Meet Jac a participant of ‘Utopias against War’ Written by JacMay 2023 From April 16th to April 22th of 2023, the seminar “Utopias against War”, part of the project “No War Anywhere!” founded by the European Youth Foundation took place in Rome with the help of SCI Italy. During one week, participants have reflected on antimilitarism…
Noella’s experience at ‘Utopias against War’ Written by NoellaMay 2023 No War Anywhere : meet Noella about the first encounter of the project in Rome : “Utopias against War” From April 16th to April 22th of 2023, the seminar “Utopias against War”, part of the project “No War Anywhere!” founded by the European Youth Foundation took…
ESC TEAM ZUPPA Written by Carole CorbeauApril 2023 In view of the 16th edition of the Festival Internazionale della Zuppa of Rome, 18 volunteers have been called in to provide assistance during the two weeks preceding and during the festival at La Città dell’Utopia. My name is Carole, I’m a previous volunteer from SCI Italy, I…
Edward’s volunteering experience with SAVWA Written by Edward ChilopaApril 2023 Edward Chilopa from New Hope Waves, Zambia, is currently doing long-term volunteering with South Africa Volunteer Workcamps Association (SAVWA). In February 2023 he travelled 24 hours by truck, nearly 1200km, to reach his new home for the coming months: Soshanguve, a township situated about 30km north…
My experience with SCI Austria Written by LouisMarch 2023 From March to October 2022, I did a Service Civique within the SCI Austria in Vienna. During these few months, I had the pleasure to work with Mirna and Andrea who keep SCI Austria operating throughout the year. I worked as a Placement Officer, my activities consisted…
Becoming a SCI officer Written by Hari & BophaMarch 2023 As a new recruit of SCI, we had the opportunity to follow two trainings, one with French volunteers going abroad, and one with recruits from other countries in Bern. This was an opportunity to get to know the other people with whom we are communicating behind…
Permaculture’s volunteering of Davide in Mas Las Vinyes, Catalonia Written by Davide GianniniMarch 2023 My name is Davide, I am from Italy and I just finished my long term volunteering in the permaculture farm of “Mas Les Vinyes” that is a project supported by SCI Catalonia. I remembered having chosen to take part in this…
Meet Isabel: a participant of SCI Austria Training “The power behind good intention” Written by IsabelFebruary 2023 Meet Isabel: a participant of SCI Austria Training “The power behind good intention” In December – 1 to 7 December 2022 – SCI Austria organised an Erasmus+ training about colonialism and volunteerism in Innsbruck. Indeed, colonialism is still part…
Experience of a volunteer at ‘Holiday for kids’ SCI workcamp. Written by Brelyantika Indra Jesa (Indonesia) & Hewad Alikhil (Afghanistan)February 2023 For more than 30 years the SCI Germany (Moers) has been active in many areas to support the youth in Moers. Last summer SCI Germany (Moers) offered a program designed for children aged 6-10,…
Building peace by picking grapes Written by ClaudiaDecember 2022 After years of working at home or at the office during the pandemic, this summer I felt the need to reconnect to the international activities of SCI, and to its core purpose: creating peace through volunteering. So I decided to go on a workcamp, and I chose one…