Caux Initiatives for Business (CIB) encourages business leaders, young professionals, NGO representatives, trade unionists, experts and decision makers to work together to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of values - in personal conduct and in economic life.
From poor banking to banking for the poor
Bank manager Jeyes Parthiban from South India argues that the banks can do much more with microfinance to help the poor lift themselves out of poverty.
View a short film about him, ‘Banking for Change’ by Pilgrim Films.
Human development: a necessary next stage in banking
Robert Dellner, a former Managing Director and global unit head in a merchant bank and now an organisational and cultural development specialist, calls for a new culture in banking that encourages the human development of bank staff. More..
Bernard Lietaer, author 
of The Future of Money (translated in 18 languages), is an international expert in the design and implementation of currency systems. He has studied and worked in the field of money for more than 30 years in an unusually broad range of capacities including as a Central Banker, a fund manager, a university professor, and a consultant to governments in numerous countries, multinational corporations, and community organizations. Watch on YouTube More..
What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
Michael Smith, head of business programmes at Initiatives of Change UK, reviews Michael Sandel's book in Financial World magazine. Read review>>
Lessons from the banking crisis: towards an ethical capitalism that delivers the common good. .
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Whoops! by John Lanchester, Penguin Books
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Kenya I Care team continues to reach out to young people. The Initiatives of Change (IofC) Subukia and Nakuru teams have been relentless in their efforts to reach out to young people and inspire change. In churches, youth groups, learning institutions….wherever there are young people; you will find someone from Subukia with the message of caring for Kenya.
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Au sommaire, une présentation des approches pédagogiques des programmes Education à la Paix et Initiative Dialogue, des témoignages, des comptes-rendus d'événements, et aussi les dates des rendez-vous pour 2012/2013.
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Many students still ask themselves, ‘What part can I play in making a difference in my immediate society?’ and ‘who are the people I can work with to effect change’? And in an effort to collectively create answers to these questions, Initiatives of Change Kenya has been partnering with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology to create a platform for students to come together and search for answers.
After the completion of three very successful artistic peace forums dubbed THE EXTRAVAGANZA, Zak Muturi hopes to continue making a difference in the lives of young people in Subukia.
L'association Initiatives et Changement France, l'organisation Eireine Suisse, les Editions Charles Léopold Mayer et L'Initiative de Genève pour la paix dans les Grands Lacs ont le plaisir de vous inviter à la présentation du livre "Dépasser la haine, Construire la paix" le jeudi 13 septembre 2012 à 19h, dans les locaux de l'association Initiatives et Changement, au 7bis, rue des Acacias - 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux avec la participation de Jérôme Strobel, Coordinateur Grands Lacs de Eirene Suisse, Laurien Ntezimana, et Jean-Pierre Lindiro Kabirigi.
Le 20 octobre prochain, l'équipe d'Initiative Dialogue vous invite à participer au rallye "Le Français en partage" un événement organisé par la commission Solidarités du Conseil de quartier Paris Belleville 20ème.
The promising continent of Africa was well represented in the recently concluded Human Security Forum in Caux, Switzerland. We caught up with some of the participants to seek their thoughts and personal contribution in Human Security in their countries.
L'équipe d'Initiative Dialogue participera les 28, 29 et 30 juillet prochains au rassemblement organisé par les Scouts et Guide de France "Vis tes rêves" à Jambville dans les Yvelines.
L'équipe animera les ateliers consacrés à la thématique "Rencontre internationale, solidarité et ouverture aux autres".
Samuel Muiruri, a graduate of Harambee Africa Leadership Programme, has acquired another name, Mr Plastic Bottles! He has been collecting plastic bottles in Nakuru and using them as building blocks.
Information et formation, tels étaient les objectifs du voyage d’étude proposé à quinze jeunes adultes de six pays européens. Accueil dans les familles, rencontres et réflexions ont créé une dynamique de compréhension mutuelle pour un avenir commun.
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