Our People
Our team brings together people of diverse backgrounds and expertise. Learn more about us below.
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Mohamud Hassan Abdi
Logistical and Financial Officer
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Joana Amaral
Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Ali Anan
Lebanon team
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Michael Arensen
Senior Project Manager
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Finance Sven Arndt
Director of Administration
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Janna Articus
Junior Project Manager
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Conflict Transformation Research Beatrix Austin
Head of Department
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Lara Azzam
Senior Project Manager
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Communications Natalie Baharav
Head of Communications
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Yemen Unit Dalia Barsoum
Head of Unit
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Yemen Unit Amira Ben Salem
Logistics Officer
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Regional Peace Support Patrick Berg
Head of Department
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Uta Bieber
Finance Manager
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Cora Bieß
Junior Project Manager
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Daniela Bold
Student Assistant
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Afghanistan team Theresa Breitmaier
Project Manager
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Victoria Cochrane-Buchmüller
Project Manager
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Thailand team Jularat Damrongviteetham
Project Manager
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Latin America Unit Alina Datz
Student Assistant
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Rebecca Davis
Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Julian Demmer
Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Kasahun Dender
Project Coordinator
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Conflict Transformation Research Fatim Selina Diaby
Intern
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Monitoring and Evaluation team Eva Dingel
Advisor, Monitoring and Evaluation
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Conflict Transformation Research Véronique Dudouet
Senior Advisor
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Conflict Transformation Research Karoline Eickhoff
Associate Researcher
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Maria El Sammak
Junior Project Manager
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Afghanistan team Basir Feda
Team Leader
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Communications Eric Fichtl
Digital Content Manager
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Stefan Fortunat
Finance Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Nadine Francis-Pohle
Project Manager
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Human Resources Svenja Fredrich
Senior HR Advisor
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Afghanistan team Janina Gäde
Logistics Officer
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Janel B. Galvanek
Head of Unit
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Europe Unit Armani Gambaryan
Project Manager
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Afghanistan team Hans-Joachim Giessmann
Director Emeritus
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Executive Office Andrew Gilmour
Executive Director
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Conflict Transformation Research Karin Göldner-Ebenthal
Researcher
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Latin America Unit Fabian González Neumann
Junior Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Pascal Grimm
Junior Project Manager
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Turkey team Ekrem Güzeldere
Project Manager
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Europe Unit Tamila Gvadzhava
Junior Project Manager
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Afghanistan team Charlotte Hamm
Junior Project Manager
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Kirsten Hartmann
Student Assistant
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Yemen Unit Ali Saif Hassan
Yemen Team
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Conflict Transformation Research Johanna-Maria Hülzer
Research Assistant
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Heidi Huuhtanen
Senior Advisor
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Human Resources Katarzyna Jäckel
Head of Unit
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Christoph T. Jaeger
Senior Advisor
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Uli Jäger
Head of Department
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Yemen Unit Katharina Jautz
Project Manager
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Andrea Joras
Executive Director
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Communications Katie Kamins
Communications Assistant
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Narine Karapetyan
Project Manager and Trainer
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Feras Kheirallah
Senior Programme Manager, Representative – Beirut office
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Europe Unit Izzat Khushbakov
Project Manager
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Anne Kruck
Advisor
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Regional Peace Support Nike Löble
Student Assistant
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Communications Florian Lüdtke
Media and Communications Manager
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Stina Lundström
Project Manager
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Fundraising Berit Lusebrink
Friends and Partners
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Hassan Mais
Lebanon team
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Feben Makonnen
Project Officer
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Linda Maurer
Student Assistant
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Priscilla Megalaa
Junior Project Manager
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Yemen Unit Ramzi Merhej
Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Mohammed Moneim
Lebanon Team
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Mir Mubashir
Advisor, Dialogue and Mediation Support
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Musa Al Munaizel
Senior Advisor
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Yemen Unit Rasha Nagi
Junior Project Manager
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Latin America Unit Elisabet Navarro Abad
Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Sonja Neuweiler
Head of Unit
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Dagmar Nolden
Project Manager
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Conflict Transformation Research Tilman Papesch
Research Assistant
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Latin America Unit Analucía Partida Borrego
Project Manager
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Europe Unit Ulrike Pflanz
Finance Manager
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Executive Office Carolin Poeschke
Special Assistant to the Executive Director
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Nora Rathje
Project Manager
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Fundraising Shirin Reuvers
Head of Strategic Partnerships
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Nicole Rieber
Senior Project Manager
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Sonja Riester
Assistant
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Tim Jan Roetman
Junior Project Manager
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Yemen Unit Joshua Rogers
Project Manager
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Thailand team Norbert Ropers
Senior Advisor
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Communications Annett Rößling
Social Media Coordinator
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Executive Office Malina Saf
Student Assistant
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Monitoring and Evaluation team Andreas Schädel
Advisor, Monitoring and Evaluation
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Latin America Unit Magdalena Scharf
Project Manager
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Carla Schraml
Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Abass Kassim Sheikh
Senior Project Manager
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Carolin Sokele
Junior Project Manager
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Afghanistan team Omaidullah Stanikzai
Logistics Officer
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Regional Peace Support Jenny Stock
Finance Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Arrliya Sugal
Student Assistant
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Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Rebeca Taboada Garcia
Junior Project Manager
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Conflict Transformation Research Malte Tepe
Finance Manager
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Latin America Unit Barbara Unger
Head of Unit
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Turkey team Aysu Uygur
Junior Project Manager
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Luxshi Vimalarajah
Senior Advisor, Mediation and Development
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Yemen Unit Luiza Weinrich
Finance Manager
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Finance Anja Wendlinger
Accountant
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IT and Facility Management Claus-Dieter Wild
Senior Administrator
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Oliver Wils
Senior Advisor, Middle East
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Europe Unit Oliver Wolleh
Head of Unit
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Yemen Unit Basma Youseff
Finance Manager