Training course “From Idea to Business”

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…

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Volunteers days: WORKSHOPS FOR ALL – agenda part 2

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…

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Agenda for Volunteers Days “Workshops for ALL”

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…

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YE: Break the bricks! Youth for solidarity and respect in a common Europe

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…

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Youth in Action Project Management Workshops

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…

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Volunteers Days “Workshops for ALL”

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…

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Forum “Youth Cooperation Beyond Borders”

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…

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YE Gamestorming: Sharing, Learning, Creating

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,”…

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TC: Bridging Divided Communities

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…

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Volunteers Centre Skopje become a member of the European Youth4Media Network e.V.

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…

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PBA: Better Cooperation – Better Europe: From Armenia

In June 2012 Volunteers Centre Skopje organized with support of Youth in Action Programme partnership building activity PBA: Better Cooperation - Better Europe which provided an opportunity for youth workers, leaders and experts to meet and together work on better partnerships as well as on developing future projects which would provide new opportunities for young…

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YE Gamestorming is Coming

Days full of creative exercises, sharing traditional and developing new games are waiting for 48 participants of youth exchange Gamestorming coming from Azerbaijan, Moldova, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Bulgaria and Macedonia. The project  will be for the participants not just an opportunity to increase their creativity but also to develop communication, team work and intercultural…

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Improve Social and Life Skills of Young People: For Future

Training course Improve social & life skills of young people was implemented by Volunteers Centre Skopje with support of Youth in Action Programme in April 2012 with goal to increase skills and abilities of youth workers and leaders coming from 12 countries and working with young people with fewer opportunities facing social exclusion and marginalization…

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Macedonia in abroad

It’s not easy to blab with your friends at home, to be open, excited and in love with the world, to want to share that, but not to be able to say it. It’s not easy to be the only foreigner. To go somewhere where you’re not needed, where people function perfectly with or without…

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YiA TRAINING COURSE IN BANJA LUKA

The participants were from different countries: Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal. With this variety of cultures we had wonderful opportunity to share and to present our Youth work and many cultural habits and customs and to learn about others Youth work and cultures. As a part of the…

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My impressions from SUFYR 2012

When we arrived we were really tired (everybody will be after 12 hours travelling by bus and train) and although was really hot we went on a short city tour because we were eager to see what has Subotica to offer and it was a lot. I was amazed by the unique Hungarian architecture, the…

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PBA: Better Cooperation – Better Europe: Shake It.

And still, even without travelling, through the people I met, I learned about the cultures of Europe, a Europe that stretches from the geographically detached UK, to the Baltic shores, via Eastern Europe to the Ural Mountains and the Balkans, via Asia Minor to the Caucasus, just east of the Caspian Sea. Now, who said…

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CALL FOR EVS VOLUNTEER IN GREECE

  * Summary: * "The center for elderly people Lefkas" will host one EVS volunteer in order to realize a joint project of solidarity and cultural cooperation for local development * Project volunteer activities: * - Organizing handicraft workshops for group of 40 elderly people at the center for elderly people Lefkas, physical exercise, intellectual…

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CALL FOR EVS VOLUNTEER IN GREECE

  * Summary: * "The center for elderly people Lefkas" will host one EVS volunteer in order to realize a joint project of solidarity and cultural cooperation for local development * Project volunteer activities: * - Organizing handicraft workshops for group of 40 elderly people at the center for elderly people Lefkas, physical exercise, intellectual…

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