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Type of site | Non-governmental organization |
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| Founded | July 1949 in Denmark |
| Headquarters | Zurich |
| Area served | Global |
| Founder | Bob Luitweiler |
| Products | Homestay |
| Services | Social networking service |
| URL | www |
| Users | 15,000 in over 100 countries [1] |
| Part of a series on |
| Homestays |
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| Hospitality exchange services |
| Hospitality for work |
| Hospitality for money |
| Home exchange and others |
Servas International ("we serve (peace)" in Esperanto) is a non-profit organization providing a hospitality exchange service.
Servas is a nonprofit member organization that builds peace and cross-cultural understanding through day visits or overnight home stays among members who share information about themselves, to help ensure accountability. It was founded in 1949, [2] in the aftermath of World War II, by Bob Luitweiler and other Danish students as an international network for people to meet and where suitable, to be offered a short stay, as part of the peace movement. [3] [4]
The organisation may now be described as a platform, part of a gift economy. Members can be both hosts and travellers, and hosts do not charge for lodging.
Members pay an annual fee to the organization, which is determined locally by country. [5] [6] There is an international executive and each country has an elected board or committee to manage membership (including interviews for new applicants), determine membership fees, organise social events, support various peace-related activities.
Servas is owned by an accredited Non-governmental organization and has been affiliated with the United Nations since 1973. [6]
Servas has had observer status in the UN since 1973. There is a team of Servas members in New York, Vienna and Geneva who follow the negotiations in various commissions.
The Human Rights Council is meeting in Geneva. Servas and other non-governmental organizations participate in this body with written and oral statements on its current issues.
Outside of Stockholm, on the way back from Helsinki, I visited a work camp for peace where Gertraud Hertling, a German student volunteer sowed the first seed of Servas. A shapely girl with a ready smile, she said in excellent English, "You cannot imagine how isolated the German youth are. First, as a result of the Nazi regime then during the War, our youth have been cut off. Now the occupation forces allow us to take no more than five dollars out of the country. You can't go far with that. How can our German youth, locked into occupied Germany, learn the meaning of democratic ways?" One of the advantages of traveling alone is the frequent loneliness of being far from home in a strange land. Missing friendly human contact impelled me to talk with everyone I chanced to meet - someone sitting nearby waiting for the train or ferry, someone siting alone in a restaurant; someone sitting in the park or walking near me. Every kind of person enlarged my knowledge and gave me new insights. The next Servas seed came from a young American whom I met on the road. He told me at great length and in the strongest reactionary terms how terrible the Swedish Socialist government was. At that time there was almost no country in Europe that cared more for its working people without blocking entrepreneurial initiatives, as the Communist countries did. Sweden's medical services were excellent and mostly free. Their Consumer's Co-operative movement was the envy of thoughtful people around the world. Their educational system was also outstanding. Of equal significance, there were no unemployed or poor people. I was profoundly disturbed up by his attitude. This young man had gotten the most biased picture of Sweden possible from the reactionary rich host family he had been placed with for the summer, by a well known international student exchange program. Ouch! There was certainly a need for a different hospitality system.
Servas was founded in 1949, [2] in the aftermath of World War II, by Bob Luitweiler and other Danish students as an international network for people to meet and where suitable, to be offered a short stay, as part of the peace movement. [3] [4] When it started in 1949, host details were printed by country and posted by each country to other member countries. Each member country began their own country organization. Servas International formed as a federation of all member countries. It was originally called Peace Builder but later renamed Servas International.
In1989, Pat Knowles wrote a useful account of Servas, [7] from its beginnings up to 1989 that focused on peacebuilding and friendship, and networking. Servas International's Peace Secretary was in touch with some international organisations including War Resisters' International, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Quaker United Nations Office, Pax Christi International. In illustration of its UN status, Knowles reproduced Servas International's submission to the UN Special Session on Disarmament in 1978. Knowles also described the initiative in 1986 for Servas groups to recruit a national peace secretary with duties like those of Servas International Peace Secretary. Contributions from the peace secretaries of Germany, Poland and Israel are included. Knowles explores the connection between travel and understanding asking about the early study groups on non-violence techniques and the question 'can we travel too far, too fast?'
Incorporation of Servas International At the General Assembly in 1972 the importance of establishing an international legal entity was discussed. It was agreed that it was necessary to have a legal framework for financial, administrative international requirements. Dr. Max Habicht, International Lawyer and International Servas Sponsor prepared the attached "Statutes of Servas International" (Corporation Charter). The Charter was adopted and signed by all National Secretaries at the Conference. Servas Branches unrepresented by Secretaries at the Conference were requested to join the new legal and corporate body, Servas International, and were notified how to do so by the International Coordinator.
In 2006 Servas International started a Servas On Line project replacing its paper based system [8]
At the General Assembly in 2006 a distant vote procedure was created for Italy and the Statues were updated accordingly.
Organized in July in Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany "Sentierinsieme" is the Servas traditional yearly alpine event - organized since 1985 -where Servas members from all over the world come together.
