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Internationales Praktikum

Internationale Praktika ermöglichen einen Einblick in andere politische Kontexte, Kulturen und die Tätigkeiten im späteren Berufsfeld, insbesondere im Bereich der Konfliktregelungsformen. Deshalb haben wir sie zum integralen Bestandteil unseres Masterstudienprogramms gemacht. Auch wenn die Kontaktaufnahme und Organisation von unseren Studierenden selbst geleistet wird, unterstützen wir sie bei ihrer Auswahl und Einbettung in die individuellen Studienschwerpunkte. Das Praktikum sollte ungefähr zwölf Wochen dauern. Es kann auch auf unterschiedliche Praktika aufgeteilt werden.

Im Direktorium des ZfK wurde eine Sonderregelung für das Auslandspraktikum während der Corona-Pandemie beschlossen. Für den Zeitraum der Sonderregelung müssen Praktika, aus Gründen der eigenen Sicherheit und der Planungssicherheit, nicht im Ausland absolviert werden.
Diese Regelung gilt für alle Studierenden, deren Möglichkeit, das Studium in der regulären Zeit abzuschließen, sonst gefährdet ist. Die Regelung gilt für Praktika, die bis zum Ende des Wintersemesters 2022/23 angetreten werden.  Ausgenommen ist also vorerst die zukünftige Kohorte 2022/23.

Sind noch Fragen offen? Dann wenden Sie sich bitte an unsere Praktikumsbetreuerin Astrid Juckenack.

Informationen zur Förderung von Praktika finden Sie in unserer Erasmus Kurzinformation.

Praktika können in den unterschiedlichsten Arbeitsfeldern der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung absolviert werden. Dazu gehören nicht nur Menschenrechtsorganisationen, internationale Organisationen wie die UN oder Organisationen der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (wie GIZ, AGEH, Welthungerhilfe), sondern auch Think Tanks, Consulting-Agenturen und (internationale) Unternehmen.

Verschaffen Sie sich einen kurzen Überblick und sehen Sie, wo unsere Studierenden internationale Praktika geleistet haben.

  • Afrika

    Burundi
    THARS – Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Service, Bujumbura, Burundi
    THARS´s mission is to contribute to the healing and peacemaking in the Great Lakes Region of Africa in general and in Burundi in particular. The organization contributes to trauma healing, peace and reconciliation as well as to the capacity building of children, parents, teachers, community workers etc. in trauma healing.
    Homepage: http://www.thars.org/

    Ethiopia
    Crisis Action, Middle East and North Africa Office
    Crisis Action is an NGO and non-profit organization which tries to avert conflicts through a tight network of local and international NGO´s. Emergency warning, sharing information between partner organizations and raising international awareness are the main objects of the organization.
    Crisis Action works with individuals and organisations from global civil society to protect civilians from armed conflict. They are an international organisation with offices in Addis Ababa, Beirut, Brussels, Johannesburg, London, Nairobi, New York, Paris and Washington DC.
    Homepage: https://crisisaction.org/

    Kenya
    Mwatikho Torture Survivors Organization, Bungoma, Kenya
    Mwatikho is a community based Human Rights organization comprising of torture survivors and families of torture victims with interest of advocating for the stamping out of torture; creation of Human Rights awareness; identification and recruiting of other torture survivors; networking with other organization against torture; rehabilitation of the survivors through counseling and creation of Hope; advocacy for reparation and economic emancipation of the survivors and finally carrying out monitoring and documentation of torture.
    Homepage: http://www.mahteso.org/

    Liberia
    Center for Youth Empowerment (CYE), Monrovia
    CYE is a local non-governmental organization of Liberian refugees in Ghana, which tried to reorganize their work in the suburbs of Monrovia after 2008.
    Homepage: http://www.users.on.net/~rmc/youthempowerment.htm

