This workshop is an opportunity for participants to meet and interact with young changemakers from around the world. The event is organized by IofC Switzerland's Caux Peace and Leadership Programme and PeaceTalks as part of the Geneva Peace Week…
As part of the programme of Geneva Peace Week 2021, Initiatives of Change Switzerland and the Peace and Human Rights Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) co-organize a webinar on 'Building peace through improved land…
Listening is a powerful tool that can have powerful effects on its recipient. It is also a difficult one to master. On 5 November 2020, Initiatives of Change Switzerland led an online workshop on the theme of listening as part of Geneva Peace Week…
This session is organized by Initiatives of Change (IofC) Switzerland and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) as part of the Geneva Peace Week 2020. It will explore the dynamics of environmental peacebuilding through three case-studies,…
Listening is a core skill in the work of a peacemaker. True listening involves the whole self in ways that can have a profound effect on the listener. Harrowing stories and events can touch us at deep and unpredictable levels and can be detrimental…
On 7 November 2018, 75 people participated in the latest event in IofC Switzerland’s Enriching Encounters series, which took place in the UN Library in Geneva. ‘Peacebuilders – Voices from local communities’ was co-organized with the Library, as…
Beyond Prevention: 5 Alternative Ways to Peace
- Geneva Peace Week 2018
- When: 7 Nov, 2017 - 12.30 - 14.00
- Where: UNOG Library
Peacebuilding is often seen as a sophisticated process, aimed at restoring the ways society deals with conflicts and at strengthening institutional capacities; a complex series of actions that require in-depth technical knowledge and bureaucratic…