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The Young Ambassadors Programme goes online
The Young Ambassadors Programme (YAP) went online for the first time this summer, after six years of continuous growth and development and a pause in 2020 for reflection and adjustment to the new real... Read MoreThe Young Ambassadors Programme goes online
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2011: Lucette Schneider – Choices which make the magic of Caux
For many years, Lucette Schneider from Switzerland organized the team which gathered in the early mornings to wash, peel and chop vegetables for the kitchens of the Caux conference centre. Read More2011: Lucette Schneider – Choices which make the magic of Caux
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2010: Mohan Bhagwandas – Addressing the crisis of integrity
Mohan Bhagwandas is all too aware of his carbon footprint. In the 13 years from 2006 to 2019, he flew 17 times from his home city of Melbourne, Australia, to Switzerland to take part in the Caux confe... Read More2010: Mohan Bhagwandas – Addressing the crisis of integrity
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2009: Rajmohan Gandhi – Bridges between India and Pakistan
25 distinguished Indians and Pakistanis came to Caux in 2009 with the aim of building bridges between their countries. The man who initiated the gathering was Rajmohan Gandhi, a grandson of Mahatma Ga... Read More2009: Rajmohan Gandhi – Bridges between India and Pakistan
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2008: Learning to be a Peacemaker – ‘An eye-opener to the world’
2008 saw the launch of an unusual course on Islam’s approach to peacemaking for young Muslims and non-Muslims, devised by Imam Ajmal Masroor from the UK. The course’s coordinator, Peter Riddell, descr... Read More2008: Learning to be a Peacemaker – ‘An eye-opener to the world’
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2007: Mohamed Sahnoun – Healing wounded memories
The Algerian diplomat Mohamed Sahnoun was President of Initiatives of Change International from 2006 to 2009 and founded the annual Human Security Forum at Caux. Read More2007: Mohamed Sahnoun – Healing wounded memories
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Remaking the World: Experiences from Mexico, Germany and Colombia
Discover inspiring initiatives of Caux Peace and Leadership alumni from Mexico, Colombia and Germany. Read MoreRemaking the World: Experiences from Mexico, Germany and Colombia
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2006: Zeke Reich – Across walls of fear
Zeke Reich is a psychotherapist at a community mental health clinic in Washington DC who has been to the IofC conference centre in Caux several times over the years. He remembers an encounter which ha... Read More2006: Zeke Reich – Across walls of fear
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Remaking the World: Experiences from Eswatini and Colombia
The eighth edition of the CPLP Talks recognizes the courage shown by CPLP alumni in responding to the challenges that the world is facing. Below alumni from Eswatini and Colombia describe intiatives t... Read MoreRemaking the World: Experiences from Eswatini and Colombia
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2005: Omar Salad Elmi – Clearing the cloud of mistrust
‘There are two people in the Somali delegation whose names include Omar,’ said the man from the allocation team at the Initiatives of Change conference centre in Caux. ‘As we didn’t have any informati... Read More2005: Omar Salad Elmi – Clearing the cloud of mistrust
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2004: The Housekeeping Team – ‘My dream of serving the world came true’
Before you arrive in your room in Caux, someone from the housekeeping team will have been there before you, to check that it is clean, that the bed is made up and the light bulbs work. If you can’t wo... Read More2004: The Housekeeping Team – ‘My dream of serving the world came true’
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2003 : Burundi – Ten years of political dialogue
Between 2003 and 2013, Caux was the scene of seven political dialogues between deeply divided Burundian leaders. They brought together representatives of political parties and armed rebel movements, f... Read More2003 : Burundi – Ten years of political dialogue
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