Two months as a volunteer teacher in Uganda – what I learnt and my impressions Written by Valentin from Switzerland2025 My Long-Term Volunteering Experience Valentin spent time in Uganda as a long-term volunteer with SCI Switzerland. Here, he recounts his placement, during which he worked as a teacher at Alliance High School in Nansana after completing his…
Meet Shana, Tibor, Sára, and David: new long-term volunteers in Rome Written by David GrélaudNovember 2025 Meet Shana, Tibor, Sára and David: four new long-term volunteers who have joined the community of La Città dell’Utopia and SCI Italy in Rome, bringing with them different backgrounds, motivations and skills. Each of them comes from a different country…
From Catalonia to Lille: Volunteering, cooking and learning along the way Written by Africa from Catalonia October 2025 My ESC Experience Hi, I‘m Africa, from Catalonia, and I’m doing a nine month volunteering project with SCI France in Lille. After quitting my job and traveling for a year; I felt I needed to do something more…
Ongoing repression of SCI partner organizations in the West Bank Written by NourFebruary 2025 The international SCI working group focusing on the cooperation between SCI Branches and partner organisations in the Maghreb and Middle East region (MIDI WG) is following the developments in the regions as much as they can. Getting first hand information from the…
One-Year ESC Project in Slovenia: I Am Capable of So many Things Written by Élise BrasseurOctober 2024 It’s September 24, 2024. After a year of an ESC project in Slovenia—exploring, traveling, meeting people, and discovering (myself)—the time has come to return to Belgium. For the occasion, my parents made the journey from my small Belgian village…
Celebrating sustainability and diversity: The annual “Festival Internazionale della Zuppa” Written by Brezita FetahuMay 2024 Brezita Fetahu, a dedicated long-term volunteer from Kosovo through the programme European Solidarity Corps, contributed significantly to “La Città dell’Utopia” project from September 2022 to September 2023. Throughout her year-long project, she immersed herself in various initiatives, fostering a deep connection…
Permaculture, eco-construction and wildlife inventory : my civil service in Kosovo Written by Jules DomalainMay 2024 This article was written by Jules Domalain, from France, about his experience as a volunteer in Kosovo, in the Bozevce village, hosted by GAIA Kosovo. A few years ago, when I was studying ecology (the science), I never would…
Lidia and Jose, the new volunteers at SCI Italy Written by Lidia and JoseApril 2024 Lidia and Jose, the new volunteers of SCI Italy, have arrived. Lidia will be working in the incoming or outgoing department, while Jose will be working with the project “La Città dell’Utopia.” My name is Lidia, and I’m 23 years old….
A utopian year in Rome Written by Tanya Möller ForastieriMarch 2024 It’s December 2023, and I have just returned home to Sweden from La Città dell’Utopia, Rome, that has been my home for the past 11 months. La Città dell’Utopia can be translated to “The utopian city”, and even though the year might not have been…
Two Unforgettable Months in Kenya Written by Regula IffMarch 2024 Can you introduce yourself? I am Regula from Switzerland and I am 37 years old. I live in Bern, and I currently work as an HR specialistI worked in HR for the government for many years, but then I decided to do something else and have…