TRAININGS
“We believe that education plays a fundamental role when striving for peace and development. Education is a human right. In our training courses, we use the Non Formal Education (NFE) method – meant to be participatory and accessible to everyone. Through dialogue and intercultural exchange, we can promote a critical understanding of the world and changes in our society.“
SCI Team
Pre-departure Training
During our pre-departure training you will learn more about our volunteer engagement, the workcamps and long-term projects. Moreover, you will also get to know our values and goals. We deal with challenges in international workcamps or long-term projects and will offer you various workshops on topics such as interculturality, conflict resolution, non-violent communication, group dynamics, cultural prejudices/stereotypes, Global Justice, racism, post-colonialism, gender and safe spaces and much more. In addition, volunteers will report on their experience in the field, and will give you valuable tips.
Are you interested in participating? Contact us: info@scich.org
The next preparatory seminars will take place on the following dates:
- Saturday, 26 November 2022 (Bremgarten, BE)
- Saturday, 3 – Sunday, 4 June 2023 (Yverdon-les-Bains, VD)
Upcoming Training courses
SCI Placement Officer Training (POT) 2023
This year's "SCI Placement Officer Training (POT) 2023: Volunteering as Peacebuilding in 2023" will take place from...
Participate in the international seminar “AGENDA 2030” in Madrid (February 2023)!
We are looking for 2 participants living in Switzerland for the international seminar 'AGENDA 2030: How can we achieve...
Kochteam gesucht! (13. – 19. Februar 2023, Köniz BE)
Vom 13. bis 19. Februar 2023 organisieren wir in Köniz, Bern (Weiermattheim) das internationale Seminar “Volunteering...
PEACE IN PRACTICE
“Peace is a big concept. It has many layers and levels of understanding. Throughout this year and beyond, SCI hopes to broaden young people’s understanding of and engagement with peace, as something more than just ‘absence of war’. We want to show that peace is something which can be lived on a day-to-day basis”. (SCI International)
Publications & Toolkits
SCI Toolkits
The Power Behind Good Intentions (2021)
A toolkit for critical European volunteering organisations and Global Education practitioners
Free to be You and Me (2019)
The toolkit provides information on gender and sexuality, practical guidelines and easy-to-use tools
The Dailyplate Project (2020)
A toolkit and a cookbook about how our values should and can be represented in our food consumption
Peace on the Streets (2019)
Tools, best practices, knowledge around campaigns and street actions for youth workers and peace activists
FA-SILLY-TATORS!
(2020)
Exploring humour in non-formal education and youth projects
Building Bridges (2017)
Know-how on voluntary projects involving asylum seekers & refugees as well as raising awareness on forced migration
Publications from other organizations
The "BreakFree!" Project
The “BreakFree!” Project is a joint project of the SAJV and the ‘Milchjugend’, in cooperation with “Du bist Du”; its aim is to strengthen the inclusion of LGBT + youths in youth organizations.
Other publications