Family Name: Derungs
Given Name: Flurina
Nationality: Swiss
Title: lic. Phil.
Position: Director
Organization: PeaceWomen Across the Globe
Brief profile:
- Director of PeaceWomen Across the Globe (PWAG) since beginning of 2017. PWAG is the global network of PeaceWomen who were nominated for the Nobel Peace Price in 2005. The organisation promotes substantial participation of women in peace building, knowledge management among the PeaceWomen and makes their peace work effective and visible.
- Masters degree in Social Work and Social Policy, diploma in gender studies
- Extensive experience in engaging for women’s rights and gender equality – i.a. prevention of violence against women in East Africa, research and teaching in gender & development as well as gender & human rights at the University or coordination of governmental gender equality actions.