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We are part of TWOST: Project against stereotypes

Association for volunteerism Volunteers Centre Skopje is a part of the project: Training without stereotypes (TWOST), financed by the Italian National agency “Erasmus+” through the KA2 programme. It’s a project that lasts from September 2019 until February 2021 and is aimed at preventing gender-based discrimination towards youth. The project addresses in particular cross-sectorial cooperation, allowing…

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Thursday October 29th, 2020
Read more about the article Volunteerism is alive… And it’s here in Macedonia
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Volunteerism is alive… And it’s here in Macedonia

Six young Catalans decided to step outside their comfort zone and despite the situation with “Covid-19” to come to Macedonia in late October 2020 for vocational education and training (VET) purposes. Bianca, Maria, Antoni, Jostyn, IIlya, and Oscar studied trade, tourism, and sports. In the next two months, Volunteers Centre Skopje as a host of…

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Wednesday October 28th, 2020
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Opening new doors through media literacy

We live in a fast-paced world, where the changes, events and news happen incredibly fast. We’re a generation of changes, digitalization and technology. For many, we’re just youngsters who are screen-obsessed. But are we individuals, a group, or generations who live in an online world? Can we make changes by using our virtual world? In…

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Monday October 26th, 2020
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Training course in Durres – Albania. Youth and volunteering

Between 2nd and 11th October 2020, a training course on structured volunteerism, conducted by the Beyond Barriers Association, was held in Durres, Albania, as a fourth activity of the Erasmus+ supported project "Volunteering connecting communities (VCC)". The main goal of the TC was to support the professional development of youth workers and youth leaders working…

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Wednesday October 21st, 2020
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Step by Step to ESC | Webinar

European Solidarity Corps – a programme providing volunteering opportunities for young people. How does it work, who can apply and what does it cost? On this webinar, the programme will be explained step by step through the personal experience of Selina Niemi, who comes from Finland. She did her ESC in N. Macedonia for one…

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Monday October 12th, 2020
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Kozjak free from cans and bottles

The beautiful nature at the lake Kozjak near Skopje shone with all its splendor. On Saturday several dozen enthusiasts cleaned it from the garbage that burdened this picnic place. In the three hours that the action lasted, about 130 bags of garbage were collected, mostly plastic bottles, cans, paper and food scraps. "The action was…

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Tuesday October 6th, 2020
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On Saturday we are cleaning Kozjak

After the effective action of cleaning Vodno, volunteers from "За почиста Македонија" ("For a cleaner Macedonia") led by our Petar Stevanović continue with the activities for preservation of nature and maintenance of a clean environment. On Saturday (the 3rd of October) on the agenda is Kozjak, more precisely the beautiful place "Terrace of Kozjak" which…

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Friday October 2nd, 2020
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Panel discussion “The Youth and Europe”

Volunteers Centre Skopje on 22th of September in the premises of Municipality of Kisela Voda – Skopje held a panel discussion on the topic “The Youth and Europe” as part of the project “The Youth and the European Values” implemented by the Coalition of youth organizations SEGA, and supported by the General Secretariat of the…

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Wednesday September 23rd, 2020
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Building up a human(itarian)

Volunteers Center Skopje continues with the activities connected to the TEHV project. With the knowledge acquired from the training of the organizers (ADRA SK, ADICE) we have continued toward practical implementation of the methods and tools necessary for building the VCS capacities and toward harmonization of the existing policies according to the standards of the…

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Thursday August 20th, 2020
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Happy Youth Day 2020

Happy Youth Day 2020! On this special day for all young people around the world, let’s put a spotlight on inspiring young game changers!  We can’t be more proud of these 25 future-shapers from , who are selflessly engaged to be the change they want to see in the world! They dared to get out of…

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Wednesday August 12th, 2020
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Release of a handbook in experiential learning in volunteering

​Volunteers Center Skopje took part in the Contact Making Seminar "From EVS to ESC: Experimental Learning in Volunteering” hosted by the Polish entity Fundacja Europejski In​​stytut Outsourcingu / European Outsourcing Institute Foundation. This seminar was implemented in the scope of KA1 Mobility for Youth Workers, under the Erasmus+ Program. This informal handbook in experiential learning…

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Monday July 20th, 2020
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ESC in Portugal – Marijana Asprovska

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,…

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Wednesday July 8th, 2020
Read more about the article Annual Report 2019 – Volunteers Centre Skopje
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Annual Report 2019 – Volunteers Centre Skopje

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…

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Friday June 19th, 2020
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Donations from heart – Daycare Centre for street children

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…

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Thursday June 18th, 2020
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EU project “Towards effective humanitarian volunteering”

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…

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Friday May 1st, 2020
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“From Trash to Cash” magazine

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…

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Monday March 9th, 2020
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