By Austin Silva Mota Despair is the easiest thing to feel when we look at the world around us: war, famine, wild weather, violations of every kind of freedom. As we serve in our own cities—even [...]
by Jay Benfante When you think of what it means to be courageous certain stories may come to your mind: Stories of great warriors in battle or superhuman heroes fighting against the odds to save [...]
Written by Peter DeWit What on earth were we doing here? Have you heard of this place? I tried getting my bearings as I walked the wet potholed streets on an iron-gray evening to find our meeting [...]
On 24th of February 2022 the Russian government dramatically increased their aggression against Ukraine, which began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea, with a full fledged invasion. This [...]
Since 2018 Haiti has been undergoing major civil unrest and complete economic and government collapse. Our local Serve the City team is on the ground responding to the most basic needs.
by Peter DeWit Peter DeWit talks with Rene Mally, who sits on the Board of directors for Serve the City International and is passionate about a topic that affects us all, the environment. We all [...]
“It takes courage just to live life in a failed state where gangs rule the territory and bodies lie in the streets. It takes even more courage to think of anyone other than yourself in such [...]
by Peter DeWit Does it ever feel like you have compassion-deficit days or weeks? Hey, don’t beat yourself up about it, you are not alone. It’s all too easy to feel our not [...]
Written by Fianne van Laar In In the Spotlight we shine a light on a member of our global community. We discover who they are, what their role is and their connection with Serve the City. Today, [...]
by Patricia and Peter DeWit I stopped waiting for words to make sense and made it my job to make sense of his words. “I walk 15 days.” Eye contact. Be quiet. He is telling a small part of his [...]
by Peter DeWit Peter: Hi Safi, thanks for letting me interview you on STCP’s Language Exchange. If I remember correctly, your first experience with STC was attending one of our classes at the old [...]
Join in on 8th February 2024 at 19.30 CET for a very special first workshop in a series on Navigating Trauma & Building Resilience. It will be valuable for everyone because we all face tough [...]
by Peter DeWit Maybe the word we need more than any other right now is the word hope. It is good to remind ourselves at the beginning of this year that hope is indeed a strategy. Of course, I am [...]
Written by Maxwell Taylor My first time traveling to Krakow Poland will always have a special place in my heart. While attending Serve the City’s annual international forum, I met a ‘boat load’ [...]
An Interview with Nyati Annette Queenie, CEO, LivingPlus Haven Uganda, STC Volunteer 1. Could you tell us about your research in Mental Health? I titled it “Substance-related [...]
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