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…
Meet Isabel: a participant of SCI Austria Training “The power behind good intention” Written by IsabelFebruary 2023 Meet Isabel: a participant of SCI Austria Training “The power behind good intention” In December – 1 to 7 December 2022 – SCI Austria organised an Erasmus+ training about colonialism and volunteerism in Innsbruck. Indeed, colonialism is still part…
STOP, LOOK, LISTEN Written by Tamara MilovanovićNovember 2022 It was just another working day for me when I accidentally saw the call for the “Inner Peace and Peace with Nature” training course by SCI Switzerland. It seemed it was the right thing I needed at that moment, after being, maybe even too much into work and…
Ray of green Written by Mihajlo NikolićNovember 2022 There aren’t many words in the dictionary to describe an experience which can’t be verbalised, but only felt. I feel as if the closest feeling to what us, volunteers in SCI Switzerland’s Training course in Winterthur had, was forest’s calling. The call of the wild can describe many…
FUNding peace training course: ready for leadership! Written by BrixhildaJuly 2022 I departed as a young project coordinator from “Impact Centre”, and I came back as a future project leader thanks to this meaningful training course ‘FUNding Peace: the power grid for your project’. For over 6 days, I had the opportunity to develop new skills…
Fighting Global Challenges Written by Marzia and HannahApril 2022 Linking Migrations with Climate Emergency: Empowering Youth to Fight Global Emerging Challenges For one week in March, we – activists, youth workers and educators – came together in Barcelona for the Peaceweek, a training seminar on the linkages between the climate crisis, (forced) migration and displacement. Our…
3PEAS project experience in Kosovo Written by ClaireMarch 2022 3PEAS experience Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to take part in a PDC (Permaculture Design Course) at Gaia Kosovo. Permaculture is an ethical system for living in harmony and balance with the earth and with each other. The ethics of permaculture are Earth Care, People Care and Fair…
Environmentally Aware- SEEDS Iceland Testimonial Written by SarahMarch 2022 Last year, our friends at SEEDS- Iceland held their “Environmentally Aware” online course! Here, volunteers from all over the world interacted and learned how to be environmentally conscious consumers and travelers! Over the course the year, 5 separate groups took part in workshops, quizzes and activities, including:…
The house is on fire Written by KasiaFebruary 2022 What is the role of a peace organisation in a world that is far from peaceful? Can our silence be harmful? How do we adjust our actions to current reality – more polarised and politically divided than ever before? In order to work together on these questions…
My Online IVP Experience: Searching for Traces of Forced Labour: a Digital Photography Project Written by YvonneSeptember 2021 During the project, we learnt about a lot of things, such as about the forced labour during Nazi Germany but also about digital photography as each participant worked on their own project to document traces of forced labour in their home country,…