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ESC Workcamp Coordination from June to September 2024 in Germany!
Would you like to fill your summer with meaning and unique encounters? Then apply now and coordinate three workcamps from June to September in...
Call for Participants – Training Course on well-being in Poland
Call for youth workers, volunteers and NGO activists living in Bulgaria , Germany , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , North Macedonia , Poland , Portugal...
Southern Africa Workcamps Cooperation
The Southern Africa Workcamps Cooperation was held from the 29th February to the 3rd March 2024 in Botswana, under the theme ‘Promotion of...
Youth eco-volunteering in a Euro-Mediterranean context: challenges and opportunities
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...
Call for Participants: Environmental Activism through Civic Engagement for Nature
Join the SCI Climate Team and become part of a passionate group of volunteers dedicated to environmental activism and climate justice. A training...
Call for participants: “From Conflict to Collaboration: Building a Culture of Peace in Diverse Communities”
The “Peace in Diversity” project develops conflict resolution skills in youth leaders, equips professionals and volunteers with tools for...
We are all Made out of Mud
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...
New year = New season
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...
No War Anywhere: Antimilitarism across Europe
In a world dealing with the widespread effects of war and militarisation, "No War Anywhere" project,...
Call for external assessor: SCI Peace Activism Campaign
Service Civil International is contracting an independent expert to assess peace activism actions of its Branches and Groups in light of the establishment of a common global SCI Peace Activism Campaign. Read the call and apply by 1 February 2024.
COP28: reflections of an activist
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 long-term volunteers
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...
Building Utopias
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
Inclusive Youth Engagement for Sustainabilty (I-YES) is a platform created for youth workers and actors in volunteering, sustainability, and...
86th International Committee Meeting (ICM)
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.
SCI End-of-the-Year Fundraiser 2023
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!
No Border Fest 23’ Workcamp
From 10th to 25th November 2023 and ahead of the 13th edition of the No Border Fest, 14 international volunteers arrived from Spain, Portugal,...
White Cane Safety Day event
SCI-India’s Maharashtra State Group organized a webinar to commemorate the World White Cane Safety Day. The Group has been associated with...
Workcamp in Sri Lanka
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...
We call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Read the statement on the recent escalation of violence in Palestine and Israel, calling for an immediate ceasefire.
SCI Italy’s new volunteers: Fatma, Simon, Ángela, Bess
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...
Become an international volunteer at SCI Germany!
SCI Germany is looking for 2 volunteers for the period of 13 months: 1 March 2024 to 31 March 2025, to contribute to the work of their office (communication and volunteer placement) in Bonn, Germany. Application deadline: 15th of November 2023
You are welcome to apply if you are a EU resident between 18 and 30 years of age and you have a good level of English.
Job alert! We are looking for a Finance and Administration Officer
DEADLINE EXTENDED! We are looking for a Finance and Administration Officer for our International Secretariat in Antwerp (Belgium). Read the full description and apply as soon as possible, and before 8 October 2023.
Albanoi has joined the IS
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...
Léo has joined the IS!
Léo arrived at our office of the International Secretariat here in Antwerp on the 15th of September and he will stay with us for one year. Hello...
Summer Short-term Camp with SCI India
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...
Participate in a training in Hungary
The training will be held from 6 to 15 November in Hollókő, Hungary. This program aims to help you become a better leader through the principles of self-awareness, resourcefulness and accountability.
Remembering Hiroshima day to not repeat the same mistakes
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.
Alaa joined the IS!
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.
EVENT: The many ways of peace and antimilitarism
On the occasion of ☮️ International Peace Day, we want to come together and share ideas on peace, nonviolence and antimilitarism. Join our ? online event ? on Thursday 21 September 2023 ⌚️ 12:00 – 13:30 CEST and let’s inspire each other to keep resisting the militaristic narrative that is permeating our societies today.
Happy 144th birthday Pierre Cérésole!
On 17 August, SCI India celebrated the 144th birthday of Pierre Cérésole, the founder of SCI. They did so SCI-style, with actions!
SCI activist bringing youth voices at Bonn Climate Conference
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.
Microgrants available!
Do you want to organise an action for International Day of Peace? Send us your proposal and you might qualify for funding!
No more war: virtual exchange
We are opening applications for an online 2-day exchange to create a new antimilitarist group in SCI. ?Online via Zoom | ? 23-24 September 2023. ⏰ Apply by August 31, 2023.
Volunteer for integration in Poland
SCI Poland is looking for two European Solidarity Corps volunteers for two Foreign Integration Centres in Poland. From September for one year.
International Voluntary Service organisations of the Americas meet
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.
Bangladesh hosted 2023 Asian Platform Meeting of SCI
SCI Bangladesh organised the Asian Platform Meeting (APM) 2023, hosting delegates from neighbouring countries and discussing important topics to empower Asian branches.
Are you our next volunteer?
The International Secretariat of SCI is looking for a volunteer from France to join our office in Antwerp for one year.
Unveiling the “Food for Thought Laboratory”
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.
Sustainability in focus
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.
Young people are the change
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.
