Petra Heusser
Coordinator of the Geneva Global Hub for EiE
The Secretariat
The Association for the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies‘ Secretariat was created in September, 2022 by decision of the EiE Hub Steering Group.
As an association under Swiss law, based in Geneva, the Secretariat supports the EiE Hub in operationalizing its mandate. It works towards the realisation of the right to education for crisis-affected and displaced children and youth, and supports the EiE Hub through technical support and strategic advice. It thereby contributes to the operationalisation of the strategic objectives and activities set out in the 2022–2025 EiE Hub strategy.
Petra Heusser
Coordinator of the Geneva Global Hub for EiE
Petra Heusser has worked for the past 15 years in the international humanitarian field for the protection of children, refugees and migrants. She has programming and management experience from field locations in Latin America, Africa and Asia and worked with NGOs and UN agencies. Prior to joining the Geneva Global Hub, Petra held the role of Deputy Coordinator at the UNICEF-led Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility, where she also worked to advance initiatives for increased collaboration between education and child protection in emergencies and deployed to over ten emergency contexts.
Nicole Riedle
Partnerships and Policy Engagement Manager
Nicole Riedle
Partnerships and Policy Engagement Manager
Nicole Riedle joined the EiE Hub with 15 years’ experience in the legal and international humanitarian sectors. A trained lawyer, Nicole worked several years with the ICRC in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, DRC and Colombia where she assumed various roles in the protection and assistance of victims of conflict, including coordination positions. Earlier in her career, she also worked for an NGO dedicated to the defense and rehabilitation of children living on the street in Latin America, contributing to the implementation of its educational activities.
Nicole will be supporting the EiE Hub in its contributions towards the preparations of the ECW High-Level Financing Conference taking place next 16 – 17 February 2023 in Geneva.
Etienne Lacombe-Kishibe
Communications Specialist
Etienne Lacombe-Kishibe
Communications Specialist
Etienne Lacombe-Kishibe is an experienced communications professional who has been working in the non-profit sector since 2006. He moved to Switzerland in 2009, and over the past decade has worked with NGOs focused on a range of topics including education, environment and humanitarian action. Over that time, he has gained a broad understanding and appreciation of Geneva’s unique network of international and civil society organisations.
Nicoline Lavanchy
Advocacy and Policy Officer (50%)
Nicoline Lavanchy
Advocacy and Policy Officer (50%)
Nicoline Lavanchy brings to the EiE Hub Secretariat over four years of experience working for UNEP and UNITAR, including on awareness-raising campaigns, partnerships, and project management. She has a strong interest in the inter-connectivity between Education in Emergencies and other key development and humanitarian issues.
Nicoline holds a bachelor’s degree in Economic History and a master’s degree in Standardization, Sustainable Development and Social Regulation from the University of Geneva.
Odile Blanc
Event Management Consultant
Odile Blanc
Event Management Consultant
Odile Blanc has recently completed her master’s degree in International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Prior to joining the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies as an event management consultant, she has worked almost two years as a research and production assistant at the ICRC Museum. Passionate about photography and humanitarian history, she worked and specialized on humanitarian iconography. Additionally as part of her master’s thesis, she conducted archival research of the photographic collections of the ICRC Museum.
Anne-Laure Jollivet
Finance and Administration Manager (30%)
Anne-Laure Jollivet
Finance and Administration Manager (30%)
Anne-Laure Jollivet is a finance and administration manager with over 20 years’ experience. Anne-Laure’s ample and relevant expertise has been gained through roles including her work at the GAAMAC Support Office (Global Action Against Mass atrocity Crimes), an association based in Geneva that she has supported for the last five years. Prior to this, Anne-Laure also worked for the American Red Cross, on Haiti and Tsunami programmes, and for health assistance companies in Europe and in the United States.
The Committee of the Association for the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies Secretariat
Martin Dahinden
President
Martin Dahinden
President
Martin Dahinden is a Swiss diplomat. He was Ambassador to the United States from 2014-2019 and Head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC. From 2000-2004, he built up the Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining. As adiplomat, he has served also in Paris, Lagos (Nigeria), New York (Mission to the UN), Brussels, Geneva, and Bern.
Mr. Dahinden is a member of the Advisory Group of UNICEF (New York), a lecturer at the University of Zurich, Vice-Chairman of the think tank ICT4Peace and a board member of the World Demographic and Aging Forum. He holds a doctorate in business administration and was a researcher of economic and social history at the University of Zurich.
Sofia Khetib
Vice-President
Sofia Khetib
Vice-President
Sofia Khetib Grundy is a Protection and Mediation expert with 20 years of experience, including 10 years in Africa providing technical, coordination and policy support to the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations. She moved back to Geneva in 2018 to work with UNHCR as Deputy of the Global Protection Cluster. In 2021, Ms. Khetib joined the Department of Social Cohesion and Solidarity of the Municipality of Geneva to launch a new urban mediation programme aimed at fostering social cohesion, preventing conflicts and supporting youth at risk.
Martine Kaufmann
Treasurer
Martine Kaufmann
Treasurer
Martine Kaufmann is an experienced finance specialist in the areas of development cooperation and humanitarian aid. She worked for more than 20 years for the Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA in Bern, in the finance department and in the representations of the FDFA as head of finance, human resources, and administration.