Name of organisation

The Association of Service Civil International ivzw

Address

Postcode

B-2000

Country

Belgium

Phone number

+ 32.3.2265727

Fax number

+ 32.3.2320344

Website

www.sciint.org (it includes links to the 40 local branches and groups websites)

Facebook group

http://www.facebook.com/ServiceCivilInternational

Twitter account

http://twitter.com/#/sciint

Picasa/Flickr gallery

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sciint

Youtube

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Date of foundation

1920

Email contact person

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Number of Staff

3

Number of Volunteers

1

Vision and aims of organization (200 words max)

The organisation consists of over 40 local branches and groups and an ever growing number of partner organisations.
Living and working together with people of different backgrounds helps volunteers to break down barriers and prejudices. It allows them to experience a world of mutual respect and understanding. In this sense, volunteering can be seen as a way of life, a demonstration of the possible reality of a peaceful and cooperative world.
SCI offers a variety of volunteer opportunities to people, such as short and long term projects (we have thousands of project all over the world), but also the possibility to become active for a local branch or participate in a seminar or a training (on peace education, environmental sustainability, and many other issues).

Organisation’s core areas of expertise

Short and long term volunteering projects (organized all over the world by our branches, groups and partners);
Temathic seminars and trainings.

International Activities 2010-2011

- Short term voluntary projects
- Long term voluntary projects
- Seminars
- Trainings (Peace Messengers training, No More War camp coordinator training, Intercultural Learning Training: Open Your Mind to Diverse World)
- Campaign SCI 90 years “Volunteering for Peace and Intercultural Understanding: learning from the past and building for the future” (2010)
- Summer University (March 2011)

Regional Activities for 2010-2011

Australia-Asia-Pacific Peace Education Seminar

Local Activities for 2010-2011

Workcamps and local branch activities (info-evenings, trainings, …)

Have you published publications or articles? If so, please provide URL if available online

Ezine, www.sciint.org, Annual Report 2010 soon to be on website www.sciint.org

International Day of Peace (21 September) celebration

It is celebrated mainly at local/ national level. Branches organise different activities, movie nights, workshops, expositions.
SCI IS publishes about these activities.