Manuel Adams took part in the World Debate Forum (WDF), this time staged in Manila. It was in Botswana where the WDF was hosted for the first time, an initiative of Logan Balavijendran. 50 participants, 15 papers, 2 days – these are the numbers of the forum, please read the German version of Manuel’s report to learn more about the facts: debating in Burma, teachers’ education in Iraq and the distribution of debating on the Balkans and many more circuits.