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In his role as President of IofC International, Prof Rajmohan Gandhi took six months unpaid leave to visit 15 countries with his wife Usha. They were joined in this 'Voyage of Dialogue and Discovery' by various teams of young people. See the background and flyer.
The Voyage
February 13-18: Rajmohan and Usha Gandhi visited Sri Lanka.
March 9-12: The Gandhis visited Indonesia at the invitation of Initiatives of Change Indonesia and two strategic partners.
March 13 - April 26: The Gandhis were joined for a six week journey by a travelling team - Fabiola Benavente (Mexico), Wadiaa Khoury (Lebanon), Chris Breitenberg (USA), Rob Lancaster (Australia) and Edward Peters (UK). Others joined the traveling team for shorter periods while local Initiatives of Change (IofC) teams in host countries anchored each leg of the trip.
- South Africa, March 13-28 - Johannesburg/Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town
- Kenya, March 28 - April 2 - Nairobi
- Palestine/Israel, April 3-7 - Gandhis visit the West Bank and Jerusalem
- Egypt, April 3-7 - younger travelling team visit Egypt
- Norway, April 7-12 - Oslo
- Romania, April 12-19 - Cluj for the IofC Global Consultation, and brief visit to Baia Mare
- Ukraine, April 19-26 - Kiev and Crimea
May 10-16: The centre piece of a visit to Japan was an international IofC conference.
June 7-12: USA - Washington DC
June 14-28: For visits to three Latin American countries the Gandhis were again joined by a travelling team: Killy Sanchez (Guatemala), Fabiola Benavente and José Carlos Leon Vargas (Mexico), Lena Kashkarova (Ukraine), David Ruffin (USA) and Edward Peters (UK).
- Mexico, June 14-18 - Mexico City
- Colombia, June 18-22 - Bogota
- Brazil, June 23-27 - Rio de Janeiro and Petropolis.
July 8-25: Caux, Switzerland - participation in the Caux Forum for Human Security.
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IofC in Brief
Who we are: Initiatives of Change (IofC) is a world-wide movement of people of diverse cultures and backgrounds, who are committed to the transformation of society through changes in human motives and behaviour, starting with their own.
Purpose: We work to inspire, equip and connect people to address world needs, starting with themselves, in the areas of trustbuilding, ethical leadership and sustainable living.
Omnia Marzouk, President, IofC International
'Nothing lasting can be built without a desire by people to live differently and exemplify the changes they want to see in society.'