References


Horst Buchmann, MPH

Public Health Administrator,
Educator


Job: General Secretary for KiRA

Experience: In development cooperation since 1972

Priority countries: Togo, Mali, Côte d‘Ivoire, D.R. Congo, Senegal, Guinea, Sudan, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Niger, Kenya

Subject focuses: Designing and organising children’s rights initiatives, approaches based on children’s rights, lobbying, project management, public health/basic social services

Languages: German, French, English




Elisabeth Munsch

Social Worker


Job: Project Officer for KiRA

Experience: In development cooperation since 1985

Priority countries: D.R. Congo, Mali, Niger, Côte d‘Ivoire, Togo, Senegal, Burkina Faso

Subject focuses: Social work and children’s rights work, methodology of social work, project management, management consulting

Languages: French




Katja Zug

Jurist,
Masters in Children’s Rights


Job: KiRA's Jurist and deputy excecutive director

Experience: In development cooperation since 2003

Priority countries: Côte d‘Ivoire, Togo, Mali, D.R. Congo

Subject focuses: Children’s rights, personnel management, project management, analyses comparing legislation in the field of juvenile criminal law and juvenile criminal proceedings

Languages: German, French , English




Andreas Boening

Graduate in Business
Master of Buisiness Administration (MBA)


Job: Officer for Finance Planning and Execution of Projects

Experience: In development work since 1994

Priority countries: D.R. Congo, Kenya, Togo, Mali, Haiti

Subject focuses: Finance planning, handling and control of finances, budget planning, professionalising the book keeping system

Languages: German, French, English




Christa Maria Holte, M.A.

Foreign correspondent
Linguist


Job: Assistant for the Business Management of KiRA

Experience: In the administration of projects on development cooperation since 1996

Subject focuses: Translation, donation administration, travel and shipping logistics, finance transactions and finance administration, international correspondence

Languages: German, English, French, Italian




Susanne Souaré-Michel

Graduate in Geography,
Propagator of Quality Management EFQM,
Project Manager (International Chamber of Commerce)


Job: Independant consultant, Project Officer for KiRA until March 2011

Experience: In development cooperation since 1991

Priority countries: Togo, Benin, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Côte d‘Ivoire, Mali, Niger

Subject focuses: Project management, management consulting on organisations within civil society, organisation development, moderation of workshops

Languages: German, French




Claus Hemker

Architect
Consultant, 5 years in research and teaching (university)


Job: Consultant and founder member of KiRA

Experience: In the administration of projects on development cooperation for 25 years

Subject focuses: child friendly architectural planning and construction

Languages: German, English, French, Spanish (basic knowledge)




Natacha Manet

Graduate in Business (EM Lyon 94),
Instructor Qualification from the International Chamber of Commerce,
Personnel Developer, Professional Training for Seminars on Trauma Counselling
and Violence Prevention


Job: Independant consultant, Lead Development Officer for the "Art of Living Health and Education Trust" (Washington, DC), responsible for Public Relations, Awareness Raising and education for KiRA until 2010.

Experience: In development cooperation since 2004

Priority countries: Togo, D.R. Congo, India

Subject focuses: Education in development policies, children’s rights, personnel development, personnel management, functional management and coaching, public relations, communication, moderation of workshops for/with children

Languages: French, German, English







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