Walk on the Polako side of life Written by Per Aida Díaz SolàJuly 2016 “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things” Henry Miller I can feel a balkan feeling spreading in my body. It’s the polako rythm of life, a new way of seeing life, a new way of loving…
Volunteer: Sathyanarayanan Mohan Written by Sathyanarayanan MohanJune 2016 After coming over to (Belgium) Europe and staying here for the past few months for my EVS, I feel my exposure has opened up so many opportunities to meet new people, cultivate friendships, explore and understand new ways of life and understand various cultures. This brief but eventful…
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,…
Peace Center Project Written by Judit GodallJune 2016 My project with SCI Sri Lanka is located in Mutur, a rural area in the northeast of the island. The project is meant to be a link language program between English and Tamil. Therefore, the main goal of this project is the teaching of English to Mutur residents….
Volunteer: Victoria Marinova Written by Victoria MarinovaJune 2016 “The Social Media and ICT training was a unique chance to meet with activists and volunteers from our Asian branches, we need more chances for cross continental cooperation, because somewhere in the middle the magic happens and we all make a bigger difference together.” You can still join!…
Experience of a camp coordinator Written by Ivana KosovacMarch 2016 The Bear the Peace camp was held in the Kuterevo bear refuge, where every year there is a large number of volunteers from all over the world, most of which subscribe to the same values and are interested in peace/building. There were 10 volunteers, from different…
Humanitarian Charlie Written by CharlieOctober 2015 I love asking young people what they want to be when they grow up because I’m still looking for ideas… However, when the opportunity to rebuild a school in Nepal caught my eye I told myself ‘I’ve found my calling’. I, Charlie 31, live in London and work in a…
An Unforgettable Month Written by Angela AleksandrovskaFebruary 2015 They asked me “How do you feel now after one month on the internship?” and I didn’t know what to answer… So many feelings collected in one place I just need so much time to describe them. It’s something impossible to forget, something impossible to believe in, extraordinary,…
From Workcamp To World Tour Written by Evgeniy EvchenkoFebruary 2014 “In a month I’m going to travel around the world, but let’s start from the beginning… Exactly one year ago, I crossed the border of the Russian Federation the first time, I went to Belgium. I flew there as a volunteer with the short-term EVS project….