Discover the Annual Report 2019
Initiatives of Change Switzerland
29/06/2020
Our Annual Report 2019 is now available! Discover our activities and relive the highlights of the Caux Forum 2019.
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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. This year, it looked like the Caux Palace would be emp...
Black Lives Matter. Black stories matter. The story of what we do now matters.
Stories are powerful. At IofC, story sharing has been a powerful tool for change. Stories inspire those who listen and give them the chance to gain a new perspective, to put themselves in the teller’s...
Quiet Time - Live Event on Facebook
The COVID-19 crisis and the lockdown in many countries around the globe is taking its toll on all of us. In an attempt to help people connect and encourage each other we hosted a live Quiet Time event...
Christine Beerli's speech at reconciliation conference "versoehnt.ch" in Bern
On 6 February 2020 at Uni S in Bern our president Christine Beerli gave a speech at the public opening of the reconciliation conference ‘versoehnt.ch’, which explored the concept of reconciliation fro...
Change of Leadership for IofC Switzerland
IofC Switzerland will soon be looking for its new Secretary General...
IofC joins third Swiss Digital Day
We are increasingly reliant on smartphones, smart watches and other interconnected devices which influence nearly every aspect of our life: our relationship with ourselves and others, our private, pu...
Geneva goes Lucerne ! with Christine Beerli
What are the significance and challenges of international Geneva today, and how do multilateralism and city-networks come into play there today? These were questions asked by foraus Director Lukas Hup...
Silence and love: two tools for practically everything
"Through my work and my own personal journey, I have come to realize that there are a great many things I cannot control, but the little I can control, that I can change, is in me. There are two tools...
The power of religion and spirituality for transforming conflicts
Last December, Initiatives of Change Switzerland facilitated the venue of Imam Ashafa and Pastor James from northern Nigeria to the Center of Competence for Humanitarian Negotiation’s annual meeting i...
« Solidarity, Dialogue and Tolerance among Nations: towards a culture of Peace”
On the International Day of Tolerance, Initiatives of Change, who received the Ousseimi Prize on Tolerance in 2014, was invited to contribute to a panel discussion hosted by the UN Library in Geneva o...
Christine Beerli appointed as the new President of Initiatives of Change Switzerland
13 November 2018 – Christine Beerli, former Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and former member of the upper house of the Swiss parliament, was appointed on 1 Novem...
A new biography of Cornelio Sommaruga
In their series of books ‘They chose Geneva’, the Genevese publisher Slatkine have just brought out a new biography of Cornelio Sommaruga. With the title ‘Mission: Humanity’ author Virginie Poyetton t...
New president for IofC International
Suresh Vazirani from Mumbai, India was unanimously appointed by Global Assembly of the International Association as the new President for IofC International....
Building trust through life stories: The Genevan experience
The 5th and 6th editions of Enriching Encounters took place in May 2018. They shone a light on local residents' stories as a tool for building trust amongst the locals by using a version of the Human ...