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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 MoreTraining of Trainers and Facilitators in Caux: 'Only the beginning'

'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'First, understand the problem!'

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 more significantly with International Geneva and offer a... Read MoreA new Geneva office for IofC Switzerland!

'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'Seemingly small things can bring a lot of good to someone's life.'
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 MoreOur Annual Report 2021 now available!

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 MoreCaux in the Belle Epoque

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 MoreArpan Yagnik: Mountains to climb

'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'If it wasn’t already my job, I would probably be doing it anyway.'
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 MoreA family split between Ukraine, Germany and Switzerland

'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'Ukraine and our children have a great future!'

‘We were incredibly lucky’
For more than a week Anatolii, Tetiana, and their three sons lived without electricity, heating or water in freezing temperatures in the village of Horenka near Kyiv. After a long journey through Ukra... Read More‘We were incredibly lucky’
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: excited because she hoped it might give her the skil... Read MoreYoung Ambassadors Programme 2021: Learning to listen
