I’m 19 years old and from Germany. After finishing school, I wanted to do some meaningful work abroad for a year. When my mum told me about Camphill Communities in Scotland, where she was herself at my age, I got very curious about it and through the German organisation, ‘Freunde der Erziehungskunst’ I found Corbenic. […]
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Midsummer reflections
Every year anew I can marvel at the light. Such long days, the sun already high up in the sky at 7am when I walk over to Simeon House to start work. Midsummer, the longest day of the year, could easily pass unnoticed because this turning point of time in the rhythm of the year […]
Staying on during coronavirus lockdown
My main reason to stay in Beannachar as an international volunteer was, that I knew my help is still required. In fact probably more than before. The institution (Camphill Beannachar) didn’t consider a closure at any point because it is a home for the students, therefore coworkers are still essential in keeping the living situation […]
Camphill Life in Covid Times
After having to leave Camphill Simeon Care for the Elderly in Scotland after only a year due to new government restrictions, I was lucky enough to be offered a place at another Camphill, Vidaråsen Landsby in Norway. I feel incredibly lucky to be staying in a Camphill during the Covid-19 pandemic. Feeling safe in community […]
Hope, peace, love and joy at Camphill
I cancelled my school because I wanted to see what is in the world and I felt that it was time to go out and gain some experience. I decided to go to a community with disabled people because I had good experience already in a Camphill. I was interested to see Scotland and so […]
Rainbows from Vietnam
I am Chardon, a coworker from Vietnam. Let me tell you about how I am going on so far in Camphill Blair Drummond (CBD). First of all, I would like to tell you my very first step I made on the CBD journey. This was the day in March last year that I decided to […]
Camphill supports call for financial aid for low income families
Along with over 100 children’s charities, faith groups, academics, think tanks, poverty campaigners and trade unions we have signed an open letter to the First Minister calling for a direct financial boost for all families living on low incomes to support them through the coronavirus crisis. John Dickie, director of the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) […]
Home Secretary asked to include social care in review of immigration health surcharge
Today, along with CCPS, The Health & Social Care Alliance and Scottish Care we wrote to the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, asking her to include the social care sector when she reviews the Immigration Health Surcharge. We welcome the Home Secretary’s announcement that the payment of the Immigration Health Surcharge for […]
Scottish Government backs call for visa extension
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport for Scotland, Jeane Freeman, received a copy of our letter to the Home Secretary asking her to include health and social care workers from abroad in the pledge to extend visas for one year. The move to extend visas for NHS staff was taken by the UK Government […]
Home Secretary asked to extend visa scheme to social care workers
Whilst we were very heartened to hear that, as part of the national effort to combat coronavirus, doctors, nurses and paramedics will automatically have their visas extended, free of charge, for one year. However, this very welcome initiative has not been extended to include the social care sector. It also excludes the volunteers who currently work […]