Girl power for women empowerment in India
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 launches the #RaiseVOLUMEN campaign
SCI Madrid invites you to participate in their new campaign!
Youth Green Deal Conference Empowers Young Eco-Volunteers for a Sustainable Future in the Mediterranean
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.
2 workcamps by SCI India Karnataka Group
The Karnataka Group of SCI India recently hosted two workcamps, in Bangalore and Vadarahatti and they had the change to meet with amazing people.
World Environment Day activities in India
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.
Summer Camp 2023 held in India
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’s first workcamp of 2023
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...
SCI Re-granting Scheme to EU members
Organizations operating in EU countries were asked to submit proposals to SCI’s International Secretariat for upcoming projects. Meet the 5 selected projects!
Meet Ala, our new Project Volunteer
Ala, from Tunisia, joins our team at International Secretariat of SCI as the new project volunteer.
A process of « Participatory Action Research » on decolonizing volunteering
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.
Kishori Shakti Programme Report
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.
Call for an illustrator/graphic designer
SCI is developing an online course to support young activists to communicate and advocate for peace. We are looking for a creative eye to support us on the visual side of this online course. Deadline to apply is 26th of May
Tribute to Monique Hervo.
Service Civil International wishes to pay tribute to Monique Hervo who was a volunteer and activist among others with SCI in the 60s
The Frame[v]work Project – Report of the Asian Lab
Our president Alexandra Vasileiou and our IC Inge Saris participated in the Asian Lab in Indonesia between 28 March – 02 April.
Strategies Against War: Call for participants
Join SCI’s antimilitarism project, near Vienna, Austria, on 25 June – 2 July 2023! We are looking for motivated young people, passionate about peace, antimilitarism and advocacy. Bring your idea for a campaign or project linked to antimilitarism and develop it with the support of the group! Deadline to apply is 7 May.
ESC communication volunteer wanted in the IS!
The International Secretariat of SCI is looking for a Communication and Campaign volunteer through the European Solidarity Corps programme of the European Union. Position in Antwerp (Belgium) from 24 July for 1 year. Read all the details and apply by 11 May 2023.
ESC project volunteer wanted in the IS!
The International Secretariat of Service Civil International is looking for a project volunteer through the European Solidarity Corps programme of the European Union. Position in Antwerp (Belgium) from 14 August for 1 year. Read all the details and apply by 11 May 2023.
Forging Ubuntu: How young leaders used permaculture as a tool for inclusion
With Forging Ubuntu, tens of young people were trained on permaculture and on how to use it for more inclusion. These young people then led actions in their own communities, with mixed, diverse groups of people, from small farmers to families, to youth wanting to speak up and make their voices heard.
Free new tools for trainers and educators from SCI Poland!
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.
International Women’s Day 2023
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.
SCI-India Maharashtra State Group’s Webinar on the International Women’s Day 2023
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.
White Saviour Complex campaign
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.
Applications are invited for Barbara Dunstan Memorial Churchill Fellowship
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
One year of war and no end in sight
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.
International Women’s Day
SCI India – Maharashtra State Group is organising an online discussion on the occasion of International Women’s Day with the theme “Women’s Empowerment”. ? 8 March 2023 15:30 CET ? Zoom
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
The earthquake recently affecting Turkey and Syria is the biggest of the last centuries. Read more to know how you can help.
The power behind good intentions
In December 2022, SCI Austria organised a training about colonialism and volunteering, aiming to learn and think about colonialism, its definition and its structures, and to help organisations better prepare volunteers that go to the Global South. To decolonize ourselves, in other words. Participants from different organisations or branches of SCI benefitted from this training. Now they have returned to their organisations and activities with new tools to struggle with eurocentrism, racism and colonialism within NGOs.
Discover our recipes for high-quality educational events!
SCI Poland invites you to register for the webinar entitled “Recipes for high-quality educational events”, which will take place on 27.02.2023, 16-17 CET
Utopias Against War: Call for trainer
We are looking for a trainer to join an antimilitarist seminar in Rome, Italy, from April 16 to 22, 2023. Deadline to apply is February 12!
Utopias Against War: Call for participants
Join SCI’s new antimilitarism project, in Rome, Italy, on 16-22 April, 2023! We are looking for motivated young people, passionate about peace, antimilitarism and advocacy. Deadline to apply is 20 February!
ESC in Slovakia
Inex Slovakia is looking for 2 long-term ESC volunteers to join their team in Bratislava.
FEEL THE MEDITERRANEAN
CI-Hellas with the support of the Anna Lindh Foundation organised a FEEL THE MEDITERRANEAN event on the Day of the Mediterranean. This was one of the many cultural, mainly music, events organised on that particular day to celebrate a sea that brings together so many different cultures and is invariably significant to Europe’s past, present and future.
Stonequarry: grassy woodland restoration project
It took a few years, but IVP Australia has finally published their booklet.
SCI Madrid is looking for 2 ESC volunteers
Our branch in Madrid, Spain is looking for 2 ESC long term volunteers. The volunteers will be ? based in Madrid (Spain), ? from February 2023 to February 2024. ⏰ Deadline to apply: ASAP
Let us introduce you to our new International Coordinator!