    Marokko
    German Embassy Rabat, Morocco
    The embassy employs around 50 people, half of the staff being German diplomats and half of it with a local contract. Beyond the political dialogue the embassy’s key issues are a bilateral development and economic cooperation.
    Homepage: http://www.rabat.diplo.de/ 

    Mozambique
    Justica Ambiental (Maputo)
    One of the first environmental NGOs in Mozambique, founded as a result of the planned Mpanda Nkuwa Dam and working on ecological issues in Mozambique. Current important work topics include climate change, poverty and deforestation.
    Their mission is to engender a culture of civil action in Mozambique both through actions to protect the environment and by actively engaging in developmental decisions relating to issues of environmental justice in Mozambique and throughout the world.
    Homepage: https://www.foei.org/member-groups/africa-2/mozambique

    Namibia
    UNAIDS, Windhoek, Namibia
    UNAIDS has its headquarters in Geneva and numerous regional offices, particularly in HIV/ Aids affected countries. The coordination of country specific measures and collecting current information according to prevalence and societal consequences of HIV/ AIDS are the main tasks of the regional office.
    Homepage: https://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/namibia
    https://www.unaids.org/en/vacanciesandtenders/vacancies

    Nigeria
    Growing Businesses Foundation, Eket, Nigeria
    NGO aims to make a contribution towards the improvement of the socio-economic conditions in Nigeria, for instance through the allocation of microcredits.
    Homepage: https://gbfng.org/

    PIND
    PIND is a Nigerian non-profit organization established to promote equitable economic development and peace in the Niger Delta through partnerships.
    Homepage: https://pindfoundation.org/

    Rwanda
    Never Again Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
    The Rwanda NGO was initiated against the backdrop of the genocide in 1994. The main goals are to empower young Rwandans to become active citizens who can contribute to a stable democracy and in decision-making processes in their communities.
    Homepage: http://www.neveragainrwanda.org/

    Junge Menschen für Afrika e.V., Kirinda, Rwanda
    Small German NGO that is focused on vulnerable persons and orphans in Rwanda. Therefore, several projects in the area of education and agriculture are initiated.
    Homepage: http://www.kirinda.de

    South Africa
    Social Transformation and Empowerment Projects (STEPS), Cape Town, South Africa
    NGO producing movies for instance about HIV/ AIDS with a view to induce the international discourses on different levels. Additionally the organization established the project ‘Why Democracy? Project‘.
    Homepage: www.steps.co.za  and http://steps.co.za/projects/why-democracy/

    Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, Johannesburg
    CSVR is a multi-disciplinary institute that works in the field of policy formation, implementation, service delivery, education and training, as well as providing consultancy services. Further it runs its own Trauma Clinic that provides counseling and psychological intervention for both victims and perpetrators of violence.
    Homepage: http://www.csvr.org.za/

    Sudan
    Reconcile International: The Resource Center For Civil Leadership, Yei, Sudan
    Reconcile International is a church-based organization aiming at alleviating conflict (as a result of civil war and numerous human rights violations) between communities in New Sudan. Reconcile fosters conflict transformation which also includes psycho social rehabilitation, reconciliation and topics of democratization and good governance.
    Homepage: http://www.reconcile-int.org

    Tanzania
    Msamaria Center for Street Children, Moshi, Tanzania
    The Msamaria Centre for Street Children is Tanzanian registered NGO which provides support and care to street children, orphans, families and communities. Msamaria is located in Northern Tanzania in a city called Moshi which lies at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The centre accommodates 40 children but Msamaria supports up to 60 children in total ranging in ages from 6 to 18 years old.
    Homepage: https://msamariakids.org/

    Uganda
    Teso Initiative for Peace (TIP), Soroti, Uganda
    TIP is focused on peace building to attain and sustain justice, peace and reconciliation. Core activities: facilitation of peace dialogue meetings, early warning and response meetings, exchange visits, training in peace building and conflict transformation.
    Homepage: https://tipteso.org/

    German Embassy, Kampala, Uganda
    The Embassy in Kampala consists of five sections: political, economic, consular, cultural and press department.
    Homepage: http://www.kampala.diplo.de/

