Beate M.E. Ebert is a distinguished behavioral clinical psychologist with a private practice in her hometown of Aschaffenburg, Germany. She is a fellow and peer-reviewed acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), and a founding member of the German-speaking ACBS Chapter, where she served as a first chairperson. In 2010, she founded Commit and Act Germany (CAA-G), a nonprofit providing psychosocial support in conflict zones such as Sierra Leone in West Africa.
Ebert, along with her team, trained local health workers using methods like ACT and PROSOCIAL, adapted to local culture and challenges. She helped establish Commit and Act Foundation Sierra Leone (CAF-SL), aiding thousands of violence victims and training entire village communities in violence prevention; today it has become one of the most influential non-government organizations in the region. Through her efforts, Ebert also initiated a fruitful communal development partnership between Aschaffenburg, Germany, and Bo, Sierra Leone.
Ebert's contributions were recognized with the Award of Merit from the Bo District Ebola Task Force for her outstanding leadership in fighting the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, Aschaffenburg's Agenda 21 Prize for CAA-G's extraordinary engagement in providing psychosocial support during the Ebola crisis, and the Engagement Prize awarded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development for her long-standing, personal, and voluntary commitment to implementing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