Raymond Forget (Servas France) and with Luigi Uslenghi (Servas Italy) founded "Pathways Together" in 1985.
| Year | No | Country | Place | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | July | ||
| 2025 | 39 | in Zinal in the Valais mountains | from 4 to 10 July | |
| 2024 | 38 | Hintersee/ region Berchtesgaden Baviera | from 19 to 25 July | |
| 2023 | 37 | Oropa, Biella, Piedmont – Italy | from 7 to 13 July | |
| 2022 | 36 | in Briancon | from 1 to 7 July | |
| 2021 | Canceled due to Pandemi | |||
| 2020 | Canceled due to Pandemi | |||
| 2019 | 35 | Mürren (Berner Oberland) | July | |
| 2018 | 34 | Germany Allgäu | From 6th to 12th July | |
| 2017 | 33 | Varaita Valley, Monviso mountain | from 30th June to 5th july | |
| 2016 | 32 | Contamines Montjoie in the Mont Blanc region | from 1st to 7th of July | |
| 2015 | 31 | in Bergün | July | |
| 2014 | 30 | Austrian valle | July | |
| 2013 | 29 | Piedmont | July | |
| 2012 | 28 | - | July | |
| 2011 | 27 | in the area of Flumserberg-Tannenboden | from 24 to 30 June | |
| 2010 | 26 | - | July | |
| 2009 | 25 | Piedmont: Val d’Ossola | from 18 to 23 July | |
| 2008 | 24 | - | July | |
| 2007 | 23 | - | July | |
| 2006 | 22 | - | July | |
| 2005 | 21 | Valsesia & Cinque Terre | July | |
| 2004 | 20 | - | July | |
| 2003 | 19 | - | July | |
| 2002 | 18 | Val d'Aosta | July | |
| 2001 | 17 | - | July | |
| 2000 | 16 | July 2000 | ||
| 1999 | 15 | in the little village of Arpy at 1700 m. in the Aosta Valley | 2-4 July | |
| 1998 | 14 | in Bénarde | 1-4 July | |
| 1997 | 13 | at Fafleralp | 11-13 July | |
| 1996 | 12 | Pra Catinat in the Piedmont region | 1-4 July | |
| 1995 | 11 | in the French Alps at Fort Marie Christine near the Vanoise National Park | July | |
| 1994 | 10 | Matherhorn | 15-17 July | |
| 1993 | 9 | Alpe Veglia Natural Park | 16-18 July | |
| 1992 | 8 | in Les Chapieux | 29-30 August | |
| 1991 | 7 | Mount Chaberton | 13-15th July | |
| 1990 | 6 | in the JURA, Saint Claude | 14-15th July | |
| 1989 | 5 | Alpe Veglia | from 14 to 16 July 1989 | |
| 1988 | 4 | at the Albert Faletti Foundation chalet in Chinaillon (Haute-Savoie). | from 15 to 17 June 1988 | |
| 1987 | 3 | Val Maira | July | |
| 1986 | 2 | - | July | |
| 1985 | 1 | Dolomite mountains, in Val di Fassa | 23-30 July |
September-October in Austria, Italy, Slovenia Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany
| # | Date | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1989/9/29 | Camporosso | |
| 02 | 1990/10/12-14 | Grožnjan/Piran | ex |
| 03 | 1991/10/11-13 | Wien | |
| 04 | 1992/10/16-18 | Bagni di Lusnizza | |
| 05 | 1994/6/17-19 | Bovec | |
| 06 | 1995/6/2-4 | St. Gilgen | |
| 07 | 1996/6/7-9 | Gemona | |
| 08 | 1998/6 | Rakov Škocjan | |
| 09 | 1999/5/14-16 | Salzburg | |
| 10 | 1999/9/11-13 | Krk | |
| 11 | 2000 | Cividale del Friuli | |
| 12 | 2001 | near Nürnberg | |
| 13 | 2002 | Istanbul | |
| 14 | 2003 | ( ?please tell the location! ) | |
| 15 | 2004/6/25-27 | Dolenjska | |
| 16 | 2005/5/27-29 | Tarcento | |
| 17 | 2006 | Admont, Steiermark | |
| 18 | 2007/8/17-19 | Poppberg/Birgland | |
| 19 | 2008/9/19-21 | Gorizia | |
| 20 | 2009/9/18-20 | Bratislava | |
| 21 | 2010/9/24-26 | Bohinjsko Jezero | |
| 22 | 2011/9/09-11 | Hotel Park Oasi, Arta Terme | |
| 23 | 2012/9/28-30 | Youth Hostel Kreuzlingen | |
| 24 | 2013/9/20-22 | Hotel Dermuth, Klagenfurt | |
| 25 | 2015/9/18-24 | Penzion Polana, Horný Smokovec | |
| 26 | 2016/9/16-18 | Villa San Fermo, Lonigo | |
| 27 | 2017/9/22-24 | Hotel Luitpold am See, Chiemsee | |
| 28 | 2018/9/14-16 | Kamp Koren, Kobarid | |
| 29 | 2019/9/20-22 | Sport Hotel Zátoň near Český Krumlov | |
| 30 | 2023/10/6-8 | Schloss Weinberg, Kefermarkt | |
| 31 | 2024/9/27-29 | Hotel Urpin City Residence, Banská Bystrica | |
| 32 | 2025/9 | Burghausen |
Peace School started in Turkiye, Antakya, Ekinci Village in 2009, every year in July.
