| 1980 |
Japan Sotoshu Relief Committee (JSRC), antecedents of SVA, was established. JSRC opened office in Bangkok, Thailand and commenced mobile library services to Cambodian refugee camps. Then, JSRC opened printing unit and permanent libraries in Sakeo refugee camp. |
| 1981 |
Volunteers of JSRC established Sotoshu Volunteer Association (SVA). |
| 1983 |
Campaign to donate clothing was developed in several places in Japan. |
| 1984 |
First development project was commenced in Baan Sawai village, Surin province, Thailand. SVA was awarded Shoriki Matsutaro Award. |
| 1985 |
Printing project commenced at Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand. SVA also commenced library activities at Chiang Khan district in Loei province and Suanphlu slum in Bangkok. SVA received the Soroptimist Japan Foundation Award. SVA received the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Award. |
| 1989 |
SVA opened vocational training center at Klong Toey slum in Thailand. |
| 1991 |
SVA opened office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. SVA established Sikkha Asia Foundation, local subsidiary of SVA in Thailand. |
| 1992 |
SVA opened office in Vientiane, Laos. The name of organization was changed to Sotoshu International Volunteer Association (SVA). SVA was awarded the Mainichi International Exchange Award by the Mainichi Newspaper. |
| 1995 |
SVA undertook relief activities for the victims of the Hanshin/Awaji great earthquake. SVA received a letter of appreciation from the head of Toshima Ward, Tokyo. SVA served as the secretariat of the Japan NGO Forum for HABITAT II, and participated in international conferences as a representative of Japanese NGOs. |
| 1997 |
SVA donated relief foodstuffs to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. SVA organized Shokichi Kina charity concert at Sojiji Temple in Yokohama. Tokyo office was moved from Sugamo to Daikyocho, Shinjuku-Ku. SVA organized "Shinjuku Asia Festival." |
| 1999 |
SVA was registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a public association and re-named as Shanti Volunteer Association (SVA.) SVA undertook relief activities for the victims of great earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan. |
| 2000 |
SVA started library activities for refugees from Myanmar (Burma) in Thailand. Rev. Jitsujo Arima, former executive director of SVA, passed away. |
| 2001 |
SVA undertook relief activities for the victims of earthquake in western India. SVA undertook emergency food support to Afghan refugees in Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
| 2002 |
First "SVA Day" celebrated. Kazuhiro Sasaki, then with Seattle Mariners and now professional baseball commentator, was nominated SVA goodwill ambassador. |
| 2003 |
Opened Afghanistan (Jalalabad) office. Launched relief activities for victims of great earthquake in southeastern Iran. Published posthumously "Serenity on Earth", a manuscript of the late Rev. Jitsujo Arima. |
| 2004 |
Launched relief activities for victims of flooding caused by typhoon no.23 in Toyooka city of Hyogo prefecture, victims of the great earthquake in Niigata Chuetsu, and tsunami victims of Sumatra.
10th memorial service for Hanshin/Awaji great earthquake took place. |
| 2005 |
Launched support activities for refugees from volcano eruption on Miyake Island to return to their homes. Participated in the World Expo 2005, Aichi. Launched relief activities for victims of great earthquake in northeastern Pakistan. |
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