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Gender Equality – Why It Still Matters Today
Did you know that women earn on average around 20% less than men worldwide? Or that one in three women experiences physical or sexual violence at least once in her lifetime? These facts are not just numbers – they represent real people, real stories, and real injustice. Even in the 21st century, gender equality is…
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More Than a Meal: Cooking Culture at Erasmus+ C.O.O.K.
At the start of December, six young people from Macedonia bundled in thick winter coats and a list of their favorite traditional recipes and headed to KulturHaus, a cozy house on the outskirts of Bremen, Germany. Joined by 39 other participants from Italy, Lithuania, Serbia, Spain, and Germany for the Erasmus+ youth exchange “C.O.O.K.”, where…
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I didn’t return – I continued…
There’s something unusual about the ability to stand in the same place again and realize that what has changed most isn’t the space itself, but the way you inhabit it. Bukowina Tatrzańska offered me exactly that experience – not as a return, but as a continuity that has finally become visible. Last year, I arrived…
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Growing through giving in Bulgaria
When I first arrived in Bulgaria, I carried more than just a suitcase with me. I carried a clutter of expectations, quiet uncertainty and deep emotions about my following short-term volunteering experience in the city of Sofia. What I wasn’t aware of at the time was that this experience will leave a significant imprint on…
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Opening the Story: My First Chapter Beyond Borders
Are you still thinking about your first Erasmus+ experience? Hesitating whether it’s the right decision for you and whether you’ll manage… We have too many obligations, we learn how to manage our time, we become independent, we face new challenges — but that doesn’t mean life can’t be fun despite all of it! Recently, I…
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One touch, countless changes
Every single one of us is familiar with the game domino. In a single row, only one touch is enough to move the whole row. Arranged like that, the domino bars themselves stay in place, it’s enough for only one to move, for the whole row to change. Youth activism works just like that, it…
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Happiness equals longevity
There is an island on the Mediterranean sea that has a recipe for longevity. Maybe this recipe is connected with the recipe for happiness? It seems like Sardinia has them both, but what if both are actually one and the equation would be simply: happiness=longevity? One November week in Sardinia can give you a glimpse…
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From the Green Ireland to the Blue Ohrid Lake
When curiosity meets courage and friendship crosses borders – magic happens. That’s exactly what happened as young people from Ireland and Macedonia set out on a journey that turned strangers into friends and landscapes into lifelong memories. Macedonia-Ireland Limerick Youth Center Exchange brought together 24 young adventurers for a two-part Erasmus+ exchange – first in…
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Who Turns the World?
The world today doesn’t spin on its own. Its axis is not just planetary rotation – it is youth, ideas, and the constant thirst for knowledge. In a time when the digital has become real, and the real increasingly depends on the digital, the question “Who turns the world?” becomes a call to look in…
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Discovering and embracing the spirit of the community
Volunteering in Olde Vechte for two months was similar to immersing oneself in a vibrant mosaic of culture and community. Each day brings new experiences, allowing me to connect deeply with the locals and contribute meaningfully to various projects. The time I spent there will stay with me for the rest of my life, as…
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Brajchino: Where Silence Speaks of the Future
Ten days, four countries, one shared idea – young people becoming ambassadors of the rural spirit. The “Rural Youth Ambassadors” project took us to Brajchino, a village that at first glance seems frozen in time, yet quietly holds answers for the future. Brajchino welcomed us with stone paths and houses carrying the weight of generations.…
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