Peace/conflict

Foundation for Citizens Cooperation tries to assist, coordinate and integrate democratic NGO-activities in Germany with a clear focus on smaller initiatives and Self-Help-Organisations.

The Berghof Foundation is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organisation that supports efforts to prevent political and social violence, and to achieve sustainable peace through conflict transformation. Established by Professor Georg Zundel in 1971, members of the Zundel family in their roles as shareholders and trustees remain dedicated to the organisation’s long-term development. Based in Germany, the NGO is run by a diverse team working closely with partners in selected regions. An international Board of Trustees supports its work.

The developing-educational information centre EPiZ in Reutlingen is a house of global learning which acts on a regional and national level, as well as all on an international one. The program of EPiZ is “Bildung trifft Entwicklung” (BtE), “education meets development”, which allows global learning in cooperation with advisers from the development policy and from voluntary services related to development policy as well as with people from countries of the global south. The library and the global classroom with their interesting materials towards development policy give access to a variety of possibilities to deal with the topic of global learning. The rooms open for our guests the whole world in its cultural diversity and at the same time show acting options for one world.

Since its establishment in the year 1976 the Institute for Peace Education (ift) has consistently pursued the goal of bringing the problems of peace and conflict into the forefront of public consciousness. The work in this area is based on the efforts to bring the results of scientific study – in particular peace research – combined with practical work, which is relevant for peace education into the public eye.
A central task for the ift is the promotion and development of the educational program "Global Learning".

The Institute for Peace Education was established as a recognized peace-educational service institute. The programs and curriculum are freely available and used by persons from all education ranges and interested parties. The ift maintains an office in Tübingen and works within a group of experienced specialists from science and research, education and media, as well as electronic design. All publications and media are published in an own publishing house. The whole work is financed through grants and the contributions of the members.

The unification of different and international approaches like education for development, intercultural education or peace education is one of the important tasks of the Institute for Peace Education. Through this the ift contributes new visions for global education and learning in the 21-Century. These visions also include a recollection of past values.

Forum for International Dialogue