A company to continue the John Hume legacy of peace in Northern Ireland has been established.
Plans for the John and Pat Hume Foundation for Peaceful Change and Reconciliation have been underway for the last six months.
And a website and social media sites are under construction.
Peacemaker and statesman, Mr Hume was laid to rest on Wednesday following his death at the age of 83 on Monday following a short illness.
Now his legacy for unity and community cohesion will be set out with the setting up of the new company.
Fourteen directors are already in place including Mr Hume's son John, former SDLP Leader Mark Durkan, Dawn Purvis former PUP politician, and Sara Canning, the partner of murdered writer Lyra McKee.
The others are:
- Tom Arnold, member of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition,
- Professor Paul Arthur, Professor of Politics, Emeritus Director of the Graduate Program in Peace and Conflict Studies,
- Mary Cosgrave, retired,
- Dr Sean Farren, writer, academic and politician,
- Hugh Logue, retired European Commission official and former member of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association executive,
- Mary McIvor, PA
- Brid Rodgers, retired politician
- Mike Nesbitt,
- Monica McWilliams, politician professor and former women's Coalition leader, and
- Kieran McLoughlin CEO of The Ireland Funds.
