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This study is carried out within the MIND project aiming to strengthen the capacity of VET professionals to reinforce their mental health practices and promote socio-emotional well-being for VET learners in mobility projects. Following the growing burden on the mental well-being of young people who are 30% to 80% more likely to experience a mental…
Hey there! I am Lucia, but you can also call me Lucy or Lucka. I come from Nitra, a city in Slovakia. I am 24 yo and I studied Applied Ethics in Human Resources. But who am I really? If you want to get to know me, talk to me about travelling, specialty coffee, plants,…
Hello! My name is Dáša, and I come from Slovakia. Ah, it’s always at the moment you are asked to introduce yourself, that you forget everything you have ever known to be true about who you are. Nonetheless, I remember that I enjoy basic things like watching movies and series, listening to music, reading books,…
Being a volunteer has been a goal of mine for a very long time. I’ve heard some stories that make the idea intriguing. So I thought, what kind of experiences will I bring home? Like many of my travel stories, this one also started very spontaneously. I had a one-month gap when I didn’t plan…
The guide for youth professionals has a specific objective: to assist in implementing mentoring activities within their organisations on a European scale. It is designed to improve the capacity and knowledge of youth professionals, helping them in adopting new methods and practices related to mentoring. As it is closely linked with the findings of the…
The past six months spent in Italy represent one of the most significant chapters of my life. This unique opportunity opened doors to new horizons, cultures, and perspectives that will undoubtedly remain etched in my memory. The volunteering project and activities Thanks to Volunteers Centre Skopje, I successfully applied and was selected for a volunteering…
Biljana and Sara from Kumanovo had the opportunity to be part of the volunteer team for the project "Solidarity in Community," which took place in Izvoarele, Romania, and lasted for a month. Below, we share their impressions: We were accommodated in a beautiful wooden house in a mountainous area. We shared the house with sixteen…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 4 participants (18-25 years old) and 1 group leader (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the youth exchange “Don't gamble your future” in Romania. Place: Sarata Monteoru and Buzau, Romania Date: 20.03. – 30.03.2025 About the project: The goal of the project is to raise awareness among young…
“Trust yourself, everything is just going to be ok” This is what I kept saying to myself on the plane coming to Macedonia. And, I have to admit, I lied, yes… Everything is not just “ok”, everything is INCREDIBLE (I know, I scared you). If I’m not saying that when I return home then I’ll…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Volunteering in Lithuania” in Lithuania. Place: Vilnius & Trakai, Lithuania About the project: The project offers volunteering opportunities in five hosting organizations – different organizations have different responsibilities and activities. More information: 1. SOS Children's Village in Vilnius…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project under the title “CCC - creativity, climate, culture” in Croatia. Place: Gračac, Croatia Period: Start: February/March 2025 (10 months) About the project: Volunteers participating in the long-term ESC project “CCC - creativity, climate, culture” will gain practical…
This guidebook brings together the activities and experiences from our Erasmus+ youth exchange, "Generation Impact: Cultural Activists", focused on cultural activism. For ten days in Lipik, Croatia, the project gathered 42 young people and their group leaders from six countries — Greece, Ukraine, Macedonia, Romania, Curaçao, and Croatia. What started as a project to explore…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18-30 years old) to participate in a long-term ESC project under the title “Solidarity for Green Dalmatia” in Croatia. Place: Split, Croatia Period: Start: February/March 2025 (12 months) About the project: “Solidarity for Green Dalmatia″ will bring together 1-2 long-term volunteers to Split and engage them in 4 activities connected…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 participants (18+ years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the seminar “Youth workers for Environmental Rights” in Finland. Place: Kokkola, Finland Date: 17.03 - 22.03.2025 About the project: The project invites youth professionals from across Europe to explore the concept of environmental human rights. This training…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 6 participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “Intercultural mixer” in Poland. Place: Bukowina Tatrzańska, Poland Date: 06.01 - 14.01.2024 About the project: This project focuses on exploring the practical aspects of intercultural learning, highlighting the development of key competencies essential for navigating diverse cultural…
Are you a social, outgoing person, maybe looking for new challenges and friendships? Have you participated in volunteering or mobility experiences? In VCS, we host several international volunteers from Europe, who are part of the European Solidarity Corps programme. Usually, they come to Macedonia for the first time and as the cultural change might be…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Bright Future“ in Poland. Place: Wrocław, Poland Date: December 2024 - December 2025 (12 months) About the project: Be part of one of the volunteering projects in Wrocław! As a volunteer, you can work with children,…
I remember when I got my first email with an invitation to write for VOICES. I was still at home, in Poland, impatiently waiting for my visa. Now I'm on the other side of the screen, a few published articles later. What about my home? Well, it's been 3 months since I started to call…
We empower young people to enhance their mental well-being through active participation! Let us introduce you to the toolkit “Tools to manage Mental Health in Participation Activities”. In this toolkit, partner organisations share different tools and activities developed, tried and tested throughout the “Keep Dreaming” project. They incorporate different aspects of mental well-being, emotional intelligence,…
We can assume that you have often heard that one person alone cannot do much. And that this statement is not entirely true is proven by teacher, Ramona Babos, from the city of Arad, Romania, who is a true heroine – not only because she is our interlocutor in this interview, but because she manages…