Corner of the earth with greatest memories – Friedland Written by SonjaSeptember 2016 Recently I remembered going to a training course on writing grassroot projects that was happening in Belgrade. June 2015, about 40 degrees outside and me with a huge bag on my back, going from the train station in Belgrade to a nearby street,…
Workcamp: Art District Written by Anaelle SimonAugust 2016 Me and other volunteers were warmly welcomed at the Layer House, which is a cultural art centre and also a nice place to enjoy a coffee in Kranj. Established in 2011, the name of this place is a tribute to the baroque painter Leopold Layer. The Layer House…
Meeting for Refugee Crisis in Greece Written by Stella ElmatzoglouAugust 2016 A few weeks ago, in a big room somewhere among the narrow streets of Barcelona, almost 20 people highly involved with SCI got together in order to talk and exchange beliefs and ideas regarding the refugee crisis in Greece. We referred to the chronological order of…
Into the Hills with Che Guevara Written by Mike CrawshawAugust 2016 Che Guevara waited for me under the trees, I could see him from my seat in the garden of the small rural tavern that we had stopped at for lunch. Dust lay thick on the narrow road, dogs unmoving in the afternoon heat. I finished…
“Building Inclusive Paths” Team Voice Written by Building Inclusive Paths TeamAugust 2016 After a few weeks of job-shadowing in Sri Lanka, we have noticed how difficult it is to take a position in a conflict in which we don’t belong. Almost 30 years of civil war provoked the polarization of the society as something permanent that…
Life in Stanton Home – a Year as a Volunteer Written by Zora AchtnichJuly 2016 Working with people with special needs… What is this like? Driving to appointments, cooking, supporting them with their work, assisting them in their every day’s needs, playing together: That’s how a volunteering year in the social sector is usually understood by…
Planting 10,000 Mangroves in Mangkang Written by VolunteersJuly 2016 “From February 26th to March 8th, I participated the Mangkang Camp in Semarang, Indonesia.. It was one of the biggest events of my 21 years! That is because it was the first time that I went overseas alone, volunteered in another country, touched mangroves, and also visited…
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,…