2023 Georgia, Uganda started first peace school initiative.
The Second Servas Peace School in South America took place in Colombia in January 2026.
Member Groups appointed delegates can vote in General Assemblies.
| # | Member Group | Status | #Host | SI Member since | Founder/Starter | Started |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1995 | ||||
| 2 | 12 | 1995 | ||||
| 3 | Member | 337 | 1989 | Enrique Reigosa | 1960 | |
| 4 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | Member | 662 | 1972 | Margaret Smith | 1960 | |
| 6 | Member | 229 | 1949 | Kurt Schmid | 1949 | |
| 7 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | Member | 45 | 2015 | Syed Muhammed Husain | 2015 | |
| 9 | Member | 49 | 1995 | 1995 | ||
| 10 | Member | 316 | 1972 | Jan Verwest | 1972 | |
| 11 | 11 | |||||
| 12 | 1 | |||||
| 13 | Member | 18 | 2018 | Dr. Ruth Tichauer | 1995 | |
| 14 | Member | 22 | 1998 | 1998 | ||
| 15 | Member | 138 | 1989 | 1970 | ||
| 16 | Member | 568 | 1949 | Barbara Acquah (GB) | 1949 | |
| 17 | - | 1995 | ||||
| 18 | Member | 16 | 2015 | 2015 | ||
| 19 | 4 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | |||||
| 21 | Member | 32 | 2009 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Member | 425 | 1960 | 1960 | ||
| 23 | Member | 34 | 1995 | 1995 | ||
| 24 | Member | 28 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Member | 99 | 1963 | Octavio Morales Alvarado | 1963 | |
| 26 | Congo Kinshasa (DRC) | 10 | ||||
| 27 | Member | 59 | 1989 | 1989 | ||
| 28 | Member | 17 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Member | 14 | 2025 | |||
| 30 | 1 | |||||
| 31 | Member | 113 | 1989 | 1989 | ||
| 32 | Member | 251 | 1949 | Nana Funder(sos), Birgitte Damsgaard | 1949 | |
| 33 | 6 | |||||
| 34 | 27 | |||||
| 35 | 6 | |||||
| 36 | 3 | |||||
| 37 | 7 | |||||
| 38 | 1 | |||||
| 39 | Member | 64 | 1970 | Albert Szabo | 1970 | |
| 40 | Member | 2075 | 1949 | Joseph Girard | 1949 | |
| 41 | Member | 16 | 1998 | 1998 | ||
| 42 | Member | 10 | 2012 | 2012 | ||
| 43 | Member | 2258 | 1949 | Antonie Fried, Claus Weiss (sos) | 1949 | |
| 44 | 24 | |||||
| 45 | Member | 27 | 1989 | 1989 | ||
| 46 | 19 | 1989 | ||||
| 47 | Member | 36 | 1992 | 1992 | ||
| 48 | Member | 101 | 1989 | 1989 | ||
| 49 | 3 | 1998 | ||||
| 50 | Member | 260 | 1951 | Harivallabh bhai Parikh | 1951 | |
| 51 | Member | 25 | 1995 | 1995 | ||
| 52 | Member | 35 | 2012 | 2012 | ||
| 53 | Member | 183 | 1966 | Joseph Abileah | 1966 | |
| 54 | Member | 1054 | 1972 | Maria Soresina, | 1972 | |
| 55 | Member | 207 | 1962 | Masuo Amano | 1964 (ref:SIN #1) | |
| 56 | 2 | |||||
| 57 | 24 | 2009 | ||||
| 58 | Member | 24 | 2012 | 2012 | ||
| 59 | Member | 267 | 1965 | 1965 | ||
| 60 | 1 | |||||
| 61 | Member | 20 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| 62 | 2 | |||||
| 63 | 14 | 1992 | ||||
| 64 | 4 | |||||
| 65 | 14 | 1992 | ||||
| 66 | 5 | |||||
| 67 | Member | 53 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| 68 | Member | 34 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| 69 | 10 | |||||
| 70 | 3 | 1983 | ||||
| 71 | 5 | |||||
| 72 | Member | 90 | 1954 | |||
| 73 | 1 | |||||
| 74 | 6 | |||||
| 75 | Member | 25 | 1998 | 1998 | ||
| 76 | 1 | |||||
| 77 | Member | 70 | 2012 | Nutan Thapalia | 1984 | |
| 78 | Member | 271 | 1950 | Joop van der Spek (sos), Arthur J. Sietsma Sr. | 1950 | |
| 79 | Member | 410 | 1972 | Robert Henry and Vivienne Ellis | 1969 | |
| 80 | 1 | |||||
| 81 | 11 | 1995 | ||||
| 82 | Member | 133 | 1974 | Jo Overgaard | 1974 | |
| 83 | Member | 42 | 2022 | Abdul Hameed Khan | 1974 | |
| 84 | 9 | |||||
| 85 | Member | 12 | 1992 | 1992 | ||
| 86 | Member | 5 | 1995 | 1995 | ||
| 87 | Member | 14 | 2023 (DV) | 1998 | ||
| 88 | 15 | 1989 | ||||
| 89 | Member | 230 | 1989 | 1970 | ||
| 90 | Member | 87 | 1983 | António Serzedelo | 1983 | |
| 91 | 31 | 2009 | ||||
| 92 | 45 | 1992 | ||||
| 93 | Member | 102 | 1989 | 1989 | ||
| 94 | Member | 50 | 2015 | 2015 | ||
| 95 | 1 | |||||
| 96 | 14 | |||||
| 97 | 2 | 1989 | ||||
| 98 | 8 | |||||
| 99 | 25 | |||||
| 100 | 14 | |||||
| 101 | Member | 35 | 1991 | Milan Šimečka | 1991 | |
| 102 | 17 | |||||
| 103 | Member | 27 | 1986 | 1986 | ||
| 104 | Member | 579 | 1983 | Juan A. Sanchez, | 1983 | |
| 105 | 7 | |||||
| 106 | 13 | |||||
| 107 | Member | 281 | 1972 | Ulf & Barbro Löwhagen | 1972 | |
| 108 | Member | 245 | 1949 | Denise Vollenweider | 1949 | |