    Grassroots Reconciliation Group
    Since 2007, GRG has worked with over 2800 former child soldiers directly, while indirectly their projects have reached over 10.000 people in the communities of northern Uganda. Alongside the programs supporting ex combatants, in 2018 they expanded their reach to aid people escaping conflict in South Sudan. They support people fleeing conflict majority of which are refugees, with local peace dialogues and mediation, conflict resolution training, trauma recovery workshops, anti-stigmatisation training, and livelihoods and community micro-finance.
    Homepage: https://grassrootsgroup.org/what-we-do/our-impact/

  • Asien

    Bangladesh
    Mati, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
    NGO in the field of development cooperation, which realizes several education and health projects.
    Homepage: http://matibangladesh.org/about-mati/?lang=de

    Cambodia
    Youth for Peace, Phenom Phen, Cambodia
    Youth for Peace is a non-profit organization in Phnom Penh and campaigns for a stable and sustainable establishment of peace in local communities. Therefore the NGO works together with young people in the area of peace education and conflict resolution. Through workshops, events or other activities they promote responsibility, peace, moral, social justice and critical thinking.
    Homepage: http://www.yfpcambodia.org/

    Working Group for Weapons Reduction, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    This NGO deals with issues of private ownership of small arms in Cambodia and was founded by the DED. The aim of the organization is to establish a peaceful way of solving conflicts within the society. Therefore they work on public relations, develop materials for peace education and organize workshops.
    Homepage: http://www.ngoforum.org.kh/working-group-on-weapons-reduction/
    https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit/2fe748b8d04b4009ae0d8301289d60c2-working-group-for-weapons-reduction-phnom-penh

    Ziviler Friedensdienst (ZfD)
    The ZfD offers the possibility of an internship as part of one of the Center's research projects. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Dr. Bonacker.

    Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (Phnom Penh)
    The Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, established in 1993, is Cambodia’s oldest foreign policy think tank and Cambodia’s leading platform for track 2 foreign affairs dialogue. The think tank aims to promote dialogue between government, civil society, academia and international organizations in order to strengthen peace and development in Cambodia. Much of the work involves conducting conferences and practice-oriented research.
    Homepage: www.cicp.org.kh

    India
    TSO – Tibetan Settlement Office (Environment Desk, CUDP), Mc Leod Ganj, India
    TSO is a governmental organization as it is a section of the Tibetan exile government in India. Dealing with environmental issues. For the reason of an increasing amount of local waste due to tourism TSO founded in 1994 the project “Clean Upper Dharamshala Project” (CUDP).
    Homepage: https://www.cudp1994.org/about-us 

    Tara Trust for Women and Children
    The NGO workes with underprivileged children, their families and communities in order to create a safe and family like environment for the children who cannot be taken care of by their families.
    Homepage: https://www.taraindia.org/en

    Israel
    ICAHD (The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions), Jerusalem, Israel
    ICAHD is a non-violent direct action group and nongovernmental organization, which was established in 1997 in order to end Israel’s occupation over Palestine. The main focus of ICAHD is the Israeli demolishing of Palestinian houses in the West Bank.
    Homepage: http://www.icahd.org/

    Isha L’Isha – Haifa Feminist Center, Haifa, Israel
    Established in 1983 it is the oldest grassroots feminist organization in Israel and one of the leading voices in women’s rights in the country. Isha L’Isha mission is particularly based on empowerment and encouragement of women to become leader in the society, advocacy of full civil rights and equal opportunities, opposition of all forms of violence against women.
    Homepage: http://www.isha.org.il/

    Japan
    Human Rights Now Tokyo, Japan
    HRN is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, founded in 2006. Its activities are dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of people around the world with a special focus on the Asians region. All 300 members work voluntarily.
    Homepage: http://hrn.or.jp/eng/

