It all started with flight cancellation due to an unexpected technical problem, but they are finally with us! Four young and curious volunteers from Belgium joined our VCS Family on the 17th of June. In the next three weeks Volunteers Centre Skopje will host Alex, Ine, Ishak and Mohamed. They will have the opportunity to…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 5 participants (18 – 30 years old) and 1 youth leader (18+) from Macedonia to participate in the youth exchange "Newsfakers" in Spain. Place: Castrillo de la Vega, Spain Date: 23.08 - 30.08.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 6 young people (16 – 20 years) and 2 youth leaders (20+) from Macedonia who want to participate in the Youth Exchange “CUTE: Cooperate Understand Tolerate Empower”. Place: Struga, Macedonia Date: 10.8 – 18.8.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation…
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…
Unique, meaningful, and kind people - that was the project “Break a leg” in Kostinesti, Romania A 14 hours drive from Gostivar to Kostinesti, Romania was nothing compared to the amazing view of the Black Sea and the beautiful surrounding when we finally arrived. I could not believe my eyes, as everything was wonderful, the…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 5 young people (18 - 30 years) and 1 youth leader (18+) from Macedonia who want to participate in the Youth Exchange “Turn on the brain and go circular”. Place: Jazak, Serbia Date: 31.7 - 8.8.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 7 participants and 1 youth leader from Macedonia who want to participate in the youth exchange “Empowering through storytelling”. Place: Ankara, Turkey Date: 05.08-13.08.2021 There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19! About the training: The project is aimed to increase…
The temperature has considerably increased in Macedonia, and our daily lives are being replaced by visions of a dip in the sea or the swimming pool or a breath of air in the mountains. However, here in VCS, we are still working hard for you! Little by little, music events are being allowed, and we…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for five youth participants and one youth leader from Macedonia who want to participate in the Youth Exchange “I LOVE YOU… RBAN”. Place: Torino, Italy Date: 7.08 - 15.08 2021 There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19! About the project: The…
On Wednesday evening the German volunteers Chris and Clarissa from VCS hosted their first Conversation Class in person! At one of the hottest days that Skopje has seen so far, the participants from Macedonia, Germany, Poland, Italy, Azerbaijan and Armenia gathered in the city park. With cold water and ice cream they survived the heat…
Not so long ago, we were saying hello to them, and now it is time for them to leave Macedonia. Elias, Sebastián, Eduardo and Nerea have ended their Vocational Education and Training (VET) program. At the end of their journey in Macedonia, they shared what this experience taught them.
Hi everyone! I’m Jolanta from Poland and this is my 6th day in Skopje while writing this introduction. Not so long ago, but what already feels like ages, l was rushing to work in another capital city — Warsaw. I didn't feel like I was going to continue moving in the right direction, so I…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 6 participants from Macedonia who want to participate in Youth Exchange "Active youth for healthier future". Place: Jazak, Serbia Date: 17.07-25.07.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 !! About the project: The project is aimed at developing different…
From June 7 to 16, we had the chance as representatives of the Volunteers Centre Skopje to attend the training course "Volunteering connecting communities 2.0" in Durres, Albania organized by "Mladi volonteri" from BiH, and hosted by "Beyond Barriers". The aim of the initiative, which includes 25 youth workers, four countries, schools and high school…
They arrived here at the end of May to do their internships in frames of VET program. We have talked with them a little about their first days impressions of Macedonia. After spending some time in their companies, they shared what a fun and ready for action group it is! We welcome a group of…
Cześć! I am Kacper, a 22-years old boy from Poland. This is my 6th day in Macedonia. I came here for a 9-month project “Annual Growth” as a part of the European Solidarity Corps. I am very happy to be in this country. Everyone is very nice and helpful here. I grew up in a…
Cześć! My name is Anna and I'm a 22 years old Polish girl who arrived in Macedonia for an ESC project called "Annual Growth". There is this one scene in one of my favourite TV series "The Office", in which Michael Scott says: "I knew exactly what to do but in much more real sense…
We can all agree that time had a different way of behaving during past year, for some it might feel like years; others tell how fast it went through their eyes. What was something that us, humans, social beings found most difficult, is distance from each other. Spring brought up what we were looking for;…
I had the opportunity as a participant of Volunteers Centre Skopje to participate in the training course entitled "Volunteering connecting communities - Volunteering connecting communities 2.0" from 24.05 to 31.05 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The project is organized by Udruzenje "Mladi volonteri" and includes 500 youth workers, 5 organizations, 15 schools and more than…
Yes, it was really challenging to organize an event with about fifty physical participants in a period of easing the measures and still insufficient confidence whether we beat Covid-19. But these wonderful young people deserved a chance to present their projects that changed the society for the better. They have worked hard for the past…