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Latest stories
'Ukraine and our children have a great future!'
This article is the third in a series of interviews with people affected by the war in Ukraine who have found temporary shelter at the Caux Confere…
Job Offer: Multi-skilled Technician (100% in Caux, Switzerland)
Initiatives of Change Switzerland is looking for a multi-skilled technician (100% in Caux, Switzerland) who will be responsible for the day-to-day…
‘We were incredibly lucky’
This article is the second in a series of interviews with people affected by the war in Ukraine who have found temporary shelter at the Caux Confer…
Young Ambassadors Programme 2021: Learning to listen
When Indonesian law student Agustina Zahrotul Jannah discovered the Young Ambassadors Programme (YAP) on Google she felt both excited and hopeless:…
Job Offer: Carpenter (2 months) for our buildings in Caux
Initiatives of Change Switzerland is looking for a carpenter for the maintenance of the foundation's buildings. This is a temporary job for two mon…
Help the Water Warriors save water in Kenya
In October 2020, we reported on Water Warriors, a groundbreaking collaboration between experts and activists in Kenya, India and Sweden launched b…
'Light will conquer darkness'
This article is the first in a series of interviews with people affected by the war in Ukraine who have found temporary shelter at the Caux Confere…
Welcoming refugees and asylum seekers in Caux
Right now, more than 4.7 million displaced people have already left Ukraine in search of asylum, and others are moving away from Russia under the t…
We stand in solidarity
We strongly condemn the current unilateral military attacks in Ukraine that are costing and destroying lives and violate international law at t…
Anas Badawi: The Triple Change
Anas Badawi How can we face times of uncertainty as individuals and as an organization? And how can we confront our mental barriers to m…
Jacqueline Coté to become President of IofC Switzerland in April 2022
Photo credit: Boris Palefroy 25 January 2022 - Christine Beerli will step down as President of Initiatives of Change Switzerland in Apri…
Sofia Syodorenko: A zero waste lifestyle is a mindful lifestyle
Sofia and her zero waste waterbottle How did Sofia Syodorenko become involved in the zero waste movement, and what does it mean to her?…
Andrew Lancaster: Responsibilities without borders
Former President of the Council of IofC Switzerland, Antoine Jaulmes, interviews Andrew Lancaster from Australia, who has just stepped down from th…
75 Years of Stories: Meet the team!
When we launched the 75 Years of Stories series in February 2021 about 75 years of encounters at the Initiatives of Change conference centr…
2021: Initiatives of Change Switzerland – Opening Caux’s doors to a new chapter
As our series of 75 stories for 75 years of the Initiatives of Change conference centre in Caux draws to an end, the President of Initiatives of Ch…