Austrian Peace Service

The Austrian Peace Service is one of the three sections of the non-profit organisation Austrian Service Abroad and offers a 6-12 months voluntary service at its partner institutions. Male Austrians may accredit their Austrian Peace Service as an alternative to the Austrian national or military service, provided their service abroad lasted a minimum of 10 months. Austrian Peace Servants are financially supported by the Austrian government.

General

Austrian Peace Servants are sent to partner institutions relating to peace and conflict research, promotion of peace and reconciliation initiatives, women's rights and the commemoration of atrocities other than the Holocaust.

Partner organizations
Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation
John Rabe House in Nanjing

The partner organizations are in former places of war crime and armed conflicts, which are in contrast to the Holocaust Memorial Service which are directly linked to the Holocaust. In the bracket is the year of recognition of the Federal Ministry of Interior and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs.

People's Republic of China

Japan

United States

Croatia

Netherlands

See also
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