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EU institutions and Member States should reject deportation measures that are based on a punitive and coercive approach, lower human rights standards, and disproportionately affect racialised people.

The 146th birthday day of Pierre Ceresole has been observed by SCI India, West Bengal State Group, with immense joy and excitement! On 17th August...

This year at Zavod Voluntariat, we're embracing an experimental spirit. We're launching two exciting pilot projects that explore the crucial topics...

SCI Germany started a new international school project called “Global perspectives on climate change and classism”. On the 6th of August 10 young...

Check out all our workcamps organised by AJOV in Mozambique this year, between September and November, and pick the one that speaks to you! They are looking for enthusiastic international volunteers to support their communities and share their culture. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Amazonia! The one I’ve always dreamt of. Big trees, the endless rivers, animals with the most creative survival strategies… I’m here, at last! Here...

What happens when you mix art, activism, queer theory, and a whole lot of care in one room? You get the They/Them workshops — a vibrant, heartfelt,...

We are happy to announce that NVDA will once again organise a World Peace Action Day on  August 15th, a significant date marking the 80th...

From June 8 to 16, I had the opportunity to participate as Co-Coordinator and participant in a Youth Exchange called Digital Equality, which took...

AJOV held Environmental Education Workshops in the District of Matutuine from June 9 to 19, 2025 at the Primary Schools of Machanfane, Nsime and...

I want to speak about the war that Israel has imposed on my country, Iran, because I believe I must share the reality experienced by myself outside...

The SCI MIDI working group is really concerned about everything that is happening right now. We try to stay in touch with our partners in Palestine,...

From 22nd May to 27th May 2025, we hosted the Mini Urban Festival youth exchange in Ljubljana, supported by the Erasmus+ programme. Young people...

“No More War” is more than a slogan – it’s a global network of activists taking action against the militarization of our world. Emma, a SCI...

Tobias, a staff member at SCI Switzerland, was nominated by SCI to be a candidate to the Council of Europe’s Advisory Council on Youth and an...

Sendangguwo Permaculture Camp has been attended by 2 Indonesian Volunteers, 15 part-time Indonesian volunteers, and a volunteer from Germany named...

On 30th March 2025, SCI India, West Bengal group conducted a blood donation festival where 75 persons each donated 350 ML of blood. Many people...

On March 20th, SCI France gathered for the shared Solidarity Meal at Guinguette de la Paix - a well-established monthly event at SCI France,...

The Centre for European Volunteering (CEV) Spring Volunteering Congress 2025 in Mechelen was a gathering of volunteering organisations from across...

SCI is proud to be nominating Tobias Drilling on the Council of Europe’s Advisory Council on Youth!

Semoya is a sub-village located in Berbah municipality, Yogyakarta Province. Most of the years, they have been organizing international workcamp...

We celebrated IWD on 8th March 2025 at Vivekananda Wisdom Mission School, Mankundu. The occasion was inaugurated at 11.00a.m. by Piyali Basak, the...

Based on Nour Voices of Volunteers Story, we would like to invite you to know more about the MIDI working group and its activities to foster the...

As an organisation that values peace, inclusion, nonviolence and human rights, and like many like minded organisations did, we decided to stop using...

The 88th International Committee Meeting (ICM) of SCI was graciously hosted by SCI Malaysia in Penang, Malaysia, from 5 to 8 December 2024. It was a...

The board members of AYAFE Youth Organization, representing Service Civil International (SCI), participated in the COP29 event as observers. During...

This report describes in detail the activities carried out on the Island of Mozambique, Nampula Province between September 17 and October 2 of the...

Pacifism, solidarity, friendliness, ecology, diversity and citizenship. These are the six values of SCI. This movement, now 100 years old, has...

Interview with Sara Vaca, an Equatorian volunteer living in Austria. The interview was conducted in Brussels during a CCIVS event addressing...

In the spirit of regional understanding and cooperation 3 voluntary originations UVIKUITA (Tanzania), Zimbabwe Workcamps Association (ZWA) and South Africa Volunteer Workcamp Association (SAVWA) forged a partnership for a 40 days regional workcamp which started in Tanzania, moving to Zimbabwe and ended in South Africa.

This October, our branches, partners, and contacts had the opportunity to meet in person in Vienna for the Exchange Platform Meeting. This year’s...

