Hospital Nursing and Clinical Services in Kenya Written by MichèleMay 2020 Hello everybody, I’m Michèle from Switzerland and I’m doing a long-term internship in Kenya. Volunteering connects people, cultures, languages, thoughts, emotions and much more. Volunteering means being flexible, motivated, understanding and willing to compromise. You get know a lot about another country but i find…
Project Management seminar in Greece Written by Alpana BhadraApril 2018 I Ms. Alpana Bhadra, SCI India got this opportunity to attend the Project Management seminar in Greece. I was super anxious and super excited at the same time as I had never ever travelled alone in my life in such a different country as I come…
Let’s deconstruct Voluntourism by talking about it Written by Alex DutarqueFebruary 2018 During the third edition of « le festival des voyageurs alternatifs » set up by the Interphaz association, SCI France and partners organized a conference about « Voluntourism ». We were welcomed by the University of Lille SHS in the library. In this way we enjoyed talking about…
Training Course and Seminar about the Good Practices in EVS Volunteering Written by AnonymousDecember 2017 My story started in September 2016 when I began my volunteer program in Naples. Thanks to this, my interest in the idea of EVS began and I was accepted as a participant in the great ECOS double project. The first adventure began on…
Volunteering On 2 Wheels Written by Denis MoynihanOctober 2017 Being drawn to the open road is an affliction which I’ve suffered from for a number of years. I’ve often spent my summers on the move, spending only short periods in one location before moving on. It was a bit different last summer; stopping in one location…
Workcamp in Italy Written by MojcaAugust 2017 My Workcamp experience at Vivaro with Ciampacavallo Onlus and EquiAzione was wonderful. In fact, it was even better than I expected. I learned a lot and I got all the support needed from the Staff. The topic and work itself are so specific that it’s difficult to explain, one just has…
Making Good in Slovenia Written by Cristina TosoneJuly 2017 Slovenia hosted 5 workcamps in the month of July. One of them took place in Vodice, a few kilometers away from the capital Ljubljana. Six volunteers gathered there for one week in order to provide some support to the small local community. They started by doing some…
Workcamps in Kosovo – a summer opportunity you cannot miss… Written by GAIA KosovoJune 2017 In July and August, GAIA, the SCI branch in Kosovo, is offering three diverse but extremely compelling workcamps. There is something for everybody: If you want to experience traditional lifestyle, escape from civilization, (no internet, electricity or running water) and explore different…
SCI France Annual Assembly Written by Geoffrey RebolloJune 2017 I was invited to go to the Annual Assembly of SCI France about a week ago. I arrived in Lille, where Eline and Victor picked me up and drove me along with 5 others from SCI France in the direction of Bretagne! 7 hours later, we finally…
10 reasons to attend a voluntary workcamp Written by AnonymousMay 2017 I have attended workcamps several times, and as I am listing reasons to go, I feel like going once again! Attending a workcamp is easy, because often taking two or three weeks off work or your studies is not too difficult. Travelling in Europe is…