Ingrid Aspelund
Acting Executive DirectorRead more
Øystein Sassebo Bryhni
Head of CommunicationsRead more
Luvisa Hansen
Head of FinanceRead more
Hege Knudsen
AdvisorRead more
Veslemøy Maria Svartdal
Communications AdvisorRead more
Tetiana Zaichko
AdvisorRead more
Early Childhood and School Section
The EWC Early Childhood and School Section unites projects that foster democratic competences in school and early childhood education and care.
By contributing to policy development, building partnerships and supporting networks, as well as providing training and access to educational resources and relevant research findings, the section works particularly on supporting education reforms and changes in everyday practices aiming at democratization of curricula, governance, learning environment, pedagogies and assessment.
The section also works on school and kindergarten development, with an aim to build democratic culture of schools and early childhood education institutions.
Iryna Sabor
Head of Early Childhood and School SectionRead more
Angelos Vallianatos
Head programme coordinator (Greece)Read more
Marta Melnykevych-Chorna
Senior AdvisorRead more
Khrystyna Chushak
Expert, UkraineRead more
Andriy Donets
Programme Coordinator UkraineRead more
Nataliya Yeremeyeva
Senior AdvisorRead more
Marianthi Antoniou
Project OfficerRead more
Youth Section
The EWC Youth Section is responsible for projects that aim to strengthen young people’s confidence and trust in shared values and democratic institutions.
Through our trainings, students, teachers and educators develop competences to encourage young people’s democratic efficacy and participation on local, national and global levels. The section addresses issues such as youth participation, digital citizenship and prevention of hate speech and extremism.
We provide advice and expertise to youth policy and other key actors in the field and in research, based on our experience from practice.
Kristin Flacké
Acting Head of the Youth SectionRead more
Mahira Karim
AdvisorRead more
Ida Berge
AdvisorRead more
Ole Mathias Rustad
Project OfficerRead more
Teacher Education and Civil Society Section
The Teacher Education and Civil Society Section supports teachers, future teachers, teacher training institutions, and NGOs in the promotion of democracy, human rights and inclusion in formal and non-formal education.
The section seeks to develop innovative and sustainable approaches to in-service and pre-service teacher training through partnerships with local and national authorities, teacher training institutes and leading higher education institutions, as well as by developing practical resources.
The section also aims to strengthen the ties among civil society organization and other actors, thus building more resilient networks and strengthening the role and voice of civil society in the development and implementation of education for democracy and human rights.
Caroline Gebara
Head of Section for Teacher Education and Civil SocietyRead more
Valentina Papeikiene
Senior AdvisorRead more
Larisa Leganger Bronder
Senior AdvisorRead more
Bojana Dujkovic Blagojevic
Regional project coordinator Western BalkanRead more