History

  • Der Beginn einer Idee

    The first workcamp of SCI in the war damaged village Esnes near Verdun 1920/21.

  • Not working in silence

    A look back on the SCI Model service on the Kasernenareal, the formerarmy barracks area in Basel (Switzerland) in 1976

  • Documentation Ayuda Suiza 1936-1947

    During 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…

  • Ein Besuch in Esnes – Verdun

    Visit of the village Esnes, 70 years after the 1st SCI workcamp.

  • 1920 – 1970 The first fifty years of Service Civil International

    This article was published in 70th anniversary of SCI and contains and written by the former secretary of SCI France.

  • SCI’s historical background and development

    Working paper from the report of the seminar: DEVELOPING DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION: SOLIDARITY WORK AND VOLUNTEER EXCHANGE”. held in Bemburg – Northern Ireland – from 5 till 9 April 1987). A number of Ralph’s significative comments have been added to the working paper.)