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, the commemoration of atrocities other than the Holocaust and the research, remembrance anc propagation of the culture of native communities.
Partner organizations
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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.
- Beijing - Beijing International Peace Culture Foundation
- Nanjing - John Rabe House
- The Hague - Peace Palace
- Amsterdam - UNITED for Intercultural Action (2002 - 2010)
- Kigali - Kigali Genocide Memorial
- Gernika - Gernika Gogoratuz Research Centre
- Belgrade - Haver Srbija
See also
- Austrian Service Abroad
- Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service
- Austrian Social Service
- House of Responsibility
- Andreas Maislinger
- Michael Prochazka