According to Financial Times 'Author, thinker and public speaker Charles Handy, who died on Friday 13, aged 92, was one of the few non-Americans to merit the description 'management guru'.'

It All Starts at Home. This is a message that we have been trying to convey to the population and policy-makers since the Home Renaissance Foundation began its work almost 20 years ago, in order to highlight the value of the home as the fabric of our lives. It is exciting to see how institutions and foundations worldwide organise forums and conferences with the home as a starting point.

Led by FAFCE, seven prominent organisations from the seven G7 countries (Canada, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States, and Japan) signed the Family 7, a statement recognising the important role of families and homes in society, which was presented at the G7 Equal Opportunities Summit on 4-6 October in Matera, Italy.

'The Search for Home among Forced Migrants and Refugees' responds to a reality experienced by 413 million migrants and displaced persons in the world. This is our fifth academic publication, our fourth with Routledge, and will be available from 8 November, although it will be on pre-sale from 18 October.

On 30 and 31 October, our director and Chair in Architecture at the University of York, Professor Gamal Abdelmonem represented the Home Renaissance Foundation at the International Year of the Family Conference organised by Doha International Family Institute which took place in Qatar.

This September newsletter comes after a summer which, as well as a time to rest and relax, has been a time of very positive activity and engagement for HRF.

We are delighted to announce that we have just signed an academic partnership with the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce within the programme: ‘Towards a Culture of Care. A response to the anthropological crisis.'

The United Nations has published on its website the report resulting from the meeting held in May to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the International Day of Families and among the recommendations are all those suggested by the Home Renaissance Foundation.

We are already at the gates of summer, but before let´s review the work done in the last months with our Chairman´s letter.

On 8 and 9 July in Barcelona, the Home Renaissance Foundation will hold its sixth Expert Meeting ‘Nurturing Healthy Relationships at Home and Work’ in collaboration with the International Center Work and Family of the IESE Business School and the Social Trends Institute.