Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 participants (+18) from Macedonia to participate in the training course "Short videos as a tool for online and offline campaigns in order to prevent violence in youth relationships" within the project #YOUTHTOO in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Place: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Date: 20.10-29.10.2021 !! There might be possible…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 4 participants (18–25 years old) and 1 youth leader (18+) from Macedonia to participate in the Youth Exchange “The land I love” in Romania. Place: Sărata-Monteoru, Buzău in Romania Date: 27.10.-05.11.21 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19, as…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 short-term (6 weeks) volunteers to participate in an ESC project called “Hey Christmas Carol 3!” in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Place: Bydgoszcz, Poland Date: 7.11.2021 – 19.12.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 !! About the project: In the…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for two long-term volunteers (18-30 years old) to participate in an ESC project called “Circles of Solidarity” in Zagreb, Croatia. Place: Zagreb, Croatia Date: 2.11.2021–1.06.2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 !! About the project: The main and long-term…
Volunteer Centre Skopje is looking for 18-30 year old volunteers from Finland to participate in the European Solidarity Corps project “Exchanging VOICES for intercultural learning”. Place: Skopje, Macedonia Date: Starts from January 2022 (12 months) or January 2022 (1-2 months) ! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19…
Sunny weather, the spirit of friendly rivalry, motivated runners, and a unique and fun atmosphere - the 3rd of October was Marathon Day in Skopje. This Sunday the central streets of the capital were shut down for the annual sports event. For a few hours, athletes from Macedonia but also other parts of the world…
Hi everyone! I’m Lucile from Brittany – as you already know, the best region in France! (you can read my article in the December 2020 edition of VOICES). I already had the opportunity to participate in a two-month European Solidarity Corps project at Volunteers Centre Skopje last year. VCS people’s enthusiasm and dedication are really…
Longer evenings and colder nights remind us that it’s already autumn outside. For many, it is a time when energy diminishes and the mood comes for activities that do not necessarily bring such joy during the summer. Who wants to sit under the blanket watching a sad movie when you can spend this time actively…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 1 long-term (12 months) volunteer to participate in an ESC project called “Open to local communities” in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Place: Bydgoszcz, Poland Date: 01.11.2021 – 01.11.2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 !! About the project: We are…
On Sunday afternoon, three students from Spain crossed the sky and landed in Skopje. Our new friends will have the opportunity to work in the sports center "Moj Trener" and travel agency "Arbotravel" in frames of the “Erasmus+” - Vocational education and training (VET) program. Volunteers Centre Skopje is happy to be their host organization.…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 4 short-term (2 months) volunteers to participate in an ESC project called “Join our Intergenerational Journey 2020” in Ankara, Turkey. Place: Ankara, Turkey Date: 1st group: starting from the Mid-October 2021 for 2 months - 2 volunteers 2nd group: starting from the beginning of December 2021 for 2 months…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 volunteers (18 – 30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in the long-term ESC volunteering project “Environmental education and awareness raising activities” in Croatia. Place: Split, Croatia Date: 01.11.2021 - 01.11.2022 (1st volunteer) 01.12.2021 - 01.12.2022 (2nd volunteer) !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 5 participants (18 – 25 years old) and 1 youth leader (18+) from Macedonia to participate in the Youth Exchange “Be an Agent of Change” in Estonia. The youth leader has to participate in an Advanced Planning Visit from 08.10. to 11.10.21 in Tartu as well! Place: Viljandi, Estonia Date: 26.10.…
The project was held from 23rd until 30th of August 2021 in Ankara, Turkey. Four participants from Macedonia participated in the project: Sanja, Angela, Mimi and Veljan. The other participants were from Romania, Turkey, Italy, Lithuania and Spain. The age range was from 18 to 40 years old. The group in Ankara was very productive,…
Internet is both a blessing and a curse. Why? On paper, it offers you to connect with people easily, to play games, and also offers you access to hundreds of information. But in reality, many of the things you read on the internet are questionable and even ridiculous compared to the real situation. In the…
After the implementation of Module 2 for school coordinators, implemented with physical presence of the participants, Volunteers Centre Skopje organized and implemented the last remaining modules of the project “School meets business”. In the period between 19-27th of August 2021, the trainings for school coordinators were successfully implemented, trainings meant for the professors of the…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 3 participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia to participate in the training course “Changemaker 3.0” in Hungary. Place: Hollókő, Hungary Date: 4.10 –13.10.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 !! About the project: “Changemaker 3.0” is a 9-days…
Young people from five different countries met in one place to jointly try to change their approach to a healthy lifestyle, and then make changes in their local community. After a few days spent in a charming place, they left full of new knowledge and optimism to actually introduce a real change. The training course…
The endless lake, golden sand, restless sun, and young power! Between the 10th and 18th of August 2021, Volunteers Centre Skopje hosted Youth Exchange "CUTE: Cooperate Understand Tolerate Empower" in Struga, Macedonia. The project was organized by VCS's partner from Hungary: Hang-Kép Kulturalis Egyesület and funded by the Erasmus+ program. For eight days, 32 young…
“There are no rewards or punishments in nature: there are consequences.” – Robert Green IngersollA new edition of Voices is waiting for you, which introduces us to the new month – September. It is a breakthrough time of the year, not only for people but also for nature. In September, there is an autumn equinox…