Gandhi Foundation

The Gandhi Foundation is an organization based in the United Kingdom. It works to share the ideas and actions of Mahatma Gandhi.

Mahatma Gandhi was a great leader. He taught people about peace, fairness, and standing up for what is right without using harm. The Gandhi Foundation wants to keep his message alive today. It teaches others, especially young people, about Gandhi's ways of solving problems and making the world better.

The Foundation holds many events and activities. Through these, it helps people understand how Gandhi's ideas can create a kinder and more peaceful world. It encourages everyone to think about how they can make a positive difference in their communities, just as Gandhi did.

Aims and activities

The Gandhi Foundation works to share the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi. They teach about peace and treating everyone fairly. They organize events and send out a newsletter called "The Gandhi Way" four times a year. Three big events happen each year: a Multifaith Service, a Summer School, and an Annual Lecture.

In 2008, the foundation helped with The Festival of Non-violence. During this festival, the British Library showed a new traveling exhibit about Gandhi's life. The exhibit talked about Gandhi’s beliefs in peace, his work in South Africa, his ideas, the Non-Cooperation and Quit India movements, and India’s independence. The exhibit also talked about how Jainism influenced Gandhi.

Gandhi International Peace Award

"Gandhi International Peace Award" redirects here. Not to be confused with the Gandhi Peace Prize or the Gandhi Peace Award.

Recipients have included:

• 2001: Jubilee 2000 founders Martin Dent and Bill Peters.
• 2003: Denis Halliday, former UN helper in Iraq.
• 2004: Helen Steven and Ellen Moxley for their peaceful work against big weapons.
• 2007: Media Lens founders David Edwards and David Cromwell. Media Lens is a British website that looks at news reporting. In his speech, Cromwell mentioned Gandhi's idea that non-violence is very important.
• 2009: Coram Children's Legal Centre (CLC)
• 2010: The Parents Circle-Families Forum (PC-FF)
• 2011: Binayak Sen and Bulu Imam for their kind work with India's Adivasis. The award was given by Lord Bhikhu Parekh.
• 2012: St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, for their kind work.
• 2013: Jeremy Corbyn, for his long work for fair treatment and peace.
• 2014: Godric Bader and the Scott Bader Commonwealth, for a special business idea.
• 2015: Bike for Peace founders Tore Nærland and Frank Tomlinson.
• 2016: Peter Tatchell for his long work for human rights and rights for everyone.
• 2017: Ramzi Aburedwan and his group, Al Kamandjâti, which teaches music to children in the Occupied Palestinian territories and south Lebanon.
• 2018: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Roger Moody of Mines and Communities.
• 2022: Esther Trienekins of Action Village India.

Annual Lecture

The Gandhi Foundation holds an annual lecture to share ideas inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. Many important people have spoken at these events. They talk about peace, non-violence, and Gandhi's legacy. For example, in 1992, Desmond Tutu spoke about Gandhi's influence in South Africa. In 2005, Mark Tully talked about whether Gandhi was too great a role model. Sometimes, there have been discussions with several speakers, like in 1989 and 2010.