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The 88th International Committee Meeting (ICM) of SCI was graciously hosted by SCI Malaysia in Penang, Malaysia, from 5 to 8 December 2024. It was a...

The board members of AYAFE Youth Organization, representing Service Civil International (SCI), participated in the COP29 event as observers. During...

This report describes in detail the activities carried out on the Island of Mozambique, Nampula Province between September 17 and October 2 of the...

Pacifism, solidarity, friendliness, ecology, diversity and citizenship. These are the six values of SCI. This movement, now 100 years old, has...

Interview with Sara Vaca, an Equatorian volunteer living in Austria. The interview was conducted in Brussels during a CCIVS event addressing...

From August to October 2024, the PEACE for Nature project gathered young climate activists and changemakers through a series of six engaging online...

From June 22 to 29, the Polish town of Pniewy near Poznan became a hub for young climate advocates during the PEACE for Nature program, a vital...

In the spirit of regional understanding and cooperation 3 voluntary originations UVIKUITA (Tanzania), Zimbabwe Workcamps Association (ZWA) and South Africa Volunteer Workcamp Association (SAVWA) forged a partnership for a 40 days regional workcamp which started in Tanzania, moving to Zimbabwe and ended in South Africa.

This October, our branches, partners, and contacts had the opportunity to meet in person in Vienna for the Exchange Platform Meeting. This year’s...

We are proud to announce that SCI has become an official partner of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). This partnership...

Meet Emma, Constance, and Vanja: three long-term volunteers who have joined the community of “La Città dell'Utopia” and SCI Italia through the...

As 2024 progresses we checked in with our branches carrying out projects under SCI’s regranting scheme and are thrilled to share the progress they...

October 7, 2024; one year after we are left devastated, horrified, shocked by the news and we keep strongly condemning the acts of violence perpetrated on civilians. CCIVS and SCI stand resolute in our commitment to the values of peace, justice, and human rights. We call upon civil society and governments worldwide to take a firm stance against this aggression, to speak out for peace, and to act in solidarity with those affected. We must stand together to demand justice and ensure that human rights and dignity are upheld for all. Without accountability, there will be no peace.
Read the full statement.

Last week, SCI Italy has hosted a seminar called “Stop All Genocide”. Fabrizio tells us his reflections on power, privilege and solidarity.

From 02-08.04.2024 three volunteers Jonas, Marlene und Anna from SCI Germany had the opportunity to travel to Herentals, Belgium to participate in...

Hello everyone! I’m Konstantinos, the new project volunteer here at SCI’s International Secretariat. I come from the land of philosophy, olives, and...

Hello everyone, it’s Rémi, from France. Having just completed my Master's degree in politics and international cooperation, I'm now proud to join...

Vern Cork was a co-founder of IVP-AU (International Volunteers for Peace - Australia). Vern was an author, translator, librarian, teacher and fount...

The Asian Platform Meeting (APM) is an annual meeting and program organised in Asia to accommodate SCI Asian branches and for them to face common...

Hello! After spending some time in higher education (maybe too much time), I find myself wondering once again what to do with my life. I studied...

Meet Gonçalo, our new Communication Volunteer.

As part of the world peace movement of International Voluntary Service (IVS), we call for your action and participation to work together to achieve...

On the 17th of July, CCIVS and SCI organised a conference about Palestine. We had the chance to hear personal stories, learn more about Palestine...

The project Decolonise International Voluntary Service has been running for 2 years. Join the webinar on July 9th at 2 PM CEST to learn more about the project and its outcomes.

Description of the organisation SCI Switzerland is a peace organization, which is organizing around 15 workcamps with around 150 international...

The Southern Africa Workcamps Cooperation was held from the 29th February to the 3rd March 2024 in Botswana, under the theme ‘Promotion of...

We reached the culmination of our Youth Green Deal project, funded by Erasmus+. It was time to bring our community together and share our remarkable...

In 2017, a couple of friends and activists from our organisation, GAIA, started a project in a small, remote village in the Eastern part of the...

It's January and with it a new season begins. At SCI France we are living it with a lot of cold, but if possible with more excitement than cold. We...

SCI/IVS member, Rob Unwin, attended COP28 as an online observer. Read his reflections on this important climate conference which determines the future of our planet.

Gaia Kosovo is looking for 2 volunteers for a long-term volunteering project (6 to 9 months) to assist in various tasks related to environmentalism...

From the 8th to 19th of November 2023, 14 participants from Jordan, France and Italy  travelled to Rome to take part in the Youth exchange in "La...

Inclusive Youth Engagement for Sustainabilty (I-YES) is a platform created for youth workers and actors in volunteering, sustainability, and...

The first hybrid ICM happened this year from 6 to 10 December. Delegates from all over the world came together in Vienna, Austria and online. They shared ideas and made important decisions for the future of SCI.

As we approach the end of this year, I would like to address all of you and ask for your support to SCI. The most reliable source and that which would give us the highest level of independence, is YOU!

From 10th to 25th November 2023 and ahead of the 13th edition of the No Border Fest, 14 international volunteers arrived from Spain, Portugal,...

SCI-India’s Maharashtra State Group organized a webinar to commemorate the World White Cane Safety Day. The Group has been associated with...

