Eye Level Project is an international non-profit initiative empowering the immigrant through art, dialogue and local assistance
Our Board of Directors
Israel Barcellos Pereira
Founder & Chairperson
Israel Barcellos Pereira is the founder and chairperson of the Eye Level Project. With over 10 years of experience in Corporate International Business Management, Information Technology and ICF level coaching experience, Pereira was inspired to initiate the Eye Level Project while writing songs expressing his own immigration story. Pereira grew up in Brazil, Portugal, Spain and United States, before moving to Germany. He holds a Master of Science degree from Steinbeis-Hochschule Berlin in International Business, an MBA from Faculdades da Indústria Curitiba, Brazil, a Bachelors of Arts in Theology from FTH Giessen and a Bachelors of Science in Marketing from California State University, Northridge, USA.
Karen Caesar,
Vice-Chair, Eye Level Coaching Focus
Karen Caesar is a member of the board and leads the Eye Level Coaching initative. Caesar has been working in the field of migration, humanitarian aid and education for over 12 years. For this purpose, she has been active in local and international projects in India, Chile, Colombia and Germany. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Works and a Master of Arts in Conflict, Memory and Peace. She has been a systemic coach since 2018 and loves seeing people rediscover their own strength and unlock their full potential.
israel.pereira@eyelevelproject.com
karen.caesar@eyelevelproject.com
Pamela Loza
Vice-Chair, Operations & Management Focus
Pamela Loza was born and raised in Lima, Peru. With a fully Peruvian father and a mother of German descent, Loza grew up between two worlds. Loza moved to Germany with 19 years of age with big dreams and ideas. She finished an Engineering degree at the Technische Universität München. After gathering multiple years of experience as an engineer, Loza decided to change her career path and pursue her passion for coffee. In the past 4 years, Loza has been working as Senior Supply Chain Expert and Planning for one of Germany’s largest coffee companies. Moreover, Loza has driven digital topics in her company such as the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System (SAP S4/HANA). Loza leads Operations and Management areas for Eye Level Project’s initiatives.
pamela.loza@eyelevelproject.com
Nicolas Kanzleiter
Vice-Chair, Eye Level Talk Focus
Nicolas Kanzleiter is a psychologist with a professional focus on clinical psychology, psychotherapy and health (B.Sc. & M.Sc.). Since 2019 Kanzleiter has experience with licensed psychotherapist for kids and adolescents, precisely behavioural therapy. Through studies and training he has gathered experience in social pediatrics, school counselling in an international school, therapeutic assistance, psychiatry and applied therapy. Furthermore, additionally to working as a therapist in an institute outpatient clinic, Kanzleiter also works as an administrative assistant at the clinic. In all those practices there was always a lot of contact with clients/students/patients/colleagues with a migrant background, experience and/or history, often requiring Kanzleiter to work in English or with a translator. For over 15 years Kanzleiter does voluntary youth work in an international English speaking Methodist congregation in Munich, including counselling, coaching for school and homework support.
nicolas.kanzleiter@eyelevelproject.com
Misael Silvestre
Vice-Chair, Eye Level Art & Brazil Focus
Misael Silvestre is a Jazz pianist, composer, arranger and music educator who graduated from the University of Brasília (UnB). With more than 15 years working in performance and education, he has extensive experience in the music industry and has also shared the stage with great artists such as Hamilton de Holanda, Ed Motta, Maurício Einhorn, Zé Renato, Nelson Faria, Ivan Lins, Wanda Sá and many others. In addition to all these facets, he also teaches regularly using the Suzuki method. Silvestre promotes the Eye Level Project through music and other arts initiatives both in Germany and in Brazil.
misael.silvestre@eyelevelproject.com
Alexander von Wascinski
Treasurer
Alexander von Wascinski is a theologian (TH Reutlingen, DEU, United Faculty of Theology, Melbourne, AUT) and pastor of the United Methodist Church and as a pastor having served in many different roles: five years as Associate Pastor in Ludwigsburg, Director for youth outreach ministries for the Children and Youth department of the UMC in Southern Germany, eight years as Secretary of the European Methodist Youth and Children's Council (EMYC), eight years as member of the Executive Board of Directors of Christival e.V., five years as Senior Pastor of a circuit with three UM churches (Backnang, near Stuttgart), and since 2022 as Senior Pastor of Peace Church United Methodist (international, english-speaking Methodist church in Munich). Alex von Wascinski also works as a systemic counsellor and coach. Before and during his studies, von Wascinski was able to gain a lot of experience in various different areas of work such as work in a car rental company to computer technician and network administration.
alexander.vonwascinski@eyelevelproject.com
How do we work?
Promotion of art and culture
Pursuit of charitable purposes
The association actively promotes contact between people from different language areas, cultures and religions, actively helps with their integration and thus reduces xenophobia as well as personal, religious and cultural reservations. This is achieved through the organizatio and implementation of community moments. For example, by enabling people to participate, engage and develop in continuous offers in the areas of dialog, coaching, mentoring, art/creativity, education and other socially beneficial activities. We provide staff, equipment, locations and integrating and connecting measures. We also collaborate with other social organizations in the field of integration work. We ensure equal opportunities for women, men and diversity in all our activities.
Pragmatic support is needed in the initial steps of the foreigner in a new country. Either learning how to find food in a supermarket, how to buy your metro ticket or how to fill out an immigration form, support is always appreciated. We encourage locals to offer immigrants support in the daily routines of our cities.
Eye Level Project is an independent development cooperation and non-profit initiative. It is an association based in Munich, Germany. The Eye Level Project however operates in different countries, including Brazil and the U.S. Please see our associations' statutes for more information.
Association purporses
The purpose of the association is the promotion of international sentiment and international understanding, art and culture, as well as the pursuit of charitable purposes.
Immigrants worldwide should feel valued and have the same opportunities to actively shape their future. To achieve this:
We enable community events between locals and foreigners to ease the initial hurdles of newcomers.
We provide local goal-oriented coaching and counseling.
We enable eye level dialogue through immigrant, locals and expert interviews.
We advocate the value of the immigrant through conscious art projects and storytelling platforms.
The association receives the funds necessary for its tasks through
Donations
Public funds
Asset Management
Endowments and lagacies
Promotion of an international mindset and international understanding
The association actively promotes contact between people from different language areas, cultures and religions, actively helps with their integration and thus reduces xenophobia as well as personal, religious and cultural reservations. This is achieved through the organizatio and implementation of community moments. For example, by enabling people to participate, engage and develop in continuous offers in the areas of dialog, coaching, mentoring, art/creativity, education and other socially beneficial activities. We provide staff, equipment, locations and integrating and connecting measures. We also collaborate with other social organizations in the field of integration work. We ensure equal opportunities for women, men and diversity in all our activities.