    International Committee of the Red Cross, Tokyo, Japan
    Main task of ICRC in Japan is the promotion of International Humanitarian Law within the Japanese government but also in the Asian region. The office in Tokyo is also to gather and provide information about the situation in Asia to the headquarters in Geneva.
    Homepage: https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/asia-pacific/japan

    Kyrgyzstan
    The Times of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    The Times of Central Asia is a private newspaper published in Kyrgyzstan, which reports about the political, social and cultural situation in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The newspaper also extensively covered political crises in Central Asia, especially regime change and later ethnic clashes in Southern Kyrgyzstan in 2010.
    Homepage: http://www.timesca.com/

    Nepal
    Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), Kathmandu, Nepal
    Major human rights organization in Nepal and partner of EED. The annual Human Rights Yearbook, one of the most important sources of information about human rights violations in Nepal, is the main task of the NGO.
    Homepage: www.inseconline.org/

    UN RC/HCO, Kathmandu, Nepal
    The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator´s Office is designed to provide coordination, planning, advocacy, analysis, information, management and communication on a range of peacebuilding, humanitarian and development issues. The UN unit also includes a peace building unit, which tries to implement Peace and Development Strategies in the case of Nepal.
    Homepage: https://www.un.org.np/index.php/humanitarian-coordination-and-clusters

    Palestine
    Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (Passia) East Jerusalem, Palestine
    PASSIA is an Arab non-profit institution located in Jerusalem/Al-Quds. It seeks to present the Palestinian Question in its national, Arab and international contexts through academic research, dialogue and publication.
    Homepage: http://www.passia.org/

    Middle East Nonviolence and Democracy (MEND) East Jerusalem, Palestine Territories
    Headquarters in East Jerusalem, West bank network of volunteers and an office in the UK (fundraising). Goals are promoting concepts of non-violence, democracy and human security within the Palestinian society by public relations and trainings (e.g. workshops).
    Homepage: https://arab.org/directory/middle-east-nonviolence-and-democracy-palestine/

    Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), At-Tuwani, Palestine Territories
    CPT is a faith-based organization that focuses direct, nonviolent strategies for opposing violence and oppression. It has approximately 40 full-time and 200 part-time workers active on Colombia, Iraq, Palestine, African Great Lakes Region, Borderland between USA and Mexico as well as aboriginal territories in USA and Canada.
    Homepage: https://cpt.org/programs/palestine 

    Philippinen
    Zentrum für internationalen Dialog Regionalbüro Südostasien, Manila
    The regional office in Manila, together with partners in the Philippines, in Indonesia and in the future also in Malaysia, supports political education projects in order to contribute to the transformation of societies in the region towards democratic socialism. The regional office in Manila organizes training courses and publications in the areas of fundamental social rights and socio-environmental change, with a special focus on climate justice.
    Homepage: https://www.rosalux.de/stiftung/zid/asien/regionalbuero-suedostasien-manila

    Timor-Leste
    Ziviler Friedensdienst (ZfD)
    The ZfD offers the possibility of an internship as part of one of the Center's research projects. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Dr. Bonacker.

    Turkey
    Peace Education, Application and Research Centre Istanbul Turkey
    The Centre, founded in 2007, aims at promoting a culture of peace and an education to peace in schools and universities. It trains teachers to peace education, introduces peace and conflict resolution in education and organizes seminars workshops, and conferences.
    Homepage: http://www.peaceedu.boun.edu.tr/

    Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants, Istanbul
    The association is a humanitarian NGO founded in Ankara in1995 and implementing partner of the UNHCR. Its overall objective is to improve the living conditions of refugees and asylum seekers in Turkey, raise awareness about their situation and to develop ideas and strategies evolving around migration and asylum through meetings, conferences, and symposiums.
    Homepage: www.sgdd.org.tr

  • Europa

    Austria
    Peace in Action, Vienna, Austria
    PIA is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that was founded in summer 2003. It aims among others towards the formation of a global network promoting a culture of peace, the creation of a vivid connection between science and practice and promoting a greater understanding of development.
    Homepage: http://www.peaceinaction.net/

