History of Mother Centers

Mother Centers have their roots in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Netherlands, where the first Mother Centers were established in the 1970s. The concept was initially developed as a response to the challenges faced by mothers in balancing their...

The Future of Mother Centers

Since the concept and the basic idea of ​​the mothers’ centers have demonstrably lost none of their topicality in the last 30 years, it is probably mainly the term “mothers’ center” that no longer seems to be up to date. Mothers’ centers...

GWIAGrassroots Women International Academy

The first Grassroots Women’s International Academies (GWIA) were conducted as part of the Expo 2000 in Germany. The following grassroots groups and partner organisations piloted the initial series of six week-long GWIA’s held at the Mother Center Salzgitter-Bad, an...

Mother Centers Around the World, MINE history

Mother Centers represent one of the most amazing grassroots women’s movements spear headed by women at the community level. Originating in Germany they have spread over the past decade across the world. Mother Center initiatives are found in Albania, Argentina,...

Emergence of the concept

The concept of “mothers’ center” emerged in the 1980s with the aim of improving the life situation of mothers (who were primarily responsible for raising children). The mothers’ center should restore the public sphere for women outside of the...

Concept

Mother Centers bring women and families into center stage and support them in building their confidence and ability to help themselves and each other. They re-integrate the culture of care into public life. Mother Centers have an impact on many levels: influence the...