Gandhi Foundation

The Gandhi Foundation is an organization based in the United Kingdom that works to continue the important ideas and actions of Mahatma Gandhi. It organizes many educational events and activities to help people learn about Gandhi's life and teachings.

Mahatma Gandhi was a great leader who 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 by teaching others, especially young people, about his ways of solving problems and making the world a better place.

Through its events, the Foundation helps people understand how Gandhi's ideas can be used to 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 during his lifetime.

Aims and activities

The Gandhi Foundation works to spread the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi. They focus on teaching about peace and fair treatment for everyone. 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 put on The Festival of Non-violence. During this festival, the British Library showed a new traveling exhibit about Gandhi's life. The exhibit had six parts talking 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 Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Iraq. In his acceptance speech, he described Gandhi as one of his formative influences.
• 2004: Helen Steven and Ellen Moxley received the award in 2004 for their non-violent campaigning against weapons of mass destruction.
• 2007: Media Lens founders David Edwards and David Cromwell. Media Lens is a British media analysis website established in 2001 which criticises what the editors view as bias and omissions in the British media. In his acceptance speech, Cromwell cited Gandhi's maxim that "non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind".
• 2009: Coram Children's Legal Centre (CLC)
• 2010: The Parents Circle-Families Forum (PC-FF)
• 2011: Binayak Sen and Bulu Imam for their humanitarian work with India's Adivasis. The award was presented by Lord Bhikhu Parekh.
• 2012: St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, for their humanitarian work.
• 2013: Jeremy Corbyn, for his "consistent efforts over a 30 year Parliamentary career to uphold the Gandhian values of social justice and non‐violence."
• 2014: Godric Bader and the Scott Bader Commonwealth, for "the alternative business model created by him and his family."
• 2015: Bike for Peace founders Tore Nærland and Frank Tomlinson.
• 2016: Peter Tatchell for his "consistent dedication over many decades in promoting human and gay rights".
• 2017: Ramzi Aburedwan and his organisation, Al Kamandjâti, which teaches music skills 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 discuss ideas inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. Many important people have given these talks, sharing their thoughts on peace, non-violence, and Gandhi's legacy. For example, in 1992, Desmond Tutu spoke about Gandhi's influence in South Africa, and in 2005, Mark Tully asked if Gandhi was too great a role model. Sometimes, instead of a lecture, there have been discussions with a group of speakers, like in 1989 and 2010.