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,…
Year after year VCS is working with young people all over Europe, providing opportunities and experiences through different projects, voluntarism, events and workshops. 2019 was once again a successful year with all of these mobilities; we sent over 150 people from Macedonia to international projects all over Europe, hosted projects in local level and had…
In these times of different challenges, when the new reality I created under the influence of COVID-19 pandemic, Volunteers Centre Skopje continues performing their working tasks and activities, collaborations with the partners. Although the majority is postponed, put on hold, yet there are some that have the priority like support of those who need it…
The main objective of the project is training for certification of organizations for the EU Aid Volunteers programme, which is aimed at providing practical support to the humanitarian aid efforts, and at contributing towards strengthening the local capacities in countries affected by disasters. In this way, EU Aid Volunteers enables European citizens to practically help…
What was prior to your decision to go volunteering in other country? Did you have doubts? Support of your family and second thoughts? I decided to go volunteering, as I wanted to make a gap year in my studies, decision dating since the time before finishing my high school education and yes, my father gave…
From Trash to Cash was a Youth exchange in the frame of the Erasmus+ programme. It took place in Busteni, Romania, between 04-13 December 2019 and participants from eight European Countries were involved (Bulgaria, Czechia, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Spain and Romania). The project main topic was connected with a responsible attitude towards wastes…
With the training course ‘Creative Writing as Tool for Community Change’, we aim to increase competencies of youth workers and educators to explore ways of using creative writing as tool of addressing community issues and challenges and moreover as a tool giving an opportunity to the members of the community to express their concerns, ideas…
Volunteers Centre Skopje has the honour to introduce you to another KA2 project where the team of VCS is one of the leading ones in developing and implementing this project. The team is a group of five young people that with the help of the organization are going to lead the way in the activities…
Starting from 12th till 19th of March 2020 VCS Skopje was hosting the Planning Meeting for the Erasmus+ KA3 European Youth Together Project: "European Youth at the Frontlines of active citizenship, a Roadmap towards a collective “South-North-East-West” Momentum". VCS Skopje is honored to be the Coordinating organization of this project. Co-Creating future opportunities tailor-made for young…
DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA THAT WILL MAKE THE WORLD A LITLE BETTER? Are you between 16 and 28 years old, enthusiastic, willing and able to improve your community? More specifically, do you have an idea or an initiative that could fit within these areas: Education and lifelong learning Social and Community Issues Environment and…
Today we had a meeting with the Next Generation in our office in a frame of dissemination of the Erasmus+ project “Advocacy for Human Rights: Share to Change” – a project that aims to work together to uphold freedom and equality. During the meeting, we exchange positive practices from VCS 15 years of experience and…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 Macedonians who want to participate together with young people from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Serbia, Slovenia and Montenegro in the Erasmus+ Training Course "#YouthToo - Gender based and sexual violence in love relationships of youngsters" in Montenegro. Place: Bar, Montenegro Dates: 20.02. - 29.02.2020…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 3 Macedonians who want to volunteer in one out of 3 ESC volunteering projects in Hungary! Place: Hortobágy / Debrecen Hungary Dates: 1st project (short term): 01.05. - 30.05.2020 (in Hortobágy) / 1 placement 2nd project (short term): 01.06. - 30.06.2020 (in Hortobágy) / 1 placement 3rd project (long…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 3 Macedonians who want to participate together with young people from Cyprus, Croatia, Spain, Latvia, France, Portugal, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia and Greece in the Training Course “Stitching to Explore: Introducing Etextiles in non-formal education” in Cyprus. Place: Larnaca, Cyprus Dates: 06.05.2020 - 10.05.2020 About the project: With this Training…
The project 'No Hate Speech: Methods and Techniques Combating Hate Speech' who is a favorite for winning the 'Inspiring Project of the Year Award' by the Portuguese National Agency is coming to its end. Both activities, training course in Struga, Macedonia and seminar in Braga, Portugal enabled youth workers and youth leaders from 13 different…
On Friday, together with our partners Udruzenje " Mladi Volonteri ", Asociația Allons-y, Beyond Barriers - Pertej Barrierave and NGO Iuventa, we had a kick-off meeting for the project Volunteering Connecting Communities (VCC). Volunteering connecting communities (VCC) is a project which involves 500 youth workers, 5 organizations and over 2500 young people (members/activists/young people of the whole consortium) to get…
Six representatives of Volunteers Centre Skopje took part in youth exchange "Save Our Waters", happening in Jazak, Serbia in a period of 6-15 September 2019. Gathering 36 young people from 6 countries (beside Macedonia, also Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Lithuania and Romania), this 10-days program improved their knowledge about the importance of water protection,…
Six representatives of Volunteers Centre Skopje took part in youth exchange "Save Our Waters", happening in Jazak, Serbia in a period of 6-15 September 2019. Gathering 36 young people from 6 countries (beside Macedonia, also Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Lithuania and Romania), this 10-days program improved their knowledge about the importance of water protection,…
We are looking for 3 Macedonian Participants who like to participate together with people from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland and Slovakia in the international Training Course "R.R.R. - Raising Radio Reaction" in Lovech, Bulgaria. Place: Lovech, Bulgaria Dates: 29.08. - 07.09.2019 About the project: The project aims to provide the participants with the…