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March - the month for celebrating women and daylight! While you are changing your clocks and are welcoming springtime warmly, remember to still enjoy the last minutes of wintertime, because it’s almost over! Guess what is an appreciated part of Balkan culture and even healthy if drunken responsibly in small doses? If you are…
“Youth workers guide for digital social inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities” was produced within the project F.O.R.Z.A. acronym for Fewer Opportunities Rethinking Z to A and developed to introduce youth workers and other practitioners like trainers and peer educators to digital practices of collecting data and thus creating individual learning curricula targeted to…
Hi Skopje! I am Hakan, from Izmir, Türkiye. My whole journey started when I participated in the project of AIESEC Izmir, “Myself My World” in 2012 as a fresh high school student. I was fascinated to see that many young people are taking a step forward for volunteering and coming to my city from all…
Hello, my name is Hamit, I'm 22 years old and I come from Turkey. I am a university student. I took a break from my life in Turkey to focus more on volunteerism. I'm here to participate in volunteering project in VCS. I believe that being in this place it will be a very nice…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “Digital Community Radio for Youth Inclusion and Diversity” in Denmark. Place: Aarhus, Denmark Date: 11 - 16.03.2023 About the project: The training aims to provide participants (youth workers) with the competencies to work with young…
Hi, my name is Reşit and I am 19 years old, I'm coming from Turkey. I graduated from high school last summer. Last September, I started university and spending more time on new hobbies. One of these new hobbies was to explore volunteering projects. I can say that I almost found myself in volunteering projects…
On September 2021 we started an interesting KA2 project with international partners: Musicling - Social entrepreneurship with recycled instruments. The project was developed between partners from Spain, Italy, Greece, and Macedonia. It aimed to get youth to develop skills for their future through creativity and arts, specifically music and crafting. Another key element was to…
Hello, my name is Aleksandra, I’m from Macedonia and I volunteer at Sunce which is a non-governmental, non-party and non-profit organization in Split – Croatia. Sunce was founded in 1998 and today is one of the leading organizations for nature and environment protection in Croatia. The need for change and the fast-paced life of Skopje…
In today's world, we are constantly bombarded with information from various sources, making it increasingly challenging to discern fact from fiction. The rise of fake news and the prevalence of logical fallacies have only compounded this issue, underscoring the need for critical thinking skills that enable us to navigate this complex landscape effectively. As a…
In the period from 01.02.2023 to 10.02.2023, as a representative of Volunteers Centre Skopje, I participated in the "Let’s break the breaking news" training course in Sarata-Monteoru in Romania, where through a combination of different methods from the domains of non-formal education, the theater of the oppressed and critical theory, a total of 34 youth…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC volunteering project “ESC in Casa Santa Chiara” in Italy. Place: Bologna, Italy Duration: 12 months (starting as soon as possible) About the project: The volunteer will be responsible for preparing integration activities for the users of “Casa…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers, 18-30 years old, from Macedonia to participate in a short-term (2 months) or long-term (6-12 months) volunteering project “Volunteering in Nagyvázsony” in Hungary. Place: Nagyvázsony, Hungary Date: 2 months or 6-12 months, start in March 2023 About the project: Fekete Sereg is looking for volunteers who will be part of…
February is the border between winter and spring.” – Terri Guillemets The time has come to say goodbye to the cold winter and greet spring with open arms! Named after Februus, the ancient god of purification, February is the month for a refreshing spring cleanse. Use the last weeks of long nights to take a…
How did 2022 look like through our eyes? We hosted a total of 60 international volunteers who participated in different activities in Skopje. We were partners in multiple local and international projects throughout Europe and sent almost 300 locals abroad to exchanges, trainings, and volunteering projects. Our team organized 45 public events for the community,…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 volunteers (18 – 30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in two different long-term ESC volunteering projects in "Carpe Diem" in Croatia. Place: Karlovac, CroatiaDate: As soon as possible - 1st January 2024 (10 month); April 2023 - 1st January 2024 (8 month) About the…
December 2022 in Varberg, Sweden. Participants coming from eight countries (Bulgaria, Italy, Türkiye, Portugal, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Sweden) had the chance to learn and share skills and knowledge about climate change and digital storytelling during the youth exchange “Digital Storytelling: DigiTime” on the dates 3-9.12.2022. Through different points of view and experience, youngsters confronted…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 4 participants (18-25 years old) plus 1 group leader (18+) from Macedonia who want to participate in the Youth Exchange “The ugly duckling and other short stories…revisited” in Romania. Place: Sarata Monteoru–Buzau, Romania Date: 21.03 - 31.03.2023 About the project: The aim of the project is to promote tolerance and diversity…
Moi! My name is Taika, I come from Helsinki. I've visited Macedonia a few times before, as well as VCS. This time I wanted to see it more from inside the organization. So I'm excited to finally be here for the next year. I've worked as a practical nurse in Finland. Even though that's kind…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “UnlockeD” in Hollókő, Hungary. Place: Hollókő, Hungary Date: 11.03 – 18.03.2023 About the project: "UnlockeD" is a 7-day training course that aims to introduce and practice an innovative problem-solving methodology and mindset (Design Thinking), which starts and…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “MEGA (Make Erasmus Great Again” in Spain. Place: Navarredonda de Gredos, Spain Date: 29.03 – 5.04.2023 About the project: “MEGA” seeks to increase the knowledge of youth workers on mediation, conflict resolution and human…