Developing skills to use radio and smartphones to raise your voice and improve your position in society was the goal of the youth exchange "Digital Community Radio for Youth Inclusion and Diversity" that was held in Ljubojno, Macedonia on 22-28.08.2023. 20 young people and youth workers from Macedonia, Iceland, Belgium and Denmark explored the past,…
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…
As every summer comes, we are happy to host another group of volunteers from Belgium! Eniola, Ibrahim, Ranco and Bilal came to Macedonia to realize their 3-weeks volunteering project in VCS. Each with different skills, motivations, passions, they are a colorful addition to our team of volunteers. Let’s hear a few words from them. Hey,…
It’s been a month since our visit to Brussels, but it still feels like it was yesterday. All the happy moments, the new and old friendships rekindled, the lessons we’ve learned, and inevitably, the farewells, all of these are still fresh and fond in our hearts. Before I tell you the story about our week…
Finally! On the 11th of July me and my co-volunteers arrived in Skopje, after a few delays of our flights from Brussels to Zagreb and from Zagreb to Skopje, finally we made it. My name is Ruben, a 19-year-old Belgian who finds great joy in music, beers, politics, exploring new countries and their cultures &…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 8 participants (16-23 years old) from Macedonia who want to take part in the project “Peer Act“. Place and Dates: 1st mobility – 17.01.2022 – 23.01.2022 / online 2nd mobility – 6.03.2022 – 13.03.2022 / Struga, Macedonia 3rd mobility – autumn 2022 / Brussels, Belgium !! There might be…
It was four days ago that our new Belgian volunteers arrived at Skopje airport. In the middle of the night, four young and motivated people from Belgium set foot in Macedonia. Three exciting weeks are ahead of them: They will join our long-term volunteers in the VCS office. In there, they will gain skills in…
How time flies when you are a volunteer in VCS! Three weeks in Macedonia passed in the blink of an eye for Ine, Ishak, Mohamed, and Alex from Belgium. Even with so little time, they could experience the real life of a volunteer. Did their short volunteering experience change their lives? We can’t be 100%…
I spent almost one week in the Daycare Centre for street children in Shuto Orizari, Skopje. And now, since my project in VCS is coming to an end and it’s time when I will have to come back to Belgium - it is disappointing that I can no longer go there and be with them.…
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…
There are 8 volunteering places available in Belgium. Most projects start in August or September 2019 and last 12 months. Download the infopack for more details in every project: Call ESC Volunteering Placements 2019 Some projects involve direct contact with a disadvantaged public, which means that we ask volunteers to have a beginner or intermediate level…