Meet Shana, Tibor, Sára, and David: new long-term volunteers in Rome

Meet Shana, Tibor, Sára, and David: new long-term volunteers in Rome

Meet Shana, Tibor, Sára, and David: new long-term volunteers in Rome Written by David GrélaudNovember 2025 Meet Shana, Tibor, Sára and David: four new long-term volunteers who have joined the community of La Città dell’Utopia and SCI Italy in Rome, bringing with them different backgrounds, motivations and skills. Each of them comes from a different country…

Building together in Rome: Malte Fischer’s ESC experience at Utopic Garden II

Building together in Rome: Malte Fischer’s ESC experience at Utopic Garden II

Building together in Rome: Malte Fischer’s ESC experience at Utopic Garden II Written by David GrélaudOctober 2025 Malte Fischer, 27, from Berlin, Germany, recently completed his studies and decided to participate in a European Solidarity Corps project to gain field experience, develop practical skills, and interact with a diverse community. Interested in sustainability, manual labor, and…

From Catalonia to Lille: Volunteering, cooking and learning along the way

From Catalonia to Lille: Volunteering, cooking and learning along the way

From Catalonia to Lille: Volunteering, cooking and learning along the way Written by Africa from Catalonia October 2025 My ESC Experience Hi, I‘m Africa, from Catalonia, and I’m doing a nine month volunteering project with SCI France in Lille. After quitting my job and traveling for a year; I felt I needed to do something more…

From Ajloun to Bern, and from there to the whole world: unforgettable lessons

From Ajloun to Bern, and from there to the whole world: unforgettable lessons

From Ajloun to Bern, and from there to the whole world: unforgettable lessons Written by Mohammed Hamadat March 2025 Space for Sustainable Development It was my pleasure to participate in a training course on digital environmental storytelling held in Bern, Switzerland, hosted by the International Civil Service Foundation – Switzerland from 17 March to 24 March…

Ongoing repression of SCI partner organizations in the West Bank

Ongoing repression of SCI partner organizations in the West Bank

Ongoing repression of SCI partner organizations in the West Bank Written by NourFebruary 2025 The international SCI working group focusing on the cooperation between SCI Branches and partner organisations in the Maghreb and Middle East region (MIDI WG) is following the developments in the regions as much as they can. Getting first hand information from the…

From Portugal to Germany: A Week of Art, Resistance, and Empowerment

From Portugal to Germany: A Week of Art, Resistance, and Empowerment

From Portugal to Germany: A Week of Art, Resistance, and Empowerment Written by Rita, Mafalda, Maria, Mónica and GonçaloFebruary 2025 From February 1st to 8th, we had the incredible opportunity to participate in the P.E.A.C.E. Youth Exchange (Promoting Empathy, Art & Collective Empowerment) in Würzburg, Germany. We are deeply grateful for the chance to connect with…