STORIES HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSFORM

The Forgiveness Project shares stories of forgiveness in order to build hope, empathy and understanding.

STORIES HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSFORM

The Forgiveness Project shares stories of forgiveness in order to build hope, empathy and understanding.

2022-09-29T11:27:57+01:00

Salimata Badji Knight

"Out of rage came compassion, and the realisation that this was not my mother's fault, nor the fault of the women who had done this to me. They were simply blinded by tradition."

2021-02-25T10:31:21+00:00

Christopher Emmanuel

"My anger broke and tears filled my eyes as I cried the tears that I’d never been able to shed as a child."

2021-03-12T10:17:02+00:00

Ghazi Briegeith & Rami Elhanan

"I don’t forgive and I don’t forget, but when this happened to my daughter I had to ask myself whether I’d contributed in any way."

2021-02-25T16:28:09+00:00

Assaad Emile Chaftari

"I would venture into the jaws of hell if my story could shift just one person's views and move them away from violence."

2023-08-21T11:14:52+01:00

Martin Snoddon

"My past violent actions were very destructive, but now I’m fighting for peace in a far more constructive manner."

2022-05-25T19:28:44+01:00

Zohar Shapira

"Once the anger ceases, the heart opens and understanding is possible."

2021-03-05T09:54:03+00:00

Julie Chimes

"I refused to be pigeonholed as a grim faced victim, although this was the angle many photographers and journalists wanted."

2022-09-29T11:27:57+01:00

Salimata Badji Knight

"Out of rage came compassion, and the realisation that this was not my mother's fault, nor the fault of the women who had done this to me. They were simply blinded by tradition."

Book

Forgiveness: An Exploration

Founder of The Forgiveness Project, Marina Cantacuzino, explores how forgiveness might help transform fractured relationships and mend broken hearts.

Exhibition

The F Word: Stories of Forgiveness

A thought provoking collection of arresting images and personal narratives exploring forgiveness in the face of atrocity.

Free resource

The Forgiveness Tool Box

A skills-based toolbox that enables individuals and groups to transform the impact of harm and violence and nurture peaceful co-existence.

Exhibition

The F Word: Stories of Forgiveness

A thought provoking collection of arresting images and personal narratives exploring forgiveness in the face of atrocity.

Book

Forgiveness: An Exploration

Founder of The Forgiveness Project, Marina Cantacuzino, explores how forgiveness might help transform fractured relationships and mend broken hearts.

Resource

The Forgiveness Tool Box

A skills-based toolbox that enables individuals and groups to transform the impact of harm and violence and nurture peaceful co-existence.

Exhibition

The F Word: Stories of Forgiveness

A thought provoking collection of arresting images and personal narratives exploring forgiveness in the face of atrocity.

Book

Forgiveness: An Exploration

Founder of The Forgiveness Project, Marina Cantacuzino, explores how forgiveness might help transform fractured relationships and mend broken hearts.

Resource

The Forgiveness Tool Box

A skills-based toolbox that enables individuals and groups to transform the impact of harm and violence and nurture peaceful co-existence.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

Self-forgiveness: Making meaning as a foundation for change

This online workshop invites participants to deeply listen, reflect and explore through creative writing prompts how making meaning can support us to reconcile ourselves with what has gone before and journey toward self-forgiveness.

WATCH NOW

Clinging onto Hope

A conversation with a Palestinian and an Israeli father

How can we harness hope and hold onto humanity as the Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies global divisions? In this recording The Forgiveness Project’s founder, Marina Cantacuzino, talks to Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian and Rami Elhanan, an Israeli, whose lives were brought together by grief.

Creative writing workshop

Self-forgiveness: Making meaning as a foundation for change

This online workshop invites participants to deeply listen, reflect and explore through creative writing prompts how making meaning can support us to reconcile ourselves with what has gone before and journey toward self-forgiveness.

WATCH NOW

Clinging onto Hope

A conversation with a Palestinian and an Israeli father

How can we harness hope and hold onto humanity as the Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies global divisions? In this recording The Forgiveness Project’s founder, Marina Cantacuzino, talks to Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian and Rami Elhanan, an Israeli, whose lives were brought together by grief.

WATCH NOW

Clinging onto Hope

A conversation with a Palestinian and an Israeli father

How can we harness hope and hold onto humanity as the Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies global divisions? In this recording The Forgiveness Project’s founder, Marina Cantacuzino, talks to Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian and Rami Elhanan, an Israeli, whose lives were brought together by grief.

CREATIVE WRITING

Self-forgiveness: Making meaning as a foundation for change

This online workshop invites participants to explore through creative writing prompts how to journey toward self-forgiveness.

If you have read any of our stories or our work has helped you in any way, please consider making a donation today. Your support directly helps us continue sharing real-life stories of forgiveness across the world.

If you have read any of our stories or our work has helped you in any way, please consider making a donation today. Your support directly helps us continue sharing real-life stories of forgiveness across the world.

further resources

Dive deeper into the subject of forgiveness and related concepts like restorative justice and reconciliation by exploring our resources below.

further resources

Dive deeper into the subject of forgiveness and related concepts like restorative justice and reconciliation by exploring our resources below.

further resources

Dive deeper into the subject of forgiveness and related concepts like restorative justice and reconciliation by exploring our resources below.

podcast

The F Word Podcast

The F Word Podcast examines the complex, messy, gripping subject of forgiveness.

video

Speaking the Unspeakable

Speaking the Unspeakable is a series of online conversations exploring shame and the profound impact it has on our lives.

video

Prison Chronicles

This series of six live conversations delves deep into the work of RESTORE, The Forgiveness Project’s award-winning prison programme.

podcast

The F Word Podcast

The F Word Podcast examines the complex, messy, gripping subject of forgiveness.

video

Speaking the Unspeakable

Speaking the Unspeakable is a series of online conversations exploring shame and the profound impact it has our lives.

video

Prison Chronicles

This series of six live conversations delves deep into the work of RESTORE, The Forgiveness Project’s award-winning prison programme.