    Österreichisches Studienzentrum für Frieden und Konfliktlösung, Stadtschlainig Austria
    Private research institute with tight relations to the European University for Peace Studies. ÖSFK hosts the annual summer academy concerning topics of PCS.
    Homepage: http://www.aspr.ac.at/aspr/

    Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Stadtschlaining
    The ASPR is organized as a non-profit, independent, non-partisan association. It consists of the following bodies: General Assembly, Executive Board, Management, Scientific Advisory Board, Auditors and Arbitration Board. The rights and obligations of the members of the respective bodies are defined in the ASPR association statutes.
    Homepage: https://www.aspr.ac.at/#/

    InterACT, Graz, Austria
    InterACT is an Austrian NGO, which works with theatre methods to establish a culture of dialogue between marginalized people and representatives of politics. They understand their work as an artistic and social intervention to improve life conditions.
    Homepage: http://www.interact-online.org/

    Belgien
    European Parliament, European People’s Party (EPP), Brussels
    The European Parliament is the only directly-elected EU body and one of the largest democratic assemblies in the world. Its 766 Members are there to represent the EU's 500 million citizens. The internship was carried out at the the MEP’s office of Elisabeth Jeggle.
    Homepage: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en

    European Parliament The Greens, Brussels
    The European Parliament is the representation of the people of the EU. Since the Lisbon Treaty that entered into force in December 2009, the European Parliament has much more power in decision making. The current Parliament was elected in June 2009 and has 735 members of the 27 EU member states.
    Homepage: https://www.greens-efa.eu/de/ 

    Bulgarien
    German Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Middle-sized German diplomatic mission (ca. 60 staff members), consists of the ambassador and the following departments: political and economic department, consular department, culture- and press department and military attaché headquarters.
    Homepage: www.sofia.diplo.de/Vertretung/sofia/de/Startseite.html

    Czechia
    German Embassy, Prague, Czechia
    Working area of the German Embassy in Prague: political and economic department, legal and consulate department, press department, social and culture department as well as military attaché headquarter. Middle-sized German diplomatic mission with about 80 staff members (50% Germans).
    Homepage: www.prag.diplo.de

    Finland
    Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI), Tampere, Finland
    Since 1994 TAPRI has been an independent institute for peace and conflict studies. Conducting research and publishing the results is the main work. The most known publication is a review named „conflict and cooperation“. Further TAPRI organizes conferences.
    Homepage: https://research.tuni.fi/tapri/

    The Aland Islands Peace Institute Aland Inseln, Finnland
    The Åland Islands Peace Institute annually receives two to four university interns who are given the opportunity to increase their knowledge within the institute’s core areas. In addition to the university internships, the Peace Institute also accommodates other forms of work training, such as Swedish language internships.
    Homepage: https://peace.ax/en/opportunities/internship/

    Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI)
    TAPRI is a multidisciplinary and international research centre whose mission is to conduct high quality research on the causes of war, on non-violent resolution of conflicts, and on conditions for peace. In accordance with the present research agenda, the focus of TAPRI’s research is peaceful change.
    Homepage: https://research.tuni.fi/tapri/ 

    Griechenland
    Antigone – Information and Documentation Centre on Racism, Ecology, Peace and Non Violence Thessaloniki
    ANTIGONE - Information and Documentation Center on Racism, Ecology, Peace and Non Violence is a non-profit organisation that was established in 1993. ANTIGONE’s main offices are located in Thessaloniki with its branch in Athens. ANTIGONE develops activities on anti-racism and  nondiscrimination, human rights, social ecology, peace and non violent conflict resolution.
    Homepage: https://www.antigone.gr/en/angigone-ngo/

    Italien
    Alexander Langer foundation
    The foundation, named after a Grünen and EU politician, supports groups or single persons, who contribute with their work to continue the efforts of Langer concerning civil, cultural and social issues. Main activities: International Alexander Langer Award to persons, who especially engage for peace; congress Euromediterranea, documentation center Alexander Langer and training of experts in the Service of peace.
    Homepage: http://www.alexanderlanger.org/de/

