A conferência "Todos Contam" chegou ao fim em 2 de Agosto. Durante uma semana, os participantes de todo o mundo com idade variando de 7 meses a 91 anos se reuniram no centro de conferências de IdeM em Caux, Suíça, para ouvir, compartilhar, discutir e refletir.

La conferencia, "Todo el Mundo Cuenta", llegó a su fin el lunes 2 de agosto. Durante una semana, los participantes de todas partes del mundo entre un rango de edad de tan sólo 7 meses a 91 años, se reunieron en Caux para escuchar, compartir, discutir y reflexionar.

The conference, ‘Everybody Counts', came to a close on Monday, 2 August. For one week, participants from all over the world and ranging in age from only 7 months to 91 years gathered in Caux to listen, share, discuss and reflect.

“You talk a lot about Gandhi’s message, ‘be the change you want to see in the world’, but what are you actually doing about it? How is that actually affecting your life?”

At the beginning of  2008 Victor Kung (General Secretary of Tainan Family EQ Association), and Ren-Jou and Grace Liu, attended an Initiatives of Change Global Consultation held in Asia Plateau, India. On returning home, they initiated a programme called Family, I Care - Bringing Love Home!

By Bhavesh PATEL

Deep sharing and change starting with individuals in a family and leading to change in the world family...

Almost all of society's social ills can be traced directly to the collapse of family life.

Family is where the foundation of future society is laid. Parenting has become one of the most demanding jobs. Mahendra Shah tells us of the initiatives for change that he took in his family.

En Colombia, donde más gente muere a causa de la violencia familiar y no por el conflicto guerrillero, se lanzó un libro que ofrece a la gente la esperanza del cambio dentro de la familia.

In Colombia, where more people die from domestic violence than from conflict with guerrilla forces, a book is launched offering the hope of change within the family.