Hello everyone! My name is Belen. I am 23 years old. I was born in Turkey and lived there until last week. Now, I have a whole year to live in Macedonia and explore this beautiful country. And I’m so lucky to have these people who make me feel like family from day one. I…
Dear partners, volunteers, friends, associates ... December is the month that marks the end of the year, but for us it is the beginning of the activities that promote volunteering, the benefits and opportunities it offers. And, in December, we celebrate our birthday, so it's our turn to celebrate it as it should be. Sunday…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is part of the project "All Aboard the MentorShip". The project is funded by the National Agency for European Educational Programs and Mobility, and is implemented by the organization "Info Front - Prilep" Main goal of the project is to train youth workers in the field of mentorship by sharing good practices…
Fasten your seatbelts. The end of the year is approaching fast. December is the month of joy, happiness, and an opportunity to finish what you started. It’s also a time to reflect, review our past, and make plans for the new year. Don’t dwell on the past too much, though. Grab a cup of…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 1 long-term (9 months) volunteer to participate in an ESC-project called “Sport for Social Support 3” in Antalya, Turkey. Place: Antalya and Demre, Turkey Starting Date: February 2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19!! The volunteers will be…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a long-term volunteer (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in an ESC project in Vilnius and Trakai, Lithuania. Place: Vilnius and Trakai, Lithuania Date: 15.12.2021 - 15.12.2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 !! About the project:…
Diversity & anti-discrimination was the main topic of the “PeerAct” training course in Struga. Youth in the partnership countries still discriminate and show intolerance towards their peers (based on religion, gender, ethnicity, race, disability, or sexual orientation or simply not fitting the social norms). This situation is not compatible with EU values, and a solution…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 6 participants (18-30 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the project “Youth with a voice”, and learn the basic techniques of podcast recording and production. Place: Riga, Latvia Date: 15–18.09.2022 About the project: The project aims to motivate and to train young people how to create podcast on topics interesting for…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 participants (18+ years old) from Macedonia to participate in the training course “Empathy through creativity” in the frames of the project “Imagine, Improvise, Integrate” in Macedonia. Place: Struga, Macedonia Date: 25.11-3.12.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19,…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 5 participants (18-35 years old) from Macedonia to participate in the training course “Preventing radicalization of young people through youth work” in Macedonia. Place: Struga, Macedonia Date: 25.11-3.12.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19, as well as the…
Hello everyone, My name is Muammer. I was born in Ankara in Turkey. I'm 28 years old. I graduated from the Black Sea Technical University. I like to read books and be social. I have a brother. The ESC program provides people with the opportunity to transfer their experiences and knowledge to other people. It…
November is the month of gratitude, and though it is rough this year, it is a reminder that we must reflect, be mindful and grateful for what we have already achieved, while setting goals and aiming higher and higher. And so did Tomasz Sobania, a 23-year-old guy, who ran the equivalent of a marathon every…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in the long-term ESC volunteering project “Youth at risk of social exclusion” in Spain. Place: Sabadell and Mataró (Barcelona Province), Spain Date: 01.12.2021 – 31.11.2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 1 volunteer (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in the long-term ESC volunteering project "Moving Forward'' in Poland. Place: Bydgoszcz, Poland Date: 01.12.2021 – 01.12.2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19, as well as the restrictions that…
Volunteers Centrе Skopje participated in youth exchange "Living library: where the books becoming alive" in Marmaris, Turkey that happened from 25.09 to 03.10 with 5 participants and 1 team leader. Through variety of workshops they had the chance to learn about the main topic of the project “What is Living Library method?” and “How the…
The Youth Exchange “Volunteering 101” was implemented in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France from 2 - 10 October 2021. It gathered together 42 participants coming from 6 European countries: France, Spain, North Macedonia, Latvia, Greece and Poland in order to motivate them to become active volunteers, to dive deeper into the topic of volunteerism and learn its core…
Moin! My name is Annik and I am 18 years old. I was born and raised in Bremen, Germany, where I spent my whole life. I just graduated my high school and after a chaotic visa procedure, I am here, in the beautiful city of Skopje. I traveled a lot but I have never been…
TEHV (Towards Effective Humanitarian Volunteering) project aimed to prepare organizations for hosting volunteers through multiple online trainings on safety and security, policies (e.g. safeguarding, data protection, equal opportunities), communication, volunteer management, mentoring, and DRR (disaster risk reduction). TEHV - Towards Effective Humanitarian Volunteering Why do organizations wish to host volunteers? "We want to grow together".…
From 7 until 15 of August 2021, we, in the role of volunteers from Volunteers Centre Skopje had the opportunity to participate in the youth exchange "I love you...rban!" held in Turin, Italy. During the youth exchange, we were able to share our opinions on issues like racism, violence, and nationalism with our peers from…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 7 participants (16-25) and one youth leader (+18) from Macedonia to participate in the youth exchange “Volunteering Matters” within the project VCC 2.0 (Volunteering Connecting Communities) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Place: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Date: 30.10-6.11.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on…