoplysningen”
To make non-formal adult education/”folkeoplysningen” visible in society
To promote the values of non-formal adult education/”folkeoplysningen”

To do this:

We are in dialogue with politicians and civil servants about the needs of non-formal adult
education/”folkeoplysningen” and about the positive role that this sector plays in a democratic
society.
We build alliances with other civil society organizations and with researchers and knowledge
institutions.
We facilitate cooperation between our member organizations in order to develop their activities
and foster innovation
We distribute different forms of project funding to our member organizations
We participate in European projects and other forms of international cooperation (Nordic,
European and global)

EAEA brings together
120 organisations from 43 countries.

EAEA is a European NGO whose purpose is to link and represent European organisations directly involved in adult learning. Originally known as the European Bureau of Adult Education, EAEA was founded in 1953 by representatives from a number of European countries.

EAEA promotes adult learning and access to and participation in non-formal adult education for all, particularly for groups currently under-represented.

Want to know more?

EAEA membership is an opportunity to become part of a European-wide network of adult educators.

Visit our Why join page to find out about all the membership services we provide. If you want to join our network, visit the How to join page to learn about the differences between Ordinary and Associate membership and find the best fit for you.