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09/22/2017
NGOs and the future of social services – The Samaritan Forum 2017 in Riga
At the 9th Samaritan Forum, experts and stakeholders from all over Europe discussed current challenges and innovations in social services and social affairs. Read more
09/21/2017
SAM.I. advisory committee: Competence Centres launched
The advisory committee of SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL (SAM.I.) decided the founding of working groups consisting of experts of the member organisation on different topics, so called „competence centres“. Read more
08/03/2017
SAM.I. First Aid experts continue revision of Contest guidelines
The EC First Aid came together in Vienna on 28-29 July 2017. They worked on the guidelines of the Samaritan Contest and on the new SAM.I.-internal first aid certificate. Read more
06/01/2017
Successful first SAM.I. Rescue Camp in Mörbisch, Austria
Ten teams of rescuers from all over Europe came together in Austria from 25-28 May 2017 to exercise different emergency scenarios and to get to know their international colleagues Read more
05/19/2017
New members: Two organisations join SAM.I. after presidium meeting
After introducing themselves to the presidium at their meeting on 4 May 2017 in Brussels, the organisations CDI and SRCE have joined the SAM.I. network. Read more
08/03/2017
Upcoming workshop on EU funding
The SAM.I. GS will hold a workshop on EU funding from 11-12 October in Brussels. Employees or volunteers of the SAM.I. member organisations can participate free of charge. Read more
05/25/2017
INDRIX project meets in Turin
The INDRIX project held a workshop in Turin, Italy from 20-21 May 2017 to evaluate the questionnaires developed to gather data for the social resilience index. Read more
Events
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Workshop funding programmes
The SAM.I. Brussels office will hold a workshop on EU funding programmes. Read more
12/13-16/
INDRIX workshop
The INDRIX project will come together in Palermo. Read more
02/13-14/
INDRIX Final Conference
The INDRIX project will conclude in Brussels. Read more
Our Activities
SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL understands itself as mediator between European institutions and its member associations in questions of development and implementation of emergency preparedness, civil protection, voluntary work as well as disaster relief and humanitarian aid and topics which concern social services.
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International Cooperation
The extensive experience and the broad-based know-how of the single organisations offer a good basis for the common international work. Almost three million members, 130,000 volunteers and 30,000 full-time employees form the basis of SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL and the network in the different organisations and countries.
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Historical Development
Since they began their work in Germany in 1888, the Samaritans have been operating on a European level. The “Samaritan organisation of workers” was founded in Copenhagen on 28 June 1907 as the first organisation outside of Germany.
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