September carries a bittersweet feeling of summer’s end and the arrival of fall. It evokes images of changing seasons, with leaves turning vibrant colors and temperatures cooling down. The month holds a certain calmness as the pace of life shifts, and it’s a time for reflection and preparation for the months ahead. For the reflection,…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) to participate in a long-term ESC project under the title “Volunteer in Arad!” in Romania. Place: Arad, Romania Period: September 2023 – March 2024 (6 months) About the project: Join this inclusive volunteering project in Arad, Romania to empower vulnerable groups. Grow personally and professionally through hands-on experience, learning new…
“Elephants swinging on a spider web under a green flag” was a training course that took part in Sarata Monteoru and Buzau, Romania, in May 2023 with 32 participants and 4 experts from 23 organizations from 16 countries. The aim of the project was to provide to youth workers new methods and tools for introducing…
Hi! I'm Büşra and I am 24 years old. I came from Ankara which is capital of Turkiye. I already graduated from university. I am an interior architect. I met VCS at my university's conference. The team told us what they are doing about volunteering. I remember very well how excited I was. I decided…
If I have to identify myself with one thing it would be probably water. An organism that can be everything. I am Ismail Eren Demirtekin, I’m coming from Ankara, Turkiye and I’m 22 years old. I feel that I am in the middle of my long life. I am happy because I am meeting and…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) to participate in a long-term ESC project under the title "Eastern Partnership Volunteering Program" in Romania. Place: Bucharest, Romania Period: January - June 2024 (5 months) About the project: Each month, COSI team will choose a topic according to the UN Calendar, related to: human rights,…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18-30 years old) from Macedonia who can speak Albanian language to participate in a long-term ESC project “Volunteering in schools in Slovenia” in Slovenia. Place: Prestranek, Slovenia Date: August 2023 - August 2024 and October 2023 - October 2024 (both 12 months) About the project: Volunteering activity…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 5 participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “greeNEED Youth Work 2” in Turkey. Place: Istanbul, Turkey Date: 4.09. - 15.09.2023 About the project: The main goal of the project "greeNEED Youth Work" is to increase green practices in the field of…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 10 participants (18-25 years old) and 1 group leader (18+) from Macedonia who want to participate in the youth exchange “Green Point” in Bulgaria. Place: Kranevo, Bulgaria Date: 03.09 – 09.09.2023 About the project: The GREEN POINT project will focus on raising the awareness of the young generation, while debating on climate change,…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for participants (18-26 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the youth exchange “Volunteer For Mother Earth” in Macedonia. Place: Struga, Macedonia Date: 1.09 – 9.09.2023 About the project: Project aims to demonstrate the significant positive impact that volunteering can have on personal and professional development, as well as on…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 4 participants (18-30 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the youth exchange “Digital Community Radio for Youth Inclusion and Diversity” in Macedonia. Place: Ljubojno, Macedonia Date: 22.08 - 28.08.2023 About the project: The project aims to develop competencies of young people to use community radio and smartphones to raise their voices,…
From the 28th of June to the 6th of July, Volunteers Centre Skopje organized an Erasmus+ training course “Human Diversity!” about religious tolerance and human diversity in Struga, Macedonia. The project brought together a diverse group of participants from Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and Poland, as well as people from the Somali community living in…
Hello, I'm Nele. I'm 19 years old and I live in Mechelen, Belgium. My hobbies are volleybal, photography and musicals. I am a big animal lover. When I came here the first day I saw a lot of cats and dogs on the street and I immediately fell in love. I came here because I…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 4 participants (18-30 years old) and 1 group leader (18+) from Macedonia who want to participate in the youth exchange “Youth League of Inclusion!” in France. Place: Romilly-sur-Seine, France Date: 13.10 - 21.10.2023 About the project: "Youth League of Inclusion!" is a youth exchange project promoting social inclusion through sports. It encourages marginalized…
It’s already August… Have you ever wondered where this name came from? The month of August is named after Caesar Augustus, the first emperor of Rome. Auger means “to increase, to grow” in Latin. What a great month for inspiration! Chloé’s article “Leaving and saying goodbye: the inevitable step in volunteering”, which is the topic…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) to participate in a long-term ESC project “Volunteering Opportunity in Youth Space VAGA” in Lithuania. Place: Vilnius, Lithuania Period: 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2024 (12 months) About the project: Vilnius open youth center “Mes” is the largest open youth work center in Lithuania and consist of 7 open…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Volunteering opportunities” in Lithuania. Place: Vilnius & Trakai, Lithuania Time period: September 2023 - September 2024 (12 months) About the project: The project offers volunteering opportunities in two hosting organizations – different organizations have different responsibilities…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 5 participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “Act it Out!” in Hungary. Place: Debrecen, Hungary Date: 24.09 - 03.10.2023 About the project: During training course “Act it Out!” the participants will get to know the methods of the Theatre of the Oppressed (mostly…
Have you ever wondered how it is to live on a Caribbean island? We have just an answer for you as 4 brave girls from Aruba came to volunteer in VCS! Let’s hear what Chantal, Lipika, Emely, and Angely have to say at the beginning of their ESC journey far away from home. Hello,…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in the long-term ESC project "Colouring Your Life By Volunteering" in Spain. Place: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Date: Autumn 2023 (8 months) About the project: The project will bring together volunteers to work with social media, organize activities, write our…