Zavod Voluntariat is a non-profit and non-governmental organization established in 1991. Voluntariat works for peace and justice through voluntary work, coordinates sending volunteers to partner organizations around the globe, and coordinates international work camps in Slovenia. It is a part of world-wide international organization and peace movement Service Civil International (SCI), including more than 70 partner organizations carrying out international voluntary projects and other activities for the promotion of peace, justice and sustainable development throughout the world. We consider international voluntary work as a useful tool for personal growth of individuals, promotion of social justice, intercultural learning and education for peace and tolerance. Our key activities are international exchanges of volunteers, short and long term international voluntary projects, seminars, workshops, round tables on various topics in order to stimulate active global citizenship (intercultural communication, human rights, sustainable development etc).
SCI-Italy as part of an international movement, promotes intercultural learning and the empowerment of grass root organisations and citizens through their active participation to voluntary projects and exchanges. Though most of the volunteers are young people, SCI works in different fields and with people of all ages, cultural and social backgrounds, regardless of religious believes, sexual preferences or origins.
In the field covered by present action, SCI – Italy has always been particularly active. Mostly SCI activities promote volunteering and active citizenship at all levels and are developed with a bottom-up approach. All activities are inclusive, intergenerational and gender balanced.
SCI Italy has always promoted an inclusive approach towards the participants of its initiatives and projects, e.g. involving youngsters on probation and with less opportunities, disabled people, minorities etc.
Service Civil International – Deutscher Zweig e.V. (SCI-D) is the German branch of Service Civil International, which is active with national branches, partners and contact groups in more than 90 countries worldwide. SCI-D’s main activities are short term voluntary projects. Each year SCI-D is organising around 50 international workcamps in Germany and sending volunteers to workcamps in about 90 countries all over the world. This exchange involves about 1.000 volunteers per year.
SCI believes that when groups of people from different countries are living and working together on a meaningful project, barriers between them can disappear and international understanding will increase. SCI offers concrete support to local non-profit organizations who work on issues such as solidarity with Third World Countries, ecology, environment, women issues, minorities, refugees etc. and who need support by volunteers in order to change the society in a more human way.
Besides workcamps, SCI carries out seminars and trainings for leaders, mentors, activists as well as long term voluntary projects. SCI-D is experienced as a hosting, sending and co-ordinating organization for long term volunteers.
One World Association is a non-governmental organization, which carries the mission of promoting peace and mutual understanding by means of international and national voluntary programmes and education. By "opening" one person for another we want to raise social awareness and by that create one world, without separating the better from the worse.
The Association was established in 1992, registered officially in District Court in Poznań in 1994. From the very beginning "One World" Association acts as a part of the international organization Service Civil International (SCI). We realize our mission by international short-term (work-camps) and long-term voluntary programmes; educational programme which includes lessons at schools and topic campaigns; workshops and seminars; promoting non-profit help for others.
SCI Hellas is the greek branch of Service Civil International, a volunteer organisation aiming to promote peace, international understanding and solidarity through the realisation of volunteer workcamps as well as training seminars and international campaigns. SCI believes that all people are capable of living together with mutual respect and without resource to any form of violence to solve conflicts. The main thematic of our workcamps is refugees and minorities.
SCI Hellas is active in EVS since 1999 and has been hosting, co-ordinating and sending organisation. SCI Hellas is member of the Greek International Year of the Volunteer (IYV) Commission as well as of the Youth and Unemployment W. G. of SCI, a network that works with disadvantaged young people through youth exchanges and EVS ST projects.
Project Hope is a non-profit volunteer organization. We support Palestinian refugee children with basic services that every child needs in order to develop into healthy and well-balanced individuals, services which they are routinely denied. These services include educational and recreational activities, medical and humanitarian relief, and practical skills training which empowers with hope and tools for the future. These classes and activities include English, French and other language classes, blogging and other technology classes, visual arts, music, poetry, drama, photography and sports, as well as human rights and social justice workshops. Although ou programs focus on children and youth, women and other members of the community are also regular participants in our classes and activities.
Bridges of Peace is a registered non-profit non-governmental organization in Jordan.
We organize International voluntary work-camps since 2005 for young people from different countries for exchanging cultures and living, learning, conversation, celebration, enjoying and working together as an international family in Jordan. They also will gain new experiences and make international relations and friendships.
Our International Voluntary Projects offer opportunities to make a difference in the world by working and living alongside other volunteers and contributing to local community development.
BFP is not commercial organization. All income is used to run our programs. BFP is a voluntary organization, only with the help and work of our volunteers it’s possible to run the programs we offer. Through voluntary work we believe we can do something for understanding and peace in the world. The International workcamps are organized in co-operation with Bridges for safe Society.
The Palestinian youth center - Jafra is a cultural and social center that works to fulfill the hopes and ambitions of the Palestinian youth through several empowerment and artistic projects that are able to raise their skills and awareness, in addition to provide them with the ability to carry on with their national responsibility and aims. The center takes care of the Palestinian youth through many voluntary works meanings based on modern scientific ways.
Main activities of the organisation are training courses on human rights, on women's rights, Jafra children center, European Summer Camp, children's Summer Camp, English Club for Children and young people, computer Center, project Management training courses, and participation in international conferences and youth oriented activities.
