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09/01/2018
Youths from nine SAM.I. organisations compete at Samaritan Contest 2018
Almost 200 people came together in Flensburg from 24-27 August 2018 for the 7th Samaritan Contest. 18 teams of young people from eight countries demonstrated their skills in first aid and got to know their counterparts from all over Europe. Read more
06/03/2018
SAM.I. Presidium meets in Rome
From 4 to 6 May the SAM.I presidium came to Rome to meet at the offices of ANPAS. Read more
05/27/2018
Preparations for 2nd SAM.I. Rescue Camp kicked off
On 22 May, representatives of three SAM.I. organisations met to discuss the follow-up to the Rescue Camp that was held last year in Mörbisch am See, Austria. Read more
03/28/2018
Competence Centre First Aid meets in Kaunas
The SAM.I. competence centre for first aid met from 25-26 March in Kaunas, Lithuania, hosted by LSB. Read more
03/28/2018
SAM.I. at Civil Protect 2018 in Bolzano
On the weekend of 23-25 March, SAM.I. was at the Civil Protect trade fair in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy. Read more
09/13/2018
SAM.I. presidium prepares parliamentary evening
The SAM.I. presidium met on the sidelines of the Samaritan Contest in Flensburg, Germany on 25 August 2018. Read more
10/16/2017
Workshop on EU funding programmes held in Brussels
From 11-12 October, the SAM.I. Brussels office held a workshop on EU funding opportunities for all interested member organisations. Read more
Events
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Restart-a-Heart-Day: First Aid courses in Brussels
On the occasion of Restart-a-Heart-Day 2018, several SAM.I. member organisations are offering first aid courses to MEPs and other Brussels-based stakeholders. Read more
10/17/
Parliamentary Evening
SAM.I. will host a parliamentary evening in Brussels. Topics will include current European challenges for organisations of the social economy and volunteer organisations working in civil protection and first aid. The registration is open. Read more
28/30/
Civil Protection Basic Training
– Postponed to February –
The SAM.I. Competence Centre Civil Protection, led by ASB Austria, will be offering a series of basic training courses to complement the work done in the flood project 2013-16. Read more
08/15-18/
Samaritan Forum 2019
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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, 140,000 volunteers and 45,000 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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