Allemagne

City of Cologne –Department. for Family, Children and Youth Affairs - Stadt Köln - Amt für Kinder, Jugend und Familie

National Network
Allemagne
Address

Ottmar- Pohl Platz 1
51103 Köln
Allemagne

Telephone
0049 221 221 25423
Fax
0049 221 221 23377
E-Mail
norbert.muennich@stadt-koeln.de
Organisation Type
Local/Regional Authority
Year of Establishment
1938
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Gender
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Media
  6. Others
  7. Youth and education
General Information
Local Authority. The Youth Welfare Office is a part of the Dptm. Of Youth, Education and Sport. The Youth Welfare Office is responsible for a wide variety of tasks that are laid down in § 1 of the Child and Youth services Act. International youth work belongs to it. In total around € 180.000.000, 00. Budget for international activities € 50.000,00. Funding by national and European programs. Different kinds of activities in the field of youth welfare system and social work with groups of young people in the age of 16-22 and Professionals. Normally within the European -Mediterranean zone. But also be involved in development aid activities with South Africa, Uganda and Latin America.
Mission and Objectives

An international or globalised world required a coordinated Co-operation. For that it is necessary that the civil society Has to get in a mutual contact. The public services like the NGO’s are the multipliers for its.

Main Projects / Activities

Organizing of exchange programs for young people and professionals in youth and social work within Europe, between Europe and the Mediterranean countries and developing Projects within the co-operation with developing countries.

Contact (1) Full Name
Norbert Münnich
Head of the organisation
Stephan Glaremin

Civil Forum for Asset Recovery (CiFAR)

National Network
Allemagne
Address

Lausitzer Strasse 21
10999 Berlin
Allemagne

Telephone
004917665832200
E-Mail
info@cifar.eu
E-Mail (2)
lmartin@cifar.eu
E-Mail (3)
joldfield@cifar.eu
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2016
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. International/Cultural relations
General Information
CiFAR has an international board of experienced project managers, networkers and campaigners with a background in anti-corruption and asset recovery, who are committed to and passionate about fighting the theft of state assets. Through previous work on asset recovery, our board members have a network of contacts already in place in civil society, government and international organisations, alongside a solid understanding of the challenges for civil society in working on asset recovery and the ways civil society can be empowered to work more effectively in this field. At CiFAR we work collaboratively with civil society from across the globe against the systems that allow stolen assets to be moved internationally and the individuals that profit from these systems. Civil society often needs support when a new case of asset theft is identified in their jurisdiction - both in international asset recovery processes and in building connections to other organisations and actors to campaign for a return of assets that is fair, transparent and participatory. CiFAR's projects span both sides of this equation - we campaign as an organisation to close loopholes allowing asset theft and for justice for those who steal public goods, and we provide training, education and network building for civil society groups and activists to become better at fighting asset theft in their jurisdiction.
Mission and Objectives

The Civil Forum on Asset Recovery (CiFAR) will aim to act as the voice for civil society worldwide on stolen assets and close the gap missing in global civil society asset recovery work. We want to be a civil society resource, with the skills, knowledge and network to help civil society new to the topic to understand how they can be active nationally and internationally to fight public asset theft and help to return stolen assets. We want to convene and support civil society in transnational campaigning, advocacy to institutions and in bringing those responsible for asset theft to account. Our idea is to become a network without formal organisational membership, but bringing together civil society with academic experts, journalists, and officials, to understand, address, investigate and prevent asset theft and campaign for its return.

Main Projects / Activities

Our main projects are to:
- Develop the expertise of civil society organizations across the globe to be strong voices on the theft of state assets and to play their role effectively in the asset recovery process
- Enable stronger cross-border civil society cooperation through identifying, building and sustaining connections between civil society organizations in multiple jurisdictions
- Build multi-country civil society campaigns to challenge the impunity individuals and the structures that enable asset theft
Our activities:
1.Training for civil society to advocate to and support governments on asset recovery
2.Training on investigative journalism. It could be directed to civil society, journalists,...
3.Assessment on the capacity of civil society to work with governments on asset recovery (with recommendations)
4.Assessment on the current efforts of the government on asset recovery (with recommendations)
5.Public awareness campaigns by providing brochures, radio programs, special web pages and informative videos in order to promote international cooperation on preventing the theft of state funds and returning stolen assets
6 Facilitating learning between civil society organisations around the globe on asset recovery through networking and meetings

