Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) is a global policy and advocacy Institute working to advance knowledge on Arab families and promote evidence-based polices at national, regional and international levels.
The Doha International Conference on the Family aims to promote research and stimulate action to strengthen the family, bridge the gap between research, policy, and practice, and build a base of researchers, policy makers and service providers interested in working towards strengthening of the family. The conference contributes to the institute’s advocacy efforts, in terms of focusing on family issues, and implementing evidence-based family-friendly policies based while taking into consideration best practices at the global, regional, and national levels.
The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) has launched the OSRA research grant in its sixth cycle which is a research grant on Arab families and family policy related issues.
The Doha International Family Institute hosted a forum on a culturally significant conversation in the Arab world – marriage.
The symposium, titled The Arab Family Forum on Marriage, took place at Qatar National Convention Centre from December 2-3, and focused on DIFI reports that discuss marital education, the state of marriage, types of marriages, current and future trends in marriage, and relationship education programs in the Arab world.
Experts from across the MENA region attended the forum and youth and couples discussed best practices for marital education programs in Qatar.
DIFI has produced a comprehensive report on the state of marriage in the Arab world, focusing on 22 countries and addressed various deficits in our knowledge on marriage trends, the factors that shape marriage, and the obstacles and challenges to marriage across the Arab world.
DIFI undertook a systematic review of marital education programs across the Arab region that aims to map and analyze the content, topics, and approaches used to provide policy recommendations.
The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), a member of Qatar Foundation, launches a campaign calling for compulsory programs for those about to get married
The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) has launched the OSRA research grant in its sixth cycle which is a research grant on Arab families and family policy related issues.