Archive 2003
exCHANGE 2003
Theme 2003
The annual theme was
“Landmines”. Nine countries were represented: Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cambodia, Croatia, Iraq, Mozambique, Serbia and Montenegro, Sri Lanka and the US. The participants were involved in various fields like de-mining, raising mines awareness, humanitarian help, human rights and politics. They were all engaged with either government offices or non-governmental organizations .
The workshop that exCHANGE organized included sessions on the represented countries and their conflicts. Experiences were exchanged for exemple between Iraqis and Americans, Serbs and Bosnians.
The young leaders met officials of international organizations and Swiss authorities active in the field of landmines and peace promotion:
local activists
met
international personalities. The peace promoters interacted with representative of Swiss authorities at local, cantonal and federal level. They showed great interest in the
federal democratic system, which they compared with their own political system.
Participants 2003
The participants represented their countries in the public conference organized at the ETH (Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich, with the participation of the Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs Micheline Calmy-Rey and former Swiss President Adolf Ogi.
Click on the countries for more information on the participants.
Sponsors und Partners 2003
The following sponsors and partners supported exCHANGE FOR PEACE:
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Novotel Zurich City-West
Presence Switzerland (PRS)
Tages-Anzeiger
Berner-Zeitung
Zurich Institut of Technologie
Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB
City and Canton of Zurich
Peter Forstmoser
Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
Swisscom AG
Burgergemeinde Bern
Berner Cantonal Bank
Mine-ex Stiftung
Rotary Club Burgdorf
Fontes-Stiftung
National Swiss Museum
Mondaine Watch
Marti Reisen AG
Restaurant Hiltl
Hotel Bern
Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
Initiative of Change, Caux
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Alstom
Gemeinde Wettingen
Gemeinde Elgg
Pfadi Hochwacht Baden
Swissinfo
Dragon Boat Eglisau
Jürg Marquard
Walter Bruno Kielholz
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
Geneva Call
UXO, Schweizerische Kampagne gegen Personenminen
Internatinale Committee of the Red Cross
Soltop
Erklärung von Bern
Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg
Special thanks to:
Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy-Rey
Former President Adolf Ogi
MP Doris Stump
MP Hans-Peter Seiler
MP Remo Galli
Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey
Suzanne Walker
Ruedi Jäggin
Tobias Gasser
Michele Beyeler
Lucie Waser
Familie Maag
Hannes Streif
Christian Forrer
Special thanks to the team:
Florian Maag
Samuel Brändle
Roland Bischofberger
Barbara Engeli
Christian Brogli
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