Berliner Entwicklungspolitischer Ratschlag e.V.

Berliner Entwicklungspolitischer Ratschlag e.V. (BER) is a Berlin-based umbrella association and advocacy platform active in development policy, global justice and decolonisation. It presents itself publicly under the name Eine Welt Stadt Berlin, which also serves as the title of its website and its broader city-wide campaign identity. The organisation describes itself as a Verband — an association of members — and its website lists sections for members, a board (Vorstand), a team, and a Promotor*innenprogramm, indicating a structure that combines member organisations with employed staff and externally funded programme roles. BER's work is organised around thematic fields that include fair economy (Faires Wirtschaften), health policy, migration and diaspora, climate and resources, global learning (Globales Lernen), and decolonisation. For each theme the website presents a vision statement, descriptions of what the organisation does, and suggestions for what individuals can do, reflecting an approach that mixes advocacy, education and civic mobilisation. Its decolonisation work includes a series of contributions under the heading Mainstreaming Decolonize, a call for a city-wide concept (Ein gesamtstädtisches Konzept), and a campaign connected to Berlin elections titled Berlin ist keine Insel. The association is also involved in Berlin Global Village, a shared space for development-policy organisations in Berlin, and it maintains positions and demands (BER-Forderungen) as well as election checklists (BER-Wahlprüfsteine 2026). It publishes a newsletter, press releases, discussion papers and multimedia formats such as BER.POD and the multimedia reportage Was ist Dekolonisierung?. Its public communication is bilingual in the sense of addressing both German-speaking Berlin audiences and broader global-justice networks, and it uses social media channels including Facebook and Instagram. As a registered association (eingetragener Verein), BER is a non-profit civil-society organisation rather than a commercial company. It is not listed on any stock exchange and does not sell products in the conventional sense; its outputs are advocacy positions, educational materials, events, publications and campaigns. Its operating focus is the city-state of Berlin, though its themes — climate justice, migration, decolonisation and global learning — connect it to national and international networks. The organisation's public-facing brand, Eine Welt Stadt Berlin, frames Berlin itself as the object of transformation: the goal implied by the name is a city that acts in accordance with global justice. Because BER is a civil-society association, its 'offerings' are programmes and publications rather than commercial goods. These include the Promotor*innenprogramm, workshop series such as Machtkritische Entwicklungspolitik, decolonisation checklists, guidance on anti-racist public relations, and materials such as Bon Voyage!, Develop-mental Turn and the dossier Der Kolonialismus und seine Folgen. The association also engages in city partnership (Städtepartnerschaften) work, child protection, digitalisation and racism-critical practice. Its website functions as a hub for these resources and for its newsletter and podcast. In summary, BER is a Berlin advocacy and networking organisation that brands itself as Eine Welt Stadt Berlin and works across development policy, global learning, climate justice, migration and decolonisation. It is member-based, non-profit and city-focused, with a strong emphasis on critical reflection of power relations and on mobilising Berlin residents and institutions.

Berliner Entwicklungspolitischer Ratschlag e.V. (BER) is a Berlin-based registered association that functions as an umbrella body and advocacy platform in the field of development policy. Its public-facing identity is Eine Welt Stadt Berlin, the name under which its website operates and through which it frames its city-wide mission. The organisation describes itself as a Verband — an association of members — and its website structure indicates a membership base alongside a board (Vorstand), a team, and a Promotor*innenprogramm, suggesting a mixed model of member organisations, employed staff and programme-based roles. BER's work is organised around thematic fields: fair economy (Faires Wirtschaften), health policy, migration and diaspora, climate and resources, global learning (Globales Lernen), and decolonisation. For each field the website presents a vision, a description of the organisation's activities, and suggestions for individual action, reflecting an approach that combines advocacy, education and civic mobilisation. Its decolonisation work includes a series of contributions under the heading Mainstreaming Decolonize, a call for a city-wide concept (Ein gesamtstädtisches Konzept), and a campaign connected to Berlin elections titled Berlin ist keine Insel. The association is involved in Berlin Global Village, a shared space for development-policy organisations in Berlin, and it maintains positions and demands (BER-Forderungen) as well as election checklists (BER-Wahlprüfsteine 2026). It publishes a newsletter, press releases, discussion papers and multimedia formats such as BER.POD and the multimedia reportage Was ist Dekolonisierung?. Its public communication addresses Berlin audiences and broader global-justice networks, and it uses social media channels including Facebook and Instagram. As a registered association (eingetragener Verein), BER is a non-profit civil-society organisation rather than a commercial company. It is not listed on any stock exchange and does not sell products in the conventional sense; its outputs are advocacy positions, educational materials, events, publications and campaigns. Its operating focus is the city-state of Berlin, though its themes connect it to national and international networks. The public-facing brand Eine Welt Stadt Berlin frames Berlin itself as the object of transformation: the goal implied by the name is a city that acts in accordance with global justice. Because BER is a civil-society association, its 'offerings' are programmes and publications rather than commercial goods. These include the Promotor*innenprogramm, workshop series such as Machtkritische Entwicklungspolitik, decolonisation checklists, guidance on anti-racist public relations, and materials such as Bon Voyage!, Develop-mental Turn and the dossier Der Kolonialismus und seine Folgen. The association also engages in city partnership (Städtepartnerschaften) work, child protection, digitalisation and racism-critical practice. Its website functions as a hub for these resources and for its newsletter and podcast.

A Berlin-based umbrella association and advocacy platform for development policy, global justice and decolonisation, operating under the public brand Eine Welt Stadt Berlin.

• BER-Forderungen (BER demands)

  Policy positions and demands published by the association.

• BER-Wahlprüfsteine 2026

  Election checklists for the 2026 Berlin elections.

• Workshop series 'Machtkritische Entwicklungspolitik'

  Workshop series on power-critical development policy.

• Mainstreaming Decolonize

  Contributions and materials on decolonisation.

• BER.POD

  Podcast format of the organisation.

• BER-Newsletter

  Regular newsletter, with issue 8 dated September 2026.

• Multimedia reportage 'Was ist Dekolonisierung?'

  Multimedia reportage on decolonisation.

• Dossier 'Der Kolonialismus und seine Folgen'

  Dossier on colonialism and its consequences.

• Bon Voyage!

  Publication or campaign material listed on the website.

• Develop-mental Turn

  Publication or campaign material listed on the website.

1. 1Eine Welt Stadt Berlin / Berliner Entwicklungspolitischer Ratschlag (BER)eineweltstadt.berlin
2. 2Wikidata item Q132826436wikidata.org