Join us as a participant for our pre-departure training on Saturday 05 April 2025 in Bern!
This seminar is for all volunteers, including workcamp participants, especially workcamp coordinators and long-term volunteers. Other interested people are welcome to attend and learn more about volunteering.
Participation in the preparatory seminar is compulsory for minors who want to participate in a workcamp or LTV project.
ABOUT THE TRAINING
With this pre-departure training at SCI, we want to distribute volunteers and campcoordinators with an in-depth preparation for their intercultural volunteering experience, whether it is a workcamp in Switzerland or abroad, a long-term project or EVS program.
In general, we will provide different energizers and workshops about interculturality, stereotypes/prejudices, SCI history, peacebuilding, conflict resolution, power mechanisms, gender roles, micro-aggressions, etc. There will be specific workshops for campcoordinators and long-term volunteers to prepare you for your role, possible challenges and tasks.
As in every SCI seminar or training, you will also meet nice people and be able to enjoy a big group of passionate volunteers in a real SCI atmosphere, which is supposed to give you a taste of what you will be promoting afterwards.
The working language of the training is English, so free command of the language is necessary in order for you to benefit most from the content of the training. Of course, questions can also be asked in either German or French if it’s easier for the person asking the question.
VENUE & TIMES
The seminar will take place in Bern, Switzerland.
You will receive the detailed programme 2-3 weeks in advance.
COSTS
60 CHF (incl. food) for all participants*. Please pay the 60 CHF before the seminar starts to our account: Service Civil International Schweiz, Monbijoustrasse 32, 3011 Bern, IBAN: CH26 0900 0000 8003 3387 4
Thank you!
*This training is free of charge for volunteers participating in a workcamp and for camp-coordinators.
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
We will take videos and pictures during the project. It’s possible that we will use the photos in our newsletter, social media and website. Please tell us if you are not comfortable to be in our pictures.
HOW TO APPLY?
If you want to participate, please fill in this form.
If you have any questions please contact Loretta: loretta.scherler@scich.org.
We’re looking forward to meeting you!
SCI Switzerland
