Berghof Foundation
@berghoffnd.bsky.social
We believe violent conflict is not inevitable. We’re an independent, non-profit organisation creating space for peace around the world.
In “Peace and Wars", author Cora Bieß offers a non-fiction book for young readers to help them understand conflicts and peace.
@ravensburgertcg.bsky.social interviewed our Head of #PeaceEducation and advisor to the book Anne Kruck, who highlights how this book helps with navigating disagreements.
@ravensburgertcg.bsky.social interviewed our Head of #PeaceEducation and advisor to the book Anne Kruck, who highlights how this book helps with navigating disagreements.
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
In “Peace and Wars", author Cora Bieß offers a non-fiction book for young readers to help them understand conflicts and peace.
@ravensburgertcg.bsky.social interviewed our Head of #PeaceEducation and advisor to the book Anne Kruck, who highlights how this book helps with navigating disagreements.
@ravensburgertcg.bsky.social interviewed our Head of #PeaceEducation and advisor to the book Anne Kruck, who highlights how this book helps with navigating disagreements.
"We live in very uncertain times. But instead of being pessimistic, we should look for the opportunities and seek new alliances to tackle the same problems together."
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social challenges how we think about #peacebuilding today with CHS at #QMF2025 and Doha Forum by:
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social challenges how we think about #peacebuilding today with CHS at #QMF2025 and Doha Forum by:
February 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"We live in very uncertain times. But instead of being pessimistic, we should look for the opportunities and seek new alliances to tackle the same problems together."
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social challenges how we think about #peacebuilding today with CHS at #QMF2025 and Doha Forum by:
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social challenges how we think about #peacebuilding today with CHS at #QMF2025 and Doha Forum by:
“If climate finance can’t operate where impacts are most severe, then the system is not failing accidentally but by design.”
Our @nazaninemoshiri.bsky.social on why #COP30 outcomes on climate finance still fall short for conflict-affected settings at Surge Africa Org and @enpax.bsky.social's event.
Our @nazaninemoshiri.bsky.social on why #COP30 outcomes on climate finance still fall short for conflict-affected settings at Surge Africa Org and @enpax.bsky.social's event.
February 5, 2026 at 9:53 AM
“If climate finance can’t operate where impacts are most severe, then the system is not failing accidentally but by design.”
Our @nazaninemoshiri.bsky.social on why #COP30 outcomes on climate finance still fall short for conflict-affected settings at Surge Africa Org and @enpax.bsky.social's event.
Our @nazaninemoshiri.bsky.social on why #COP30 outcomes on climate finance still fall short for conflict-affected settings at Surge Africa Org and @enpax.bsky.social's event.
What makes justice transformative?
At the Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation conference, experts shared lessons and recommendations on survivor agency, community trust, cultural sensitivity and sustained partnerships.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZDZ9
At the Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation conference, experts shared lessons and recommendations on survivor agency, community trust, cultural sensitivity and sustained partnerships.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZDZ9
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
What makes justice transformative?
At the Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation conference, experts shared lessons and recommendations on survivor agency, community trust, cultural sensitivity and sustained partnerships.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZDZ9
At the Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation conference, experts shared lessons and recommendations on survivor agency, community trust, cultural sensitivity and sustained partnerships.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZDZ9
Our comms colleague Florian Lüdtke joined an exchange in #Brussels with civil society and #peacebuilding organisations working on conflict prevention hosted by @eplo-network.bsky.social on how technology can support peacebuilding.
Such exchanges are vital for strengthening policy and practice.
Such exchanges are vital for strengthening policy and practice.
February 3, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Our comms colleague Florian Lüdtke joined an exchange in #Brussels with civil society and #peacebuilding organisations working on conflict prevention hosted by @eplo-network.bsky.social on how technology can support peacebuilding.
Such exchanges are vital for strengthening policy and practice.
Such exchanges are vital for strengthening policy and practice.
In #Bern, our colleagues Luxshi Vimalarajah, Carla Schraml and Rasmus Bellmer led a dynamic workshop on #InsiderMediation for the Peace & Human Rights Division of the Swiss FDFA. Insider mediators working across a range of conflicts took part, engaging in rich exchanges on practice and experiences.
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
In #Bern, our colleagues Luxshi Vimalarajah, Carla Schraml and Rasmus Bellmer led a dynamic workshop on #InsiderMediation for the Peace & Human Rights Division of the Swiss FDFA. Insider mediators working across a range of conflicts took part, engaging in rich exchanges on practice and experiences.