    Ireland
    Transitional Justice Institute – University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland
    The institute is dedicated to examine the role of law in societies emerging from conflicts. Furthermore it is engaged with the exploration of the gendered experiences in conflicts and during transitions. The TJI pursues its research agenda through theoretical and empirical work that seeks to transform and develop the theory and practice of transitional justice.
    Homepage:http://transitionaljustice.ulster.ac.uk/ 

    GalwayOne World Centre (Galway)
    Galway One World Center is a center for people looking for information on development issues, human rights, anti-racism and globalisation. The center works directly with students, teachers and the public to provide detailed and up-to-date information through workshops and projects.
    Homepage: www.Galwayowc.org

    Lithuania
    Transparency International Vilnius, Lithuania
    Transparency International Lithuania, established on 6th June of 2000, is a division of the international organisation Transparency International. TI Lithuania was founded by the Open Society Fund Lithuania. The goal is to promote civic anti-corruption initiatives and encourage their creation in Lithuania.
    Homepage: http://transparency.lt/en/about-us/activities/

    Human Rights Monitoring Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania
    Goal is the promotion of an open, democratic society with the focus on deepening human and freedom rights in Lithuania. Methods are for instance campaigns of awareness raising or the support of dialogue structures between civil society and state actors.
    Homepage: http://www.hrmi.lt/en/ 

    Netherlands
    Anne Frank Haus (Amsterdam)
    In addition to a museum in the house in which Anne Frank hid together with seven other people, the Anne Frank House has four other departments that deal with the teaching of tolerance and mutual understanding on different levels (science, documentation, education). employ respect in society. The research department of the Anne Frank House mainly works on racism and extremism.
    Homepage: www.annefrank.org

    Norway
    Norwegian Centre against Racism (ARS), Oslo, Norway
    ARS is a non-profit organization, which documents and counteracts racism and discrimination. With special projects the center tries to mobilize people with migration background to participate actively in the society. Agenda X is the youth department of the NGO.
    Homepage: http://www.antirasistisk-senter.no/english.109478.no.html

    Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue Lillehammer, Norway
    NCPD has its main office in Lillehammer and a branch office in Oslo, Norway. The small center hosts an academic environment that provides experience-based knowledge of ongoing conflicts and practical dialogue and reconciliation work. The center's staff has, inter alia, several years of experience in working with peace education for diaspora groups and refugees in Norway and in dialogue work and reconciliation projects in deeply segregated societies in the Western Balkans.
    Homepage: http://peace.no/en/
    http://www.nansen-dialogue.net/index.php/en/

    German Embassy, Oslo, Norway
    The Embassy in Oslo consists of six departments: law & consulate, politics, trade, culture, public relations and military attaché.
    Homepage: http://www.oslo.diplo.de/Vertretung/oslo/de/Startseite.html

    Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
    The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people. Researchers at PRIO seek to understand the processes that bring societies together or split them apart. We explore how conflicts erupt and how they can be resolved; we investigate how different kinds of violence affect people; and we examine how societies tackle crises – and the threat of crisis. We document general trends, seek to understand processes, and inform concrete responses.
    Homepage: https://www.prio.org/ 

    Republic of Macedonia
    National Roma Centrum Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia
    The association NRC is a NGO which envisions an open and inclusive society in Macedonia. NRC advocates for the integration of the Roma within each sphere of the society, as well as the respect of their rights on a local, national, and international scale.
    Homepage: http://www.nationalromacentrum.org/en/

    Council for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency, Kavadarci
    Small NGO (4 full-time employees and about 20 volunteers) aims at the prevention of juvenile crime and the improvement of conditions for legal work (e.g. transparency of trials). They mainly carry out educational work.
    Homepage: www.sppmd.org.mk

