History. 100 years of Service Civil International
A Century of Issues, Integrity and Engagement Paul Winter Glastonbury 16 May 2020 The First World War, the so-called “war […]
A Century of Issues, Integrity and Engagement Paul Winter Glastonbury 16 May 2020 The First World War, the so-called “war […]
At the turn of the 21st century, IVS had to adapt again to the new trends provoked still by the
The famous writer, Albert Camus, who was a supporter of SCI, commented on the volunteers: “A writer who wants to be
“Today voluntary service is not just a desirable activity but it is an activity that is badly needed. It is
“We did just that, arguing that volunteer service should not be… a complement, a cheap addition to “proper†technical assistance,
“Creative chaos, best describes the state of our office during the early 1960s when Arthur Gillette and I were running
For the first couple of years, the CoCo was run by several not very long term volunteers. The head of
“As a world coordination centre for the workcamp movement, CoCo came as a disappointment to some. They expected smooth professionals,
After the Second World War many non-governmental agencies all over Europe began to be active in reconstruction and in bringing
The international voluntary service movement was born in 1920 at a meeting at a school in Bilthoven, Netherlands, appropriately enough