Jana Oltovska – One year later: How I changed society

One year after the start of the activities within the project: "European Youth at the frontlines of active citizenship: A Roadmap towards a collective South-North-East-West Momentum", organized by the Volunteer Center Skopje, and supported by the European Commission through the programs " Erasmus + "and" European Youth Together ", Jana Oltovska from Skopje tells how…

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Petar Stevanovic – One year later: How I changed society

One year after the start of the activities within the project: "European Youth at the frontlines of active citizenship: A Roadmap towards a collective South-North-East-West Momentum", organized by the Volunteer Center Skopje, and supported by the European Commission through the programs " Erasmus + "and" European Youth Together ", Petar Stevanovic from Skopje tells how…

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VCS calendar 2021

It’s not yet too late to get your yearly calendar 2021 with inspiring moments from VCS! Each month we have a theme focusing on one of the important days in the month, filled with pictures throughout our 15 years journey. Take a look at the calendar here and feel free to download the PDF and…

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Marko’s Monastery cleaned from garbage

VCS staff and our volunteers together with the colleagues from "Za pocista Makedonija" ("For the cleaner Macedonia") cleaned around Marko's Monastery near Skopje. We collected twenty bags of waste, mostly plastic and food scraps. This place is commonly used as the picnic spot, especially during long weekends. The nature gives us comfort and lets us…

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Volunteers Center Skopje continues with the activities related to the project "Towards Effective Humanitarian Volunteering" - TEHV. On September 20, an online training was held on the role of the media, ethics, and communication criteria, skills more than needed in today's society. Through theoretical training with a special emphasis on EUAV communication objectives, and practical…

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We are part of TWOST: Project against stereotypes

Association for volunteerism Volunteers Centre Skopje is a part of the project: Training without stereotypes (TWOST), financed by the Italian National agency “Erasmus+” through the KA2 programme. It’s a project that lasts from September 2019 until February 2021 and is aimed at preventing gender-based discrimination towards youth. The project addresses in particular cross-sectorial cooperation, allowing…

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Volunteerism is alive… And it’s here in Macedonia

Six young Catalans decided to step outside their comfort zone and despite the situation with “Covid-19” to come to Macedonia in late October 2020 for vocational education and training (VET) purposes. Bianca, Maria, Antoni, Jostyn, IIlya, and Oscar studied trade, tourism, and sports. In the next two months, Volunteers Centre Skopje as a host of…

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Opening new doors through media literacy

We live in a fast-paced world, where the changes, events and news happen incredibly fast. We’re a generation of changes, digitalization and technology. For many, we’re just youngsters who are screen-obsessed. But are we individuals, a group, or generations who live in an online world? Can we make changes by using our virtual world? In…

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Training course in Durres – Albania. Youth and volunteering

Between 2nd and 11th October 2020, a training course on structured volunteerism, conducted by the Beyond Barriers Association, was held in Durres, Albania, as a fourth activity of the Erasmus+ supported project "Volunteering connecting communities (VCC)". The main goal of the TC was to support the professional development of youth workers and youth leaders working…

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Step by Step to ESC | Webinar

European Solidarity Corps – a programme providing volunteering opportunities for young people. How does it work, who can apply and what does it cost? On this webinar, the programme will be explained step by step through the personal experience of Selina Niemi, who comes from Finland. She did her ESC in N. Macedonia for one…

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Kozjak free from cans and bottles

The beautiful nature at the lake Kozjak near Skopje shone with all its splendor. On Saturday several dozen enthusiasts cleaned it from the garbage that burdened this picnic place. In the three hours that the action lasted, about 130 bags of garbage were collected, mostly plastic bottles, cans, paper and food scraps. "The action was…

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On Saturday we are cleaning Kozjak

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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Panel discussion “The Youth and Europe”

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…

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Building up a human(itarian)

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…

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Happy Youth Day 2020

Happy Youth Day 2020! On this special day for all young people around the world, let’s put a spotlight on inspiring young game changers!  We can’t be more proud of these 25 future-shapers from , who are selflessly engaged to be the change they want to see in the world! They dared to get out of…

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Release of a handbook in experiential learning in volunteering

​Volunteers Center Skopje took part in the Contact Making Seminar "From EVS to ESC: Experimental Learning in Volunteering” hosted by the Polish entity Fundacja Europejski In​​stytut Outsourcingu / European Outsourcing Institute Foundation. This seminar was implemented in the scope of KA1 Mobility for Youth Workers, under the Erasmus+ Program. This informal handbook in experiential learning…

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ESC in Portugal – Marijana Asprovska

Our volunteer Marijana Asprovska is a part of the ESC Volunteer(S)olidarity project for nearly 9 months in lovely Agueda, Portugal. Our partners, association Psientifica, as a part of the good community practices and engagement, organized an open local event for presentation of different cultures, traditions and customs of the volunteers coming from Finland, Greece, Spain,…

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