Our #Iraq team reflected on achievements and lessons learnt with Peace Paradigms and Madarat Al Salam by discussing how to best integrate climate and environmental considerations into #peacebuilding, strengthen trust between communities and local authorities and resolve conflicts in #Iraq.
January 30, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Our #Iraq team reflected on achievements and lessons learnt with Peace Paradigms and Madarat Al Salam by discussing how to best integrate climate and environmental considerations into #peacebuilding, strengthen trust between communities and local authorities and resolve conflicts in #Iraq.
During their visit to #Berlin, we hosted the Civil Democratic Alliance for Revolutionary Forces (Somoud), led by H.E. former Prime Minister Dr. Hamdok, together with the German Africa Foundation, for a roundtable on civilian visions for advancing peace and stability in #Sudan.
January 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM
“Women’s participation is not a ‘nice to have’. It is risk reduction.”
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Nordic Women Mediators network meeting. She reflected on the changing global context for #peacebuilding and the need to rethink approaches in the face of rising conflict.
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Nordic Women Mediators network meeting. She reflected on the changing global context for #peacebuilding and the need to rethink approaches in the face of rising conflict.
January 29, 2026 at 8:37 AM
“Women’s participation is not a ‘nice to have’. It is risk reduction.”
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Nordic Women Mediators network meeting. She reflected on the changing global context for #peacebuilding and the need to rethink approaches in the face of rising conflict.
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Nordic Women Mediators network meeting. She reflected on the changing global context for #peacebuilding and the need to rethink approaches in the face of rising conflict.
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we remember the millions of people who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust.
Our digital platform ErinnerungsZeit educates young people on the history and legacies of National Socialism through participatory formats.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZq6D
Our digital platform ErinnerungsZeit educates young people on the history and legacies of National Socialism through participatory formats.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZq6D
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we remember the millions of people who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust.
Our digital platform ErinnerungsZeit educates young people on the history and legacies of National Socialism through participatory formats.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZq6D
Our digital platform ErinnerungsZeit educates young people on the history and legacies of National Socialism through participatory formats.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZq6D
Our Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation's conference report shares how #transitionaljustice can be inclusive and offers insights for practitioners shaping justice processes that both respond to the past and build fairer futures.
📕: brnw.ch/21wZopp
📕: brnw.ch/21wZopp
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Our Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation's conference report shares how #transitionaljustice can be inclusive and offers insights for practitioners shaping justice processes that both respond to the past and build fairer futures.
📕: brnw.ch/21wZopp
📕: brnw.ch/21wZopp
Our Senior Advisor Rachel Gasser attended @swisspeace.bsky.social's 10th #BaselPeaceForum, which featured compelling insights from civil society leaders working in highly complex and violent contexts, who continue to advocate for humanitarian access and the protection of civilians.
January 23, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Our Senior Advisor Rachel Gasser attended @swisspeace.bsky.social's 10th #BaselPeaceForum, which featured compelling insights from civil society leaders working in highly complex and violent contexts, who continue to advocate for humanitarian access and the protection of civilians.
How do cultural blind spots shape international approaches to #ConflictTransformation in #Niger and the wider #Sahel?
Based on in-depth interviews, @antje4peace.bsky.social highlights how dominant Western approaches often misunderstand local peace dynamics.
📕: brnw.ch/21wZie2
Based on in-depth interviews, @antje4peace.bsky.social highlights how dominant Western approaches often misunderstand local peace dynamics.
📕: brnw.ch/21wZie2
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM
How do cultural blind spots shape international approaches to #ConflictTransformation in #Niger and the wider #Sahel?
Based on in-depth interviews, @antje4peace.bsky.social highlights how dominant Western approaches often misunderstand local peace dynamics.
📕: brnw.ch/21wZie2
Based on in-depth interviews, @antje4peace.bsky.social highlights how dominant Western approaches often misunderstand local peace dynamics.
📕: brnw.ch/21wZie2
We have been organising dialogues with #Georgians and #Abkhazians since 2014 aimed at breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma.
Participant Tatuli Beraia highlights how dialogue helped address the psychological scars left by conflict.
Read her story: berghof-foundation.org/impact/heali...
Participant Tatuli Beraia highlights how dialogue helped address the psychological scars left by conflict.
Read her story: berghof-foundation.org/impact/heali...
