Kahramanmaras Earthquake: Farid Rashid Recalls Effects in Syria
12th February 2023
Farid Mohammad Rashid, one of our RRB™ trainers, shares an account he has gathered from news reports and close sources of the effects in Northern Syria as a result of the earthquake that occurred in the early hours of 6th February. At 4:17am, a new chapter of suffering started in…
Re-Builders of Education
27th January 2023
On Tuesday 24th January 2023, Refugees as Re-Builders™ (RRB) held a special ‘ Lunch and Learn’ event at Greencoat Place, IofC UK’s Centre in London, to mark UNESCO’s fifth International Day of Education. The event inspired guests with two astute RRB alumni projects that are now enabling positive change in…
Guru to the World - Dr Ruth Harris Speaks on Vivekananda
24th January 2023
Author, Dr Ruth Harris, discusses her new book which follows the spiritual journey of celebrated Indian Monk “Vivekananda is a renowned name in India, yet virtually unknown to the rest of the world.” Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk, spiritual leader and reformer who was born in 1863…
Beyond the Numbers: A Deeper Dive into Knife Crime in London
18th January 2023
Sustainable Communities aim to tackle knife crime with the help of Brunel University students. Undergraduates from Brunel University have started their final year work on one of the most serious and continually rising issues in the Capital – knife crime. The University’s final year Global Challenges students have partnered with…
What Price Democracy?
14th December 2022
This article is an opinion piece that follows on from an article written in April 2022. To live a fulfilling life, two elements amongst others are essential. One is to have a purpose that motivates you; and you need a values-framework so that you make decisions that are in line…
Building New Friendships
26th October 2022
For the past year, a group of Hong Kong friends have been meeting at the IofC house in Norham Road, Oxford, at the invitation of Bekie Chan, a trained Creators of Peace Facilitator, and Su Riddell, Manager of the Norham Road house. All attendees are new arrivals to the UK.…
Refugees as Rebuilders™ at Thatcham Festival
20th October 2022
Thatcham is a small, lively town about sixty miles due West of London. Each year they hold a Festival at which I have been invited to make a contribution. Past years have included inspired events with friends such Imad Karam (focussing the film on Frank Buchman of which he is…
Remembering Her Majesty the Queen
4th October 2022
The end came quicker than perhaps we anticipated, despite her 96 years. It is hard to believe that the Queen is no longer with us. She has been a presence in our lives longer than most of us can remember. She had always been there. She will be remembered throughout…
Creators of Peace President's Day Lunch
10th August 2022
On Saturday 30th July, International Friendship Day, Initiatives of Change UK and Creators of Peace UK hosted a President’s Day in honour of Amina Dikedi-Ajakaiye, who has just stepped down after six years as the Creators of Peace’s International President. The day was celebrated with a hybrid event, hosting people…
Launching our First RRB Curriculum
16th July 2022
On the 16th July 2022 we launched the first full iteration of the Refugees as Re-Builders™ Programme Curriculum for training refugees. This included a detailed explanation and discussion on the Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced levels of the programme that aims to help re-settled refugees learn to be leaders and spearhead positive change…