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The theft of public assets and their removal from the country of origin is a global phenomenon – both occurring in every country of the world and global in terms of the systems used to illicitly remove and hide state wealth. It a phenomenon that often is carried out by those whose populations are in a situation of relative or extreme poverty and with the explicit or tacit complicity of legal and financial service professionals and public officials in a number of jurisdictions.
Civil society is a vital player in ending the theft of public assets and securing the return and proper use of stolen assets. Across the globe, civil society has been increasingly playing their role, from bringing cases to court, to campaigning to close the legal loopholes that allow assets to be removed, to overseeing funds of returned assets.
Despite this, civil society is not being as effective as it has the potential to be. Currently lacking is coordinated, peer-to-peer, innovative and multi-jurisdiction civil society action on the theft of state assets and support for civil society to play its role in the asset recovery process. Too often civil society organisations work separately or through informal contacts, on what is a by nature a transnational and global issue. Frequently civil society is new to the topic of asset recovery and does not have the experience or contacts to play its part in the process. This leaves organisations fragmented, too often unaware of work happening or developments in other jurisdictions, weak in technical expertise and failing to work on campaigns which really address the transnational aspect of this issue.We have worked in civil society networks and are ideally placed to build a strong and effective civil society coalitions.
For this reason, we believe that it is necessary to empower civil society to work more effectively in this field. CiFAR aims to fill these gaps. Our idea is to become a network without formal organisational membership, but bringing together civil society with academic experts, journalists, and officials, to understand, address, investigate and prevent asset theft and campaign for its return.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

The theft of state assets and their recovery is a complex process. However, beyond this process it is also one with little citizen oversight.
Despite the need for civil society to push for greater accountability and to work across borders, to date there has been no space for civil society to cooperate transnationally on asset recovery and no way to amplify their voice to the international level.
With the support of ALF Network we aim to remedy this situation by providing support to civil society to be effective and powerful at fighting the theft of state assets, challenging the systems that allow for them to be moved and campaigning for their accountable and transparent return.
Additionally, we could benefit from ALF large community (helping us build conversation and community); links (sharing news and info from their networks); introductions (connecting us to people you would like to meet or other organisations).
 

Contact (1) Full Name
Laila Martin
Job Title
People Engagement and Campaigning
Head of the organisation
Jackson Oldfield
Contact (2) Full Name
Jackson Oldfield
Job Title (2)
Global Advocacy and Policy

Claudia Kutscha- If I was young-

National Network
Allemagne
Address

Edisonstr.40
12459 Berlin
Allemagne

Telephone
+493043910973
E-Mail
kutscha71@web.de
Mobile Phone
+4915128417249
Organisation Type
Individual Person
Year of Establishment
2004
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
Hi, my name is Claudia Kutscha, and I make short films. In 2017, I finished 4th in the South Asia Short Film Compition. In 2018 I was  made the reports about the fight of the Berlin fire department. As we move from progress to regression, and the cold war becomes warmer rather than colder, we should remember how much dreams war can destroy about the war. How destructive is regression instead of progress? How many dreams can we destroy by arms race and war? Can you say that about? Rember what you do in peacefull times and not into a war... So we would made the movie "IF I WAS YOUNG" including Syrian refugees and other members of army from around the world.
Mission and Objectives

 
The film will be screened at film festivals around the world. The film's goal is not worth the war and shows the devastated and their lives afterwards. We have already shot with the former actor Jürgen Draeger, who has written history as "German" James Dean. He survived World War II and today works as a painter.

Main Projects / Activities

We have already created the promo movie and start selling the movie tickets, because we want to present the movie in April 2020. We therefore need every support we can get. The next step will  shoots and recordings with Syrian children both here as refugees and in Aleppo/syria. Most of the support goes into the cut, because only a well-cut film can be viewed well. We always work in a small team and try to keep the costs as small as possible, but the quality so high that the film is successful at festivals. 
 
 

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

 
Your network is unknown here, only after many searches on the Internet I came to your site by chance. Through my work and my network I can make you public, both as a journalist and as a filmmaker. Of course, you will be named in the film as a sponsor of this project and you will get public at all film festivals worldwide. 

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

I am a team player and only community makes everyone strong

Informations supplémentaires
Contact (1) Full Name
Claudia Kutscha
Job Title
CO
Head of the organisation
Claudia Kutscha
Publication
Education
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Front and back covers

Colouring Book for Kids - World Religions

Have fun learning about the world's major religions with creative designs and simple challenges! For kids age 5+. O f the thousands of colouring books available for children, only a few deal with religion, tending to depict only one religion...

