International

Training of local political activists in preparation for the local elections in Serbia. In a three-part training, I worked with 25 locally engaged people on the topics of political communication, local election campaigning and psychological empowerment, in preparation for the next local elections in Serbia. The Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) Belgrade has been represented in […]

When Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year autocratic rule came to an end in 2011, Libya turned its eye towards a new form of government, one in which the Libyan people’s interests would be represented under democratic principles. After decades of a government-enforced ban, political parties are emerging across Libya, giving Libyans the opportunity to organize their political […]

The National Democratic Institute Libya established already in 2013 a Youth Political Academy (under the lead of Ancuţa Hansen, Anis Elwillani and René Märtin) to engage the next generation of Libya’s political leaders. 2021, based on the concept of the time, supplemented by the experiences that NDI Libya has made with similar concepts in the […]

Consultancy for FES in Albania: My consultancy is part of FES’s ongoing programs supporting the democratic transition process in Albania. In Albania, FES started its activities in 1991 with a conference on democracy and market economy. Democratic political institutions and the socio-economic development were and are the main topics of the activities. In cooperation with […]

René Märtin from the German Empowerment Institute and Frederik Digulla, from Kiel visited FES Palestine from 23 October to 1 November 2017 to implement the FES workshop “Party Organizing and Smart Communications“. The workshop, which took place between 23 and 25 October, specifically targeted youth members of a democratic Party and gave them the chance […]

FES Palestine Workshop: “Identity and Strength of a Party and how to Communicate it“ Christian Kröning, Executive Director of the SPD in Schleswig Holstein, and René Märtin from the German Empowerment Institute, visited FES Palestine at the end of August to implement the FES workshop “Identity and Strength of a Party and how to Communicate […]

Political Academy Kosova – Module I: Political Culture and Communication The first module of the PA 2014 took place in may in Prishtina. The topic of the module was »Political Culture and Communication«, the lectureres were Prof. Agim Zogaj, from the University of Prishtina, who gave a first introducation to the topic, Ms. Valdete Idrizi […]

Consultancy for NDI in Libya: Working for democracy and making democracy work! The Washington D.C. based American-Canadian National Democratic Institute asked me to join one of their programs in Libya. My consultancy is part of NDI’s ongoing programs registered with the Ministry of Culture & Civil Society, supporting Libya’s democratic transition process. This consultancy began […]

School for Leaders in Poland Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Poland and School for Leaders/Stowarzyszenie Szkoła Liderów Exchange Seminar »Successfully Shaping Local Politics« German and Polish local politicians are to exchange their experiences and develop guidelines for successful local politics in a workshop. The three central questions are: How can continuity be created in local politics? How can […]

Young women and men who hold leadership positions in civil society and/or (local) politics in Romania learn in train-the-trainer workshops lasting several days how they can increase the acceptance of democracy in their region as multipliers. The project focuses on the long term; this year’s workshop builds on the annual trainings. »The ongoing political crisis […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In Zimbabwe, I worked with opposition groups, focusing on the question of how effective political communication can be developed from within the opposition (and in the face of multiple threats from the regime). The meetings with very different groups, representatives of farm workers, church groups, farmers« associations and others were impressive. In my report on […]

In Zimbabwe, as before in Kenya, I visited local initiatives and documented the diverse HIV/AIDS prevention work there for fundraising activities in Germany. In addition, I took part in some empowerment workshops, where I focused on the topic of communication. The activities took place in Harare, Bulawayo and in the rural areas around Bulaway.

In Kenya, as later in Zimbabwe, I visited local initiatives and documented the diverse HIV/AIDS prevention work there for fundraising activities in Germany. In addition, I took part in some empowerment workshops, mainly at regional schools, where I focused on the topic of communication. The activities took place in Nairobi and in the rural areas […]