Per Àneu Muns El seminari va reunir participants de diferents entorns, per afavorir el suport i aprenentatge dels ODS – Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible. Els primers dies, els grups es van dividir en quatre blocs dels ODS: planeta, persones, pau i associació i prosperitat. Es va dividir els joves en 4 grups basant-se en els quatre blocs per poder fer una presentació més detallada de cada bloc mitjançant jocs interactius i alhora interessants per tal d’esbrinar sobre el tema i tenir l’oportunitat d’intercanviar opinions. Cada parella o individu de cadascuna de les ONG associades va treballar en les seves propostes...
Experiències de voluntariat
Des del 1982 milers de persones han passat per l’SCI Catalunya: joves i no tan joves que han trobat en l’SCI un espai on contribuir a la construcció de pau i la transformació social. Algunes han fet camps, d’altres voluntariats de llarga durada, altres han format part dels grups locals. Escolta i llegeix les seves experiències!
Permaculture’s volunteering in Mas Les Vinyes
By David Giannini My name is David, I am from Italy and I just finished my long term volunteering in the permaculture farm of “Mas Les Vinyes” that is a project supported by SCI Catalonia. I remembered having chosen to take part in this experience after getting my history degree in university. I wanted to change my environment and get out of my comfort zone. I was interested in permaculture and thought it could give me more knowledge about it. Mas Les Vinyes is one of the best place to learn that type of things because people there are well...
My experience as a participant in the Grassroots Training of Trainers
By Mirko Ornielli Between the 2nd and the 9th of October 2022, I was one of the 20 participants of the training of trainers of work camp coordinators, organized by SCI Catalunya with the collaboration of several international partners. We were coming from different countries in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa and we were staying at the Ametlla del Vallés in Catalonia (Spain). The place itself was magnificent, in the middle of this little village, near the woods, with a breathtaking view of the entire valley. Every day, the sunrise and sunset were visible. The training was part of the Grassroots...
Conclusió d’un intercanvi juvenil: “The future is not empty”
Per Karolina, Sergio, Fatima i Ona a l’Intercanvi Juvenil “Covid19: what now?” Ja farà més d’un mes que hem tornat del nostre viatge cap a la utopia. Durant una setmana vam aprendre a parar, agafar perspectiva de nosaltres mateixes i el que ens envolta i detectar tot allò que ens remou per a poder-ho tractar i curar. El treball interior realitzat durant aquells set dies va visibilitzar també coses sobre nosaltres que no esperàvem, tant a escala individual com en l’àmbit col·lectiu. L’anàlisi sociocultural realitzat va ser molt enriquidor, ja que participàvem joves de Suïssa, Catalunya, Macedònia del Nord, Portugal,...
Discussing Democracy in Strasbourg’s Youth Action Week
By Àneu Muns For one week in June 400 young activists, youth workers, civil society and representatives of student organizations gathered in Strasbourg, France, for the campaign of the Council of Europe Youth Here: Democracy Now! and was organized under the patronage of the Irish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and in partnership with the City of Strasbourg. Moreover, this year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the youth sector of the Council of Europe in order to make proposals be translated into policy and programmes at Council of Europe level in the future....
Pausing for breath after the first half of my ESC at SCI Catalunya’s office
By Anna Sach I wake up on the night train at the French-Spanish border. The sun is rising over the Pyrenees. I have three weeks “out of office” behind me: a week of online Mid-Term Evaluation Seminar; a week of training in Rome on queer feminism and dealing with gender-based discrimination; a week of visiting friends, a concert and a big demonstration in Germany. I look at the landscape and am grateful for this distance with which I can now look back on my European Solidarity Corps (ESC) voluntary service. Since January, I have been living in Barcelona and...
My ESC in SCI Catalunya
By VIOLETTA SFOUNTOURI Taking the decision to come to SCI Catalunya as a volunteer was pretty easy, as a very good friend of mine, who I trust a lot, advised me to take a look at the ESC placement in the organization last year. I did not know anything about SCI up until then, so I knew it was going to be something really new for me and I felt ready for a challenge. Having been here for four months now, I feel really proud of having made the decision to come. I feel like I have already done so...
The Art of Upcycling
By Gemma Solans Rodríguez We took part in a Youth Exchange Erasmus+ project, ‘The Art of Upcycling’, amid the Latvian coast in a city named Liepaja. From the 21st to the 28th of March, we reflected on recycling and the topic of waste management. Taking our cultural backgrounds into account, we introduced to the group the present situation in our respective countries, in order to develop concrete strategies to reduce our green footprint impact and engage with others in a greener world. There were special occasions within the program schedule in which we shared food, traditional music and games in...
Coordinating the african regional training in Zimbabwe
By Kerry Hargadon, trainer The 8-day Camp Coordinator Training took place from 23-30 January 2022 at Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre near Harare, Zimbabwe. Participants were 27 current and future camp coordinators and group leaders from 7 African countries, who were able to explore and deepen their understandings of their roles. Sessions covered topics including conflict resolution, understanding group dynamics, using nonviolent communication, and creating a safe space for participants. Participants engaged meaningfully in the learning process and embraced non formal education methods such as role play, dynamic activities, group presentations, and individual reflection. Participants felt that In addition, the training went...
“Si voles per Can Pipirimosca…”
Article de Magí Ribot, participant del camp de treball de Can Pipirimosca 2021 En funció de la manera en com abracis l’experiència propiciarà un canvi més o menys significatiu en el teu cercle relacional amb el món. Una profunda petja en tu i ressaca emocional al final.
Sembrant aprenentatges amb Gaia Kosovo
Per Marta Carol A mitjans de setembre i en plena lluna creixent, ens reuníem al petit poble de Humilsâni, a la regió d’Hercegovina, per iniciar el training en permacultura social, com a continuació del projecte “Permaculture as a Path to Peace” impulsat per Gaia Kosovo SCI.
Un dia en la vida d’un voluntari ESC a Alemanya
By Ionut-Cosmin Popescu A fresh and shy warm-humid breeze moves the polaroids we took at yesterday’s party. The sun is strong but it barely burns my skin as I sit on the desk where I get light all morning.