Eva Füssinger

fuessinger@tolerance-net.org

Eva Fuessinger studied business economics at the Universities of Nuremberg and Cologne and specialized in "economic and social psychology" and "marketing".

Since 1996 Mrs. Fuessinger works for the (German-)Swiss branch of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), the "Forum for Peace Education".

The assignments in her work are the development of concepts, realization of seminars on topics like

• non-violent conflict resolution,
• development and strengthening of self-esteem
• development and strengthening of emotional intelligence
• violence-prevention / peace education

Since IFOR has played a key-role in the promotion of the UNO-Decade "for the Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World" (2001-2010), Forum for Peace Education – as a contribution to the Decade - plans and implements different projects promoting tolerance, a constructive "together” in a multi-cultural society, the translation of human rights into action in everyday-life. The initialisation, planning, realization and evaluation of such projects form a further emphasis of Mrs. Fuessingers work with IFOR Switzerland.

In co-operation with the municipality, the local organizations and institutions Mrs. Fuessinger is running continuously her own violence-prevention projects. Main targets of these projects are

• The promotion of abilities, talents and experiences, which favour/enable a constructive and a tolerant "together” in a multi-cultural society,
• Sustainability: An important request of the projects is to begin as early as possible (in kindergarten, primary school) with the prevention-work, before tolerant and non-violent "together”/community preventing behaviour-patterns and experiences can solidify themselves.

The intention of the concept is to accompany children continuously over a longer period (several years) in their personal and social development and offer age-adequate tools for non-violent conflict resolution.

The stabilization of personality, the stabilization and development of the social competence (=empowerment) and in addition, the creation of favourable structures and conditions (surrounding) are central for the playful and wholistic activities. The contents are systematically structured and adjusted to the developing abilities of the children / youth (according to age and level of development).

Since 2000 Mrs. Fuessinger is member of the board of the Swiss Association for the Protection of the Child.