Inge our new international Coordinator joined SCI International Secretariat in Antwerp. She has a wide international experience and is excited to join our big peaceful family. We look forward to work together!
European Solidarity Corps volunteer wanted
? The International Secretariat of Service Civil International is looking for a European Solidarity Corps volunteer! The volunteer will be ? based in Antwerp (Belgium), ? from 27 March 2023 to 26 March 2024, ? and will be working on projects. ⏰ Deadline to apply: 18 January 2023
A short term SCI camp can offer a long term vision for a rural community
SCI India West Bengal State Group has been organising some exciting activities! They are making their villages plastic waste Free-Zones.
SCI General Assembly is concluded
The International Committee Meeting (ICM), the annual general assembly of SCI, where all member organisations decide on the future of the organisation, took place online from 7 to 11 December 2022.
La Instantània 2022 winners
This year’s edition of the SCI Catalunya ‘La Instantània’ annual photo contest already has a winner!
Long-term volunteering in Bulgaria in 2023
CVS-Bulgaria is looking for motivated ESC volunteers to join their long-term initiative “Volunteering Circles II”, which consists of several circles: Volunteering, Social Inclusion and Integration, Human Rights and Art and Culture!
Seminar (Call for participants)
SCI Belgium is looking for participants for two international seminars happening in February 2023 in Brussels, Belgium and Paris, France.
International Volunteer Day (IVD) Webinar
SCI-India’s Maharashtra State Group celebrated the International Volunteer Day with a virtual meeting. The participants from Asia, Australia and Europe shared their experiences, remarks and wishes.
Asian Voices
After a long time there is another edition of Asian Voices
Pierre Cérésole Awards 2022
Pierre Cérésole Award is an annual award given to branches’ projects that deserve special mention because of their innovative nature or the impact they achieved. Discover this year’s awards
Learning Lab(oratory) Pro Training Course
Our Polish branch in Poznan organised recently a training course where 28 participants from 9 countries got more in-depth on the topics of inclusion and new tools and trends in learning and development in online and in-person settings.
Work & Study Camp at Sanvita Ashram Pandur Kudal Maharashtra India.
Are you curious to know more about the activities that volunteers did at the camp organised by SCI India Maharashtra State Group?
Climate protection and class struggle! Climate beyond Classism!
People with lower incomes and low educational qualifications are strongly underrepresented in the climate movement. Yet it is precisely the economically weak and working class people who are most affected by the impacts of the climate crisis – both locally and globally. Find out more about the activity that SCI Germany organised this year on the matter.
Inner Peace Adventure
Participants of “Inner Peace and Peace with Nature” & “Learning Lab(orator) Pro” are conducting very interesting follow-up activities.
Knockin’ on SCI France’s door
Have you ever wondered what the activities of SCI France are in this late period of 2022?
Forging Ubuntu: “I am because we are”
In October 2022, SAVWA (South Africa Volunteer Workcamps Association) hosted a group of 16 young volunteers from 6 SCI partner organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa. They met in Pretoria for a training which combined discussions on the challenges of gender inequalities and climate change in their respective communities, with hands-on training in permaculture.
SCI Madrid announces an open call for its new Erasmus + seminar “Agenda 2030: How can we achieve the SDGs?”
The purpose of the “2030 Agenda Seminar” is to promote the United Nations sustainable development goals, raise awareness and encourage people to take action at both the local and international levels.
Inner Peace and Peace with Nature
Between 13th and 19th of October, 30 youngsters from different countries gathered in Winterthur, Switzerland for the “Inner Peace and Peace with Nature” training course. The main goal of this training was to help the participant to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of peace and its different levels.
FUNding Peace : New SCI’s Online Course available!
The new SCI online course is live! Check it out on learning.sci.ngo
2022 SCI End-of-the-year Fundraiser
We decided to run an end-of-the-year fundraiser to cover the costs of our projects for youth and a donation from you, or anybody you know, could help us achieve that goal and complete the year in December with a better financial outlook.
Vision Seminar: 5th and Final Workshop
You are invited to the Final Event of the Vision Seminar series:
? Saturday, November 26 – 10h00-13h00 CET | ? Online on zoom | ⏰ Register by November 21st
SCI is Recruiting an International Coordinator
SCI is looking for a new International Coordinator to lead its International Secretariat located in Antwerp, Belgium. We are looking for someone with strong leadership and communication skills, intercultural experience, strategic thinking and interest to work in an international organisation with a mission to create a culture of peace. Deadline to apply: 18 November 2022.
A global delegation at COP27 in Egypt
Have you heard about the annual conferences by the United Nations that address climate change? This year’s conference will start this month already and the SCI sends a global delegation. Find out more about the conference and the SCI delegation below.
Exchange Platform Meeting 2022
Representatives of our organisations around the world got together in person after two years for the EPM in Belgium!
It’s better to be in the Club! SCI Poland launches a social campaign dedicated to the empowerment of senior citizens
Counteracting the phenomenon of social isolation is the main goal of the campaign “W Klubie raźniej” (“It’s better to be in the Club”), which intends to encourage people active in seniors’ associations and clubs to become their ambassadors in their local communities.