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Shang: A refugee in the Service Civique

shang et son mari

Shang is a 21-year-old Kurdish refugee. She was forced to flee Kurdistan with her husband after receiving multiple death threats. She eventually arrived in Strasbourg in September 2018 after many months of hardship. A friend told her about Service Civique, so Shang got in touch with VISA-AD to express her wish to integrate into French society and … [Read more...]

Yazen: A refugee in the Service Civique

Yazen en Service Civique

Yazen is 24. He arrived in France two years ago, fleeing the war in Syria. Since September 2018, he has been carrying out his Service Civique with the protestant Interchurch Aid in Le Havre. He agreed to answer our questions! How did you hear about Service Civique? And why did you decide to do it? The first time I heard of Service Civique … [Read more...]

Loris: A volunteer in Israel

CHIMES MICHAL

HIS ASSIGNMENT Why did you decide to do your Service Civique abroad? I decided to do my Service Civique in Israel in order to explore a country that is not well known in the West. I wanted to prove to myself and my family that this country is not the same as it is portrayed in the media. Besides that, I love learning more about religions … [Read more...]

Sacha: Service Civique in Italy

Volontaire français à l'international

Why did you decide to do your Service Civique abroad? I started my Service Civique because I didn't really know what direction to go in after high school. I had no idea what to do next and I wanted to try some new things. "I went into Service Civique without really knowing what to expect and I think that's the best way to do … [Read more...]

Omar: Service Civique in Israel

Why did you decide to do your Service Civique abroad? I felt I just couldn't do my Service Civique in France. Basically, despite all the great missions available, I was just too internationally-minded to stay. I love exploring new languages and new cultures and I think it's a much nicer change of scene to travel a long way from home and have this … [Read more...]

Élise – Children’s Daycare

Association Caroline Binder

"This experience allows me to work with people, which was essential for me when I chose my assignment" Her assignment What is Service Civique to you? It's a commitment to serving others that you choose at a point when your life is in flux and when you need to consider your future and therefore to explore a little. Why did you decide to do … [Read more...]

“My mission with the elderly”

Volontaire service civique

Klaudia, 19, decided to leave her home in Hungary to do her Service Civique in France. Passionate about sports, painting and drawing; she is involved in community life as a volunteer for AFS Intercultural Programs. … [Read more...]

Interview with Justine

Interview de Justine, volontaire

Justine, 22, is the volunteer ambassador for VISA-AD in Strasbourg. Here she tells us why she started this Service Civique adventure and revisits the mission she began in October 2014. … [Read more...]

30 years of hosting volunteers

30 ans d’accueil de volontaires

Follow a day in the life of a VISA-AD volunteer on a 9-month mission in a Retirement Home.Directors, carers, activity leaders, supervisors and residents share their experience of hosting a volunteer and the added value for their establishments. … [Read more...]

About Visa-AD

Working in volunteering since 1959; l’association Volontariat International au Service des Autres – Année Diaconale (the association of International Volunteering in Service to Others – Diaconal Year) supports young people in their Service Civique and in the European Solidarity Corps.

Based in Strasbourg, it develops long term volunteering missions in the field of social action, education, solidarity and health, in France and Europe.

Its work links associations in need of volunteers with young people aged 18 to 30 who want to get involved.

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Conference: Volunteering: a journey of engagement for young people in Europe

On the 7th December 2019, a large conference organised by VISA-AD will take place at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, … [Read More...]

The Service Civique Agency in the VISA-AD offices

The mission of the Service Civique Agency is to set up and oversee the Service Civique programme. At the end of March, … [Read More...]

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