{"id":344,"date":"2023-08-26T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T10:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imbuto.net\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:53:53","slug":"home2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.imbuto.net\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Welcome \u2013 Willkommen \u2013 Bienvenue<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"imbuto-content-card-block \">\n\n    <section\n            class=\"imbuto-content-card-block__header imbuto-content-card-block__header--white\"\n            style=\"min-height: 258px; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.imbuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9c93240c-2ca8-4d19-a8cc-935496704c7a-e1634146735519-1024x302.jpg')\">\n\t\t            <h1 class=\"imbuto-content-card-block__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tWillkommen Bienvenue Welcome Murakaza neza Soo dhawow \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0643\u0645 Salem aleikum \u2013 peace be with thee!            <\/h1>\n\t\t\t    <\/section>\n\t\n    \n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Welcome to our web portal &#8211; 26 years Imbuto e.V.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>FRIEDEN &#8211; PEACE &#8211; PAIX &#8211; PAZ &#8211; PACE for ALL <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The welcome of our association Imbuto e.V. is multilingual \u2013 diverse is our work.<\/strong> The participants in our projects are internationals &#8211; from 30 countries on three continents. The work focuses on the African continent and Europe.<br>The topics on which we have been working since 2001 are currently: shaping our common future, social coexistence, flight and migration, No to racism, Learning from the South, <strong>promoting peace<\/strong>.<br>We give a voice to those who have no voice, be it in German, French, English, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya, Arabic&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The processes and results of our actions are visible. You will find them in the well-documented projects (often in German and French, some also in English), in the evaluation of 2013, in regular feedbacks from many participants and on this portal.<br>All participants have contributed as well as gained important things: creativity, reflection, experience and knowledge, action and courage, self-confidence, knowledge of war and peace, friends, skills in management and organization.<br><em><strong>&#8220;I owe my personal and professional path to Imbuto University&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> said a participant from Belgium.<br>The feedbacks from participants are the most beautiful AWARDS we receive regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">This portal reports on Imbuto projects carried out since 2000. Many doors to the knowledge of other institutions, such as research centres, have been opened for you here.<br>We invite you to get to know our concepts, actors, paths, experiences and learning processes and to exchange ideas: Encourage &#8211; learn from one another &#8211; move the world &#8211; and live well together! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Thanks to all participants, volunteers, speakers and numerous guests as well as to the funding institutions and the donations that have made things easier for us<\/strong>. Who are we? Look <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imbuto.net\/en\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a good journey on our portal &#8211; come back soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imbuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/grafik.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imbuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/grafik.png?v=1638732041 640w, https:\/\/www.imbuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/grafik-300x169.png?v=1638732041 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>About the content of the web portal \u2013 How do I navigate the German sites?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kd-readon-block \">\n\n    <div class=\"accordion kd-readon-block__accordion\" id=\"i69fb1ea475baa\">\n        <div class=\"kd-readon-block__card card\">\n            <div class=\"kd-readon-block__card-header card-header\" id=\"heading-i69fb1ea475baa\">\n                <button class=\"kd-readon-block__btn btn btn-link btn-block text-left collapsed\"\n                        type=\"button\"\n                        data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                        data-target=\"#collapse-i69fb1ea475baa\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n                        aria-controls=\"collapse-i69fb1ea475baa\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kd-readon-block__btn-text\">\n                             Read More                        <\/span>\n                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"collapse-i69fb1ea475baa\"\n                 class=\"kd-readon-block__collapse collapse \"\n                 aria-labelledby=\"heading-i69fb1ea475baa\">\n                <div class=\"kd-readon-block__card-body\">\n                    \n\n<p><strong>Willkommen &#8211; Welcome<\/strong> This is our welcome page. Here you find a short overview of the contents of our web portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wer sind wir? &#8211; Who are we?<\/strong> On this page we explain &#8220;What does Imbuto mean?\u201d, list the names of both team and board members as well as our partners and sponsors.<br>You will also find a story by Christoph, who reports on his experience with Imbuto, followed by the commemoration of Ingo Prager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aktuelles &#8211; Latest news<\/strong> This page shows you what projects we are currently working on. Here you can also see our program for the 20th birthday of Imbuto e.V.