Dive deep in Casa Samuel Workcamp Written by Erick GascónAugust 2023 Erick, a SCI Madrid volunteer, has come all the way from Mexico to join Casa Samuel, a centre for people living with HIV and in vulnerable situations, for two weeks. — Hello, my name is Erick Gascón and I would like to tell you about…
Being an Activist in La Città Dell’Utopia Written by AlessandroAugust 2022 Being an Activist in La Città Dell’Utopia I am Alessandro and I am 62 years old. I think I was in my late 20s when I moved to this neighbourhood. Casale was here when I moved here, but you couldn’t even tell it was…
Celebrating girls in ICT! Written by ValentinaMay 2022 April 28th is International Girls in ICT Day. in honour of this day, we reached out to Valentina, our European Solidarity Corps volunteer, for her thoughts on women and girls in information and communication technology. Currently, she taking part in a project in Greece with the Social Hackers…
Experiences of long-term volunteers in SCI Catalunya Written by Antonella and CristinaOctober 2021 Cristina Debu and Antonella Di Matteo were ESC volunteers in SCI Catalonia during 2020-2021. Through the months they stayed there, they gave support to the tasks of managing, receiving and sending volunteers as well as organising courses and trainings. We talked with them…
An Interview with VSI’s ESC Volunteer, Senka Written by Maria and SenkaApril 2021 What causes are you passionate about? I’m passionate about volunteering, languages, travelling, and horses! What inspired you to apply for ESC? I have wanted to make the world a better place since I was a child. During my childhood, I was passionate about…
The perfect EVS project Written by Anastasiia SpitsinaMarch 2021 When in October last year I was informed that I was accepted for an EVS project in Switzerland, my family and I could not believe it, because I dreamed about it for such a long time. For half a year I didn’t give up trying to find…
Peace Messengers Online Course Written by Lili StepchenkoJanuary 2021 My journey to Peace topic started between the years 2020 and 2021. I participated in an online seminar called SCI Peace Messengers, from the 16th of December till the 13th of January. To dive deeper into the topic and to learn how to be a Peace Messenger,…
My ESC project in SCI Catalunya Written by Bogumiła HładkiSeptember 2020 Time flies and good things come to the end as they say. It was like yesterday when I came to Barcelona to start my ESC project in the office of the SCI branch. I remember the advice given to me by the previous ESC volunteer:…
Workcamp in Hölstein Written by Judith FrinkSeptember 2020 I’m a 19 years old student, who will start a University at the end of September. I’ve always enjoyed traveling, especially to countries with beautiful nature and friendly people. I’ve been here, in Switzerland last year..on the same workcamp and I really enjoyed my time there and the…
Propelling paths Written by Esther Hernández DíazSeptember 2020 I was scared. All my life I dreamed of living in a European city but my family responsibilities, jobs, or studies did not leave me the chance to find this opportunity. Finally, it was here. I was selected to be a communication officer for a full year in…