Healing grievances across generations after the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict
We organise workshops where people share their experiences and listen to stories from "the other side" to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma.
berghof-foundation.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
We have been organising dialogues with #Georgians and #Abkhazians since 2014 aimed at breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma.
Participant Tatuli Beraia highlights how dialogue helped address the psychological scars left by conflict.
Read her story: berghof-foundation.org/impact/heali...
Participant Tatuli Beraia highlights how dialogue helped address the psychological scars left by conflict.
Read her story: berghof-foundation.org/impact/heali...
Using “vulnerable” as a general category risks oversimplifying diverse lived experiences and can portray communities as passive when they are active contributors.
Our colleague in #Beirut Jana Sleem outlines the need for language to encapsulate context: brnw.ch/21wZeeE
Our colleague in #Beirut Jana Sleem outlines the need for language to encapsulate context: brnw.ch/21wZeeE
January 20, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Using “vulnerable” as a general category risks oversimplifying diverse lived experiences and can portray communities as passive when they are active contributors.
Our colleague in #Beirut Jana Sleem outlines the need for language to encapsulate context: brnw.ch/21wZeeE
Our colleague in #Beirut Jana Sleem outlines the need for language to encapsulate context: brnw.ch/21wZeeE
Our new research initiative with Westminster Foundation for Democracy explores intergenerational perspectives on #Lebanon’s social contract aiming to understand across age groups how Lebanese citizens envision a more inclusive and democratic future for themselves.
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wZcxp
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wZcxp
January 19, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Our new research initiative with Westminster Foundation for Democracy explores intergenerational perspectives on #Lebanon’s social contract aiming to understand across age groups how Lebanese citizens envision a more inclusive and democratic future for themselves.
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wZcxp
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wZcxp
Radio shows are very popular in rural and remote areas of #Somalia.
Our team decided to utilise this medium to increase awareness on how environmental degradation exacerbates conflict, and what adaptation measures or coping mechanisms could look like.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZ8Er
Our team decided to utilise this medium to increase awareness on how environmental degradation exacerbates conflict, and what adaptation measures or coping mechanisms could look like.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZ8Er
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Radio shows are very popular in rural and remote areas of #Somalia.
Our team decided to utilise this medium to increase awareness on how environmental degradation exacerbates conflict, and what adaptation measures or coping mechanisms could look like.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZ8Er
Our team decided to utilise this medium to increase awareness on how environmental degradation exacerbates conflict, and what adaptation measures or coping mechanisms could look like.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZ8Er
How are foreign cultural relations, #Germany’s dealing with the past (Vergangenheitsarbeit) and #TransitionalJustice connected?
In an ifa input, our colleagues Barbara Unger and Natascha Zupan from the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice
and Reconciliation explore further.
In an ifa input, our colleagues Barbara Unger and Natascha Zupan from the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice
and Reconciliation explore further.
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
How are foreign cultural relations, #Germany’s dealing with the past (Vergangenheitsarbeit) and #TransitionalJustice connected?
In an ifa input, our colleagues Barbara Unger and Natascha Zupan from the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice
and Reconciliation explore further.
In an ifa input, our colleagues Barbara Unger and Natascha Zupan from the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice
and Reconciliation explore further.
We must rethink “vulnerability” in peacebuilding because language shapes analysis and engagement.
Our colleague Jana Sleem argues that vulnerability arises from context, such as exclusion from decision-making, not from inherent identity.
👉Read more: brnw.ch/21wZ4vL
Our colleague Jana Sleem argues that vulnerability arises from context, such as exclusion from decision-making, not from inherent identity.
👉Read more: brnw.ch/21wZ4vL
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
We must rethink “vulnerability” in peacebuilding because language shapes analysis and engagement.
Our colleague Jana Sleem argues that vulnerability arises from context, such as exclusion from decision-making, not from inherent identity.
👉Read more: brnw.ch/21wZ4vL
Our colleague Jana Sleem argues that vulnerability arises from context, such as exclusion from decision-making, not from inherent identity.
👉Read more: brnw.ch/21wZ4vL
📣New report!
#Peacebuilding requires rethinking how non-state armed groups transition into political participation.
Our new report with Politics After War and Folke Bernadotte Academy offers practical, context-sensitive guidance for practitioners navigating contemporary challenges: brnw.ch/21wZ2Sa
#Peacebuilding requires rethinking how non-state armed groups transition into political participation.
