Be the change
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.
Be inspired by the stories of changemakers from around the world.
Our resource library provides useful information and tools to initiate change.
Latest stories
New year, new address in Geneva!
As all organizations, we have been impacted by Covid financially but it has also impacted our way of working. Working remotely has now become the n…
‘Afghanistan gave me roots, Denmark gave me wings’
Abeda Nasrat came to Denmark as a refugee from Afghanistan at the age of two. She now studies Law at the University of Copenhagen and works as…
Culture, origins and freedom
Sebastian Hasse grew up near the former border between West and East Germany during the period of reunification and reflects on culture, emotion…
What does it take to be an entrepreneur?
Global Entrepreneurship Week in November 2020 included E-SPACE, a three-day hybrid event, which offered a range of master classes and conferences.…
Tools for surviving a crisis
During Global Entrepreneurship Week in November 2020, Initiatives of Change Switzerland took part in E-SPACE, a three-day hybrid event, which offer…
Environmental peacebuilding must define our era
The theme of 2020’s Geneva Peace Week was ‘Rebuilding Trust after Disruption: pathways to reset international cooperation’. On 6 November, Initiati…
The Courageous Listener: Bearing Our Own Discomfort
On 5 November 2020, Initiatives of Change Switzerland led an online workshop on the theme of listening as part of Geneva Peace Week 2020. Listeni…
The courage to offer hope
Harshani Bathwadana from Sri Lanka was part of the Caux Peace and Leadership Programme. She describes how she found the hope to bring hope through…
Swiss Digital Days 2020 - Online Workshop: Update your digital soft skills
Initiatives of Change Switzerland held a one-hour online workshop on 3 November 2020 on the topic of soft digital skills. Digitalization has been tak…
Freeing girls to study
Redempta Muibu from Nakuru, Kenya, describes how taking part in the Caux Peace and Leadership Programme in 2015 inspired her to set up the Free…
The language of water – the language of the heart
IofC’s Initiatves for Land, Lives and Peace (ILLP) programme works on the links between environmental regeneration and sustainable peace and sec…
Survey: How can we serve you best?
We are committed to inspire, equip and connect you to support you on your journey from personal to global change. But we need your help to see how…
Lebanon deserves better
On 4 August 2020, the world was shocked to learn of the explosion which had torn through Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, claiming lives and prop…
Beyond the Rubble: the unseen impact of the Beirut explosion
The Caux Peace and Leadership Programme is a programme of IofC Switzerland. Its alumni from over 40 countries want to make a change in their commun…
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…