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Learning, Sharing, and Growing Together in Transylvania
Fifteen of us, Eco Heroes, set off on our journey on August 16th for the “Eco Heroes Across Countries” youth exchange to Izvoare, Transylvania. After a 20-hour bus ride filled with laughter, secret photos, and what we jokingly called our own “snoring symphonies,” we finally arrived in the small village of Izvoare. Surrounded by forests…
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Good time indoor and outdoor
What if someone told you that you have 4 days to connect, inspire, and build trust? “Mission impossible,” my inner skeptic says. “Impossible is nothing!” screams the other, the half-full-glass side of me. And here’s how the second wins, and I am on my way to Mainz for a contact making seminar “Connect, Inspire, Build…
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Youth is changing society
Towards the end of August 2026, Struga became a hub for young minds. From August 22 to 29, the city hosted the “Young Civil Society” bilateral youth exchange, organized by Volunteers Centre Skopje in cooperation with Europa Iuvenis from Poland. A total of 24 young people aged 15 to 21 from Macedonia and Poland gathered…
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Lessons from the Forest Stage
Being a teenager is not always easy. It is a period of discovering who we are, becoming more independent, dealing with expectations from others, and learning how to express what we need and feel. Sometimes, finding the right words can be difficult. Sometimes, we do not even know exactly what we feel. This is why…
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Bouncing back bolder and better
In this super-fast, hyper-competitive modern era, it has become essential to cultivate resilience – no longer an extra asset, but a vital skill. “Let’s get resilient!”, the Erasmus+ training course organized by MC Dravinjske Doline in the picturesque village of Topolovec, Slovenia, did exactly that: over the course of seven days, it provided the participants…
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Somewhere in Southern Spain My Youthpass Started Making Sense
If you have ever done an Erasmus+ training course, you probably have a Youthpass certificate somewhere on your laptop. Maybe in a folder called “documents” or “stuff” or “idk.” It says you developed competences. Important ones. European-framework-level ones. And if you are anything like me or the 30 other youth workers I met in southern…
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Blue footprint
“Brick!”, calls Anastasija and we are all waiting in anticipation looking up the grassy hill. A blink of an eye later, the caramel-brown, quite small and happy bull is running downhill to meet us at the fence, his tail wagging. “He wants the treat first”, says Anastasija, while Riccardo gives him a juicy green branch…
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Cheering On Change
By the time a mother hands me her baby, she has already carried the deep, unwavering strength of a woman, shaped by love and hope. Some journeys are visible on maps, while others are written quietly into growth charts, hemoglobin levels, and the weight of an infant cradled too lightly in the arms. There is…
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Uniartcity – a combination of self-education, art and community life
Are you wondering what Uniartcity is? Essentially, a group of young people have come together with a common decision and vision to create their own space where they can choose their own subjects for the upcoming semester. The focus is on building self-discipline and properly organizing your time so that you can study, create, build…
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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…
