Albanoi will be joining the IS offices for a year here in Antwerp, helping out with communication. Hi everyone! My name is Albanoi and I am the new Communication Volunteer for SCI IS. It feels weird even typing that because when I applied, I did so on a whim and did not think much of…
The Summer Short Term Camp was held from 20 to 28 August 2023. Three participants reached the campsite one day before from Mankundu. The local friends arranged the food and accommodation at Bhagot Singh club and since there were no international volunteers or volunteers from out of state, the local unit Members and four members…
SCI India, Maharashtra state group, organised a local webinar for the solemn observance of the Hiroshima Day on 6 August.
They reflect upon the two of the darkest moments in human history: the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6th and 9th August 1945, respectively. They observed this event not just to revisit the horrors, but to strive to not allow that same mistake from happening again, especially now that the threat of a nuclear war seems all the more imminent.
Meet Alaa, the new Project Volunteer here at the International Secretariat! Read her introduction as she shares her background and her expectations for the coming year.
On 17 August, SCI India celebrated the 144th birthday of Pierre Cérésole, the founder of SCI. They did so SCI-style, with actions!
Sharmin Shara Mim, a young climate activist from SCI Germany, participated in the Bonn Climate Conference 2023 (SB58), to bring the voice of young people at the table. Read about his experience.
Participants from volunteering organisations in the Americas and from IVS networks met in Costa Rica for the Frame[v]work project’s American Lab, its 3rd regional meeting. SCI was represented by Alexandra Vasileiou, international president, and Peter Stanton and Sandra Shilling from IVS USA. It was an opportunity to present IVS history, vision, activities and methods to organisations from the Americas.
SCI Bangladesh organised the Asian Platform Meeting (APM) 2023, hosting delegates from neighbouring countries and discussing important topics to empower Asian branches.
From July 10th to July 16th, 2023, Ferrara, Italy, became the nucleus of an inspiring movement as 21 participants joined forces to present the groundbreaking results of the Decolonise Participatory Action Research (PAR) and to explore how to bring about the necessary changes.
IVP-AU is starting a new project: Goulburn Farmers Market. It will be a place for local growers to sell directly to the customers, promoting sustainability.