The Council of Europe’s Conference of International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGO) launched the ‘Toolkit for Conducting intercultural Dialogue’ on Wednesday, 27 June 2012, during its plenary meeting in Strasbourg, France. The INGO Conference has created the Dialogue Toolkit in response to human rights violations due to issues of diversity and immigration in European countries.

After working around the world, Tara Scanlan, a core conference coordinator for The Vital Link Conference, gives insights on her reasons for getting involved in the conference and Initiatives of Change.

The Geneva office of Initiatives of Change organized a presentation of the coming Caux Conferences, on Thursday 14th of June. Key speaker was Cornelio Sommaruga, as well as conference organizers and related actors.

This workshop, by Catalina Quiroz and Maria-Ines Arratia from The Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA Spain), will explore the pivotal question of how to empower women's leadership in civil society. Given the importance and topicality of the issue, the summer workshop will have a follow-up, in-depth training.

At ‘The Vital Link’ conference (25-31 July, 2012) international, interreligious, and intergenerational interactions will explore challenging alternatives in how all of us engage with world needs, how we change ourselves and how we live together in a dynamic peace. Francesca D'Abramo says why she joined the organizing team.

Preparation of the Caux conference centre for summer. We offer the chance to spend a week at the Initiatives of Change Centre in Caux, Switzerland, interacting in a community of people from different countries, backgrounds and generations. From 20 June (late afternoon) to 28 June (morning) 2012.

The Caux Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Foster, from Melbourne, Australia, as Caux Conference Manager.

More than 80 delegates from over 10 countries in Africa and beyond, gathered during the All Africa Conference in Cameroon to explore the dynamism that youth have in creating a bright future for generations to come.

After the election of a new President and the approval of its accounts 2011, on the occasion of its Council meeting in Geneva, the Foundation CAUX-Initiatives of Change (IofC) will experience many challenges and opportunities in the coming months.

The best companies embrace a commitment to quality and a shared purpose, say speakers at a forum on ‘productive collaboration held on 19 April 2012.