Hello. My name is Süleyman, I am from Turkey and I live in Ankara. I am 21 years old and I study at Hacettepe University. My department is industrial engineering. In my school, I am a volunteer member of the IEEE club at Hacettepe University. I participate in inter-university events. I am responsible for communication,…
Let us take you on a journey through 2023 in VCS! We turned 18 and more numbers you can find in the pages of our Annual Report. Another year, we hosted international volunteers and interns who participated in different activities in Skopje (and beyond). We were partners in multiple local and international projects throughout Europe…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a team volunteering project “Rural Youth Festival 3.0” in Romania. Place: Izvoarele, Romania Date: 7.07 - 30.08.2024 (7 weeks) About the project: “Rural Youth Festival 3.0” is a team volunteering project in which 18 volunteers will gather to provide a series of cultural…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a team volunteering project “Summer Time Fun” in Romania. Place: Izvoarele, Romania Date: 15.05 - 30.06.2024 (7 weeks) About the project: A team of 18 international volunteers will prepare 7 weeks of fun activities in the countryside with outdoor cinema nights, workshops, games…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Jump to life” in Romania. Place: Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Date: 3.06.2024 – 3.04.2025 (10 months) About the project: "Jump to life" is a volunteering stage for 10 to 12 months in which AIDE offers non-formal activities…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “ESC Luzanky” in the Czech Republic. Place: Brno, Czech Republic Date: 15.09.2024 – 14.09.2025 (12 months) About the project: Centre of leisure time Luzanky (SVC Luzanky) is looking forward to hosting volunteers in one of the below…
Hi, I am Berna. I am 20 years old and this is my first Erasmus related project. I am a 1st year economics student at Galatasaray University in Istanbul, Turkey. I study economics in French and it is a completely new perspective to an interesting field such as economics. This also helps me get more…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a team volunteering project “Discover Luxembourg 2.0”. Place: Luxembourg Date: 4.06 – 4.07.2024 (4 weeks) About the project: The main focus of this project is inclusion. Through planned activities, the participants will learn the understanding of inclusion of people with disabilities and how…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “ESC in Reggio Emilia” in Italy. Place: Reggio Emilia, Italy Time period: September 2024 – September 2025 (12 months) About the project: The volunteers will be included in activities such as: implementation of Erasmus+ projects;…
Meet Daniel, a volunteer in a European Solidarity Corps project in Arad, Romania, lasting for over 9 months and coordinated by Ofensiva Tinerilor. Read his article to discover Daniel's initial reflections and impressions on his volunteering journey: Despite having quite a bit of experience with Erasmus projects, some more beautiful, some not so beautiful, some…
Greetings! My name is Ece and I’m from Ankara, the capital of Türkiye. I am 23 years old and trying to survive the phase of after-graduation. I am currently doing a gap year because I decided to have some time for myself before starting my master’s right away, and I feel lucky to have a…
Hello, I’m Ibrahim. I’m 21 and I was born in Sirnak, Türkiye. I currently live-in the energy of Istanbul. I’m a 3rd year student at Trakya University in the department of customs management. I had the chance to join UNICEF and some SCO (civil society organisations) and these experiences are very valuable to me. I…
Hi there! My name is Tara, I’m 19 years old and I come from a sunny island called Aruba. I spent the first years of my life in the Netherlands but moved to Aruba at 8 years old. After my volunteering journey here I will be moving back to the Netherlands to study applied Biology.…
Hello! My name is Kimberly. I am a 19 year old girl from Aruba. I graduated from high school last year and decided to take a gap year to work and to work on myself. Back in Aruba, I used to be in this youth group where we as a group would volunteer at different…
It is a pleasure to come once again to this city, which I have experienced before, and to volunteer in VCS again. In my previous project, I stayed here for 6 weeks and now I will stay here for 3 months. I am sure that this city, which I will experience again, will give me…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Moving forward” in Poland. Place: Bydgoszcz, Poland Time period: (12 months) March 2024 – March 2025 About the project: Volunteer may work in International Relations Department, Europe Direct, Library, Design studio/marketing department, Nursery, Elderly club, Museum…
Zdravo! My name is Hakan, and I am a 20-year-old Istanbulite guy. I am a senior student studying Political Science and International Relations. As my graduation is just around the corner, I have realized that while focusing on my classes, I haven’t contributed enough to my community and was not an active member of society. Thus,…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Volunteering opportunities” in Lithuania. Place: Vilnius & Trakai, Lithuania Time period: (12 months) January 2024 - January 2025 / March 2024 - March 2025 About the project: The project offers volunteering opportunities in three hosting organizations…
In this article, through my words I will try for you to take a grasp of how I am spending my time on a short-term European Solidarity Corps project, which luckily brought me to a very unusual destination over the Atlantic, a small island country known as Aruba, 9000 kilometers from home. At the same…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18-30 years) from Macedonia to participate in a short-term or a long term ESC project “ESC volunteering in Aruba”. Place: Oranjestad, Aruba Start: February 2024 (2 months - short / 3 months - long) About the project: Volunteers will be placed in EU Projects Aruba or ArubaDoet…