From June 28 to July 6, 2025, Filip and I were representing VCS and Macedonia at the "Leadership Goes Green" training course in Arrouquelas, Rio Maior, Portugal. The project was hosted by H2O Associação de Jovens de Arrouquelas, with one eco goal in mind – to gather young people from across Europe who are willing…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project under the title “Volunteering in Águeda” in Portugal. Place: Águeda, Portugal Period: April - December 2025 (8 months) About the project: Are you interested in solidarity, interculturality and volunteering? Do you enjoy working with children and the…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 3 participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “Volunt4YOU(th)” in Portugal. Place: Fafe, Portugal Date: 20.06 - 26.06.2024 About the project: This project tackles the reduced civic engagement of youth, aiming to increase their participation in the activities of their communities, especially regarding volunteering.…
Volunteer Center Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years) from Macedonia to participate in long-term (6 months) ESC project “Volunteering in Águeda” in Portugal. Place: Águeda, Portugal Date: 03.01 - 02.07.2023 or 01.04 - 28.09.2023 About the project: Are you interested in solidarity, interculturality and volunteering? Do you enjoy working with children and the local…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “Know yOUR rights!” in Portugal. Place: Arrouquelas, Portugal Date: 01.10 – 09.10.2022 According to the request of the host organization, this project requires you to be fully vaccinated. About the project: The overall aim of the…
“An Erasmus+ project is not just a week in your life but your life in a week” Recently, the team and I from Macedonia came back from a beautiful Erasmus experience. We were a part of the Youth Exchange "Marriage of Cultures" in Portugal, where we spent seven days full of friendship and fun but…
August is here as you can see from the weather and from the new Voices edition! Are you already getting enough from this sun or are you craving even more? Remember to stay hydrated and enjoy this weather, it’s not lasting forever. Speaking about hydration, did you know that people in Mexican village consume significantly…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers, 18-30 years old, from Macedonia to participate in a Team Volunteering project “The Forest is Our Home” in Portugal. Place: Arrouquelas, Rio Maior, Portugal Date: 26.7.2022 – 26.8.2022 About the project: The volunteers will participate in several activities of work, creation, responsibility and fellowship and interaction with locals of Arrouquelas.…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 5 participants (18-30 years old) and 1 group leader (+18) from Macedonia who want to participate in the Youth Exchange "Marriage of Cultures" in Maceira - Fornos de Algodres, Portugal. Place: Maceira, Portugal Date: 13.06 – 20.06.2022 “Marriage of cultures” is intended for young people and youth leaders who are interested…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 1 long-term volunteer (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in an ESC project “From Everywhere to Everyone” in Vila de Cucujães, Portugal. Place: Vila de Cucujães, Portugal Date: 1st October 2022 – 2nd May 2023 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19…
Olá, after a long wait finally I can say: "I arrived in Skopje and VCS". Here is José (not the football coach). I'm 25 years old and crazy about traveling all the time. Let's say that I "only" like comfort while sleeping. Until a few days ago, this crazy young man was living in the…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 1 long-term volunteer (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in an ESC project “From Everywhere to Everyone” in Vila de Cucujães, Portugal. Place: Vila de Cucujães, Portugal Date: March – September 2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with…
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,…
Even though the weather lately doesn't really seem like it, we're in the middle of winter! These days, the thermometer shows up to 13 degrees but the nights are still long, dark and cold. So what would be better during this season than enjoying the warmth of some nice company. Maybe some good friend(s)? The…
Even though the weather lately doesn't really seem like it, we're in the middle of winter! These days, the thermometer shows up to 13 degrees but the nights are still long, dark and cold. So what would be better during this season than enjoying the warmth of some nice company. Maybe some good friend(s)? The…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for Macedonian who wants to volunteer in the “Solidarity, yes we can” -project in Portugal. Place: Arrouquela, Portugal Time: May 2020 till April 2021 About the project: The ESC, “Solidarity, yes we can” -project is located in Arrouguelas which is a small village near the city of Rio Maior.…
The project 'No Hate Speech: Methods and Techniques Combating Hate Speech' who is a favorite for winning the 'Inspiring Project of the Year Award' by the Portuguese National Agency is coming to its end. Both activities, training course in Struga, Macedonia and seminar in Braga, Portugal enabled youth workers and youth leaders from 13 different…
VCS is looking for Macedonians who want to volunteer in: - Short term ESC-project "Empowered by Nature - nature as a source of self-development, creativity and cooperation". In this short term group volunteering project, volunteers will be working with protected birds in a national park in Hungary. Venue: Hortobágy, Hungary Places: 2 Date: 01.09. -…
"Águeda Youth Center" is looking for 1-2 Macedonian long term volunteers for the long term ESC-project "VOLUNTEER(S)OLIDARITY" who want to work in a local youth centre in a rural area in Portugal! The project addresses mostly young people with fewer opportunities that are interested in working in local initiatives in the rural area together with…