When Azizbek Ashuorov, a young lawyer in Kyrgyzstan learned he would receive the UNHCR Nansen Award, he was overwhelmed and afraid of the media interest that was to be expected and how he would cope with that. The Nansen award is one of the most prestigious prizes for humanitarian work in the world and triggers […]
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Speaking to the media can be stressful, especially in a foreign language. But if a good student meets an experienced trainer it works. Each year in October UNHCR presents the winner of the prestigious Nansen Award. This year’s winner is Azizbek Ashurov, a dedicated young Kyrgyz lawyer. His work was key for making Kyrgyzstan the […]
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How does one efficiently inform asylum seekers who speak different languages, have different levels of literacy and are under incredible stress? Melita H. Sunjic from Transcultural Campaigning had the privilege to lead a multinational team of experts developing a hands on training program for the European Asylum Support Office EASO. See Video below. […]
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Attitude changing campaigns are by far more challenging than your run-of-the-mill marketing campaign. Attempting to change beliefs and values held in a society as a whole are the royal discipline of communication. Now, if such campaigns are designed for a different cultural environment, it becomes even more complex. See: https://www.ucentralasia.org/Resources/Item/2165/EN At a public […]
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UNHCR has tasked Transcultural Campaigning with developing a Regional Communication Strategy for Central Asia and conduct staff training. From 24 February to 7 March Executive Director Melita Sunjic conducted a fact-finding mission to Dushanbe, Bishkek and Almaty to study the communicating landscape and the rules of political advocacy in the region. Two weeks later, just […]
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African asylum-seekers want to return, but with some money and skills Vienna, 20.2.2019 – A new study by Transcultural Campaiging about French speaking Sub-Saharan African asylum -seekers in Germany and Austria is based on interviews with 159 persons conducted in seven cities yielded a number of surprising results. (download: English version, German version) Most respondents said they […]
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What looks like a Babylonian tongue confusion is just Transcultural’s multilingual Cairo team in action. Video testimonials of refugees are being synced into English for the Monaco based film association IEFTA. Authentic testimonials are a powerful tool in information campaigns if one wants to reach out to potential migrants. It is not slogans and messages […]
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Dr. Melita H. Sunjic Lecture held at conference “The Future of the Kurds” on 10 October 2018 at the University of Sulaymaniyah, Northern Iraq The backbone that provides stability and prosperity for any society is its middle class. They have the intellectual capacities and the financial reserves to overcome crises and push an entire national […]
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The Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) runs an integrated training program designed to prepare provide civilian, military and police experts for missions to complex humanitarian emergencies. Melita H. Sunjic is one of the trainers. In major humanitarian emergencies smooth civil-military cooperation is crucial. All players need to understand the structures, responsibilities […]
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In the framework of Austria’s EU Presidency, 250 parliamentarians met for an Interparliamentary conference in Vienna discussing Security, Migration and External Borders. Melita H. Sunjic presented 7 Theses for regularizing migration. Closing borders was not one of them. 7 Minutes – 7 Theses Dr. Melita H. Sunjic, Interparliamentary Conference CFSP and CSDPVienna, 11 October […]
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