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Issue No: 363, October 2019

French Service Civique in Auroville

Many of you know that the German volunteer service “Weltwärtz” has been sending young German citizens to Auroville since 2008. And now, thanks to two Aurovilians – Lison and Dominique – the French “Service Civique” is offering their youth the same beautiful opportunity! Like Germany, and other countries of the world, France has finally taken the initiative to engage young people in a serious process of exploring potential career paths via volunteering, no longer considering it a pretext for not studying. Numerous scientific studies have shown that a well-managed experience of volunteering has a significant impact on academic decision-making: a more informed choice, a more conscious decision. France has long been reluctant to let its youth explore the world instead of progressing immediately to higher education once they finish high school, for fear of losing the country’s potential in human resources. But, seeing such programmes benefiting other nations, the French government creat...
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Issue No. 363, October 2019

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  • Universal Basic Income and Auroville
  • Petrichor
  • The experience of long term volunteers
  • Twice Upon a Time in Auroville
  • Climate strike and clean-up day in Auroville
  • Passing: Riju Bukov
  • Caring for the sick and elderly
  • Freestore Fashion Show
  • French Service Civique in Auroville
  • We can’t achieve human unity with segregation
  • Welcoming Volunteers: do we have the right attitude?
  • The work of Savi
  • Volunteering in Auroville
  • Finding meaningful work in Auroville

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