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Appointment of Ignacio Packer as Executive Director of Initiatives of Change Switzerland
It is with pleasure that we announce the appointment of Ignacio Packer as Executive Director of the Initiatives of Change Switzerland Foundation, starting 1 May 2023. Read More
Caux Forum 2023: Save the Date
We are excited to announce the Caux Forum will be back in Caux next summer! Find out more and save the date! Read More
Lost in Translation: Volunteering at the Caux Refuge
When the first Ukrainians arrived at the Caux Refuge, Eliane and Andrew Stallybrass were amongst the first volunteers to welcome them at the Villa Maria and to offer their support. Eliane knew that le... Read More
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 participatory learning experiences? At the opening se... Read More
'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 each seeking to forge solutions to problems of envi... Read More
'Seemingly small things can bring a lot of good to someone's life.'
Ekaterina Gross has been working as a liaison officer at the Caux Refuge project since April 2022. Here she reflects on her mission of supporting the Caux Refuge residents in their new life in Switzer... Read More
Our Annual Report 2021 now available!
We are happy to present our Annual Report 2021, covering all of last year's activities and the celebrations of 75 Years of Encounters! Read More
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’ self-guided walk. Read More
Arpan Yagnik: Mountains to climb
Arpan Yagnik, a participant of last year's Creative Leadership conference and team member of the IofC Hub 2021, talks to Mary Lean about creativity, fear and vocation. Read More
'If it wasn’t already my job, I would probably be doing it anyway.'
Maria Raffin is originally from Moldova, but has been living in Switzerland for 17 years, two of which in the village of Caux. A neighbour to the Caux Palace, she very quickly stepped in to support th... Read More
A family split between Ukraine, Germany and Switzerland
As the war in Ukraine has been raging for 3 months, Oksana Stelmakh, a nurse from Kharkiv, reflects on how the situation has impacted her family, now scattered over 3 different countries. Since her ar... Read More
'Ukraine and our children have a great future!'
Before the war in Ukraine broke out, Nadia Donos enjoyed her dream job as a Ukrainian language and literature teacher. Now based at the Caux Refuge, Nadia continues to teach children in Ukraine full-t... Read More