Once again, I – together with my colleague Ulla Zumhasch – gave a training on the topic of election campaigning. This time, the focus was on empowerment for female candidates. 30 women joined our training. The Romania Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) was established in 1994 to promote democracy, the rule of law and social […]
Romania: Sharing Power
Sharing Power! in Romania Under this heading, I have conducted several trainings in Romania with the aim of promoting young local activists and committed people as well as networking progressive groups in Romania. The trainings also had the aim of building up the local academy of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation there and identifying multipliers. The […]
Denmark: Across the Border
German-Danish Project »Across the border« Forum for vocational training and qualification of the Kreishandwerkerschaft Ostholstein/Plön/Lübeck and CELF – Center for Erhvervsrettede uddannesler Lolland-Falster (Denmark) »Come on girls – get technical – across the border!« Young women are still clearly underrepresented in craft, technical and scientific fields. The aim is to show schoolgirls the range of […]
Czech Republic: Empowering the Youth in Eastern Europe
Working with a group of young activists from different Central and Eastern European countries in Karlov / Mala Moravka, Czech Republic. The Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe is a non-profit-organisation, domiciled in Berlin, which connects 30 organisations from Central and Eastern Europe in a network. The aim of this initiative is to strengthen civic […]
Zimbabwe: Silent work for democracy and justice
Silent work for democracy and justice The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Zimbabwe »Development policy is the peace policy of the 21st century.« – Willy Brandt Social democratic education work in Zimbabwe has existed since the seventies, when the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung supported the struggle for independence. In September, I visited the Harare office, which has existed since 1980, and […]
