Ja pots inscriure’t a ‘l’European training course for camp coordinators’, un training europeu per coordinadores de camps del 19 al 26 de juny a Roma

Per participar dels seminaris o formacions internacionals només cal que et facis sòcia de l’SCI Catalunya. Les despeses del transport i l’allotjament corren a càrrec del projecte

SCI Italy is opening applications for a residential european training course for camp coordinators that aims to improve the quality of short term voluntary projects by empowering (future) coordinators to create grassroots change in their communities. The training course will focus on the topic of climate change and its relevance in volunteer activities.

The training course will take place in La Città dell’Utopia, Rome, Italy from 19 to 26 June 2022 and it will bring together a group of 17 (future) activity leaders of all genders representing SCI partner organisations from various African and European countries and representatives of SCI’s working groups on climate change.

Background of the training course

Service Civil International (SCI) is a century-old volunteer organisation, dedicated to promoting a culture of peace. Its main activity is the international exchange of volunteers on long- and short-term projects, which serve its vision of a world of peace, social justice and sustainable development. SCI works to promote values of mutual respect, and problem solving without recourse to any form of violence. SCI is open to all, irrespective of gender, sex, race, ethnicity, colour, age, disability, religion, culture or language. SCI views equal inclusion, participation and treatment of all, regardless of gender identity, as fundamental to peace.

This training course is organised in the framework of: Grassroots change: Volunteering, leadership and emancipation through hands-on work and mentoring has been funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and is being implemented by the following project partners: Zimbabwe Workcamps Association (ZWA), Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria (VWAN), Associacao de Jovens Voluntarios ( AJOV Mozambique), South Africa Volunteer Work Association (SAVWA), SCI Catalonia, SCI International, SCI Italy, and KVT Finland.

Methodological approach

All participants will be expected and stimulated to contribute to the activities and discussions. The interactions will be horizontal and learner-centered to create a transformative facilitation style and sharing space. Especially in this training role plays, simulations and interactive methods will be used to involve the participants fully and to re-create a workcamp learning atmosphere. Please see the full programme attached at the bottom of this document.

If you need more information, READ THE CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS.

When: 19th – 26th of June
Deadline to apply: before the 29th of April
Interested? Send an email to camps@scicat.org now!