Compassion in action: Maruee Pahuja from Creative Leadership nominated for Love Force Awards 2024
18/12/2024
We are delighted that Maruee Pahuja from our Creative Leadership youth programme was nominated for the inaugural Love Force Awards at Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad/India.
Organized by Sofia Stril-Rever, founder of BE THE LOVE and translator for the Dalai Lama, the event brought together panelists, nominees and participants from diverse countries, including India, Brazil, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Congo, the UK, France, and the Netherlands, as well as representatives from the Deaf Enabled community in India.
The 5-day event revolved around the theme of "Compassion in Action", focussing on the core values of Being, Interbeing, Loving, Serving, and Uniting. Panelists and guest speakers exchanged knowledge and wisdom across fields ranging from farming and forestry to regenerative business, fostering an environment of shared purpose, and the participants joined a kaleidoscope of activities and followed motivational talks, including a talk by the Dalai Lama.
During her presentation, Maruee passionately shared her personal journey, emphasizing her work with the Creative Leadership youth programme and the Foundation's new Caux Arts and Peace Encounters programme: "I am deeply commited to using arts and leadership for a transformative impact in peacebuilding."
One example of this commitment was her recent participation as a panelist during the Kofi Annan Peace Address and co-moderating the Arts and Peace Encounters special event alongside Sarah Noble, our Head of Global Engagement, at Geneva Peace Week 2024.
In Hyderabad, Maruee also co-moderated a session alongside Mark Milton from the Spirit of Humanity Forum on fostering dialogue for impactful leadership.
The Love Force Awards event celebrated impactful initiatives tackling key global challenges, such as indigenous advocacy, drug abuse prevention, climate crisis solutions, youth empowerment, and peace education and the participants went back home motivated to bring compassion in action in their work and projects.
Thank you to the organisers for pioneering this ground-breaking Love Force event, offering a transformative space for inner growth, actionable love and contributing to the implementation of the SDGs.
- Learn more about our Creative Leadership youth programme for young leaders
- Discover our new Caux Arts and Peace Encounters programme and find out more about our next event in May 2025
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