We, VCS volunteers David, Sarah, Nacera and Raphaël recently went to Belgrade to participate in a mid-term training. We made there several activities related to current projects in Skopje, got some tips and exchange with other volunteers about eventual difficulties. And we also made workshops about what we were learning and how we will use…

Name: JanisCountry: LatviaDates of the Project: 13/11/2012- 13/11/2013 Hello everybody, my name is Janis and I come from a small Baltic country Latvia (it’s in the middle between Estonia and Lithuania, French call it Lettonie). I’ve finished a Bachelor studies on journalism so here on Skopje am both looking forward to put my knowledge on…

Name: SanneCountry: The NetherlandsDates of the Project: 05/11/2012- 05/07/2013 My name is Sanne and I’m from the Netherlands, more specifically from Groningen a city in the North. I decided to go on EVS because a friend of mine who was in Skopje two years ago recommended it to me. It seemed like a unique chance…

Because we were 43 volunteers from all over the Balkans they had to split us into 2 groups. It was a pity but we used our free time to get to know the others during the coffee breaks, lunch and dinner. But not only that! The trainers told us first day that this event was…

'Sing & Dance” workshops are taking place each week in Centre for Social Initiatives "Nadez". The workshops are held by Sarah, an EVS volunteer from France in Volunteers Centre Skopje thus every Friday the children practice with Sarah singing and learn folklore dances from different European countries. If you wish to join our EVS volunteers…

Name: RamonaCountry: Czech RepublicDates of the Project: 25.09.2012 - 25.6.2013 Ahoj! They call me Rami and I came from Czech Republic to Skopje to help and get new experiences. I live in a small city called Jablonec nad Nisou which is surrounded by mountains and during the school year I live in Prague which is…

Daily Centre for children from street in Shuto Orizari got new graffiti look thank you Maxim, EVS volunteer from France who has just few days left in Volunteers Centre Skopje. We would like to thank you Maxim for his great work during his EVS and we wish him great new start.

These two weeks our EVS volunteer from France – Maxim, is creating Graffiti dedicated to the children which are treated by the centre for social initiatives “Nadez” and the daily centre for children from street in Shuto Orizari. The first Graffiti is done, is located in Nadez and it looks amazing, you can take a…

Bonjour everyone, I’m Raphaël from France and more specifically from Montpellier, a beautiful and warm city in the south of France. I decided to become a volunteer in Macedonia because I needed to move away from university studies and to discover places which are different. So, as I already came in Balkans during some previous…

Zdravo! My name is Nacéra, I am 24 years old. I come from Montpellier in France. I decided to do an  EVS (European Voluntary Service) because it allows traveling in an enriching and sure way.  I chose Macedonia because I was very interested in the missions proposed by VCS on a professional and personnal point…

Hello, my name is Pablo and I am EVS volunteer. I come from Bilbao a very nice town in the north of Spain, now I´m living Skopje, Macedonia, because I came here to make a very nice project. In this project I´m going to write in a magazine about important things we choose, but that’s…

Bonjour! My name is Sarah. I come from France. It is the first time I come in the balkans. I chose this place to do my EVS because I thought that the life here is different that the life we have in France. If you travel, it is to learn no ? Before arriving, I…

Hi I'm David from Poland. I live in Wroclaw, but I was born in Skopje. How I decided to come back in hometown as an EVS?When I was visiting my friends in Skopje during the Christmas holidays, I met two Polish girls who were doing the EVS. I was curious to know what were their…

Hello, my name is Robin and I come from France from a city called Lille. Actually I’m born few kilometers from Lille in the city of Roubaix, no particular interest for you to know this except that this city of Roubaix and Skopje are twins city! So probably it is not some kind of coincidence…

  Impressions of MacedoniaIn writing this short piece, I was conscious of the need to avoid that question most often asked of travellers, “was it as you expected?” The simple truth is that I came to Macedonia expecting nothing; or rather, hoping to experience everything the country has to offer. So perhaps less an avoidance…

Why I became an EVS Volunteer: I want to become a music teacher and back home I could not find a job anywhere, so I searched out EVS and within weeks I was here! The experience I hope will help me find work or I may continue here or volunteer somewhere else. My impressions so…

Hi, I’m Martha from the UK. More specifically, a town called Huddersfield in England (1 hour from Manchester.) I actually came to Macedonia by default... I was trying to quickly save money to fulfill my dream of going to Guinea in West Africa in January but I failed. When the opportunity to volunteer in Macedonia…

With the help of Katarzina, a volunteer from Kreaktiv, we started during the summer 2011 a cooperation with non – profit organization called Sumnal. We  organized ecological workshops with Roma teenagers. We did two workshops. The first one happened in the park as a treasure hunt, and the second one in the office of Sumnal,…

Why I decided to become EVS? Hi everybody !! my name's Awa, I come France, La Ciotat; It's a small town near Marseille ... yeaaaaah Olympique de Marseille (OM) lol ...  I love football as you can see ... :) Why Macedonia ?? I'm here for the project about VOICES magazine and to meet some…