02/10/2026
🦋 Our New Changemakers Have Made Their Pledge!
Over two powerful days, the Centre hosted our Changemakers Leadership Programme as part of the Salzburg Global Seminar initiative, " Learning from the Past: Promoting Pluralism and Countering Extremism".
Focusing on two case studies - the Holocaust (1939-1945) and Apartheid in South Africa (1948-1994)- the workshop challenged participants to relate history to their own lives, moving from conflict and stereotyping towards accepting diversity and living with the spirit of *Ubuntu*.
The programme aims to promote pluralism, counter extremism and empower young people to become upstanders, leaders and Change Makers in their schools, families and communities - living the value of "More than Me."
As part of the programme, each participant created their own identity map and personal pledge - reflections of who they are and who they want to be in the world.
Their words say it all:
Caring, Honest, Respectful, Sensitive, Creative, Courage, Kindness, Friendship, Hope, Faith, Inner-Peace, Happiness, Listening, Independence, Talkative, Responsible, Wisdom, Openness, Fun.
This cohort's programme was held In Loving Memory of Eric Samson- a man of steel with a heart of gold, who taught us that "The greatest gift we can give is to make someone feel that they matter".
Join the Kindness Campaign 2026 with the Eric Samson Legacy Fund. As we commerate Eric's birthday on 10 October , we invite peopke around the world to pledge an act of kindness.
Make your own pleadge here: www.ericsamsonlegacyfund.org
