I have been fortunate to work in many languages and different parts of the world (Guatemala, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Ukraine). I have worked both at grassroots level and with government representatives as well as for organizations of different sizes (employed and self-employed). I have immersed myself particularly deeply into the culture of Nepal. As a result, I do speak Nepali and have received many suggestions to question my “western thinking”.
As a peace facilitator, I was able to learn a lot about conflict dynamics as well as power and discrimination through the approaches of mediation and forum theater. Later, I led a project on dealing with the past and the social integration of former guerrilla fighters.

To this day, these experiences have nurtured my deep confidence that people can transform conflict situations.