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Gender equality, inclusion, and the fight against stereotypes are not slogans from TV commercials but processes implemented here and now. TWOST: Training without stereotypes is a project that raises awareness about the importance of gender balance in youth organizations, sports clubs, and informal groups. But how much longer will we build equality? The European Institute…
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…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is part of the project "All Aboard the MentorShip". The project is funded by the National Agency for European Educational Programs and Mobility, and is implemented by the organization "Info Front - Prilep" Main goal of the project is to train youth workers in the field of mentorship by sharing good practices…
Diversity & anti-discrimination was the main topic of the “PeerAct” training course in Struga. Youth in the partnership countries still discriminate and show intolerance towards their peers (based on religion, gender, ethnicity, race, disability, or sexual orientation or simply not fitting the social norms). This situation is not compatible with EU values, and a solution…
Volunteers Centrе Skopje participated in youth exchange "Living library: where the books becoming alive" in Marmaris, Turkey that happened from 25.09 to 03.10 with 5 participants and 1 team leader. Through variety of workshops they had the chance to learn about the main topic of the project “What is Living Library method?” and “How the…
The Youth Exchange “Volunteering 101” was implemented in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France from 2 - 10 October 2021. It gathered together 42 participants coming from 6 European countries: France, Spain, North Macedonia, Latvia, Greece and Poland in order to motivate them to become active volunteers, to dive deeper into the topic of volunteerism and learn its core…
TEHV (Towards Effective Humanitarian Volunteering) project aimed to prepare organizations for hosting volunteers through multiple online trainings on safety and security, policies (e.g. safeguarding, data protection, equal opportunities), communication, volunteer management, mentoring, and DRR (disaster risk reduction). TEHV - Towards Effective Humanitarian Volunteering Why do organizations wish to host volunteers? "We want to grow together".…
From 7 until 15 of August 2021, we, in the role of volunteers from Volunteers Centre Skopje had the opportunity to participate in the youth exchange "I love you...rban!" held in Turin, Italy. During the youth exchange, we were able to share our opinions on issues like racism, violence, and nationalism with our peers from…
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 project was held from 23rd until 30th of August 2021 in Ankara, Turkey. Four participants from Macedonia participated in the project: Sanja, Angela, Mimi and Veljan. The other participants were from Romania, Turkey, Italy, Lithuania and Spain. The age range was from 18 to 40 years old. The group in Ankara was very productive,…
Internet is both a blessing and a curse. Why? On paper, it offers you to connect with people easily, to play games, and also offers you access to hundreds of information. But in reality, many of the things you read on the internet are questionable and even ridiculous compared to the real situation. In the…
After the implementation of Module 2 for school coordinators, implemented with physical presence of the participants, Volunteers Centre Skopje organized and implemented the last remaining modules of the project “School meets business”. In the period between 19-27th of August 2021, the trainings for school coordinators were successfully implemented, trainings meant for the professors of the…
Young people from five different countries met in one place to jointly try to change their approach to a healthy lifestyle, and then make changes in their local community. After a few days spent in a charming place, they left full of new knowledge and optimism to actually introduce a real change. The training course…
The endless lake, golden sand, restless sun, and young power! Between the 10th and 18th of August 2021, Volunteers Centre Skopje hosted Youth Exchange "CUTE: Cooperate Understand Tolerate Empower" in Struga, Macedonia. The project was organized by VCS's partner from Hungary: Hang-Kép Kulturalis Egyesület and funded by the Erasmus+ program. For eight days, 32 young…
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I spent almost one week in the Daycare Centre for street children in Shuto Orizari, Skopje. And now, since my project in VCS is coming to an end and it’s time when I will have to come back to Belgium - it is disappointing that I can no longer go there and be with them.…
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?…
After the implementation of Module 1 for school coordinators, that took place online via the Zoom platform, Volunteers Centre Skopje organized and implemented Module 2 of the project “School meets business”. At the beginning of July, the trainings for school coordinators were successfully implemented and these were meant for the professors of the Macedonian vocational…