Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 4 participants (16-30 years old) and 1 group leader (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the youth exchange “Let's Get Mental” in Slovenia. The group leader will also take part in the preparatory meeting that will happen from 3.06. - 6.06.2024. Place: Gorenje pri Zrečah, Slovenia…
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 hello. My name is Furkan, and I’m 23 years old. I come from Konya, Turkey. I’m a 3rd grade computer engineering student at KTO Karatay University in Konya. I love creating something with the newest technologies. This is my very first Erasmus experience. Sometime before VCS, I volunteered at some foundation to teach Scratch…
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,…
Здраво, Hello, and Merhaba! I'm Berfin, 22 years old, and this is my first time going abroad for the Erasmus project. Even though I hail from Denizli originally, it's the connections I've made, the experiences I've had, and the memories I've created in Ankara that truly make me feel like I belong there. I am…
Volunteers Centre Skopje is looking for 2 participants (+18 years old) from Macedonia who want to participate in the training course “UNITY CANVAS: Collective Art for Wellness & Awareness” in France. Place: Dordogne, France Date: 29.04 – 6.05.2024 About the project: The training will gather 20 youth workers supported by 3 trainers who will present,…
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…
Well, the first (we can call it the honeymoon) month of my volunteer engagement here in Arad, Romania has slowly passed. And now it's time to get used to it, face the challenges and learn. Adaptation and the challenges that come with it are an integral part of any new experience, especially when you go…
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…
With April being the second month of spring, flowers start blooming and trees start turning green. Mother nature slowly but surely comes back to life as plant buds open. That’s also how the name of the month April came about, because in Latin ‘aperire’ means ‘to open’. April is the month of the birth of…
Hi! My name is Joachim, I’m French, I'm 19 years old. I come from Saintes, a city near Bordeaux. I came to Skopje to make a stage and organize the events at Ragusa360. I make music and I wanted to gain experience in the events. I have always made music and I want to make…
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…
Hello people, my name is Arthur, I am 23 years old and I am from Bordeaux in France. To be honest I was actually unemployed before attending Erasmus+ with VCS. It's a difficult situation of course, but this is a state where everything is possible by the fact that there are a lot of possibilities…
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;…
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…