John’s Experience in Iceland Written by John NgFebruary 2017 “Our SCI partner SEEDS Iceland offer volunteering projects across the country that aim to educate participants on Iceland’s culture, and the importance of environmental protection and awareness. This January, one of our volunteers participated in the SEEDS “Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík” project and he has summarised his experience in Iceland. Keep…
Almut’s letter from a refugee camp in Greece Written by Almut SchlepperFebruary 2017 Hello everybody, I hope you are all well in spite of these cold and dark days. Only one ” T ” free day to go! I wonder are there any protests happening around you. A word of warning: This is going to be…
Isolated, but in Europe – why volunteers are needed in Kosovo Written by GAIA KosovoFebruary 2017 Geographically, Kosovo is part of Europe, but politically there are many obstacles to feel like that. More than half of Kosovo’s populations are young people who are enthusiastic and interested to learn more, to explore other cultures, to volunteer abroad…
From Russia with love Written by Tyshchuk NataliaeFebruary 2017 I can’t say that I am a experienced traveler and at the same time I can’t say that I have never been somewhere. Having visited a couple of countries I realized that I had avoided Europe, and it’s the next goal on my list. A wonderful idea…
A Malaysian volunteer in a workcamp in Vietnam Written by Chan Chun YongJanuary 2017 On the 5th August- 15th August 2016, I had joined a summer workcamp held in Vinh Long, Vietnam In which my job is to teach the elementary school students in the rural area of Vinh Long about English. I arrived at Ho…
Workcamp in Kurdistan with refugees Written by Helena Casas PerpinyàJanuary 2017 Every morning we wake up in the Guest House. Roj bash! Our Kurdish partners have prepared the breakfast and we get together at the table while having a chat, laughing, about our linguistic differences. Heval, partner in Kurdish. In Diyarbakir they are always willing to…
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Games in the Shatila maze: voices from the camp [Part II] Written by AnonymousDecember 2016 Here there are The weapons that I like: the gun that just makes pum (Or bang, if you read some cartoon) but no holes … the cannon that shoots without even shaking the coffee table … the little air gun that…
Shatila Beach, Lebanon: voices from the camp [Part I] Written by Alberto, Aran, Ilaria, Luca, Marcello, Maria and Martina,December 2016 Shatila Beach, it is 3 p.m., the sun is at its zenith. You can hear the sound of the water, but it is not the sea. A young man looks at us puzzled as he tries…
Ben in Ireland Written by BenOctober 2016 It’s a text-book summer’s day in Mosney, Co. Meath. I’m sitting by the lake where, two decades ago, amorous teenagers in swan boats might have glided through the water against the sound of the nearby waltzers. Behind me stands the now derelict train station where hundreds of seagulls are…
Fiesta Mundial! Written by Shane CarolanOctober 2016 The Belen train station was almost empty when I arrived by car. Except for a small group of fresh faced and excited looking characters huddled closely and talking excitedly among each other. I was pleased to find the group to be the volunteers I would live with for the…