The 15-th anniversary of Volunteers Centre Skopje was a great occasion to organize a panel discussion to promote the volunteer spirit, but also to point out the anomalies in the process, the legal framework, and the necessary support from local and state institutions. We chose the headquarters of the EU Delegation in Macedonia, i.e. "Europe…
Do you remember the moment when you fulfilled what you wished? Well, even more? The feeling that gives you peace and joy, so you say to yourself this must be constant? We experienced that on December 5, 2021. We turned the International Volunteer Day and our 15th birthday into a successful working party. When you…
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…
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…
The German Conversation Classes by our volunteers Chris and Clarissa are still continuing. This Wednesday evening we practiced German in the city park with participants from Macedonia, Germany, Great Britain, Poland and Turkey. We played some communication games, got to know our newest participants and enjoyed another summer day. Do you want to join us?…
On Wednesday evening the German volunteers Chris and Clarissa from VCS hosted their first Conversation Class in person! At one of the hottest days that Skopje has seen so far, the participants from Macedonia, Germany, Poland, Italy, Azerbaijan and Armenia gathered in the city park. With cold water and ice cream they survived the heat…
The German volunteers from VCS are hosting weekly German Conversation Classes now. A warm invitation to join! Hey there! We are Chris and Clarissa and we are volunteers for VCS. When we came to Macedonia we were surprised by the large German learning community. A part of our work is the creation of workshops.…
In these difficult times that we are living, when the embraces are closed for people, the hearts are remaining still open. Volunteers Centre Skopje is supporting the Daycare Centre for street children in Shuto Orizari with food supplies and clothes. Donations, which are opening the hands waiting for help and lighting up the days of…
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5th of December is a special day for all the individuals and organizations engaged in voluntary work – International Volunteer Day. This year, it was also an important anniversary for the Youth NGO Volunteers Centre Skopje as our organization was celebrating its 15th birthday. Nowadays, the world is looking for solutions on how to make…
Interview with Nikola Stankoski, director of Volunteers Centre Skopje When he left for a one-year stay in Lithuania in the summer of 2004 through the European Voluntary Service (EVS) program, 19-year-old Nikola Stankoski probably could not have imagined that it would change his life forever. The desire to discover something new, the inspiration to enable…
After the effective action of cleaning Vodno, volunteers from "За почиста Македонија" ("For a cleaner Macedonia") led by our Petar Stevanović continue with the activities for preservation of nature and maintenance of a clean environment. On Saturday (the 3rd of October) on the agenda is Kozjak, more precisely the beautiful place "Terrace of Kozjak" which…
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Volunteers Centre Skopje on 22th of September in the premises of Municipality of Kisela Voda – Skopje held a panel discussion on the topic “The Youth and Europe” as part of the project “The Youth and the European Values” implemented by the Coalition of youth organizations SEGA, and supported by the General Secretariat of the…
Volunteers Center Skopje continues with the activities connected to the TEHV project. With the knowledge acquired from the training of the organizers (ADRA SK, ADICE) we have continued toward practical implementation of the methods and tools necessary for building the VCS capacities and toward harmonization of the existing policies according to the standards of the…
From Trash to Cash was a Youth exchange in the frame of the Erasmus+ programme. It took place in Busteni, Romania, between 04-13 December 2019 and participants from eight European Countries were involved (Bulgaria, Czechia, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Spain and Romania). The project main topic was connected with a responsible attitude towards wastes…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking 3 volunteers from Macedonia who wants to volunteer in the ESC-project “Disabled Festival 2020” in Turkey Dates: 21.04.2020 – 21.05.2020 Place: Aydın, Turkey About the project: The project will take place in Didim which is a popular seaside holiday resort, and district of Aydın Province on the Aegean coast of western Turkey. The…
With the training course ‘Creative Writing as Tool for Community Change’, we aim to increase competencies of youth workers and educators to explore ways of using creative writing as tool of addressing community issues and challenges and moreover as a tool giving an opportunity to the members of the community to express their concerns, ideas…
Volunteers Centre Skopje has the honour to introduce you to another KA2 project where the team of VCS is one of the leading ones in developing and implementing this project. The team is a group of five young people that with the help of the organization are going to lead the way in the activities…
Starting from 12th till 19th of March 2020 VCS Skopje was hosting the Planning Meeting for the Erasmus+ KA3 European Youth Together Project: "European Youth at the Frontlines of active citizenship, a Roadmap towards a collective “South-North-East-West” Momentum". VCS Skopje is honored to be the Coordinating organization of this project. Co-Creating future opportunities tailor-made for young…