RAPHAEL VERGIN
CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS/ ARTISTS AT RISK
VISUAL VOICES ADVISOR
CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS/ ARTISTS AT RISK
VISUAL VOICES ADVISOR
Raphael Vergin is co-founder and executive director of Berlin based Culture for Peace (CfP). CfP implements peace and dialogue projects in (post-)conflict regions such as Nepal and Myanmar. The community-driven projects integrate best-practice conflict transformation with innovative arts-based approaches, such as storytelling and playback theatre. Raphael has a M.A. in political science and American studies from Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany. He had worked in German development cooperation and with peace brigades international. For the last two years he had also contributed to establishing the Martin Roth-Initiative, a joint program of ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) and the Goethe-Institut that provides temporary relocation for artists at risk.