No 17 Plant and Care for Peace! With Mika Vanhanen and Neil Hawkes

Mika Vanhanen – Ambassador of Knowledge, Peace builder and Founder of Peace Circle® inspires Neil Hawkes during this heartfelt conversation.Mika Vanhanen is a Finnish educator, peace builder and leader in human-centred transition work.  For over 30 years, he's worked across schools, municipalities, civil society, business and global networks to understand how real change happens — and why it so often fails. In 2000,Mika founded ENO – Environment Online, which grew into a global school network of 10,000 schools in 157 countries and helped mobilise the planting of more than 30 million trees. Today, Mika continues his mission through Peace Circle®, a model that turns values into visible action by connecting nature, community and learning. This work has led to Peace Circle® parks, citywide partnerships and school-based practices in multiple countries, with a vision to reach 100 countries by 2030. The Peace Circle® model led Mika to a wider principle he calls Circular Humanity:when people move together in values, understanding and action, transitions become culture.The Podcast ends with a beautiful song, Peace grows in you, which Mika has just released and can be downloaded from Spotify.Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/bernie-rosa/dandelions-scatterLicense code: 8AAYKQJMQXBGCKMZFor more information about the transformational work of the IVET Foundation and its global Affiliates visit http://www.ivetfoundation.com Thanks for listening!