Three generations of volunteering in SCI Written by Mariann MidbøeJune 2016 Mariann Midbøe from Norway participated a camp in Finland two years ago, and that’s when we found out about her family’s interesting history with Service Civil International. Mariann’s grandmother was inspired after meeting Pierre Ceresole, the founder of SCI movement, and so she decided to…
Don’t leave your room, don’t make a mistake! Written by Irina NikulinaJune 2016 There’s this poem by Joseph Brodsky – “Don’t leave your room, don’t make a mistake”. I guess this should become an anthem for all international volunteers, because in a way it mocks everyone who hasn’t done it yet and, even more, doesn’t understand…
Volunteering in Bhaktapur, Nepal Written by Jan Van EimernJune 2016 First of all lets me say that I had a wonderful time working as a volunteer in Nepal. The local SCI members, and the Nepalese people for that matter, are some of the friendliest people you’ll have the pleasure to meet. Kind, helpful and happy even…
“Usual Minority”: What Foreign Activists Saw during Kyiv Equality March Written by Viktoria GrivinaJune 2016 or What I Learnt about LGBTQ during Kyiv Pride 2016 The program of “KyivPride 2016” included round table on the rights of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender)people in Ukraine, discussions on the development of the LGBT movement, training on educational…
Off the beaten track and feeling all at home Written by NathalieJune 2016 Hi, my name is Nathalie and I’m a 24 year old student from Switzerland. This summer I had the chance to participate in an astonishing project in the north of Italy, in Cumiana. The location can be imagined as being off the beaten…
Workcamp with a view Written by Jessica LimaJune 2016 For a week I was in Vojsko, a village near Idrija with six other people. Together with the local community we would build a walking path and also paint a wooden storage house. My task in the group was just painting the storage house together with one of…
Peace Center Project Written by Judit GodallJune 2016 My project with SCI Sri Lanka is located in Mutur, a rural area in the northeast of the island. The project is meant to be a link language program between English and Tamil. Therefore, the main goal of this project is the teaching of English to Mutur residents….
Italian Voice from the Heart Written by Italian volunteerJune 2016 This past autumn I was in Italy, waiting for the results of my exams and for the beginning of the courses. It was a feeling I’d had for a long time, but it had always remained latent, behind a mountain of other worthless commitments. Suddenly, I…
Volunteer: Victoria Marinova Written by Victoria MarinovaJune 2016 “The Social Media and ICT training was a unique chance to meet with activists and volunteers from our Asian branches, we need more chances for cross continental cooperation, because somewhere in the middle the magic happens and we all make a bigger difference together.” You can still join!…
Sex and Gender in Berlin 2015 Written by Alexia MarcouApril 2016 “It was very interesting, rich and and the atmosphere was amazing.” The leaders: Tanja, from SCI Germany, and Valerie, from Austria but who lives in Torino, Italy, were amazing leaders. They were friendly, smiley, funny, smart and interesting, and were our friends as well as our…