In August 2009 for the second time a group of international SCI volunteers is coming to Chernivtsi to work on historic Jewish cemetery, one of the biggest preserved historic cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe. During two weeks in August, 18 volunteers from 11 different countries will work on the cemetery, removing the bushes and cleaning the tomb-stones of creeping wines. The work at the cemetery will be completed by a 4-days seminar (24-27. Details...

The Raduga Centre is a unique day care centre for children and young adults living with disabilities of the 1st group (disabilities as autism, cerebral palsy, mental disabilities and other, which are ranked in Ukraine as disabilities of 1st group, the most difficult). The Center has been created as a result of a group of activists and committed parents who fought for it in order to give their children the chance of getting not only physically care but also to develop themselves mentally and do some meaningful activities . The Raduga Center is unique because in contrast to other state care centres, which only allow disabled people to live the life of ‘vegetables’, the Raduga Center gives its people the chance to develop their personality and skills. Details...

The project aims to preserve historic Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi, raise awareness of participants on history of 2nd World war and Holocaust with the example of the community of Chernivtsi and especially its Jewish part, contribute to development of intercultural competences of participants and raise awareness of local community of Chernivtsi about importance of preserving the cemetery. In the framework of the project international group of volunteers from 11 countries will work together to clean the territory of the cemetery from weeds and bushes, prepare paths and install information signs. Details...

In order to celebrate the international children’s day on 1st of June in Artemovsk, also SVIT Ukraine was actively involved in organizing special games for the children in the central park. Our ecological ‘corridor of perception’ was a funny challenge for a lot of children participating in it. With blinded eyes their senses were tested in three kinds of disciplines. Firstly, the children had to walk over different natural materials, such as sand, dried grass or step into water. Then, they had to touch different soils and guess which one it is. Especially, the third discipline was a funny challenge when the children had to smell different spices and tell the correct name. Details...

Dear friends, Workcamps have central place in the activities of SCI, and camp leaders, or coordinators, or teamers are in the center of them, in their turn. With this training, we aim to develop leadership capacities of SCI activists and prepare them for their role in international volunteer workcamps and youth exchanges. The training will include theoretical info and practical exercises, simulations and games. International group of participants will provide a chance to see in practice, how international group is developing, communicating, working together (on the training sessions), and of course having fun. Details...

While spring takes its course more and more actively, international volunteer projects for the summer get more participants - but also some new projects and activities are coming up. SVIT is happy to present a new project, which will take place end of July - beginning of August jointly with NGO "Ray of light" from Chervonograd, Lviv region, working with families and young people with disadvantages. During the project it is planned to organize free time and sport activities, excursions in the nature with disabled young people, and contribute to building play- and sport ground for the day-care center for  disadvantaged young people. For more information and application - take a look at SCI data base www.workcamps. Details...

Or Environment and sustainable development in Europe: a challenge for Youth First of all it requires a group of people (slaves? Hm…, no, volunteers) from various corners of Europe, that will live together for a little more than a week sharing food, bathroom and trying to use the water in an ecologic way. Later on these poor fellows have to get acquainted with the craft: pilling, sawing, drilling, cleaning the reed (canne) and putting it together on an iron wire. Themselves they will learn to make some side products (bijouterie, weapons for hunting, musical instruments, what else?) limited only by imagination. Details...

Local activity in Ukraine in the framework of “Human rights education in practice!” project, which is realized by OWA Poland in cooperation with YTNF and SCI partners, with support of Batory Foundation and Soros foundations, was developed by the participants of the training courses Aleksandra Seliverstova, Maria Servetnik and Alina Gogodze, and is called “Look around yourself”. The first phase of this project started already in the end of November, immediately after participants came back from the training in Poland. Details...

SVIT-Ukraine has created a group in vkontakte, Russian language social network, with an idea to link people interested in volunteering, have online space for sharing experiences and photos, discuss ideas and prepare activities. http://vkontakte. Details...

On December 13-14 IVO "SVIT-Ukraine" had its annual meeting, in order to sum up the results of the year, discuss issues related to future activities of the organization, cooperation with local and international partners. The meeting took place in Kharkiv. Agenda covered report for activities of 2008, evaluation of structure and membership, coordination of activities, accepting new full members, becoming SCI branch and cooperation with partners in Ukraine and abroad, ideas for volunteer projects for 2009, preparation of group leaders. Other possibilities for creative input were common cooking, and of course SVIT annual party. Details...

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