About ENFID
ENFiD stands for European Network of Filipino Diaspora. We are about 17 countries and growing. We try to connect. We try to network. We try to have a unified voice on matters that are important to us. Those are the aims of ENFiD.
Iceland 2023 D2D 7.0 - October 12-15, 2023
European Filipinos discuss what makes them happy and healthy in their host countries.
Full schedule here
Be at the Welcome to Iceland sunset cruise and/or the classic Golden Circle Tour the day after.
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Explore the land of fire & ice where Vikings and elves live side by side. Reykjavik, Iceland
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ENFiD stands for European Network of Filipino Diaspora. We are about 17 countries and growing. We try to connect. We try to network. We try to have a unified voice on matters that are important to us. Those are the aims of ENFiD.
Free
€ 39
€ 78
€ 117
Day 1 - October 12 Thursday
"Welcome to Iceland"
Arrival of Delegates (whole day)
18:00 (6pm) Welcome Cocktails / Sunset Cruise
Day 2 - October 13 Friday
"Conference: Are you a happy EuroPinoy?"
8:00 to 8:30 am - Registration of Delegates
8:30 to 9:00 am - Opening Remarks
H.E. Enrico Trinidad Fos, Ambassador of the Philippines to Norway, Iceland and Denmark
9:00 to 9:30 – Challenges and victories: Building and advocating services for immigrants, the Iceland experience
Nichole Leigh Mosty, former Member of Parliament and Founding Director of the Multicultural Center
9:30 to 10:00 - Fathers always figure: How the presence of fathers can foster family happiness and growth in host countries
Ólafur Grétar Gunnarson, family therapist and couples warrior
10:00 to 10:30 – Kuwento:We hear the stories of (3) Filipino immigrants in Iceland about how they dealt with racism and ignorance in their fields. This session will be moderated by Anna Lára Steindal, Project Manager for Persons of Foreign Origin with disabilities at Þróskahjálp.
10:30 to 10:50 - Coffee Break
10:50 to 11:30 - Working with Filipinos: An introduction to the Filipino work attitude and culture. Session is open specially for those who employ Filipinos and work beside them.
Marizel Rojas, United Nations
Marvi Gil, Landspítali University Hospital
1:30 to 13:30 - Lunch Break
13:30 to 14:00 - Challenges and victories: The role of parents in raising successful migrant children
Kriselle Suson Jónsdóttir, Reykjavik City Department of Education & Youth
14:00 to 14:20 - Coffee Break
14:20 to 15:00 - Cold up north: Navigating love and sex when cultures clash
Ragnheiður Eiriksdóttir, Author, reproductive health therapist and psychiatric nurse
15:00 to 15:15 - Closing Remarks: Christian Estrada, ENFID Chairperson
16:00 - End of conference
Day 3 - October 14 Saturday
"Off we go to see Golden Circle..."
07:30 to 08:00 - Meet at Harpa Concert Hall bus parking (right side facing the building, outdoors).
Please bring your breakfast and snacks. Wear warm and waterproof clothes, shoes, hats/beanies. The bus will leave exactly at 8am.
08:00 to 12:30 - Golden Circle Tour: Gullfoss, Geysir, Thingvellir National Park).
We will spend 30 minutes at Each stop. Please be back promptly at the bus in 30 minutes.
12:30 to 14:00 - Lunch at Evelyn Tagalog´s summer cottage
14:00 to 15:00 - Drive to Reykjavik
17:00 - Philippine Embassy Gala Night
Day 4 - October 15 Sunday
"Reykjavik"
Goodbyes
Souvenir Shopping
Sailing from the old harbor of downtown Reykjavik, we sail to see some of the most famous sites one can expect to see from the sea such as: Harpa Conference Hall, Solfarid, Hofdi, Videy (Imagine Peace Tower), Engey, Lundey (Puffin Island). Drinks can be bought at the onboard bar. This is your first encounter as a community of European Filipinos.
Seats are limited, so register early.
The classic Golden Circle tour consists of Iceland's three most popular tourist attractions: Gullfoss Waterfall, Geysir Geothermal Area, and Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park. The route covers approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) and loops from the capital city to the center of Iceland and back.
We stop for a lunch at the summerhouse of an ENFID member. Seats are also limited, so please register early!
Each short talk will follow with a discussion or workshop.
Ambassador of the Philippines
to Norway
Reykjavik City Department of Education & Youth
former Member of Parliament and Founding Director of the Multicultural Center
Family therapist and couples warrior
Author, reproductive health therapist and psychiatric nurse
Honorary Consul of the Philippines to Iceland