With every true friendship we build
more firmly the foundations on which
the peace of the whole world rests.
more firmly the foundations on which
the peace of the whole world rests.
Mahatma Gandhi
The history of Servas
In 1949, an American conscientious objector, Bob Luitweiler, and his friends started a peace movement in Denmark
which they called ”Peacebuilders”. They wanted to work actively for peace by building contacts with other peace
organisations around the world. They formed the basis whereby people could travel, work together and learn, and
stay in each other's homes irrespective of national, religious or cultural background.
The movement quickly spread in many countries and in 1972, Servas International was started and registered in
Switzerland. In 1973, the United Nations added Servas to its list of affiliated non-government organisations.
After more than 60 years, Servas continues to grow and at every international conference, new countries are
added to the list. Click here for a full list of Servas countries.
Servas Sweden
c/o Jonny Sågänger
Reimersholmsgatan 47
117 40 STOCKHOLM
Reimersholmsgatan 47
117 40 STOCKHOLM
Plusgiro:
94 61 90 - 6
National secretary