About us – board & team

Team

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  Berlin State Office

  Nicole Khalil

  Founding member, born 1979 in Berlin

  I am a Berliner, a single mother of two children, and I know life from different perspectives that are often at play at the same time.

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  My view of victim support, inclusion and social support has been shaped by my own experiences, by many years of responsibility for others and by a deep wish to give people guidance, understanding and relief.

  For many years I have been involved, with heart, conviction and great sensitivity, at the point where being affected oneself, the perspective of relatives and responsibility towards society meet.

  I am affected myself, but at the same time I am also the relative of a mentally ill mother whose illness is the result of what she herself was affected by. Over many years I experienced first-hand the challenges this brings in terms of care, looking after someone, responsibility and being overwhelmed.

  It was only much later that I began to engage intensively with my own experience of being affected. Quite apart from that, I have been living with epilepsy for many years. As a result, I have extensive experience of the law on severe disability (Schwerbehindertenrecht) and of inclusion – particularly in the areas of work, school and social life. I know what it feels like when structures that are meant to support you do not always do so, and how much strength it takes to find your way through systems that rarely reflect the whole reality of a person’s life.

  It is precisely the many layers of my life story that have sharpened my perspective. I know what it is like to carry responsibility while needing support yourself.

  These experiences feed into my involvement – with respect for each person’s life story and without hasty judgements. Something I care about deeply is treating people with sensitivity when they are confronted with authorities, benefit systems and formal procedures.

  Bureaucratic processes must not cause additional hurt or strain. They should offer stability, not reinforce powerlessness. That is what I stand up for – clearly, taking the side of those affected, and with an approach that puts the person at the centre.

  I am a founding member of KE!N EINZELFALL e. V. and act as substitute for the Chair. In Berlin I also work for the association as its representative on the State Advisory Council for People with Disabilities (Landesbeiratsbeauftragte für Menschen mit Behinderung). In this role I contribute my experience, my range of perspectives and my network in order to give those affected, relatives and professionals a hearing and to help shape lasting change.

  My commitment is driven by the conviction that no one is alone with their story. That being affected has many faces. And that visibility, exchange and mutual recognition are crucial steps on the way to more justice, inclusion and humanity. With my values, my life skills and my lived experience, I stand by those affected, relatives, those indirectly affected, anyone interested and professionals – with respect, commitment and on an equal footing. Because one thing matters to me: We are KE!N EINZELFALL

  – Nicole Khalil

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  Data Protection Officer

  Tanja Häfner

  Founding member, born 1969 in Wuppertal

  For over 17 years I worked in criminal defence and experienced the system from a perspective directly opposed to that of those affected.

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  I saw how proceedings are conducted, how people speak, what dynamics arise – and at some point it became ever clearer to me how great the distance between the system and those affected really is.

  There came a point when I realised: I do not want this any more. I no longer wanted to use my knowledge on that side, but to make a deliberate change of perspective – towards the people who need support, guidance and protection. For more than 12 years now I have been working in the public sector, and so I now also know this side of the structures, the processes and the limits. It is precisely these experiences that show me how important it is to create spaces that work differently: accessible, understandable and trauma-sensitive.

  Today it matters to me to pass on all my knowledge and make it useful for those affected. I want to help them find their way around the system better, understand what is happening – and no longer feel at its mercy.

  At KE!N EINZELFALL e. V. I serve as Data Protection Officer. For me, data protection means far more than legal requirements – it is the foundation of trust. People who come to us must be able to rely on their information being protected, on their story staying where they want it to stay, and on being able to decide for themselves how visible they want to be. That is why I work to ensure that our platform is a protected space – technically, structurally and on a human level. A space in which anonymity is possible, in which there need be no fear of judgement or consequences, and in which people can open up when they are ready.

  I have got to know both sides of the system – and I have made a conscious decision to stand on the side of those affected. I want to break down barriers, create safety and shape spaces that make it clear: Together: KE!N EINZELFALL!

  – Tanja Häfner

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  Social Media

  André Bauer

  Volunteer, Social Media Working Group

  I volunteer with KE!N EINZELFALL e.V. because I want to help ensure that those affected, those indirectly affected and relatives are heard more and find more support.

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  Many experiences remain hidden for a long time or are only noticed when someone tells them, puts them into context and passes them on.

  In the association’s social media work I see the opportunity to create spaces for exactly that. Posts can make the voices of those affected visible, share knowledge, give practical tips, point to opportunities for exchange and put important developments into context. In this way, social media can be more than just public relations: it can give people guidance, ease their burden and show them that they are not alone with their experiences.

  In my job I deal a great deal with communication, text, images and digital media. I bring this background to the association’s social media work in order to prepare content clearly, respectfully and carefully — always with the aim of putting the issues and voices of those affected more firmly at the centre.

  I am glad to be part of this committed team and to be able to make a small but important contribution through my work — for more awareness, guidance and compassion. So that one day no one has to say any more: “I didn’t know.”

  – André Bauer

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  IT and web design

  Nils-Digital

  Development and technical support for this website

  We are Nils-Digital and we built the new website for KE!N EINZELFALL e.V.

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  We continue to look after the technology behind it.

  A website for people who have been affected has to do more than look good. Anyone reading it should feel safe. It is just as important to us that everyone can use the site, which is why we have placed great emphasis on accessibility.

  Behind Nils-Digital are Nils Nehring and Kevin Herrmann. We develop websites, apps and AI automations for businesses, the self-employed and associations. We look after every project personally, with short lines of communication and clear agreements.

  We are delighted to be accompanying the association on this journey. Because the more easily people who have been affected can find what they are looking for here, the sooner they realise: they are not an isolated case.

  – Nils-Digital

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  Together: KE!N EINZELFALL

  Herr und Frau Unbekannt

  This portrait stands for the people who support KE!N EINZELFALL e.V. but whose identities must remain protected for safety reasons.

  The voices of courage, in the background and in hiding, because there are people who work every day for KE!N EINZELFALL e.V. – and yet have to remain invisible. Not out of reticence. Not out of distance. But because their reality allows nothing else.

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  They live with protective measures that shape their lives: with blocks on the disclosure of their address from the population register (Auskunftssperren), with security restrictions, with the fear of being found, with the quiet but ever-present need to protect themselves and their loved ones.

  Many of them have experienced violence, have testified, have resisted – and still bear the consequences today. For them, being visible is not a right. It is a risk.

  And yet they choose to be there. To help. To fight. Quietly and without applause. Their visibility lies in the hidden – and is an indispensable part, of immeasurable importance, of what we make visible.

  Their commitment is not a public statement – it is a daily decision against fear and for others who are affected.

  Every act of support, every action takes strength and an inner greatness that can never be honoured enough.

  Every contribution, every decision these people make is carried by courage. By a courage that is not loud – but deep. Quiet. Unshakeable.

  They have our deepest respect. Our most sincere thanks. For their courage. For their perseverance. For everything they carry without being seen.

  That their names do not appear here is not an absence. It is protection. A necessary one. One to be taken seriously. And perhaps also the most striking proof of how much is at stake.

  And perhaps that is the greatest truth of all: that the strongest forces are often the ones you cannot see; even so, we will not give up on giving the hidden, unreported cases (Dunkelfeld) the chance to become more visible – step by step, voice by voice.

  For more visibility, for being heard and for support.

  – THANK YOU! Mr and Mrs Anonymous