| Professional
Field and/or Present Occupation |
Partner
to a consultancy which specialises in Communications and Management,
developing (social) programmes on (arts and sports) education for
children/youth/adults, living in multi-ethnic neighbourhoods (life
skills). We are also involved in a European project on Sport Development
Aid. For this we work together with organizations in the Czech
Republic, Belgium and Brazil. |
| Skills
and experience from the last 10 years which qualify her for this position |
- Member of
Status of Women Committee, elected in Perth
- Assisting
German young members to get organised
- Co-developing
and co-organisting the Young Leaders Training for the IFUW Conference
in Perth
- Co-presenting
brainstorm session in Perth
- International
Coordinator Young Members for the IFUW Conference (2001-2004)
- Member of
NVR, the Duthc national umbrella organisation for womens organisations
- Chairing
the Committee on Europe, NVR
- Organised
jobs as reporter (to the Newsletter IFUW Conference Ottawa) for
Young Members, for Perth we did this via the Young Leaders Training
(in cooperation with the IFUW Membership Committee)
- Attended
several IFUW Conferences, assisting the Dutch delegation
- Moderator
Young Members Listserv
- IFUW Coordinator
for Rotterdam branch
- Member of
national committee that organised the Jubilee of VVAO (2003)
- Attended
Board and Committee Meetings of IFUW in Geneva, 2003, as requested
to inform them on matters that are important to Young Members
- Member of
WIA, the working group of VVAO on International and European affairs
- As a student:
active member of university councils and committees
|
| Goals
for the position and the contribution the candidate believes she can
personally make if elected or appointed |
-
To help to bridge the gap between young(er) and older generation
within IFUW
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To support the relations between the regional groupings (eg UWE)
and IFUW
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To contribute to the continuity of IFUW
-
To communicate the goals and missions of IFUW
-
To help to maintain IFUW as a modern, effective organization
|
| Education: |
EUR,
Masters Degree, 1989, Social Sciences/Philosophy
|
| Mother
Language: |
Dutch |
| Ability
to speak English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to understand spoken English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to read English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to write English: |
Excellent |
| Other
languages: |
German:
reading: excellent, speaking:good, understanding: excellent
French:
reading: good, speaking: sufficient, understanding: good
Spanish:
reading: good, speaking: good, understanding: good
Turkish:
finished a course on Turkish language and culture at the Volks University |
| Computer
skills: |
Considerable
experience sending e-mails and using the Internet |
| Internet
Access: |
Regular
access to e-mail at home or the office |