| 109 | Member | 109 | 2009 | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Member | 32 | 2021 | 2021 | ||
| 111 | Member | 36 | 1992 | 1992 | ||
| 112 | 55 | 1998 | ||||
| 113 | 2 | |||||
| 114 | 5 | |||||
| 115 | Member | 135 | 1992 | Aykut Güzer | 1978 | |
| 116 | Member | 41 | - | Davis M. Masifa | 1980 | |
| 117 | Member | 20 | 2012 | 2012 | ||
| 118 | 10 | |||||
| 119 | Member | 1509 | 1952 | Bob Luitweiler | 1952 | |
| 120 | Member | 33 | 1983 | Jorge Zoppolo | 1980 | |
| 121 | 5 | 2001 | ||||
| 122 | Member | 43 | ||||
| 123 | Member | 25 | 2015 | 2015 | ||
| 124 | Member | 14 | 1998 | 1998 | ||
| 125 | 6 | - | 1995 |
(sas): Seeds of Servas, by Bob Luitweiler (DV): Distant Vote
SERVAS INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY (The SIGA) is Servas International's highest decision-making body and is modelled on the United Nations’ General Assembly democratic model: one nation, one vote. The SIGA usually takes place every 3 years, in a different location (screenshots from Wikipedia). At the Servas International General Assembly (SIGA), the Servas International Member Groups vote on proposals called motions that have been submitted by the member groups or by SI Exco. Everybody attending the SICOGA is able to attend the SIGA business sessions as observers, but only the delegates from the Servas International Member Groups have the right to speak and vote, according to the Servas International Statutes. [10]
1952
Germany Hamburg First Peace Builders International Conference, Out of which came the name "Servas" [11]
In 2025 the SIGA will be held in Dijon, France, October 3–9.
| # | Year | Country | Place | Delegate | #Member groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1952 | Hamburg [11] | 4 Delegates | Only England, Denmark and Germany were officially represented. | |
| #2 | 1953 | Askov | 6 votes | ||
| #3 | 1954 | Epe | 10 delegates | ||
| #4 | 1955 | Schuluchsee | 9 votes | ||
| #5 | 1958 | Landeck (Tyrol) | |||
| #6 | 1959 | Oosterwijk | |||
| #7 | 1960 | Ghent | |||
| #8 | 1961 | no detailed info | - | ||
| #9 | 1964 | Paris | |||
| #10 | 1965 | Vienna, 8-12 July | 4 delegates | ||
| #11 | 1966 | Copenhagen, 8-11 April | 7 delegates | ||
| #12 | 1967 | Bratislava | |||
| #13 | 1970 | Vienna, 7-9 August | 13 delegates | 11 Member groups after GA | |
| #14 | 1972 | Wetzlar, 7 July | 16 delegates | Grant member status to: Belgium, New Zealand, Australia and Kenya (4 Groups) Lost their membership status: - 15 Member groups after GA | |
| #15 | 1974 | Arcegno, Campo Pestalozzi, 23-26 August | 17 delegates | Grant member status to: Canada, India, Israel, Korea, New Zealand, Yemen, Nigeria (7 groups) Lost their membership status: - 24 Member groups after GA | |
| #16 | 1976 | at the International Student Center of the University of California, Los Angeles, in Westwood, 1-7 August | 21 delegates | Grant member status to: - Lost their membership status: - 22 Member groups after GA | |
| #17 | 1978 | Elsanor, 16-18 August | 22 delegates | Grant member status to: Poland, Norway, Egypt, Mauritius (4 Groups) Lost their membership status: - 26 Member groups after GA | |
| #18 | 1980 | Gujarat | 22 delegates | Grant member status to: Hungary, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Ghana (4 Groups) Lost their membership status: None 30 Member groups after GA | |
| #19 | 1983 | Nahariya, 5-10 April | 16 delegates, 8 Exco(-2 delegates), 22 votes | Grant member status to: Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Malta, Uruguay (6 Groups) Lost their membership status: Egypt, Yemen 34 Member groups after GA | |
| #20 | 1986 | Roma, 16-20 May | 25 delegates, 14 Exco (-4 delegates), 35 votes | Grant member status to: Guadeloupe, Nepal 36 Member groups after GA | |
| #21 | 1989 | Montreal, Quebec, 25-27 July | 48 delegates | Grant member status to: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Philippines, Poland, Senegal, and the Soviet Union, South Africa (14 Groups) Lost their membership status: Malta, Nigeria 48 Member groups after GA | |
| #22 | 1992 | Paris, 26 June | 47 votes | Grant member status to: Thailand; Turkey; Hong Kong; Lithuania; Latvia; Panama, Romania, Mali, Singapore, Egypt (10 Groups) Lost their membership status: Nigeria, Philippines; Zambia and Sri Lanka (4 Groups) 54 Member groups after GA | |
