Kerim Somun

Head of Department for Contemporary History and Human Rights and Senior Project Manager @Kreisau-Initiative E. V

Berlin, DE

Founded in 1989 by East and West Berliners, the Kreisau-Initiative’s main aim is to support the International Youth Meeting Centre Krzyżowa in Lower Silesia, Poland. The Kreisau-Initiative makes a relevant contribution to Polish-German and East-West European relations, through its networking, PR, consulting, and project work.Due to its great civic commitment of over 30 years, the association’s experience covers today a wide spectrum in the areas of project management and networking. The Kreisau-Initiative’s program includes the development and implementation of projects encouraging debates among youths on topics that currently are on the European agenda and motivating them to get involved more actively in their political and social communities. The association’s goal is to initiate debates among young East- and West-Europeans on European values, the functioning of European democracies, and newly emerging topics of mutual interest, as well as to support the integration of social and ethnic minorities. It is of great concern to the Kreisau-Initiative to include young underprivileged and mentally challenged people in international exchange-programs. German-Polish and multinational projects adapted to the special needs of children and teenagers who live at the edge of society help to strengthen their self-confidence and make them discover their own abilities. More information available on the following website: