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„If you want to fly, give up everything that weights you down“. Well, apparently I took this quote literal because four days ago I found myself in a new country and started a new chapter in here.
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers between 18-30 years old for a DayCare Street Centre for Roma children in Skopje, Macedonia.
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers between 18-30 years old for an elementary school in Skopje, Macedonia.
Are you interested in other cultures, eager to meet new international friends and develop your facilitation skills? Then this project is perfect for you!
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers between 18-30 years old from Macedonia for the ESC-project "Meeting of Generations" in Turkey, Ankara.
Bonjour ! My name is Yvan and I am 29. I grew up in Marseille for most of my life. I studied in Aix-en-provence when I was a student, a sunny cosmopolitan city located in the South East of France where people come from different backgrounds such as the Maghreb, Sub-Saharan Africa, Armenia or the Comoros.
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It’s not yet too late to get your yearly calendar 2021 with inspiring moments from VCS! Each month we have a theme focusing on one of the important days in the month, filled with pictures throughout our 15 years journey. Take a look at the calendar here and feel free to download the PDF and…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking 3 volunteers from Macedonia who want to volunteer in the ESC-project “Disabled Festival 2021” in Turkey. Place: Turkey Date: 1st – 30th of April 2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 !! About the project: The project is a preparation for the…
A new beginning All good things must come to an end. My one-year European Solidarity Corps mission within the Youth NGO Volunteers Centre Skopje is almost over. It has been a particular year in an exceptional organization in a unique context. Living in downtown Skopje and being a VCS team member has been very inspiring.…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers, 18 – 30 years old, from Macedonia to participate in an ESC – project "Volunteering opportunities in Lithuania" in Vilnius or Trakai, Lithuania. Place: Vilnius or Trakai, Lithuania.Date: 2021-2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 The project…
Hello, my name is Clarissa and I am both the newest and the youngest volunteer (19 years old) in the group. I will be a volunteer for Volunteers Centre Skopje for a year, working in journalism and youth work. I grew up at Lake Constance in the south of Germany. From a young age on…
“Clean your backyard first, and then look further” - right? That was our motto this morning when we asked ourselves: What is wrong with us? In front of our eyes we see the home that is all of ours - why we want to live like this? Today we gathered with our VCS family members,…
Servus guys, this is Chris from Germany. I was born in Rudolstadt, a small city in the state of Thuringia, the “green heart of Germany”. 21 years later and approximately 40 kilometres further I started studying Business Administration and Economics in the beautiful city of Jena. Eventually, since the end of the year 2018 I…
It seems that 2020 was a never-ending era but it also feels like we closed our eyes in March and now it’s 2021 already. However, now it’s not the time to see the bad – only the good. “New Year, new me”, right? It’s curious how hyped people are to celebrate another lap around the…
Michalis studied electrical circuits and renewable energy technologies at a local institute. Growing up, he remembers in high school that he was getting angry when the other schoolmates didn’t throw their plastic bottles inside the recycle bin. That’s why, the idea of his project is to create a recycle bin in the shape of a…
Dedicating your time, resources and expertise to any volunteer project in need is an admirable way to contribute to the bettering of the world. From two weeks to two months or two years, volunteer abroad experiences come in a lot of different shapes and sizes. It’s a collection of diverse perspectives on what volunteering abroad…
5th of December is a special day for all the individuals and organizations engaged in voluntary work – International Volunteer Day. This year, it was also an important anniversary for the Youth NGO Volunteers Centre Skopje as our organization was celebrating its 15th birthday. Nowadays, the world is looking for solutions on how to make…
Interview with Nikola Stankoski, director of Volunteers Centre Skopje When he left for a one-year stay in Lithuania in the summer of 2004 through the European Voluntary Service (EVS) program, 19-year-old Nikola Stankoski probably could not have imagined that it would change his life forever. The desire to discover something new, the inspiration to enable…
For the 15th anniversary of the creation of Volunteers Centre Skopje, let’s go back to the future! Nikola Stankoski (Director and Founder of VCS) provides us with a unique insight into the origins of this pioneering NGO. He shares with us the spark that ignited his willingness to initiate this adventure with communicative good vibes.…