| #23 | 1995 | Melbourne, 8-13 April | 36 delegates, 8 exco, 44 votes | Grant member status to: Albania, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Brunei, Chile, Estonia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Paraguay and Zimbabwe (12 Groups) Lost their membership status: Non 66 Member groups after GA (1995 GA minutes) | |
| #24 | 1998 | Antigua Guatemala | 40 votes | Grant member status to: Botswana, Gambia, Iceland, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Togo, Zambia (11 Groups) Lost their membership status: Albania, Malta 77 Member groups after GA | |
| #25 | 2001 | Nakhon Nayok, 16-19 July | 48 delegates | Grant member status to: Croatia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Uzbekistan (5 Groups) Lost their membership status: Belarus 82 Member groups after GA | |
| #26 | 2004 | Barcelona, 18-24 July | 45 delegates | Grant member status to: Malawi, China, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan, Croatia (5 Groups) Lost their membership status: Kenya, Tanzania, Mali, Cuba (4 Groups) 82 Member groups after GA | |
| #27 | 2006 | Latina, 2-8 April | 42 delegates | Grant member status to: Egypt, Ghana, Ukraine (3 Groups) Lost their membership status: Bolivia, Greece 83 Member groups after GA | |
| #28 | 2009 | Mar Del Plata, 6-12 September | 45 delegates | Grant member status to: Bolivia, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Greece, Kazakhstan, Taiwan (6 Groups) Lost their membership status: Bangladesh, Ghana, Gambia, Ukrain, Nepal, Samoa, Zimbabwe, Netherlands Antilles, Mauritius, Latvia (10 Groups) 79 Member groups after GA | |
| #29 | 2012 | Piaski, 18-25 August | 51 delegates | Grant member status to: Georgia, Nepal, Ukraine, Kenya, Iran (5 Groups) Lost their membership status: Latvia, Estonia, Egypt, Togo, Senegal, Bulgaria, Iceland, Philippines (8 Groups) 76 Member groups after GA | |
| #30 | 2015 | Matamata, 10–16 October [12] | 54 delegates | Grant member status to: Rwanda, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Bulgaria (4 Groups) Lost their membership status: Kenya, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Uzbekistan (4 Groups) 76 Member groups after GA | |
| #31 | 2018 | Seoul 13th to 20th October [13] | 45 delegates | Grant member status to: Bolivia, Belarus, Kenya, Gambia (4 Groups) Lost their membership status: Lithuania, Pakistan, Congo-Brazzaville, Ecuador (4 Groups) 76 Member groups after GA | |
| 2021 | Distant Vote | Distant Vote | Reinstate as Member Group : Tanzania 77 Member groups after DV | ||
| #32 | 2022 | Panchgani, [14] 25-26 November | 39 delegates (3 online) | Grant member status to: Pakistan Lost their membership status: Honduras, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Peru, Greece, Kazakhstan (7 Groups) 71 Member groups after GA | |
| 2023 | Distant Vote | Distant Vote | Reinstate as Member Group : Peru 72 Member groups after DV | ||
| #33 | 2025 | Dijon 3-9 October [15] | 44 delegates (2 online) | Grant member status to: Cuba Lost their membership status: Singapore, Romania 71 Member groups after GA |
Elected General Assembly in 2025 in Dijon,
France
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI President | Radha Radhakrishna | |
| SI Vice President | Carla Kristensen | |
| SI Treasurer | Gülşen Elyak | |
| SI General Secretary | Kent Machaulay | |
| Peace Secretary | Francisco Salomon Luna Aburto | |
| SI Membership and Technology Secretary | Paul Nielsen |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI Development Committee | Pamela Yang | |
| Jamie Robertson | ||
| Tatjana Negi | ||
| Neuma Dantas | ||
| Moses Kigozi | ||
| SI Youth and Families Committee | Elena Olvera Reyes | |
| Mehmet Ates | ||
| Mehmet Akif Yegin | ||
| David Leonard Kabambo | ||
| Buhadeb Chakravarti | ||
| SI Internal Audit Committee | Salvador Da Matta | |
| Richard Wolfe | ||
| SI Conflict Resolution Committee | Richard Weaver | |
| Francisco Dominguez González | ||
| SI Distant Vote Administrator | Pramod Kumar |
Elected General Assembly in 2022 in Panchgani,
India
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI President | Radha B. Radhakrishna | |
| SI Vice-president | Carla Kristensen | |
| SI General Secretary | Jonny Sågänger | |
| SI Membership & Technology Secretary | Paul Nielsen | |
| SI Peace Secretary | Francisco Luna | |
| SI Treasurer | Suresh Jain |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI Distant Vote Administrator (SI DVA) | Craig Melrose | |
| SI Internal Audit Committee (SI IAC) | Yukiko Namariyama | |
| Gülşen Elyak | ||
