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The new President of Initiatives of Change International feels called to heal and to build trust. Dr Omnia Marzouk talks to Mike Lowe.

While the Occupy Wall Street protests exposed deep divides in the USA, a group in Washington DC were building trust and dialogue. Mary Ella Keblusek reports on The Trust Factor.

 

When his home was burned down and relatives killed in Kenya’s ethnic violence, Joseph Wainaina wanted revenge. Now he ‘does peace’ criss-crossing the land building trust at the grassroots level. He talks to Mike Brown.

A Palestinian Muslim who, together with a British Christian, makes films which tell stories of trustbuilding and hope. Sevérine Chavanne talks to Imad Karam.

Ten years ago a Chinese teacher launched an initiative to ‘develop a new generation of change-makers’. Today it is happening. Mike Brown reports from Africa…

All 12,000 workers at the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) have taken part in training by Initiatives of Change since June 2009. The results have been profound - not only improvements within the company, but lives and families transformed. Suresh Matthews and Dilip Patel report:

A 40-year veteran of the armed forces, Lt General John Sanderson belies the stereotype of the stern military man of action. He talks to Susan Korah.

Could Lebanon’s 18 different communities find a common history to teach future generations? One young educator believes they can. She was interviewed by Carole Khakula for this story, compiled by Mike Brown.

At the recent IofC Creators of Peace conference in Sydney, Chea Vannath described her long journey home – for herself and for her wounded country. Susan Korah writes…

A global deal on climate change depends on building trust, says Geoffrey Lean, veteran environmental journalist and editor of the UN Environment Programme’s magazine Our Planet. He talks to Michael Smith.