Diana Damsa holds degrees in Law and Music and has pursued postgraduate studies in Healing of Memories and Intercultural and Interfaith Communication. In 2004 she was inspired by Initiatives of Change (IofC)’s message that change in the world starts with change in oneself; she has been active in several IofC programmes since then.
Irina Fedorenko is the Managing Director of the Caux Dialogue on Environment and Security, a part of the Initiatives for Land, Lives and Peace programme of Initiatives of Change International. The programme runs in partnership with the UNCCD and IUCN and brings together senior policymakers, project managers and social entrepreneurs to examine best practices of land restoration, climate change mitigation and peacebuilding.