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Hope-Dealing: Father and Son
Hasan Davis is a self-proclaimed ‘hope-dealer’, who has dedicated his life to engendering purpose, confidence and determination in young people across the United States and the globe. His son, Malcolm... Read More
Forgiveness, listening and dialogue at the heart of peace circles in Mali
On Thursday 4 July at the Caux Forum I met a group of four women involved in the peace circles in Mali: Boye Diallo, Mamou Soucko, Kadidia Djenepo and Kadidiatou Mint Hanka. Peace circles is a project... Read More
One way to make the world live as one
When I first took part in the Caux Artists Program (CAP) in 2013, its director, Bev Appleton, told us, ‘Be the best you can be, so we can teach you more’. This year I came back for the third time. The... Read More
Healing the alienation of young European Muslims
How can the alienation felt by so many young Muslims be healed? Imam Ajmal Masroor believes that the alienation stems largely from the inner conflict generated by feeling caught between two value-syst... Read More
Mercy Corps: Capacity building for local communities
It is 12 July 2019 and the last session of the Towards an Inclusive Peace conference. While attention has focused successively on the prevention of violent extremism, community resilience and the prot... Read More
A discussion with Lisa Yasko about the importance of youth at the Caux Forum
June 2019. It’s the fourth time that Lisa Yelyzaveta Yasko has participated in the Caux Forum. Before joining the organising team for the Caux Dialogue on Land and Security in 2018, Lisa took part in ... Read More
Journey of self-discovery
Londoner Jonas Truneh (25) and I are sitting on a bench, watching participants in the Caux Scholars and Caux Peace and Leadership (CPLP) programmes playing something resembling football. As he deflect... Read More
Tools for Changemakers 2019
The first edition of the ‘Tools for Changemakers’ conference took place from 14-18 July 2019 at the Caux Forum. It was based on the conclusions from the conference ‘Addressing Europe’s Unfinished Busi... Read More
Commemoration of the life of Mohamed Sahnoun
Mohamed Sahnoun was an Algerian diplomat and President of Initiatives of Change from 2007 to 2008. His great ability to listen and understand others enabled him to bring together certain conflicting p... Read More
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... Read More
Towards an Inclusive Peace 2019
The importance of working closely with local communities and promoting a creative and inclusive peace was at the forefront of the third and final edition of the ‘Towards an Inclusive Peace’ conference... Read More
Just Governance for Human Security 2019
This year’s Just Governance for Human Security conference, part of the Caux Forum, focused on good governance, social inclusion and healing memory. These three human security pillars were linked to th... Read More