We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the E-TICK – E-t(r)ick Your Mind project, which developed a range of innovative tools to support educators, youth workers, volunteers, NGO workers and all those who want to contribute to a more just, inclusive and connected society.
The report “The Youth and the Right to the City. Reflections from Barcelona, Cali, and Nazareth“, prepared by Lorenzo Gabrielli (senior researcher at GRITIM-UPF) and featuring illustrations by Yorgos Konstantinou (Imagistan), is the result of the participatory process and international forum of the project “Catalonia, the Mediterranean, and Abya Yala: articulating transformative youth alliances and strategies” developed by the International Civil Service of Catalonia (SCI-Cat), GRITIM-UPF, and the Youth Council of Barcelona (CJB), with the support of the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation (ACCD), the City Council of Barcelona, the Provincial Council of Barcelona, and the Catalan Youth Agency of the Government of Catalonia.
This is an educational tool designed to give you a deeper and clearer understanding of volunteering and “volontourism”.
SCI Catalunya has had a protocol to address sexist and LGTBIQ-phobic aggressions since 2021. However, the protocol is a living tool that must be worked on and expanded. In 2023 thet expanded it to include all areas of the entity. This year, continuing wit
This online course, launched in 2020 designed to help participants explore communication from various angles, including ethics and power, while improving critical thinking and media literacy.
Recently updated with new content and visuals, the course features four interactive modules combining reading, videos, quizzes, and journaling to enhance learning. It’s open to everyone.
The DEFY project started in 2023 and is a three-year program for educators. It helps them explore tough emotions and uncomfortable topics. Through art, diaries, and group talks, participants think about trauma, injustice, and their own identities, aiming to build deeper understanding and connections.
This guide is meant to equip the reader with the necessary ground experience, tools and processes to enable them to engage more in hosting volunteers, ensuring both their well-being and benefiting society in a greater way than before.
“Be your country?!” is a manual about nationality and culture in international exchange projects. It is the outcome of the seminar „Be your country?! Deconstructing culture in (international) youth work and non-formal education“ organised in December 2021 by Service Civil International Österreich.
This toolkit deals with global power structures in volunteering and takes up issues such as global justice, racism, climate justice, colonial history, the relation between the Global South and the Global North and others.
This toolkit, aimed at coordinators of youth exchanges, volunteer projects, workcamps and at youth workers, provides information and tools on group management and facilitation and can be used in youth work or other relevant educational contexts.