In June 2012 Volunteers Centre Skopje organized with support of Youth in Action Programme youth exchange SAY YES TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT. The project connected young people coming from Slovenia, Poland, Serbia and Macedonia and provided them an opportunity to develop their knowledge about rural development, eco-tourism as well as to contribute to the development of…
We learned much about the entrepreneurship laws and practices in the participant’s countries and EU legislative concerning entrepreneurship and youth employability. On the second part of the TC we started to develop ideas and ways how to improve the entrepreneurship and employability in our countries by developing our own business ideas. As a way to…
Name: JanisCountry: LatviaDates of the Project: 13/11/2012- 13/11/2013 Hello everybody, my name is Janis and I come from a small Baltic country Latvia (it’s in the middle between Estonia and Lithuania, French call it Lettonie). I’ve finished a Bachelor studies on journalism so here on Skopje am both looking forward to put my knowledge on…
We continue with the activities for Volunteers Days ... The agenda for the following week’s activities and workshops is as follows:20 November – Tuesday 17:00 – Narrative skills (Raphael from France and Dragan from Macedonia) Locaton 18:30 – Reading Poetry and Prose (Sarah and Nacera from France with Boro from Macedonia)21 November - Wednesday 17:00…
Name: SanneCountry: The NetherlandsDates of the Project: 05/11/2012- 05/07/2013 My name is Sanne and I’m from the Netherlands, more specifically from Groningen a city in the North. I decided to go on EVS because a friend of mine who was in Skopje two years ago recommended it to me. It seemed like a unique chance…
As those letters were black on white, the colors of rainbow among us suddenly disappeared. It was all dark, plain and simple, you stand on one side of the white line and sooner or later you’ll lift your head up and face those eyes on the other side of the fence. It was like that…
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Because we were 43 volunteers from all over the Balkans they had to split us into 2 groups. It was a pity but we used our free time to get to know the others during the coffee breaks, lunch and dinner. But not only that! The trainers told us first day that this event was…
This week's agenda of activities is as follows: 12.11 - Monday- 19:00 - EVS chess competition (Robin EVS from France)13.11 - Tuesday- 17:00 - French conversation (Nacera EVS from France)14.11 - Wednesday- 17:30 - Creative Writing (Dragan, going for EVS in Estonia)- 19:00 - Spanish workshop (Rami EVS from Czech Republic)15.11 - Thursday-17:00 - Creative…
Intense dealing with the reasons, mechanisms and results of poverty and marginalization as xenophobia and racism tensions, as well as thinking and acting as responsible European citizen against these tendencies will help to overcome discrimination and exclusion sustainably. The planned activities were encouraging young people's awareness and commitment to tackle these issues for a more…
What: The workshops will provide practical insight to the Youth in Action Programme (YiA) including establishing good working partnership, preparing application for youth exchange and training course, creating timetable of activities and budget. Detailed ProgramSaturday 17. November Overview of YiAProject Cycle under YiAGood Working Partnership - PART 3Priorities and Objectives of YiASaturday 24. NovemberFocus…
where many of them will be led by our EVS volunteers from Czech Republic, France, Poland, Netherlands and Latvia. (If you do not know what is EVS, we will have info meeting about it). The volunteers are not paid not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless. Any action which is carried out…
Тhroughout the three working days, the forum intended to open space for cooperation that will reach beyond the borders of Azerbaijan and succeeded. The youths who arrived from different corners of the world had this special opportunity to learn more about the biggest achievements and impact of the Youth in Action Programme, to explore the…
Volunteers Centre Skopje invites you to try something new and meet our EVS volunteers from France during their Cook and Dance Workshop that will take place on Saturday, 3rd November 2012, at the EVS house. The Cook Workshop will be done by Raphaël Bonnet and Dance Workshop by Sarah Bastable. During this activity Raphael will…
So, here is what we learned about Bulgaria and the Bulgarians. At the very begging of the youth exchange we didn’t know too much about Bulgaria, except for some common stereotypes about the country and its people, particularly, that Bulgarians shake their heads when they say “yes” and nod when they want to say “no,”…
'Sing & Dance” workshops are taking place each week in Centre for Social Initiatives "Nadez". The workshops are held by Sarah, an EVS volunteer from France in Volunteers Centre Skopje thus every Friday the children practice with Sarah singing and learn folklore dances from different European countries. If you wish to join our EVS volunteers…
We created videos and ideas for ongoing contest organized by ‘’End Exclusion” entitled ‘’Show me Inclusion” which is great opportunity for the participants because they can influence globally with their creative tools which they made. Also were organized field trips in order to visit three different organizations which are engaged in working with socially excluded…
On 8th October 2012 in Lublin, Poland was held the annual General Assembly of the European Youth4Media Network e.V. on which was present a representative of Volunteers Centre Skopje. On this General Assembly, Volunteers Centre Skopje officially was elected as a new member of the European Youth4Media Network e.V. European Youth4Media Network e.V. is giving…
Name: RamonaCountry: Czech RepublicDates of the Project: 25.09.2012 - 25.6.2013 Ahoj! They call me Rami and I came from Czech Republic to Skopje to help and get new experiences. I live in a small city called Jablonec nad Nisou which is surrounded by mountains and during the school year I live in Prague which is…