In times when international travel was restricted and when political leaders around the world were calling for a „war“ on Corona virus, SCI Switzerland in cooperation with Wikimedia Switzerland decided to take a stand against war and military forces.
The long-term volunteers in the project ‘Volunteering Circles’ of CVS-Bulgaria have gathered to work on a magazine where they share thoughts, concerns, experiences and opinions on relevant issues.
IEC ensures the proper SCI functioning thorough all the year, working remotely and using a number of communication and project management tools for teams.
SCI Slovenia has, together with Association Humanitas (Slovenia), INEX-SDA (Czech Republic), FOCSIV (Italy) and Comhlamh (Ireland), launched the online course on ethical communication for volunteers, trainers, NGO representatives and everyone interested in global education and global citizenship.
In 1948, the State of Israel’s offensive left hundreds of thousands of Palestinians without land or home. 72 years later, the struggle for the right of return and for the defence of the Palestinian population’s human rights is still alive through organized civil society.
SCI first online workcamp was named “Sustainable Lifestyle in Lockdown”, it was implemented by SCI Germany and it took place from 4-11 of May 2020.
Shifting perspectives project is a response of GAIA’s volunteers to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is a series of short videos, spreading acts and thoughts that matter during this time of crisis to engage reflection and changes in our ways of life.
Gender Blenders SCI working group launched a 17-day campaign in which we are going to unmask the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of gender and to draw your attention to people who are at high risk during the lockdown.
Thus, we encouraged active people all around the globe to make a small action and join our unusual Flashmob (on distance of course) – preparing at least one dish from the book with the flat mates, family or friends (via Zoom, Skype etc.) during one week.
Service Civil International is celebrating its 100th year as an international movement this year. The Asian Development Committee (ADS) of SCI thought that this was the perfect occasion to reignite the spark of the Asian Voices, a newsletter dedicated to news about SCI’s work in Asia. This issue of the newsletter is dedicated to SCI’s…