Servei Civil Internacional Catalunya

National Network
Spain
Address

Carrer del Carme 95 Baixos
Barcelona (08001)
Spain

Telephone
0034 934417079
Telephone (other)
0034 934417018
Fax
0034 934417018
E-Mail
coordinacio@sci-cat.org
E-Mail (2)
sci-cat@sci-cat.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1982
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Others
  6. Youth and education
General Information
SCI- Catalunya was established in 1982 as an official branch of the Service Civil International network, a peace organisation with 43 branches and groups worldwide that allows us to have partners in a network that is spread in the 5 continents. SCI- Catalunya has a Technical Office composed by one director and 5 employees in charge of the areas of development projects, volunteering, training- awareness, communication and administration. Annual budget: 450.000 € approximately, with sources of funds both public and private. The public administrations that give us support are the Catalonian Government, Barcelona Municipality and the European Commission through Europe In Action Programme. The private funds come from our partners (200 approximately) and from the contribution of the volunteers that we send abroad (100 each year approximately)
Mission and Objectives

According to our statues, our mission is to promote peace and intercultural understanding.
SCI-Catalunya works with these objectives:
a) The social and voluntary work of the young people focused/directed to the social and communitarian improvement and the creation of peace alternatives.
b) The promotion and accomplishment of international voluntary workcamps.
c) The collaboration and coexistence with people of different nationality, mentality and beliefs, but with the spirit of team work.
d) All the activities that may be considered necessary for the development of the mentioned principles, such as activities in cooperation for development or conflicts resolution.

Main Projects / Activities

Training and sensitization:
o Quarterly thematic cycles about subjects related with the goals of the organization with weekly sessions of lectures, debates, videos...
o Training seminars for volunteers who go to international work camps about peace education, management of conflicts, intercultural life, inequalities north/south, external debt…
International cooperation
o Project "A bridge from Jerusalem in Catalonia"
o Program for cultural and political development in Nablus (Palestine)
o Europe and Middle East: Partnership and Participation for Peace (Seminar of exchange among european youngsters and young Palestinian refugees in Europe and Mediterranean south)
o Strengthening of the Mayan community and municipal leadership (Guatemala)
Promotion of volunteering
o Training and sending an average of 100 Spanish youngsters every year to international work camps besides 40 countries.
o Promotion of international long term volunteer posts for (with EVS program and other Mediterranean countries)
o Organization of international exchanges with youngsters in situation of social risk.

Contact (1) Full Name
Sara Garrido Miñambres (Director)
Head of the organisation
Pere Vidal Domenech
Contact (2) Full Name
Francesco Volpicella (project Coordinator)