From the 6th to the 15th of October 2023, SCI Sri Lanka organised a workcamp in Kinniya, a seaside town located in the Trincomalee District, in the...

Read the statement on the recent escalation of violence in Palestine and Israel, calling for an immediate ceasefire.

  A couple of weeks ago the new volunteers arrived at “La Cittá dell’Utopia” in Rome to support and work alongside the projects that will take...

Albanoi will be joining the IS offices for a year here in Antwerp, helping out with communication. Hi everyone! My name is Albanoi and I am the new...

The Summer Short Term Camp was held from 20 to 28 August 2023. Three participants reached the campsite one day before from Mankundu. The local...

SCI India, Maharashtra state group, organised a local webinar for the solemn observance of the Hiroshima Day on 6 August.
They reflect upon the two of the darkest moments in human history: the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6th and 9th August 1945, respectively. They observed this event not just to revisit the horrors, but to strive to not allow that same mistake from happening again, especially now that the threat of a nuclear war seems all the more imminent.

Meet Alaa, the new Project Volunteer here at the International Secretariat! Read her introduction as she shares her background and her expectations for the coming year.

On 17 August, SCI India celebrated the 144th birthday of Pierre Cérésole, the founder of SCI. They did so SCI-style, with actions!

Sharmin Shara Mim, a young climate activist from SCI Germany, participated in the Bonn Climate Conference 2023 (SB58), to bring the voice of young people at the table. Read about his experience.

Participants from volunteering organisations in the Americas and from IVS networks met in Costa Rica for the Frame[v]work project’s American Lab, its 3rd regional meeting. SCI was represented by Alexandra Vasileiou, international president, and Peter Stanton and Sandra Shilling from IVS USA. It was an opportunity to present IVS history, vision, activities and methods to organisations from the Americas.

SCI Bangladesh organised the Asian Platform Meeting (APM) 2023, hosting delegates from neighbouring countries and discussing important topics to empower Asian branches.

From July 10th to July 16th, 2023, Ferrara, Italy, became the nucleus of an inspiring movement as 21 participants joined forces to present the groundbreaking results of the Decolonise Participatory Action Research (PAR) and to explore how to bring about the necessary changes.

IVP-AU is starting a new project: Goulburn Farmers Market. It will be a place for local growers to sell directly to the customers, promoting sustainability.

The “Volunteering for Peace” project by SCI Poland aims to spread knowledge and create skills related to acting for peace among elementary and secondary school students and their teachers, to increase their awareness of peace matters in their daily lives.

SCI India Maharashtra State Group implemented activities for the empowerment of women and girls. The activities are part of the project “Kishori Shakti”, or “Girl power”.

SCI Madrid invites you to participate in their new campaign!

Youth Green Deal (YGD) final conference, under the theme “Youth eco-volunteering in a Euro-Mediterranean context: challenges and opportunities,” was held in Hammamet, Tunisia from the 14th to the 17th of June.

The Karnataka Group of SCI India recently hosted two workcamps, in Bangalore and Vadarahatti and they had the change to meet with amazing people.

Service Civil International Maharashtra State Group observed World Environment Day on Monday 5th June. Although it was probably a working day for most of the SCI Volunteers, they still gathered together for this noble cause.

From May 10th until May 20th SCI India in collaboration with Good Life Centre organized a summer workcamp with the participation of volunteers from all around the world.

SCI Sri Lanka just had its first workcamp of the year! It took place from the 2nd to the 8th of June in Kudagama, a small fishing village close to...

Organizations operating in EU countries were asked to submit proposals to SCI’s International Secretariat for upcoming projects. Meet the 5 selected projects!

Ala, from Tunisia, joins our team at International Secretariat of SCI as the new project volunteer.

Last February, as part of the project “Decolonize volunteering!” from CCIVS, SCI Belgium had the chance to host a beautiful group of young people wanting to start working on a challenging and demanding issue: the decolonisation of volunteering.

SCI India Maharashtra State Group organised a six day project about Girls Empowerment. Each day day tackled a different subject for more than 25 young girls.

Service Civil International wishes to pay tribute to Monique Hervo who was a volunteer and activist among others with SCI in the 60s

Our president Alexandra Vasileiou and our IC Inge Saris participated in the Asian Lab in Indonesia between 28 March – 02 April.

If you ever lead educational events – workshops, meetings, webinars, training courses, etc., you will be surely interested in these resources for educators, developed within the Learning Lab(oratory) project.

SCI India West Bengal Group organised a seminar where five guests took part and spoke about the position of the women and their participation in social fields.

Eight members of the SCI family from across the world were invited by SCI-India Maharashtra State Group on a webinar to share their personal experience of growing and working as a woman, and give their individual perspectives on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

In March, SCI had a 5-day social media campaign in which we talked about what the savior complex is and why it is harmful.

Focused on the themes of peace and reconciliation, this fellowship has been sponsored by IVP co-founder, Chris Dunstan, in honour of his late mother, Barbara Dunstan

Tomorrow marks one year since the full-scale military aggression against Ukraine by Russia. We want to reiterate our message in support of peace, standing in solidarity with the people of Ukraine as well as peace movements and peace activists. No to war in Ukraine, no to war anywhere! We invite you to stand up against the war in Ukraine and encourage you to join your local peace protest or activity or to organise one yourself.