Common Purpose Deutschland

National Network
Allemagne
Address

Max-Brauer-Allee 40
22765 Hamburg
Allemagne

Telephone
+49 (0)40 380 38 699
E-Mail
info@commonpurpose.de
E-Mail (2)
riekje.linnewedel@commonpurpose.de
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2004
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. Media
  4. Others
  5. Youth and education
General Information

Common Purpose bietet seit 25 Jahren Leadership-Programme an, die den Teilnehmenden die Inspiration, die Fähigkeiten und Kontakte vermitteln, um effektiver komplexe Veränderungen anzuleiten - am Arbeitsplatz und in der Gesellschaft. Wir bieten Programme für Führungskräfte an (ob etabliert, aufstrebend oder im angehenden Ruhestand), ebenso wie für Studierende und für Schüler. Das besondere daran: wir bringen Menschen mit den verschiedensten Hintergründen und aus dem privaten, öffentlichen und gemeinnützigen Sektor zusammen und helfen ihnen zu verstehen, wie andere Menschen "ticken". Unsere hoch strukturierten Programme erstrecken sich über einen oder mehrere Tage und finden an ungewöhnlichen Orten statt, wie Gefängnissen, Börsen, Schulen, Fabriken u.s.w. Mittels Methoden des Erfahrungslernens bringen wir die meist rund 30 Teilnehmer in einen direkten, offenen Austausch untereinander und mit externen Impulsgebern, alle Entscheider aus der Praxis, die mit ihren echten Führungsthemen und Erfahrungen inspirieren. Dadurch unterstützen wir die Teilnehmer darin besser und schneller Silos oder kulturelle Grenzen zu überwinden auch außerhalb ihrer Komfortzone effektiv zu führen noch besser komplexe Veränderungen zu bewirken

Mission and Objectives

Unsere Vision ist es, den "Raum", der zwischen den unmittelbaren Verantwortlichkeiten jedes Einzelnen und auch des Staates liegt, zu füllen... mit Menschen aus allen Berufen und Bereichen, mit Unternehmen und Organisationen, die das Gemeinwesen heute und in der Zukunft im Blick halten. Unser Ziel ist es, bei Führungskräften ebenso wie bei jungen Menschen das Bewusstsein für die Gesamtzusammenhänge von Führung und Gesellschaft zu wecken sowie für die gesellschaftliche Relevanz ihrer Entscheidungen. Der Soziologe Sir Ralf Dahrendorf erklärt in einem Artikel für das britische 'Common Purpose Journal', warum zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement in den westlichen Industrienationen seit 1989 zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnt. Er nennt Common Purpose ein exzellentes Beispiel für Zivilgesellschaft "in Aktion".

Main Projects / Activities

Die Idee hat ihren Ursprung 1989 in England. Als unabhängige, überparteiliche, gemeinnützige Organisation führt Common Purpose mittlerweile lokale Programme in 35 Städten weltweit durch, sowie globale Projekte für Führungskräfte aus über 100 Ländern. Jährlich nehmen rund 4.000 Leader an unseren Trainings teil. In Deutschland haben in den letzten zehn Jahren über 1.000 Organisationen Führungskräfte, Studierende oder Schüler in unsere Kurse entsendet. Der gemeinnützige Common Purpose Deutschland e.V. wurde 2003 ins Leben gerufen.  2010 etablierte der Verein eine gemeinnützige GmbH, deren einziger Gesellschafter der Verein bis heute ist. Verein und GmbH sind beim Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main unter HRB 86898 registriert und beim Finanzamt Frankfurt am Main III unter der Steuernummer 45 250 7351 9 als gemeinnützig anerkannt. Beide sind durch eine Lizenzvereinbarung an den Common Purpose Charitable Trust gebunden, der von der Tochtergesellschaft, der Common Purpose Global Customised Ltd., gemanagt wird. Ziel und Gegenstand von Common Purpose Deutschland werden in der Satzung wie folgt beschrieben: "[...] die Förderung von Bildung und Erziehung für das Gemeinwohl und im Besonderen von Personen mit unterschiedlicher geographischer, ethnischer und sozialer Herkunft sowie politischem und wirtschaftlichem Hintergrund durch die Behandlung von institutionellen, gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Fragestellungen unter Betonung von Gemeinsinn und sozialer Verantwortung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, insbesondere in deutschen Großstädten und den sie umgebenden Regionen."

Contact (1) Full Name
Riekje Linnewedel
Head of the organisation
Katharina Rahne & Lena Meyer

Community building forum: The (new) ethics of facilitation

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Forum Mitost

World crises has largely affected the work of facilitators and created new challenges for citizenship education. How to adapt to these changes and work with people's traumatic experiences? What will help restore internal resources and find resilience?

