During the SCI Branching Out: (re)connecting ideas project, which was part of the Building Bridges campaign, the focus was on sharing best practices and methodologies when working with refugees and asylum seekers, as well as strengthening existing – and creating new – partnerships. 

The project had three main activities:

• Community forum: unique platform where SCI branches, other organizations and volunteer groups will come together, exchange experience and become inspired for their future work
• Local activities: connect the local communities and target groups, while promoting peace through cooperation, using volunteer work as a medium, each done according to the local context.
• Strategic planning workshop: a place where SCI branches and other organizations will be able to discuss future strategies on working with young refugees and migrants and evaluate their past actions.

In addition, the team and participants developed the interactive and easy-to-use tool presented as playing cards that can be helpful when looking for ways to cherish diversity and to encourage intercultural dialogue among different groups or individuals in a local community or during your international activity. Behind this method are months of hard work and planning and because of that, the team did a workshop on how to use these cards and to collect feedback from participants on whether or not they find this method relevant, useful and inspirational. With these attractive visuals and methods, creativity can be brought to any international activity.