From Ajloun to Bern, and from there to the whole world: unforgettable lessons Written by Mohammed Hamadat March 2025 Space for Sustainable Development It was my pleasure to participate in a training course on digital environmental storytelling held in Bern, Switzerland, hosted by the International Civil Service Foundation – Switzerland from 17 March to 24 March…
Emma’s Testimony from the No More War Open Forum Written by EmmaMay 2025 “No More War” is more than a slogan – it’s a global network of activists taking action against the militarization of our world. Emma, a SCI volunteer, took part in the Open Forum in Bulgaria and shares her experience. At a time when…
Diverse Voices, Common Needs, a reflection Written by Albanoi Retkoceri & Vesa BërbatovciDecember 2024 The Diverse Voices, Common Needs project took place between 12-19 November. We had the chance to meet people from different parts of the world, make connections, and most of all, learn about what diversity is, and how inner peace can contribute to…
The transformative power of inner peace – “Diverse Voices, Common Needs” Written by Tjiana & MiceleyNovember 2024 The “Diverse Voices, Common Needs: Building Peaceful Communities Together” training course gathered 35 participants from 11 countries and many more nationalities for the period 12-19.11.2024 in Antwerp, Belgium. The training was a part of the Peace in Diversity project…
From Conflict to Collaboration Written by Jonas, Anna & MarleneSeptember 2024 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 the training course “From Conflict to Collaboration: Building a Culture of Peace in Diverse Communities”. The course gathered 28 participants from 10 countries…
Cinema Without Borders – Rome Film Festival Written by Ángela García MeseguerJune 2024 From the 13th to the 20th of May the participants of the Erasmus+ seminar “Cinema without Borders” coordinated by SCI Italia came to Rome where by the end of the seminar we could see their beloved projects in the film festival that took…
Storytelling training in Vienna Written by Albanoi RetkoceriMay 2024 Ever since I started my work as a Communication Volunteer at the International Secretariat, I’ve been focusing a lot on making videos and using videos to promote volunteering. I was having a lot of fun, and I liked a lot of my earlier videos. But something just…
Meet Jac a participant of ‘Utopias against War’ Written by JacMay 2023 From April 16th to April 22th of 2023, the seminar “Utopias against War”, part of the project “No War Anywhere!” founded by the European Youth Foundation took place in Rome with the help of SCI Italy. During one week, participants have reflected on antimilitarism…
Noella’s experience at ‘Utopias against War’ Written by NoellaMay 2023 No War Anywhere : meet Noella about the first encounter of the project in Rome : “Utopias against War” From April 16th to April 22th of 2023, the seminar “Utopias against War”, part of the project “No War Anywhere!” founded by the European Youth Foundation took…
Becoming a SCI officer Written by Hari & BophaMarch 2023 As a new recruit of SCI, we had the opportunity to follow two trainings, one with French volunteers going abroad, and one with recruits from other countries in Bern. This was an opportunity to get to know the other people with whom we are communicating behind…