We invite educators and youth workers to discuss these and related issues at the online forum "The (new) ethics of facilitation", taking place from 1-3 December, 2022.

The purpose of the forum is to unite educators, facilitators and specialists who work with youth, and highlight new methods of work in the context of global changes in recent months and years.

We want to encourage participants toward thinking about these questions:

▪️ How awareness in citizenship education helps to form and adapt new principles of group learning? Is facilitation what we need now?
▪️ What is the role of the facilitator now?
▪️ Is it ethical to remain neutral while facilitating?
▪️ Does lack of neutrality mean rejecting compromise?
▪️ What used to build bridges can now undermine them. What is wrong with consideration dialogue as a universal method in modern realities?
▪️ How to work if trauma and stress have become constant companions of modern life?
▪️ What brings us resilience? How can a facilitator restore internal resources to find resilience?

The forum will be helpful for those who:

  •  have facilitation experience or are interested in developing in this direction
  •  work with youth in the field of non-formal education
  •  seek to explore current trends in citizenship education
  •  want to look into effective facilitation approaches.

To join the online forum, please register by filling in the registration form below by November 27:
https://inshaosvita.typeform.com/to/x6pXGKbF

The forum takes place in the scope of the project “Rethink citizenship education in times of change”, implemented by MitOst e.V. in cooperation with Insha Osvita and EcoVisio and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

Comparative Research Network e.V.

National Network
Allemagne
Address

Liverpooler Straße 2
13349 Berlin
Allemagne

Telephone
+491717791386
E-Mail
central@comparative-research.net
E-Mail (2)
mabarthel@comparative-research.net
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Heritage
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Media
  6. Research
  7. Youth and education
General Information
The Comparative Research Network is an international network of researchers, trainers and teachers based in Berlin. CRN is actively involved in scientific research, teaching and cultural activities that link the realm of ideas with everyday experience. As our name indicates, we work internationally and cross-culturally. Only through thoughtful comparison can we interpret our local reality, render it more comprehensible and develop strategies to address the issues that affect our everyday lives. CRN performs research both as a partner within international consortia as within the scope of its own projects. CRN publishes a working paper series that communicates the work of its members to a wider audience. In this sense the structure is not dependning on fulltime employees, but on the capability of the more than 50 members worldwide. In Berlin a staff of 3 is working permanently on developing projects, workshops and seminares, providing more than 60 partner organisations europeanwide. The main source of funding are income from Seminars and co-financing from various EU programmes, just like Grundtvig.
Mission and Objectives

Our Mission: CRN investigates among other things: 1. The changing significance of national borders within the context of European integration and global change 2. Post-Social transformation and its implications for urban and regional development in Central and Eastern Europe 3. The emerging geopolitics of the European Union 4. Cultural dimensions of urban change 5. Intercultural dialogue and the need of intercultural competences in a globalized world Our philosophy: CRN believes in the power of context-sensitive research and is open to different theoretical and methodological approaches that promote meaningful comparative work. CRN also supports artistic endeavour that forges links between ‘science’, social issues and society.

Main Projects / Activities

The main actions are currently the Grundtvig In-Training series "European Intercultural Stimulation - becoming a diplomat between the cultures" organised by the CRN itself, involving at the moment 20 different partner from all over Europe. Secondly CRN is organising together with the city of Szczecin and the Euroregion Pomerania a course series on "intercultural competences in border regions". Most members of the CRN are actively involved in variouse FP7 and Marie-Curie programms of the European Union, concerning research projects in border regions - including the Euromediterranean.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

CRN can contribute with its knowledge and manpower to work on social media projects and in the field of intercultural trainings.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

CRN want to contribute its knowledge on intercultural dialogue, use of social media and border regions to the network. Furtheron the CRN wants to initiate programms together with its partners in the Euromed, using the ALF Network as a multiplier and a source to find and cooperate with further partners.