| Ana Rita Gama | ||
| SI Development Committee (SI DC) | Pamela Yang | |
| Evren Özkan | ||
| Neuma Dantas | ||
| Jamie Robertson | ||
| Bhudeb Chakravarti | ||
| SI Youth and Families Committee (SI YFC) | Bogdan Ionescu | |
| Elena Olivera Begué | ||
| Mehmet Ateş | ||
| Raffaella Rota | ||
| Hiren Goradia |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI President | Jonny Sågänger | |
| SI Vice-president | Carla Kristensen | |
| SI General Secretary | Kiat Yun Tan | |
| SI Membership & Technology Secretary | Jim Leask* | |
| SI Peace Secretary | Paige LaCombe | |
| SI Treasurer | Radha B. Radhakrishna |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI Internal Audit Committee | L V Subramanian | |
| Phyllis Chinn | ||
| Gülsen Elyak | ||
| SI Development Committee | Lilly Kerekes Beltran | |
| Ewa Dzierzawska | ||
| Fidele Rutayisire | ||
| Pablo Colangelo | ||
| Pamela Yang | ||
| SI Youth and Families Committee | Susana Martinez | |
| Raffaella Rota | ||
| Natasha Noreen | ||
| Aneris Cao | ||
| Mar Ferre | ||
| SI Distant Vote Administrator | Chris Patterson |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI President | Jonny Sågänger | |
| SI Vice-president | Ann Greenhough | |
| SI General Secretary | Penny Pattison | |
| SI Host List Coordinator | Pablo Colangelo | |
| SI Peace Secretary | Danielle Serres | |
| SI Treasurer | LV Subramanian |
| Committee | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI Development Committee | Ewa Dzierzawski | |
| Fidele Rutayisire | ||
| Kristina Buynova | ||
| Kiat Yun Tan | ||
| Maria Fernanda Vomero | ||
| SI Audit Committee | Ashley Burrowes | |
| Emmanuel Kakinda | ||
| Graham Robertson | ||
| SI Archivist | Anna Koster | |
| SI Conflict Resolution Committee | Martin Henner | |
| Clare Mateke | ||
| Alvany Santiago | ||
| SI Nomination Committee | Dianne Peterson | |
| Susanne Thestrup | ||
| Norma Nicholson | ||
| SI Job Descriptions and Statutes Committee | Amir Levy | |
| Jack Huang | ||
| Chris Jones | ||
| SI Distant Vote Administrator | Chris Patterson | |
| SI Youth Leadership Committee | Susanna Martinez | |
| Janek Dzierzawski | ||
| Karolina Paleckova | ||
| Asiia Zhakypova | ||
| Pablo Chufeni |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI President | Jonny Sågänger | |
| SI Vice-president | Ann Greenhough | |
| SI General Secretary | Jaime Romero | |
| SI Host List Coordinator | Arnoud Philippo | |
| SI Peace Secretary | Danielle Serres | |
| SI Treasurer | Miroslaw Wasilewski | . |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI Newsletter Editor | Terry Stone | |
| SI Distant Vote Administrator | Chris Patterson | |
| SI Archivist | Robert Mitchell | |
| SI Job Descriptions and Statutes Committee | Chris Jones | |
| Jack Huang | ||
| Alvany Santiago | ||
| SI Audit Committee | Phyllis Chinn | |
| LV Subramanian | ||
| Emmanuel Kakinda | ||
| SI Nominations Committee | Norma Nicholson | |
| Jean Seymour | ||
| Amir Levy | ||
| SI Conflict Resolution Committee | Julie Dotsch | |
| Clare Mateke | ||
| Marneo Serenelli | ||
| SI Development Committee | Ewa Dzierżawska | |
| Joel Kaloba | ||
| Pablo Chufeni | ||
| Aneris Cao | ||
| Anna Cristina Siragusa |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI President | Gary Sealey | |
| SI Vice-president | Pramod Kumar | |
| SI General Secretary | Penny Pattison | |
| SI Host List Coordinator | Pablo Colangelo | |
| SI Peace Secretary | Kim Jong Soo | |
| SI Treasurer | Miroslaw Wasilewski |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI Development Committee | Aneris Cao | |
| Luisa Corbetta | ||
| Judith Shotten | ||
| Sally Lee | ||
| Mary Jane Mikuriya | ||
| SI Finance Committee | L. V. Subramanian | |
| Jonny Sågänger | ||
| Phyllis Chinn | ||
| SI Conflict Resolution Committee | Julie Dotsch | |
| Daryl Chinn | ||
| Luigi Uslenghi | ||
| SI Nominations Committee | Ann Greenough | |
| Sylvia Krogh | ||
| Anna Flammini | ||
| SI Newsletter Editor | Almery Tessarolo and her team | |
| SI Archivist | Grant Barnes | |
| SI Youth Development Officer | Magiari Diaz Diaz | |
| SI Youth Coordinator | Pablo Chufeni | |
| SI Job Description/Statutes Committee | Noreen Mirza | |
| Chris Jones | ||
| SI Distant Vote Administrator | Chris Patterson |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI President | Gary Sealey | |
| SI Vice-president | Mary Jane Mikuriya | |
| SI General Secretary | Pramod Kumar | |