We are proud to announce that SCI has become an official partner of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). This partnership...

Meet Emma, Constance, and Vanja: three long-term volunteers who have joined the community of “La Città dell'Utopia” and SCI Italia through the...

As 2024 progresses we checked in with our branches carrying out projects under SCI’s regranting scheme and are thrilled to share the progress they...

October 7, 2024; one year after we are left devastated, horrified, shocked by the news and we keep strongly condemning the acts of violence perpetrated on civilians. CCIVS and SCI stand resolute in our commitment to the values of peace, justice, and human rights. We call upon civil society and governments worldwide to take a firm stance against this aggression, to speak out for peace, and to act in solidarity with those affected. We must stand together to demand justice and ensure that human rights and dignity are upheld for all. Without accountability, there will be no peace.
Read the full statement.

Last week, SCI Italy has hosted a seminar called “Stop All Genocide”. Fabrizio tells us his reflections on power, privilege and solidarity.

From 02-08.04.2024 three volunteers Jonas, Marlene und Anna from SCI Germany had the opportunity to travel to Herentals, Belgium to participate in...

Hello everyone! I’m Konstantinos, the new project volunteer here at SCI’s International Secretariat. I come from the land of philosophy, olives, and...

Hello everyone, it’s Rémi, from France. Having just completed my Master's degree in politics and international cooperation, I'm now proud to join...

Vern Cork was a co-founder of IVP-AU (International Volunteers for Peace - Australia). Vern was an author, translator, librarian, teacher and fount...

The Asian Platform Meeting (APM) is an annual meeting and program organised in Asia to accommodate SCI Asian branches and for them to face common...

Hello! After spending some time in higher education (maybe too much time), I find myself wondering once again what to do with my life. I studied...

Meet Gonçalo, our new Communication Volunteer.

As part of the world peace movement of International Voluntary Service (IVS), we call for your action and participation to work together to achieve...

On the 16th of July, CCIVS and SCI organised a conference about Palestine. We had the chance to hear personal stories, learn more about Palestine...

The project Decolonise International Voluntary Service has been running for 2 years. Join the webinar on July 9th at 2 PM CEST to learn more about the project and its outcomes.

Description of the organisation SCI Switzerland is a peace organization, which is organizing around 15 workcamps with around 150 international...

The Southern Africa Workcamps Cooperation was held from the 29th February to the 3rd March 2024 in Botswana, under the theme ‘Promotion of...

We reached the culmination of our Youth Green Deal project, funded by Erasmus+. It was time to bring our community together and share our remarkable...

In 2017, a couple of friends and activists from our organisation, GAIA, started a project in a small, remote village in the Eastern part of the...

It's January and with it a new season begins. At SCI France we are living it with a lot of cold, but if possible with more excitement than cold. We...

SCI/IVS member, Rob Unwin, attended COP28 as an online observer. Read his reflections on this important climate conference which determines the future of our planet.

Gaia Kosovo is looking for 2 volunteers for a long-term volunteering project (6 to 9 months) to assist in various tasks related to environmentalism...

From the 8th to 19th of November 2023, 14 participants from Jordan, France and Italy  travelled to Rome to take part in the Youth exchange in "La...

Inclusive Youth Engagement for Sustainabilty (I-YES) is a platform created for youth workers and actors in volunteering, sustainability, and...

The first hybrid ICM happened this year from 6 to 10 December. Delegates from all over the world came together in Vienna, Austria and online. They shared ideas and made important decisions for the future of SCI.

As we approach the end of this year, I would like to address all of you and ask for your support to SCI. The most reliable source and that which would give us the highest level of independence, is YOU!

From 10th to 25th November 2023 and ahead of the 13th edition of the No Border Fest, 14 international volunteers arrived from Spain, Portugal,...

SCI-India’s Maharashtra State Group organized a webinar to commemorate the World White Cane Safety Day. The Group has been associated with...

From the 6th to the 15th of October 2023, SCI Sri Lanka organised a workcamp in Kinniya, a seaside town located in the Trincomalee District, in the...

Read the statement on the recent escalation of violence in Palestine and Israel, calling for an immediate ceasefire.

  A couple of weeks ago the new volunteers arrived at “La Cittá dell’Utopia” in Rome to support and work alongside the projects that will take...

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...

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...

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.