The 15-th anniversary of Volunteers Centre Skopje was a great occasion to organize a panel discussion to promote the volunteer spirit, but also to point out the anomalies in the process, the legal framework, and the necessary support from local and state institutions. We chose the headquarters of the EU Delegation in Macedonia, i.e. "Europe…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a long-term volunteer (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in an ESC project in Vilnius, Lithuania. Place: Vilnius, Lithuania Date: January 2021 – January 2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 !! About the project: The project…
Do you remember the moment when you fulfilled what you wished? Well, even more? The feeling that gives you peace and joy, so you say to yourself this must be constant? We experienced that on December 5, 2021. We turned the International Volunteer Day and our 15th birthday into a successful working party. When you…
Hello everyone! My name is Belen. I am 23 years old. I was born in Turkey and lived there until last week. Now, I have a whole year to live in Macedonia and explore this beautiful country. And I’m so lucky to have these people who make me feel like family from day one. I…
Dear partners, volunteers, friends, associates ... December is the month that marks the end of the year, but for us it is the beginning of the activities that promote volunteering, the benefits and opportunities it offers. And, in December, we celebrate our birthday, so it's our turn to celebrate it as it should be. Sunday…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 1 long-term (9 months) volunteer to participate in an ESC-project called “Sport for Social Support 3” in Antalya, Turkey. Place: Antalya and Demre, Turkey Starting Date: February 2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19!! The volunteers will be…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 participants (18+ years old) from Macedonia to participate in the training course “Empathy through creativity” in the frames of the project “Imagine, Improvise, Integrate” in Macedonia. Place: Struga, Macedonia Date: 25.11-3.12.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19,…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 5 participants (18-35 years old) from Macedonia to participate in the training course “Preventing radicalization of young people through youth work” in Macedonia. Place: Struga, Macedonia Date: 25.11-3.12.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19, as well as the…
Hello everyone, My name is Muammer. I was born in Ankara in Turkey. I'm 28 years old. I graduated from the Black Sea Technical University. I like to read books and be social. I have a brother. The ESC program provides people with the opportunity to transfer their experiences and knowledge to other people. It…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in the long-term ESC volunteering project “Youth at risk of social exclusion” in Spain. Place: Sabadell and Mataró (Barcelona Province), Spain Date: 01.12.2021 – 31.11.2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 1 volunteer (18–30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in the long-term ESC volunteering project "Moving Forward'' in Poland. Place: Bydgoszcz, Poland Date: 01.12.2021 – 01.12.2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19, as well as the restrictions that…
Volunteers Centrе Skopje participated in youth exchange "Living library: where the books becoming alive" in Marmaris, Turkey that happened from 25.09 to 03.10 with 5 participants and 1 team leader. Through variety of workshops they had the chance to learn about the main topic of the project “What is Living Library method?” and “How the…
The Youth Exchange “Volunteering 101” was implemented in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France from 2 - 10 October 2021. It gathered together 42 participants coming from 6 European countries: France, Spain, North Macedonia, Latvia, Greece and Poland in order to motivate them to become active volunteers, to dive deeper into the topic of volunteerism and learn its core…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 7 participants (16-25) and one youth leader (+18) from Macedonia to participate in the youth exchange “Volunteering Matters” within the project VCC 2.0 (Volunteering Connecting Communities) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Place: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Date: 30.10-6.11.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 participants (+18) from Macedonia to participate in the training course "Short videos as a tool for online and offline campaigns in order to prevent violence in youth relationships" within the project #YOUTHTOO in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Place: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Date: 20.10-29.10.2021 !! There might be possible…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 short-term (6 weeks) volunteers to participate in an ESC project called “Hey Christmas Carol 3!” in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Place: Bydgoszcz, Poland Date: 7.11.2021 – 19.12.2021 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 !! About the project: In the…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for two long-term volunteers (18-30 years old) to participate in an ESC project called “Circles of Solidarity” in Zagreb, Croatia. Place: Zagreb, Croatia Date: 2.11.2021–1.06.2022 !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates depending on the current situation with COVID-19 !! About the project: The main and long-term…
Hi everyone! I’m Lucile from Brittany – as you already know, the best region in France! (you can read my article in the December 2020 edition of VOICES). I already had the opportunity to participate in a two-month European Solidarity Corps project at Volunteers Centre Skopje last year. VCS people’s enthusiasm and dedication are really…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 4 short-term (2 months) volunteers to participate in an ESC project called “Join our Intergenerational Journey 2020” in Ankara, Turkey. Place: Ankara, Turkey Date: 1st group: starting from the Mid-October 2021 for 2 months - 2 volunteers 2nd group: starting from the beginning of December 2021 for 2 months…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 volunteers (18 – 30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in the long-term ESC volunteering project “Environmental education and awareness raising activities” in Croatia. Place: Split, Croatia Date: 01.11.2021 - 01.11.2022 (1st volunteer) 01.12.2021 - 01.12.2022 (2nd volunteer) !! There might be possible changes regarding the project dates…