Voices of Volunteers Archives

Voices of volunteers from the training course «Training of Trainers for Peace»

Here are some voices of volunteers who participated in the training course “Training of Trainers for Peace” training that took place in Köniz (Bern, Switzerland) between 16 and 23 November. Throughout the week the group did lots of activities to explore the topic of...

Read about Ainhoa’s experience as an EVS volunteer in the SCI office!

Hoi zäme! My name is Ainhoa and I am the new Placement Officer in the SCI Switzerland office. I came from Spain as an EVS volunteer and I will stay in Berne for a year. When people ask me why SCI, I answer that for me it is very important to work on something we...

Polina Buikina: European Voluntary Service in der Schweiz

By Polina Buikina Meine Reise begann im Sommer 2022, als ich in Bern ankam und begann, beim SCI Schweiz als EVS-Freiwillige zu arbeiten. Ich hatte das Glück, im Sommer in die Schweiz zu kommen, da ich die Möglichkeit hatte, als Campcoordinator* eines der SCI-Workcamps...

Voices of volunteers from the annual training «SCI Placement Officer Training»

Here are some voices of volunteers who participated in the SCI Placement Officer Training (POT) 2023 in Köniz (Bern, Switzerland) between 13 and 19 February. Volunteers or staff in SCI who place (other) volunteers in volunteering camps had the opportunity to get to...

Lies Nathalias Erfahrung im Mini-Workcamp mit Wendy Welt

Das dritte Mini-Workcamp fand vom 11. bis 13. November im aargauischen Juragebiet beim Lebenshof Wendy Welt statt. Der Lebenshof Wendy Welt bietet einen sicheren Lebensraum für ausgediente, verlassene und gerettete Tiere. Zehn internationale Freiwillige trafen sich...

Join the Inner Peace Adventure!

Here are two follow up activities created by participants of the training «Inner Peace and Peace with Nature» that took place in October 2022 in Switzerland. #1: Follow-up activity INNER PEACE ADVENTURE A calendar for this December with small tasks to...