Our new report with Politics After War and Folke Bernadotte Academy offers practical, context-sensitive guidance for practitioners navigating contemporary challenges: brnw.ch/21wZ2Sa
January 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
📣New report!
#Peacebuilding requires rethinking how non-state armed groups transition into political participation.
Our new report with Politics After War and Folke Bernadotte Academy offers practical, context-sensitive guidance for practitioners navigating contemporary challenges: brnw.ch/21wZ2Sa
#Peacebuilding requires rethinking how non-state armed groups transition into political participation.
Our new report with Politics After War and Folke Bernadotte Academy offers practical, context-sensitive guidance for practitioners navigating contemporary challenges: brnw.ch/21wZ2Sa
In #Iraq, rising temperatures and scarce water supplies fueled tension between villages. Our community-led dialogues with
adelphi, @climatediplo.bsky.social and Peace Paradigms helped local leaders and residents turn conflict into collaboration.
Read our impact: brnw.ch/21wZ0ZG
adelphi, @climatediplo.bsky.social and Peace Paradigms helped local leaders and residents turn conflict into collaboration.
Read our impact: brnw.ch/21wZ0ZG
January 12, 2026 at 1:28 PM
In #Iraq, rising temperatures and scarce water supplies fueled tension between villages. Our community-led dialogues with
adelphi, @climatediplo.bsky.social and Peace Paradigms helped local leaders and residents turn conflict into collaboration.
Read our impact: brnw.ch/21wZ0ZG
adelphi, @climatediplo.bsky.social and Peace Paradigms helped local leaders and residents turn conflict into collaboration.
Read our impact: brnw.ch/21wZ0ZG
How can #PeaceProcesses benefit from women mediators?
Our Mediation Advisor Carla Schraml highlights why meaningful inclusion of women insider mediators requires understanding gender norms and dynamics of each context, not just inviting women to the table: brnw.ch/21wYXfj
Our Mediation Advisor Carla Schraml highlights why meaningful inclusion of women insider mediators requires understanding gender norms and dynamics of each context, not just inviting women to the table: brnw.ch/21wYXfj
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
How can #PeaceProcesses benefit from women mediators?
Our Mediation Advisor Carla Schraml highlights why meaningful inclusion of women insider mediators requires understanding gender norms and dynamics of each context, not just inviting women to the table: brnw.ch/21wYXfj
Our Mediation Advisor Carla Schraml highlights why meaningful inclusion of women insider mediators requires understanding gender norms and dynamics of each context, not just inviting women to the table: brnw.ch/21wYXfj
Our colleague Mariia Levchenko will take part in EUPeace's Crisis Conversations series with mediator Pascal da Rocha in #Marburg. She will reflect on where contemporary peace settlements fall on the spectrum between positive peace & cold peace & what this means for #peacebuilding.
👉: brnw.ch/21wYV4w
👉: brnw.ch/21wYV4w
EUPeace Crisis Conversations – From Positive Peace to Cold Peace: Cases from the Frontlines of Mediation – EUPeace
brnw.ch
January 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Our colleague Mariia Levchenko will take part in EUPeace's Crisis Conversations series with mediator Pascal da Rocha in #Marburg. She will reflect on where contemporary peace settlements fall on the spectrum between positive peace & cold peace & what this means for #peacebuilding.
👉: brnw.ch/21wYV4w
👉: brnw.ch/21wYV4w
What does it cost to search for a missing loved one?
New publication series from our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation explores economic, social and gendered impacts of long-term search efforts led by families of the disappeared: brnw.ch/21wYMo4
New publication series from our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation explores economic, social and gendered impacts of long-term search efforts led by families of the disappeared: brnw.ch/21wYMo4
January 7, 2026 at 1:29 PM
What does it cost to search for a missing loved one?
New publication series from our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation explores economic, social and gendered impacts of long-term search efforts led by families of the disappeared: brnw.ch/21wYMo4
New publication series from our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation explores economic, social and gendered impacts of long-term search efforts led by families of the disappeared: brnw.ch/21wYMo4
📢New primers for #DDR practitioners!
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth & women in participating politically through networks, movements & local structures: brnw.ch/21wYRgW
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth & women in participating politically through networks, movements & local structures: brnw.ch/21wYRgW
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 AM
📢New primers for #DDR practitioners!
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth & women in participating politically through networks, movements & local structures: brnw.ch/21wYRgW
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth & women in participating politically through networks, movements & local structures: brnw.ch/21wYRgW