Hope is a dandelion – and a dandelion is it. The story of everything takes its course with the smallest, tiny-tiniest seed of it getting carried and carried away by the early summer breeze. Despite its completely inconspicuous looks, the slender seed possesses a secret super-power: It can take a hold even in the most…
Merhaba! My name is Efe, a name of Turkish origin that means brave, especially a brave of Western Anatolia. I’m 20 years old and I come from the capital city of Turkey, Ankara. I have an interest in learning about the relations between cultures all around the world. This interest explains my department which is…
Three years ago, I arrived in Bremen for the first time. The sun was shining, a beautiful flower market filled the streets, and I instantly fell in love with the city. During my Erasmus+ exchange, we had time to explore. On our last day, while clearly lost and trying to find something, a kind lady…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a team volunteering project “Bridging generations” in Poland. Place: Gdańsk, Poland Date: 3.06 – 23.06.2025 (18 days) About the project: "Bridging Generations" is a project that offers participants insight into the work of a local volunteer centre and invites them to…
Let me take you on a journey across the Mediterranean sea, on the coast side of the Iberian Peninsula, arriving at a colorful school in the beautiful barrio of Cabanyal, in the city of Valencia. It is not just any school, it is a Learning Community. At this school, students and parents are closely intertwined…
Dawid: As my time in Skopje slowly nears the end, I find myself naturally becoming more reflective about my volunteering journey. Stumbling upon the opportunity, struggling to write an application, accidentally missing the interview (thanks to my poor judgement of time zones) and arriving at the airport, all of this seems like it happened a…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in long-term ESC projects in Germany.
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project under the title "Learning is FUN" in Italy. Place: Faenza, Italy Period: Start: July or september (6 months) About the project: Join ESC project “Learning is FUN” and become part of a passionate team working to…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project under the title “Open Yourself for volunteering” in Poland. Place: Gdańsk, Poland Date: Start: April/May 2025 (9/10 months) About the project: We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join projects in Gdańsk! Whether you want to support local communities,…
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…
Dear reader, birds chirping on the trees, water rippling down the mountain, the wind is brushing through the trees and you feel the warmness of the sun shining on your face. Spring is starting and with it a new Voices edition full of inspiration and ideas. Spring for me is a time to reconnect with…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18-30 years old) from Macedonia to participate in a long-term ESC project “Youth International” in Italy. Place: Faenza, Italy Date: start: May 2025 (6 months) About the project: The volunteer will support the hosting organization and local community by assisting with the educational projects (school workshops, afterschool or Asyluum seekers course),…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for volunteers (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: 16.09.2025 - 15.09.2026 (12 months) About the project: Centre of leisure time Luzanky (SVC Luzanky) is looking forward to hosting volunteers in one of the below placements: Legato…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for a volunteer (18-30 years old) to participate in a long-term ESC project under the title “Local Connections” in Germany. Place: Bremen, Germany Period: 8.09.2025 – 31.08.2026 About the project: The main goal – to help us find new connections with other organisations in Bremen – such as schools, youth houses, initiatives and…
I was catching up online with a friend who lives in the Netherlands one day and I had expressed to her how exhausted I was of my day to day life back in Skopje. After comforting me with some affirming words, she mentioned Olde Vechte Foundation, this place she had recently been to for training…
Cześć! My name is Dawid and I’m 23 years old. I come from southern Poland but since early childhood I have lived in the United Kingdom. In 2023, I completed my bachelor’s degree in Geography and since graduating I have taken a break from studying. I decided to join VCS because it stood out to…
Cześć! My name is Karolina and I come from Poland. I’m 19 years old. Now I’m taking a gap year after graduating high school with a literature/humanistic degree. Punk rock, mountain expeditions, folk, cats and playing with time are my thing. For me the most important thing in life is expressing myself in every way,…
Hey there! I am Lucia, but you can also call me Lucy or Lucka. I come from Nitra, a city in Slovakia. I am 24 yo and I studied Applied Ethics in Human Resources. But who am I really? If you want to get to know me, talk to me about travelling, specialty coffee, plants,…
Hello! My name is Dáša, and I come from Slovakia. Ah, it’s always at the moment you are asked to introduce yourself, that you forget everything you have ever known to be true about who you are. Nonetheless, I remember that I enjoy basic things like watching movies and series, listening to music, reading books,…
Being a volunteer has been a goal of mine for a very long time. I’ve heard some stories that make the idea intriguing. So I thought, what kind of experiences will I bring home? Like many of my travel stories, this one also started very spontaneously. I had a one-month gap when I didn’t plan…