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Call for training course in Hungary!

Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 4 participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “Act it Out!” in Hungary. Place: Debrecen, Hungary Date: 11.05 - 20.05.2025 About the project: During training course “Act it Out!” the participants will get to know the methods of the Theatre of the Oppressed (Image…

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Two months of learning, reflecting and being

I was catching up online with a friend who lives in the Netherlands one day and I had expressed to her how exhausted I was of my day to day life back in Skopje. After comforting me with some affirming words, she mentioned Olde Vechte Foundation, this place she had recently been to for training…

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Call for volunteers in the Netherlands!

Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a short-term ESC project under the title “Wider Horizon” in the Netherlands. Place: Ommen, the Netherlands Period: Start: as soon as possible (2 months) About the project: This project is for individuals with fewer opportunities, offering a hands-on volunteering experience focused…

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Call for volunteers in Croatia!

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…

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VOICES February 2025

One year ago, in February 2024, I was at the Montpellier Caribbean Carnival, celebrating the start of Lent. Totally immersed in a Caribbean environment. Who could have predicted a year later that I wouldn't be able to go to the carnival because I'd literally be in ANOTHER COUNTRY? A country that is completely unknown to…

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Call for a youth exchange in Germany!

Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 4 participants (18-30 years old) and a team leader (18+) from Macedonia who want to participate in the youth exchange “Make music not war 4” in Germany. Place: Garlstedt (close Bremen), Germany Date: 22.04 - 02.05.2025 About the project: "Make Music Not War 4" was created to serve as a tool for reconciliation and…

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Call for volunteers in Poland!

Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Kindergarten heroes“ in Poland. Place: Gdańsk, Poland Date: as soon as possible  (8 or 12 months) About the project: We are looking for someone cheerful and trustworthy with an open mind and an open heart, who…

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Macedonian panda in Latvia

Hello everyone. My name is Jovan Terzioski - Joki and I am an ESC volunteer in Riga, Latvia in the Youth Studio BaMbuss. My volunteering experience started six years ago when I did my first EVS short term volunteering project in… well the same studio I am at the moment, Youth Studio BaMbuss. This time…

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Bonjour to new adventures

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…

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Step-by-step guide to international mobility mentoring

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…

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Volunteering, culture, and new horizons

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…

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Team experience in a Romanian village

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…

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Call for a youth exchange in Romania!

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…

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VOICES January 2025

“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…

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Call for volunteers in Lithuania!

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…

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