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1946

First workcamps in Belgium and Czechoslovakia.

Second meeting of representatives from Great Britain, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands, setting up an international Co-ordination Committee and electing an international president and full-time secretary.

First joint meeting of European branch secretaries.


1947

First workcamp in Austria.

Community development service in Greece and Italy.

Recognition of Norwegian, Belgium (Brussels) and Germany (Federal Republic) branches.

Pressure to cease SCI activities in Czechoslovakia by new government.

Transformation of International Co-ordination Committee into International Consultative Committee to prepare an SCI international constitution.


1948

First international voluntary work camp in Algeria, followed by social work. Work camp in Denmark. First policy making SCI International Delegates' Meeting.


1949 

Adoption of international constitution at 4th Delegates Meeting. Recognition of Austrian and Italian branches.


1950

Significant expansion of work camps and social work in Europe. Again activities in India (work with refugees)


1951

First service in (West-) Pakistan.


1952

Recognition of Algerian branch.


1953

Long term reconstruction service after floods in the Netherlands.


1954

Assistance to earthquake stricken villages near Orléansville in Algeria First Orient-Occident work and study camp.

International Constitution amended.

Creation of an internal banking system for SCI later on called the “Pink Slip System”.


1955 

International voluntary work camps with local partners in Lebanon and Jordan.

First East-West camp on Poland, in co-operation with national Youth organisations and the World Federation of Democratic Youth.


1956

Community development project in Tunisia and first SCI work camp in the USE.

Recognition of Indian branch.

Due to insufficient freedom to operate the Algerian branch is compelled to suspend its activities from 1956 to the end of the liberation war in 1962.

The SCI insurance scheme is established.

Strengthening of policy-making powers of the International Committee in view of the expansion of the movement.


1957

A well prepared SCI emergency team goes for the first time into action to assist flood-stricken population in the French Alps.


1958

SCI work camps in Israel and Japan.

East-West camp with the Union of Soviet Youth in the USSR.

First USA Conscientious Objectors allowed to do their alternative service with SCI.


1959

Co-operation with emigrated Algerian Trade Union to establish Homes for Algerian refugee children in Tunisia and Morocco.

Work with Tibetan refugees and long-term community development service in India.

Creation of SCI international development fund.

A North-Africa Sub-Committee is formed.

Re-organisation of the SCI international secretariat to consist of secretaries for Asia, Europe and an international co-ordinating secretary.


1960

First work camp in Sri Lanka.

Social, educational and work camps activities in Mauritius.

Long Term project for community development in Serbia and Kozani (Greece).

Unsuccessful attempt to establish a Greek branch due political crisis.

1920 - 1945 - 1961 - 1970

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