| SI Host List Coordinator | Anna Flammini | |
| SI Peace Secretary | Nande Palihakkara | |
| SI Treasurer | Ömer Özkan |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI Audit Committee | Miroslav Wasilevski | |
| Rita Torsvik | ||
| Florentio Gomez | ||
| L.V.Subramanian | ||
| SI Development Fund Committee | Laura Ragucci | |
| Judy Sheldon | ||
| Michael Johnson | ||
| Sercan Duygan | ||
| Youth Project Coordinator | Ann Greenhough |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI President | Geoff Maltby | |
| SI Vice-president | Bibendra Pradhananga | |
| SI General Secretary | Honora Clemens | |
| SI Host List Coordinator | Claudio Pacchiega | |
| SI Peace Secretary | Gary Sealey | |
| SI Treasurer | Ömer Özkan |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Youth project officers appointment | Ann Greenough | |
| Pablo Chufeni | ||
| Nomination Committee | Frits Stuurman | |
| Anita Kabberman | ||
| Dafi Gilad |
Committees Election
Motion the GA directs EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE to appoint the people who are elected by the email or mail vote to the positions they were elected to (committees).
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI President | Roger Martin | |
| SI Vice-president | Bibendra Pradhananga | |
| SI General Secretary | Frits Stuurman | |
| SI Host List Coordinator | Laura Ragucci | |
| SI Peace Secretary | Marco Kappenberger | |
| SI Treasurer | Gyöngyver Kudor |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| SI Treasurers (Audit) Committee | Markus Kappenburger | |
| Alex Dali | ||
| Gustavo Molina | ||
| Colette Marteau | ||
| Mineswar Sibsurun | ||
| SI Appeals Committee | Don Fawcett | |
| Marisa Contini | ||
| Davis Asher | ||
| SI Development Fund Committee | Vibeke Matorp | |
| Mullai Pathy | ||
| Abhay Shaha | ||
| Mohammed Nasseem | ||
| David Roll | ||
| SI Complaints Committee | Marisa Contini | |
| Don Fawcett | ||
| David Asher | ||
| SI Nominations Committee | Gwyn Grace | |
| Thawamani (Jini) Subramanianl | ||
| Dafi Galad | ||
| Changxian Yi | ||
| Giuliana Pellizzari | ||
| SI Job Descriptions Committee | Gustavo Molina | |
| Michael Karris | ||
| Adela Montes |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| President | Chris Slader | |
| Vice-president | Bertrand Bailleul | |
| General Secretary | Kevin Newham | |
| Assistant General Secretary and Host List Co-ordinator | Claudia Pinto | |
| Peace Secretary | Daniele Passalacqua | |
| Treasurer | Gilbert Revault |
Servas International Newsletter Editor Sharon Beldon,
Netherlands
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| President | Chris Slader | |
| Vice-president | Jenny Durand | |
| General Secretary | Vibeke Matorp | |
| Assistant General Secretary | Mariangela Brunello | |
| Peace Secretary | Daniele Passalacqua | |
| Treasurer | Hazel Barham |
| Position | Officer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| President | Ray Scott | |
| Vice-president | Jorge Zoppolo | |
| International Secretary | Vibeke Matorp | |
| Assistant Secretary | Maringela Brunello | |
| Peace Secretary | Harivallabh Parikh | |
| Treasurer | Hazel Barham |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| President | Bob Luitweiler | |
| Vice-president | Janos Kurucz | |
| Treasurer | Hazel Barham | |
| International Co-ordinator | Antonie Fried | |
| Host Co-ordinator | Judy Ross | |
| Peace Secretary | Felix Zurita | |
| Asian Member | Harivallabh Parikh | |
| Latin American Member | Jorge Zoppolo | |
| African Member | E.K. Narter-Olaga |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| President | Don Fawcett | |
| Vice-president | Duncan Meikle | |
| General Secretary | Antonie Fried | |
| Asst. General Secretary | Yvonne Brown | |
| Treasurer | Peter Brock |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Editor SI Newsletter | Frede Asgaard | |
| Area Coordinator – Europe | Ulla Offer | |
| Area Coordinator – Africa | E.K. Narter-Olaga | |
| Area Coordinator – East Asia | Takashi Aoki | |
| Area Coordinator – South Asia | Harivallabh Parikh | |
| Area Coordinator – South Pacific | Tom & Annie Young | |
| Area Coordinator – Central America & Caribbean | Felix Zurita Achoa | |
| Area Coordinator – South America | Jorge Zoppolo | |
| Co-opted Member | Reva King | |
| Maria Soresina | ||
| Barbara Whitehead |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| President | Don Fawcett | |