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F\u00fcr Sie gesehen\u2026 &#8211; Seen for you\u2026<\/strong> This page provides you with up-to-date news from various sources that are relevant to the topics of our association. The information is presented in the form of films, podcasts, pictures, articles, and has been divided into two categories \u201cfrom the South&#8221; and &#8220;from the North&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You will find many of the projects Imbuto has carried out since 2000 on the following pages. <\/strong>Projects are: seminars, series of talks, long-term programs, lectures, publications, studies and exhibitions. These are arranged thematically and chronologically for you. All multi-day projects have been comprehensively documented, mostly in German and French, some also in English. The tables of contents for each page give a good overview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Zukunft gestalten &#8211; Shaping the future<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sommerseminare &#8211; Summer Seminars<\/strong> Under this heading you can find reports on the seminars for children and adults, which we had been organizing each year from 2000 until 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wege zum Frieden &#8211; Paths to Peace<\/strong> Here we present our international projects, which explicitly deal with &#8220;War and Genocide in Rwanda&#8221; as well as &#8220;Shoa in Europe&#8221;. We present the various meetings we held with our partners in Germany, France, Rwanda (Burundi). We also mention the international symposium &#8220;No future without the past&#8221; which was held in Marburg 2008 with an important contribution of the youth group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stimmen aus dem S\u00fcden &#8211; Voices from the South<\/strong> This page reveals in particular why people emigrate or flee today, what their main destinations are and what consequences this phenomenon has for both the people and the countries of origin and destination. Relevant conferences were held in Marburg with referents from different countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco, Somalia, Nigeria, and Cameroun. Here you can also find a beautiful poem by Adamu (a member of Imbuto) on his experience of migrating from Ethiopia to Germany.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lokal handeln &#8211; Acting locally<\/strong> &#8211; Projects in Germany\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Vom S\u00fcden lernen &#8211; Learning from the South<\/strong> As an example, this page includes interesting information about the Voluntary Conference of the Marburg-Biedenkopf county on \u201cDevelopment Cooperation\u201d. You can also find a breath-taking story \u201cResilience\u201d by Ganishya Runyinya (an Imbuto member) as well as the information on the inspiring works by the artists from Ubuntu Passion Art.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flucht und Migration &#8211; Flight and Migration<\/strong> The themes of this page include: the consequences of flight, migration experiences, migrants\u2019 adjustment after the arrival (from Morocco, Eritrea, Somalia, Syria, Africa, DR Congo) in Germany.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gesellschaftliches Zusammenleben &#8211; Social coexistence<\/strong> This page includes a number of reports on intercultural meetings, the democracy conference and the \u201cconversation between religions\u201d held in 2003.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nachdenken: Genozid &#8211; Reflecting: Genocide<\/strong> This page deals with the war and genocide in Rwanda, as well as its consequences. We cover the following relevant topics: education for peace, reconciliation, living together, the role of churches (conference in the Haus am Dom, Frankfurt a. M. with speaker from Imbuto -&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qnJCXOWZIQo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a>). In addition, you can also find stories of survivors (a high number of conferences, the film \u201cAmong Neighbours\u201d (ger.: \u201cUnter Nachbarn\u201d), expositions in Siegen, Frankfurt, Marburg).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Web: Region Gro\u00dfe Seen &#8211; Great Lakes Region<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Forschungszentren &#8211; Research Centers<\/strong> This page provides access to the web portals of internationally active research centers, each with a short description.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Konflikte | Kriege | Frieden &#8211; Conflicts | Wars | Peace<\/strong> The page showcases in particular the organizations in the Great Lakes region that are active in these subject areas and often also conduct research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publikationen\/ Ausstellungen &#8211; Publications \/ exhibitions<\/strong> Here you will find a selection of publications as well as information on two exhibitions. The publications include scientific papers, books and studies by Imbuto e.V. as well as works in which Imbuto members were involved. We would also like bring your attention to the Symposium \u201cNo future without the past\u201d which was held in 2008 in Marburg. Studies include: the evaluation of 2013, \u201cWhere do we come from? Where do we go?\u201d (ger.: &#8220;Wo kommen wir her? Wo gehen wir hin?&#8221;) and a study about migration in Morocco.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Corona auf dem Nachbarkontinent Afrika &#8211; Corona on the neighbouring continent Africa<\/strong><br>This page allows the transfer to our Corona-blog, which provides important information about the effects of the Coronavirus (or COVID) pandemic on the neighbouring continent of Africa, violence against women, reports on colonialism and much more. The information is sorted by the respective topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BLACK LIVES MATTER!<\/strong> This page allows the transfer to the blog of the same name. It provides a wide range of information on \u201cBlack Lives Matter!\u201d topics. Here you can also find interesting articles and research data on solidarity calls and protests against the discrimination of Black people, PEOC, racism and colonialism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Uns unterst\u00fctzen | Spenden &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imbuto.net\/en\/ways-to-support-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support us | Donate<\/a><\/strong> Here we ask for your participation and donations. There is also information on how to become a sponsoring member of Imbuto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sch\u00e4tze \u2013 Treasures<\/strong> On this page, you can find a number of informative books and materials that we have in several copies. We would be happy to give them away in return for a donation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kontakt &#8211; Contact<\/strong> Here you can find a form for contacting us and asking questions. We look forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Schlagwortsuche \u2013 Keyword search<\/strong> At the bottom of this page (in the footer), you can find the keyword search. 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