    Serbien
    Czech embassy, Belgrade
    Tasks of the Czech diplomatic mission are such as issuing visa to enter Czechia, legal aid as well as the empowerment of cultural relationships between both countries.
    Homepage: www.mzv.cz

    Sweden
    Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Stockholm, Sweden
    A Swedish research institute having the status of a foundation. SIPRI works in several topics in the area of peace and conflict studies (e.g. armed conflict and conflict management). Additionally the institute makes policy makers amongst others data available, such as the Internet-Based Early Warning Indicators System for Preventive Policy.
    Homepage: http://www.sipri.org/

    Right Livelihood Award Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
    The Right Livelihood Award Foundation awards annually the Alternative Nobel Prize and thereby honors persons or organizations, which aims at decent living.
    Homepage: https://rightlivelihood.org/ 

    Switzerland
    UNESCO (Section to Combat Racism & Racial Discrimination, Division of Human Rights and Struggle against Discrimination), Geneva, Switzerland
    Protection of human rights and stopping every kind of discrimination are the major goals of this Section. That should be reached by cooperation with several human rights organizations as well as through different projects (like ’International city coalition against racism’) and campaigns, which make a contribution to sensitize the population.
    Homepage: www.unesco.org/shs/againstdiscrimination

    Geneva Centre for Security Policy
    GCSP unravels the intricacies of geopolitics and helps leaders to develop new skills and the agility to lead in times of tumultuous change.  They create an inclusive environment for their global community from 174 nations and across sectors to come together to exchange ideas and develop sustainable solutions for a more peaceful future.
    Homepage: https://www.gcsp.ch/discover#about-us

  • Nordamerika 

    Canada
    International Bureau for Children’s Rights (IBCR), Montreal, Canada
    IBCR is an NGO aiming at abandoning child trafficking, stopping (sexual) violence against children and ending exploitation of children.
    Homepage: http://www.ibcr.org

    Jamaica
    Independent Jamaican Council for Human Rights (IJCHR), Kingston, Jamaica
    IJCHR (founded in 1968) is the oldest human rights organization of the Caribbean and the only one in Jamaica that guarantees the people (particularly the poor) legal aid. For example IJCHR advocates persons sentenced to death and campaigns for fair trials.
    Homepage: https://dogoodjamaica.org/organization-search/item/independent_jamaica_council_for_human_rights/ 

    USA
    NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, New York, USA
    NGO that sees itself as a connection between the UN and other NGOs, working on disarmament and peace. It provides information exchange between these actors and strives to bring forward claims of civil society actors into UN debates.
    Homepage: http://disarm.igc.org

    International Peace Institute
    The International Peace Institute (IPI) is an independent, international not-for-profit think tank dedicated to managing risk and building resilience to promote peace, security, and sustainable development. To achieve its purpose, IPI employs a mix of policy research, strategic analysis, publishing, and convening. With staff from more than twenty countries and a broad range of academic fields, IPI has offices facing United Nations headquarters in New York and an office in Manama.
    Homepage: https://www.ipinst.org/

    Human Rights Education Associates, Concord/MA, USA
    An international NGO in the field of human rights education, which conducts trainings for human rights activists and experts, develops information material. Further tasks are advising and evaluating of individuals, NGOs, international governmental organizations as well as governments.
    Homepage: www.hrea.org

    International Rivers Network, Berkeley, USA
    The NGO is focused on the protection of river areas and people living nearby by conducting campaigns against dam projects. The organization also works on regions in Latin America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and China.
    Homepage: http://internationalrivers.org

    Center for International Policy, Washington
    The Center for International Policy was created to make a peaceful, just and sustainable world the central pursuit of U.S. foreign policy by developing and disseminating common-sense foreign policy solutions, that can challenge and replace the American exceptionalist paradigm.
    Homepage: https://www.internationalpolicy.org/