| Vice-president | Maria Soresina | |
| General Secretary | Kay Lazaruz | |
| Treasurer | Peter Brock | |
| Peace Secretary | Jo Graham | |
| Assistant General Secretary | Lino Bugeja |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Editor, SI News | Janine Hall | |
| Regional Coordinator – Africa | Zeru Michael | |
| Regional Coordinator – SE Asia | Takashi Aoki | |
| Regional Coordinator – N America & Caribbean | Rodrigue Aristide | |
| Regional Coordinator – Europe & Near East | Antonie Fried | |
| Regional Coordinator – Southern Asia | Harivallabh Parikh | |
| Regional Coordinator – South Pacific | Nan Smith | |
| Coordinator – South America | Jorge Zoppolo |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| President | Graham Thomas | |
| Vice-president | Don Fawcett | |
| General Secretary | Barbara Whitehead | |
| Assistant General Secretary | Denise Waech | |
| Peace Secretary | Reva King | |
| Editor SI News | Rosalind Schama | |
| Treasurer | Denise Waech |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | Lydia Jones | |
| Southern Asia | Harivallabh Parikh | |
| Southeast Asia | Kunio Tanaka | |
| South Pacific | Nan Smith | |
| RSouth America | Jorge Zoppolo | |
| North America&Caribbean | Kay Lazarus | |
| Europe & Near East | Antonio Fried |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| President | Graham Thomas | |
| Treasurer | Doris Bucher | |
| Assistant Treasurer | Denise Waech | |
| General Secretary | Barbara Whitehead | |
| Vice-president | Martha Simon | |
| Assistant General Secretary | Reva King | |
| Peace Secretary | Konrad Lübbert |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| S.I.N. Editor | Donald Fawcett | |
| Regional Coordinator – Africa | Lydia Jones | |
| Regional Coordinator – Europe | Antonie Fried | |
| Regional Coordinator – South America | Marcelo Lorenzo | |
| Regional Coordinator – South Pacific | John and Judy Ebner | |
| Regional Coordinator – Southeast Asia | Masuo Amano | |
| Regional Coordinator – Southern Asia | Harivallabh Parikh |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| President | Reva King | |
| Vice-president | Harivallabh Parikh | |
| Treasurer | Denise Vollenweider | |
| Assistant Treasurer | Doris Bilcher | |
| Secretary | Birgitte Damnsgaard | |
| Assistant Secretary | Ronald Golding | |
| Peace Secretary | Hans Werner Emrich |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter Editor | Barbara Acquach | |
| Assistant Editor | Martha Simon | |
| Europe Regional co-ordinator | Antonie Fried | |
| Africa Regional co-ordinator | Lydi Jones | |
| South pasific Regional co-ordinator | John and Judy Ebner | |
| Mexico and Central Regional co-ordinator | Laura Langagne | |
| South America Regional co-ordinator | Marcello Lorenzo |
Source: SI NEWS #06
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| President & Int. Coordinator | Kurt Schmid | |
| Vice President & Ass't Int. Coordinator | Reva King | |
| Treasurer | Denise Vollenweider | |
| Assistant Treasurer | Swiss Servas member (to be appointed) | |
| Secretary | Birgitte Damsgaard | |
| Vice Secretary | Maria Soresina | |
| Peace Secretary | Jim Ryding |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter Editor | Maria Soresina | |
| Regional Coordinator – Europe | Denise Vollenweider | |
| Regional Coordinator – Africa | Titus Mugavana | |
| Regional Coordinator – North America | Reva King | |
| Regional Coordinator – Latin America | Laura Langagne | |
| Regional Coordinator – South Pacific | Max Hartin |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| International Coordinator | Kurt Schmid | |
| Assistant Int. Coordinator | Reva King | |
| Assistant Int. Coordinator in Training | Barbara Trischuk |
| Position | Name | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Coordinator – South Asia & Global Outreach | Harivallabh Parikh | |
| Regional Coordinator – East Africa & Pacific | Barbara Trischuk | |
| Regional Coordinator – North Africa | Joseph Girard | |
| Regional Coordinator – Eastern Europe | (Kurt Schmid) |
International Coordinator Kurt Schmids -
Austria
International Coordinator Pat KNOWLES -
England
Founders of Servas were those dedicated people like Bob Luitweiler, Connie Thorpe, Esma Burrough and the others in the Birmingham, England Peace Builder's team, and, Esther Harlan in California.
Esma Burrough
UK, was the first International Servas secretary. Seeds Of Servas