Fighting Global Challenges Written by Marzia and HannahApril 2022 Linking Migrations with Climate Emergency: Empowering Youth to Fight Global Emerging Challenges For one week in March, we – activists, youth workers and educators – came together in Barcelona for the Peaceweek, a training seminar on the linkages between the climate crisis, (forced) migration and displacement. Our…
The house is on fire Written by KasiaFebruary 2022 What is the role of a peace organisation in a world that is far from peaceful? Can our silence be harmful? How do we adjust our actions to current reality – more polarised and politically divided than ever before? In order to work together on these questions…
A virtual introduction into the world of SCI Written by Wilbert HelslootDecember 2021 A virtual introduction into the world of SCI. Sunday Dec. 5, 2021, Mechelen (BE), 0.45am. While I am editing –late night- an article about the ongoing virtual meetings of ICM, I suddenly realize that International Volunteer Day has started. I leave the…
An existential look on an ESC project Written by YelizSeptember 2021 After graduating from university, I could still feel the competitive and fierce air among my peers. While I was happy to have closed one chapter of my life ready to stretch out my sore, tired muscles after long nights of cramming for the last examinations…
Banana bread unites people online! Written by Lili StepchenkoApril 2021 How to repeat the success of the online project? In my opinion, you should prepare together banana bread online, have the most productive team and very motivated participants to create a positive base for implementing the second successful online Work- and Studycamp “Female Perspectives on Police…
NVC presentation for teachers-to-be Written by Orsolya BerezvaiMarch 2021 The activity is one of the follow-up local actions to the Peace in Practice training course within the Peace in Practice project. Conflicts happen more frequently in schools. It can occur between students, teachers and parents. This is why it is important to teach students how to…
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,…
Our experience in the online training “Coaching Peace Education in Practice” Written by Cristina and AntonellaJanuary 2021 It was a very interesting and useful experience that opened our eyes and helped us know how much is important the role of a coach in different contexts but first of all in the non-formal one. The course helped us…
Wikipedia for Peace on Climate Justice Written by VarshiniDecember 2020 Climate Justice is a virtual workcamp organized by SCI Switzerland and Wikimedia Switzerland which is part of a movement that wants to strengthen peace on Wikipedia by producing better content on social movements, justice, and peace in general. At first, it was an opportunity I took…
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…