Sabith Kumar Pillai

India/Canada. Member since 2010.

Sabith is a social worker who specializes in community development working with sustainable community development, non-formal and vocational education, and corresponding technologies. Previously, he worked as the Assistant Coordinator (building model and sustainable communities for Scheduled Caste people) supported by the Department of Science & Technology (India), as the Vice-Principal of Mitraniketan People’s College (a community College) and as the Program Manager (hub partnership), Tata Institute of Social Sciences’ School of Vocational Education.

Palle Møldrup

1. Full name: Palle Møldrup

2. City, Country: Haarby, Denmark

3. Designation/organization: Member of AWE Danish Chapter, and AWE International

4. Member of AWE since (mention year): 2009

Palle Møldrup: 71 year. Master in Sociology and Organization from CBS University; Copenhagen 1974. The last 40 years worked with regional development and education activities in Denmark within private organizations and Regional/National institutions and Universities. Based on some years work with development projects in Africa (Eat Africa and West Africa) I have been engaged in big questions how to support the democratic, social and economic situation local, regional and global in order to create better living conditions and a better life for people.

Jakob Erle

Jakob Erle - Curriculum Vitae

+45 2343 9593 jakob@erle.dk Margretheholmsvej 38, 6.t.v, 1432 Copenhagen K, Denmark

Profile

35 years of experience in the fields of democracy education and dialogue, dialogue on human rights and governance, globalisation, policy analysis and development and adult education. Qualitative and quantitative research and innovation related to democracy, politics, governance and dialogue.

25+ years of experience from executive management and development of small and medium sized organisations in national as well as international/multicultural contexts, including program development in highly dynamic contexts, fundraising and development of succesful cooperation with diverse partners with contradictory world views and interests.

4 years of experience from succesful executive management of the Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute in Cairo from 2011 through 2014 in the challenging Egyptian transition process. Cooperation with very diverse governmental and non-governmental partners and stakeholders from the Egyptian and Danish/European sides with strongly conflicting interests.

A highly experienced and motivating educator, public speaker and facilitator with the competencies to navigate challenging contexts and create dialogue between conflicting parties. Strong experience with curriculum development, creation of educational games and simulations, teacher training and supervision of educational processes.

Extensive experience with management, organisational development and innovation, including strategy processes, capacity development, strategic communication, fundraising and progress monitoring.

Strong and rooted insights in political processes, governance, international relations, policy analysis and research based development, including development and use of qualitative and quantitative research.

Experience

DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY — 2015-PRESENT
Management, project development, project execution, cooperation with International and Danish partners.

DIRECTOR, DANISH EGYPTIAN DIALOGUE INSTITUTE — 2011-2014
Strategic development, programme and process development and management. 15 mostly Egyptian staff. Projects in the fields of politics, culture, media. Close cooperation with governmental and non-governmental partners on the Egyptian and Danish/ European side.

DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY — 2001-2010
Management, project development, project execution, cooperation with International and Danish partners.

DIRECTOR, BORUPS HØJSKOLE — 1989-2000
Strategic development, programme development. Management of a staff of 20. Development and execution of democracy education. International cooperation projects.

DIRECTOR, ANDEBØLLE UNGDOMSHØJSKOLE — 1987-1989
Strategic development, programme development. Management of a staff of 20.

TEACHER, KROGERUP HØJSKOLE — 1980-1987
Education of young adults and development of educational methodologies related to democracy, politics, human rights.

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF NEW EUROPE — 1987 -
I am a founding member of the board of New Europe, a Danish NGO with a focus on EU politics.

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF NACE — 2016 -
I am a member of “Networking Arab Civic Education”. This network connects institutions and individuals, NGO’s and governmental organisations in the Arab world that work with civic education.

PRESIDENT FOR ASSOCIATION FOR WORLD EDUCATION — 2005 - 2011
AWE is an international NGO with consultative status in UN, that promotes learning on global issues related to the nordic folk-high-school tradition.

Education
University of Copenhagen, 1980. Mag.art. (eq. PhD) Cultural Sociology

Languages
Danish Mother tongue
English: Excellent
French: Fair
German: Fair