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“Kinder sehen Dich an!”
Read more: “Kinder sehen Dich an!”Photos and texts of SCI relief activites for Algerian war orphanages 1958-1961. This article was made for Idy Hegnauer Memorial Day, 19. November 2007, Herzberg
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Breaking Down Barriers – Memories of Volunteers with SCI
Read more: Breaking Down Barriers – Memories of Volunteers with SCIRecently, in 2006, a few long-term SCI volunteers from three continents met again after, in some instances, as many as 45 years. They found that, despite very different origins and pathways, their SCI experience had had a decisive impact on their life and outlook, with many of the same values and ideals still enduring. That…
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Die Schweizerische Entwicklungshilfe in Ceylon/ Sri Lanka 1948-1975
Read more: Die Schweizerische Entwicklungshilfe in Ceylon/ Sri Lanka 1948-1975Die Abschlussarbeit von Guido Koller an der Universität Bern (Schweiz) thematisiert die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit der Schweiz mit Ceylon (ab 1972 Sri Lanka). Dabei werden nicht staatliche Initiativen wie der Service Civil International beschrieben (Seite 69ff), welcher seit 1960 Workcamps organsierte und 1962 in eine SCI Gruppe mündete.Guido Koller hat für seine Studie Akten des SCI Archvis…
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Documentation Ayuda Suiza 1936-1947
Read more: Documentation Ayuda Suiza 1936-1947During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), a group of Swiss relief aid organizations (better known as the ‘Ayuda Suiza’) had organized a range of relief activities for the Spanish people, which continued in the South of France from 1939 to 1947. SCI was in charge of preparing and sending out volunteers. This documentation contains a…
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First tele-communication by mail in SCI (1989)
Read more: First tele-communication by mail in SCI (1989)Berth Verstappen (Norway) and Dave Axtell (USA) exchanged workcamp information in 1989 through a mailbox system, a precursor of our e-mail system.
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International Voluntary Service 1931 Brynmawr (Wales)
Read more: International Voluntary Service 1931 Brynmawr (Wales)During the Great Depression in the 1920s the Quakers initiated an unemployment initiative in which the Brynmawr Lido was also built. This was in 1931 and 1932, when unemployed men, students, and international volunteers together built the swimming pool in the colliery town which had suffered from an economic crisis.
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International Voluntary Service 1932 Rhosllanerchrugog (Wales)
Read more: International Voluntary Service 1932 Rhosllanerchrugog (Wales)The second workcamp in Wales (Great Britain), was also community volunteer service, in order to convert waste land near Rhosllanerchrugog [Rhos] into a garden and children’s playground
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International Voluntary Service 1932 Safien (Switzerland)
Read more: International Voluntary Service 1932 Safien (Switzerland)In 1932 an SCI Service took place in the village of Safien which was affect by an avalanche. A team volunteers went immediately there.Arround the Service in Safien an interesting correspondence took place between Pierre Ceresole and the minister of Defence.
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Karin Jenni : Zivildienst als Friedensdienst, Lizenztiatsarbeit
Read more: Karin Jenni : Zivildienst als Friedensdienst, LizenztiatsarbeitAbschlussarbeit von Karin Jenni an der Universitïät Fribourg (Schweiz) über das Verhïältnis des Service Civil International zum Zivildienst, insbesondere die Situation in der Schweiz.
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Pierre Ceresole – A lifetime serving Peace
Read more: Pierre Ceresole – A lifetime serving PeaceIn 2010 the La Chaux-de-Fonds Municipal library and SCI put together an exhibition devoted to Pierre.A brochure was published, which contains the content of the exhibition. It includes as well a short biography of Pierre Ceresole, which shows his evolution to a radical pacifist. An extensive bibliography helps the reader to explore in a broader…
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Pierre Ceresole in Germany for Peace – The border crossing in 1918, 1933, 1942 and 1944
Read more: Pierre Ceresole in Germany for Peace – The border crossing in 1918, 1933, 1942 and 1944Being a convinced anti-militarist, Ceresole has always felt compelled to seek out and make direct contact with his supposed enemies. Towards the end of World War I, 1933, 1942 and 1944, oblivious to fears expressed by his friends, Ceresole crosses the unguarded border of the German Empire without caring about any border formalities. This archives…
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Proposed policy on the involvement of computers in SCI placement (1989)
Read more: Proposed policy on the involvement of computers in SCI placement (1989)The SCI European Secretariat organised in August 1989 a working meeting in Antwerp titled “Computers in SCI”. A working paper with recommendation regarding policy on the involvement of computers was published afterwards.
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The first workcamp of Service Civil International
Read more: The first workcamp of Service Civil InternationalThis archives documentation is a compilation of more than 30 documents and around 20 photos gives insight in the course of the first workcamp of SCI. They were scanned from original archives documents. With help of optical character recognition the content of type written reports and letters were digitized. The handwritten documents are reproduced as…