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Merhaba! My name is Efe, a name of Turkish origin that means brave, especially a brave of Western Anatolia. I’m 20 years old and I come from the capital city of Turkey, Ankara. I have an interest in learning about the relations between cultures all around the world. This interest explains my department which is…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “ESC Volunteering at Waldorfschule” in Germany. Place: Bremen, Germany Date: 08.09.2025 – 31.08.2026 or 06.10.2025 – 30.09.2026 (12 months) About the project: If you are a creative and curious person, would love to work with kids…
Three years ago, I arrived in Bremen for the first time. The sun was shining, a beautiful flower market filled the streets, and I instantly fell in love with the city. During my Erasmus+ exchange, we had time to explore. On our last day, while clearly lost and trying to find something, a kind lady…
From March 20 to March 30, 2025, I had the privilege to be part of the Erasmus+ youth exchange project “Don’t Gamble Your Future” held in Sarata Monteoru, Buzau, Romania. Together with fellow participants from Macedonia, we joined young people from Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Spain and Romania for ten intense days…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Ravenna International” in Italy. Place: Ravenna, Italy Date: start: July 2025 (6 months) About the project: The volunteer will support the hosting organization and local community by assisting with the educational projects (school workshops), promoting podcasting, activities in/with Youth…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a team volunteering project “Bridging generations” in Poland. Place: Gdańsk, Poland Date: 3.06 – 23.06.2025 (18 days) About the project: "Bridging Generations" is a project that offers participants insight into the work of a local volunteer centre and invites them to…
Hey! My name is Chloé, I am 22 years old and I come from Marmande, a small city in the southwest of France near Bordeaux. I am currently in Skopje for three months where I have joined Volunteers Centre Skopje and where I will be completing an internship as an assistant project manager in a…
Bonjour! My name is Cassandre, I’m 21 years old and I come from the French mountains. I’m always thrilled to have some great conversations and to learn from everybody. If you like jazz music and life philosophy, it's sure we will get along. I love drawing, playing piano and photography, especially in the sun. I…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “My Body, My Gender: Building resilience & tolerance trough art therapeutical interventions” in Czechia. Place: Moravec, Czechia Date: 12.07 - 19.07.2025 About the project: This training course offers a unique space to reconnect with your…
Let me take you on a journey across the Mediterranean sea, on the coast side of the Iberian Peninsula, arriving at a colorful school in the beautiful barrio of Cabanyal, in the city of Valencia. It is not just any school, it is a Learning Community. At this school, students and parents are closely intertwined…
“When you step away from the familiar, you often return closer to yourself.” Sometimes, a journey gives you more than just a new destination. It gives you space – to ask the questions you’ve been carrying for months, to hear voices different from your own, yet somehow so familiar. And that’s exactly what the Erasmus+…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a team volunteering project “Euroville 4.0” in Poland. Place: Opole, Poland Date: 29.05 – 1.07.2025 (1 month) About the project: June will be a month of Europe and mobility in Opole! This is 4th edition of incredible project! Youth energy, spirit…
Volunteers Centre Skopje hosted Erasmus+ training course “Mental Health Matters” from the 4th to the 12th of April 2025, co-organized with Stowarzyszenie Europa Iuvenis. There is a stereotype that Balkan people are more relaxed, live slower, and enjoy life more. Our daily life is usually a rush, we don’t have time to pause, find out why…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Volunteering in Trakai” in Lithuania. Place: Trakai, Lithuania Date: 20.06.2025 - 19.06.2026 (12 months) More information: 3. Kindergarten "Patirčių slėnis" in "Trakai": 1 volunteer, https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/23902_en 4.Primary school "Patirčių slėnis" in Trakai - 1 volunteer https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/23906 Project partner: Saltes (Lithuania)…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Stay Active Volunteer vol. 4” in Italy. Place: Italy, Campania and Apulia regions Date: start: June 2025 (6 or 12 months projects) About the project: Associazione InCo-Molfetta APS has various volunteering placements for the period 2025-26 within the…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 5 participants (18-30 years old) and 1 group leader (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the youth exchange “School4Life” in Croatia. Place: Novaki (near Vrbovec), Croatia Date: 16.07 - 24.07.2025 About the project: Life is full of challenges, and having the right skills makes all the…
Dawid: As my time in Skopje slowly nears the end, I find myself naturally becoming more reflective about my volunteering journey. Stumbling upon the opportunity, struggling to write an application, accidentally missing the interview (thanks to my poor judgement of time zones) and arriving at the airport, all of this seems like it happened a…
Hi! My name is Iris, I'm 27 years old, and I'm from Limoges, a French city in the center of the country, known for its porcelain. Before coming to Macedonia, I was working in a factory that produces mattresses. However, it was assembly line work, and I'm more into traditional techniques. So, doing an internship…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in long-term ESC projects in Germany.
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “Scam Spam Pam Pam” in Romania. Place: Sarata Monteoru and Buzau, Romania Date: 6.05 -15.05.2025 About the project: The project will equip youth workers with new methods and tools to improve critical thinking and…