Contact (1) Full Name
Martin Barthel
Head of the organisation
James W. Scott
Contact (2) Full Name
James W. Scott

Council of Global Issues

National Network
Allemagne
Address

Heiner Benking, Gieselerstr. 12, 10713 Berlin
Berlin
Allemagne

Telephone
030 793 2230
E-Mail
heiner@benking.de
Mobile Phone
+491577 822 825
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
1997
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
meet-think-tank - advisory council -civil society PEACE ORGANISATION bridging exact and fine arts and sciences - and link with IHTEX, WORLD PEACE GARDENS into the fields of general education and policy making across local and international bodies: UN, UNESCO, UNICEF,... Glocal, transdisciplinary, systemic & cultural appraoches and projects in media, science and policy: see: IHTEC BOARD: http://www.ihtec.org/index.php?id=134 and YOUTH LEADER TEAM: http://www.youth-leader.org/index.php?id=659
Mission and Objectives

advise and bring forward solid information towards Science, Education and Peace, see website:
WHO WE ARE
The Council on Global Issues is focussed on the application of systems and complexity sciences to the better management of dilemmas facing humanity. It is a Canadian Internet based, (on-line, virtual) not-for-profit organization with individual and organizational members. Founded in 1999, CGI is financed by membership fees, sponsorships, research grants, and consulting fees.
AIMS
CGI contributes to the conscious evolution of humankind towards a just society in a sustainable ecosystem.
CGI promotes development of democracy and political effectiveness through application of systems principles.
BACKGROUND
CGI emerged from a series of biennial interdisciplinary conferences initiated by the Canadian Division of the International Society for the Systems Sciences. These were held at Ryerson University in Toronto since 1987 with the support of Science for Peace and many other organizations. The 1999 meeting was entitled: Interdisciplinary Conference on the Evolution of World Order – Global and Local Responsibilities for a Just and Sustainable Civilization. Conference website: www.ryerson.ca/~woc
STRATEGY
- CGI co-operates with, and offers to co-ordinate all groups seeking to create and restore justice and sustainability.
- CGI offers education and training in systemic thinking to organizations and individuals.
- CGI engages in harnessing new knowledge and technologies, in achieving its goals.
- CGI disseminates recommendations for action to governments and to leading organizations and individuals.

Main Projects / Activities

see round-tables:
timely for UNFCCC Copenhagen, Dec 2009
Science for Peace and Canadian Pugwash,
Global Issues Project
Global Sustainability Education Concepts
FOOD AND POPULATION ROUNDTABLE
(working DRAFT - outcomes from Nov. 20 - 21, 2009)
see also the 2007 WASAN ACTION FRAMEWORK on CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGYInterdisciplinary Round Table on Climate Change and Energy Strategies (CCERT)
September 14/15, 2007 Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, Canada
website: http://ccert.info
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Prospectus of The Global Issues Project initiated by and supported by Canadian Pugwash Group, Canadian Association for the Club of Rome - CACOR

Contact (1) Full Name
Heiner Benking
Head of the organisation
Heiner Benking Germany, Helmut Bukhardt, Canada

CRISP e.V.

National Network
Allemagne
Address

Weisestraße 27
12049 Berlin
Allemagne

Telephone
0049-30-63413376
Fax
0049-30-63413376
E-Mail
board@crisp-berlin.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
CRISP is an independent, non-party and non-confessional organisation. The deciding committee of CRISP is, besides the Member's Meeting taking place at least once a year, the Board. The board ist responsible for the achievement of the organisation's objectives. At present, CRISP has 18 members and 11 sponsoring members. Since 2010 are working continually with assistants. Furthermore,CRISP is an approved sending and receiving organisation within the framework of the European Voluntary Service. In September 2011 we will be able to welcome our first volunteer. Our main sources of funding are national and international foundations, the German foreign ministry and the European Commission through its different mobility programs. Besides that we are working together closly with our partner organizations in our focus regions.
Mission and Objectives

With our work, we pursue our aims of promoting international and intercultural understanding, tolerance and democratic values, especially in conflict affected areas and regions. By this, we support a non-violent conflict management culture. Through our projects we aim for promoting a critical democratic culture, understanding among different groups beyond borders and creating a constructive dialogue.

Main Projects / Activities

Since 2007 we working in the fields of civic education and civil conflict management. Our work is mainly focused on the development of a strong, active civil society and a non-violent management of conflicts. To achieve these objectives we basically rely on the method of simulation gaming. By now we have a long-term experience in developing and using the method, as well as in training it. Our focus regions so far are the Western Balkans and the South Caucasus. Furthermore, CRISP sees itself as a platform for other projects, so to say we are open for project proposals of others, why we support also different ideas and approaches from our partners and members.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

The Network offers us a possibility to gain from the experiences of other organizations, and share our expertise when it comes to the methodology of simulation gaming. Besides that we can identify possible synergies in the efforts of other organizations.

Contact (1) Full Name
Florian Dunkel
Head of the organisation
Gerrit Kraemer
Contact (2) Full Name
Andreas Muckenfuß