Sabra and Shatila, a massacre to remember: voices from the camp Written by Alberto, Aran, Ilaria, Luca, Marcello, Maria and Martina, workcamp volunteers in refugees camp of Shatila in Beirut, LibanoOctober 2016 Flyering. How often this verb recurs in the life of a young person. The thought immediately goes to the clear days of hot summer…
From Australia with (environmental) love Written by Stephen HornOctober 2016 Taralga is a sleepy country town, a long way from the big issues, and nowhere more tranquil than its picturesque cemetery. Last month IVP joined an energetic bunch of local volunteers lead by Laurie to pour the concrete on a toilet block, long campaigned for as…
Building Bridges: KVT Volunteer Weekend Written by Suvi HelkoOctober 2016 KVT, the Finnish branch of the SCI, organized their annual volunteer weekend this year with a Building Bridges theme: Middle East and migration. The weekend was funded by the Refugee Fund of the SCI which is available for all the SCI branches to apply. Altogether, 52 excited volunteers…
Corner of the earth with greatest memories – Friedland Written by SonjaSeptember 2016 Recently I remembered going to a training course on writing grassroot projects that was happening in Belgrade. June 2015, about 40 degrees outside and me with a huge bag on my back, going from the train station in Belgrade to a nearby street,…
Workcamp: Art District Written by Anaelle SimonAugust 2016 Me and other volunteers were warmly welcomed at the Layer House, which is a cultural art centre and also a nice place to enjoy a coffee in Kranj. Established in 2011, the name of this place is a tribute to the baroque painter Leopold Layer. The Layer House…
Into the Hills with Che Guevara Written by Mike CrawshawAugust 2016 Che Guevara waited for me under the trees, I could see him from my seat in the garden of the small rural tavern that we had stopped at for lunch. Dust lay thick on the narrow road, dogs unmoving in the afternoon heat. I finished…
“Building Inclusive Paths” Team Voice Written by Building Inclusive Paths TeamAugust 2016 After a few weeks of job-shadowing in Sri Lanka, we have noticed how difficult it is to take a position in a conflict in which we don’t belong. Almost 30 years of civil war provoked the polarization of the society as something permanent that…
Planting 10,000 Mangroves in Mangkang Written by VolunteersJuly 2016 “From February 26th to March 8th, I participated the Mangkang Camp in Semarang, Indonesia.. It was one of the biggest events of my 21 years! That is because it was the first time that I went overseas alone, volunteered in another country, touched mangroves, and also visited…
International Workcamp Coordinators’ Training Written by HemmamaliJune 2016 This is the story about our International Workcamp Coordinators’ training which was organized by SCI Catalunya. We were all eighteen participants from twelve countries in Mas Franch, from 31st of May to 6th of June 2016. During these days we had many sessions regarding the organization of camps,…
Three generations of volunteering in SCI Written by Mariann MidbøeJune 2016 Mariann Midbøe from Norway participated a camp in Finland two years ago, and that’s when we found out about her family’s interesting history with Service Civil International. Mariann’s grandmother was inspired after meeting Pierre Ceresole, the founder of SCI movement, and so she decided to…