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From personal to global change
IofC Switzerland acts as a platform for change. We believe that sharing stories of change can inspire others to be the change they want to see in the world.
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Latest stories
Mohammed Abu-Nimer: Dialogue – Weaving peace into the fabric of society
Mohammed Abu-Nimer is Professor at the American University’s School of International Service in International Peace and Conflict Resolution i…
Learning to be a Peacemaker 2020
Sabica Pardesi is 24 years old and participated at this year's online version of "Learning to be a Peacemaker". She is currently pursuing her Ma…
Swiss National Day in the gardens of the Caux Palace
Usually, Swiss National Day on 1 August is an opportunity for Caux Forum participants to discover some Swiss traditions, including cheese fondue. T…
Tools for Changemakers 2020 – Shaping the future together through dialogue
Can you truly listen? What if we all had the power to make our communities more cohesive and inclusive by starting to deeply listen to each other?…
Creative Leadership – Together for Change
The Creative Leadership conference took participants on a six-day journey of personal inquiry to discover what creative leadership is and what kind…
Caux Dialogue on Environment and Security 2020
If you take care of nature, it cares for you The Caux Dialogue on Environment and Security (CDES) 2020 aimed high in its first online edition, w…
Ethical Leadership in Business – Leadership for a resilient economy
The Ethical Leadership in Business conference, on 25 and 26 June 2020, kicked off the first Caux Forum Online. It offered a diversified experience…
Summer Academy 2020: expansive possibilities for the future
By Alan Channer and Karina Cheah ‘It’s one of the best ways ever with the present covid pandemic.’ ‘We ended just when I was wishing we had m…
From Caux to the Mandela Mile
18 July was the birthday of Nelson Mandela and this year marked the end of the first Mandela Mile Leadership Programme (MMLP). This 14-week program…
Retooling the wheel for regenerative investment
By Karina Cheah Chau Tang-Duncan, co-founder and chief operating officer of Earthbanc, has been coming to Caux regularly since 2010. It was there…
Overcoming the challenges of online dialogue groups
By Karina Cheah I have never been to Caux. I had also never moderated a dialogue group before, in or outside of the Caux Forum. As I faced the pro…
Land and Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: assessing the risks and seeking a response
As part of the Caux Forum Online 2020, Initiatives of Change Switzerland and the Human Security Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign…
Dolce Riviera: Caux Palace gardens and 1 August activities
As part of the Dolce Riviera, the gardens of the Caux Palace will be open to the public from the 24 July to 16 August 2020, from 12pm to 7pm. Close…
Tony Rinaudo: For a better future in Niger
Why would an Australian farmer who moved to Africa in the 1980s be called ‘the forest-maker’? Tony Rinaudo, World Vision Australia's climate action…
Discover the Annual Report 2019
Our Annual Report 2019 is now available! Discover our activities and relive the highlights of the Caux Forum 2019. Download the report