  • Südamerika

    Argentinien
    Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir (Catholics for the right of decision), Córdoba
    A women organization, which is not associated with a church, active in North- and South America. The NGO works on gender equality and the empowerment of women rights, in particular sexual rights as well as the right of abortion within the society and the church.
    Homepage: https://movimientodeaccionsocial.org.mx/organizaciones-mas/catolicas-por-el-derecho-a-decidir-ac 

    Colombia
    Taller de Vida, Bogotá, Colombia
    Taller de Vida is a Colombian NGO working with victims of the armed conflict in Colombia. Psychological work with former child soldiers, human rights work, and the development of social networks are emphasized.
    Homepage: http://tallerdevida.org/

    Red Cross/Volunta GmbH and 180 Ramos de Buitrago Tunja, Colombia
    180 Ramos de Buitrago was founded in 2011. The main goal is to foster education in the department of Boyacá by conducting cultural projects and extra-school activities. International volunteers work with in three public schools in Tunja and Sáchica.
    Homepage: www.fundacion180.org

    Coalición contra la vinculación de ninos, ninas y jóvenes en el conflicto armado en Colombia
    The organization, established in 1999, is part of the International Coalition to Stop Child Soldiers. The fundamental purpose of the organization’s work is to search viable alternatives in Columbia to permit that no child aged younger than 18 years will be indirectly or directly involved with one of the military groups or insurgents. Further the coalition gives recommendations to the government and other non-governmental organizations to manage that problem.
    Homepage: http://www.coalico.org/ 

    Ecuador
    Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Loja, Ecuador
    ‘The Observatory of Social Environmental Conflicts’ is an interactive project of the UTPL in cooperation with the German DED that attempts to have a positive impact on social environmental conflict in Ecuador. Issues they work on: oil exploitation; mining exploitation; water supply; great infrastructure work; forest, biodiversity and agriculture and protected Areas, indigenous territories and communities.
    Homepage: https://vinculacion.utpl.edu.ec/es/observatorios/obsa

    Honduras
    Centro de Derechos de Mujeres (CDM), Tegucigalpa
    CDM is a local women’s rights organization in Honduras. The NGO campaigns for gender equality of women and men as well as fighting discrimination, violence and injustice against women.
    Homepage: www.derechosdelamujer.org

    Nicaragua
    German Embassy, Managua, Nicaragua
    Very small diplomatic mission engaged in the following fields: advocacy and strengthening of the Nicaraguan democracy, exchange of Nicaragua with Germany and Europe, support of the educational as well as the health system
    Homepage: http://www.managua.diplo.de/

    Peru
    COMISEDH (Comisión de Derechos Humanos) (Lima)
    COMISEDH is a non-profit organization from Peru with the aim of promoting and protecting human rights and strengthening civil society and democracy. The main task of the organization is the legal and psychological care of the victims of the 20-year armed conflict in Peru and the implementation of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
    Homepage: https://comisedh.org.pe/

    Centro Loyola Ayacucho
    The Centro Loyola Ayacucho is an institution of the Society of Jesus promoting faith and justice especially for the poor and excluded. It encourages civil participation, inclusion, and peace in the community of Ayacucho.
    Homepage: http://loyolaayacucho.org.pe/

    Trinidad and Tobago
    Fondes Amandes Community Re- Forestation Project (FACRP), St. Ann’s
    Project founded by farmers in 1982 for reforestation. In addition other components have become important: ecotourism, cultural and community empowerment.
    Homepage: https://facrp1.webs.com/

    Uruguay
    Centro de Formación para la Integración Regional (CEFIR), Montevideo
    CEFIR supports and accompanies the regional integration process in Latin America, particularly within MERCOSUR, as well as the political dialogue with the EU. Intensifying the participation of the civil society in this integration process is a very important goal.
    Homepage: http://cefir.org.uy/

Internationale Organisationen und Stiftungen

Die folgenden Organisationen, Thinktanks und Stiftungen haben an verschiedenen Standorten weltweit Außenstellen und Projekte. Nähere und aktuelle Informationen zu Standorten, Projekten und Praktika findet ihr auf den jeweiligen Webseiten.