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About us / People
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John Michael Balonze
France National Coordinator - John has
recently collaborated with youth from thirty three countries in
drafting a working paper at the United Nations in Geneva on Partnerships
for Peace, and has worked with NGOs in Senegal on public health
and environmental initiatives. He hopes that the future of GYAN-France
will be in building partnerships for peace and democracy throughout
Europe.
Email John at
johnb@youthlink.org
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Nelline Zilberg
Director of Programs - At GYAN, Nelline
oversees several programs, including a Youth Participation Initiative.
She has worked towards building partnerships with youth organizations
in Eastern Europe, including Russia. She is fluent in English, Russian,
and Italian, and is proficient in French and Spanish. Nelline is
currently completing the Masters de Sciences Po in international
organizations.
Contact Nelline at nelline@youthlink.org
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Keyvan Sayar
Communications Coordinator - As former
Secretary-General of Animafac, a network of French student associations,
Keyvan worked to bring an international dimension to this national
office. Today, Keyvan is president and founder of LeS dOiGtS bLeUs,
an artistic and cultural association, and has also been a film director,
artist, and poet, who has been featured on television programs and
has interviewed various Parlaimentarians and other political figures
in France.
Contact Keyvan at keyvan@youthlink.org
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Franziska Seel
UNESCO Liasion - Franziska has been active
in many different youth organisations, and decided to support the
GYAN France team during her time in Paris. Most recently she was
involved with the German youth organisation YOIS Youth
for intergenerational justice and sustainability. Her main
task was to coordinate the German National Youth Information Society
Campaign, whose outcomes she presented as an active member of the
WSIS Youth Caucus at the World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS) in December 2003 in Geneva. She also started promoting GYANs
Global Youth Service Day in Germany and was delegate of the German
National Youth Council to the World Youth Summit in Dakar, Senegal
2001.
Contact Franziska at
franziska@youthlink.org
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