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Lost in Translation: Volunteering at the Caux Refuge
Eliane Stallybrass When the first Ukrainians arrived at the Caux Refuge at the IofC conference centre in Caux, Eliane and Andrew Stallyb…
Training of Trainers and Facilitators in Caux: 'Only the beginning'
What happens when 26 IofC trainers and facilitators from 12 countries embark on a three-day learning journey in Caux on designing and facilitating…
Job Offer: Multi-skilled painter and maintenance technician
Initiatives of Change Switzerland is looking for a multi-skilled maintenance technician and painter who will be responsible for the day-to-day main…
'First, understand the problem!'
A key objective of the Summer Academy on Land, Security and Climate is to build an inter-disciplinary community of professionals, each of whom are…
A new Geneva office for IofC Switzerland!
We are back in town! With our representation office now located at "La Loge" in the Domaine La Pastorale in Geneva we look forward to reengage mor…
'Seemingly small things can bring a lot of good to someone's life.'
This article is the sixth in a series of interviews with people living or working at the Caux Refuge, based at the Caux Conference and Seminar Cent…
Our Annual Report 2021 now available!
2021 was a challenging year. It became clear that Covid-19 was not a flash in the pan – and that its economic, social and ecological effects would…
Caux in the Belle Epoque
Sunday 19 June 2022 saw crowds of visitors and local people gathering in the park of the Caux Palace for the inauguration of a ‘Caux Belle Epoque’…
Arpan Yagnik: Mountains to climb
Among many other things, Professor Arpan Yagnik is an expert on creativity. So perhaps it is no surprise that he signed up for the Creative…
'If it wasn’t already my job, I would probably be doing it anyway.'
This article is the fifth in a series of interviews with people living or working at the Caux Refuge, based at the Caux Refuge. _______________…
A family split between Ukraine, Germany and Switzerland
This article is the fourth in a series of interviews with people affected by the war in Ukraine who have found temporary shelter at the Caux Refuge…
'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 Refuge.…
‘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 Refuge…
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:…
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…