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EVS in Bulgaria: Return to the Balkans and it’s specific spirit
I am Elena and I took part as a short term EVS volunteer in Sandanski. Bulgaria is a neighbouring country of my homeland, and I’m sure you are so curiosity why I chose this project? First of all because in the last few years I was absent from my home area and I really missed…
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Media literacy: a step towards an inclusive society
Creating greater tolerance for cultural diversity across Europe, as well as developing a critical attitude towards propaganda media products are the main goals of the project: “Media literacy: a step towards an inclusive society”, which is taking place in Struga, Republic of Macedonia between 31 October and 7 November 2017. A total of 29 participants…
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Children laugh
Volunteer Centre Skopje made a decision to send me to Kumanovo for visiting another NGO organization “MultiKulti” for gaining new work experience with local children. I took a bus from the main station in Skopje at 08:30 and I was in Kumanavo at 09:15. Unfortunately, my phone died and I didn’t know the address of…
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Magazine “Voices” – member of the Media Literacy Network
The Association for Volunteerism Volunteers Center Skopje, and the Youth Magazine “Voices”, became the 36th member of the Media Literacy Network of the Republic of Macedonia on Thursday. The coalition was created in order to facilitate communication and consultation between the various subjects in the country, working on raising the level of media literacy of…
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Volunteers in Prilep
The journey started with a 7am alarm clock wake up. We then headed to the station to board the bus to the town with the monkey story behind it known as Prilep. Once we got there we met up with the Italian EVS volunteers who are based there and they were so kind as to…
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Welcome Antoine, French volunteer who speaks four languages
Hi there! My name is Antoine, I’m French, from Brittany, though I’ve lived most of my life outside the country. I’m 21 years old and I just graduated from a European Studies degree in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Besides French and English, I speak, or rather try to speak, German and some Dutch. I love discovering…
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Sport says NO to hate speech
Sports plays an important role in the development of young people. It helps maintain good physical, emotional and social health. Sport also helps combat discrimination and hate speech. Radica Stojanovska, Marija Jovanovska, Angela Spasovska, Filip Georgievski and Angela Rajcevska learned this, which were representatives of Volunteer Center Skopje and participated on youth exchange with topic…
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Youth exchange ”DIGITAL ME” in Latvia
Between 01-08.10.2017., foundation “Baltic Regional fund” organized youth exchange project “DIGITAL ME” which took a place in Riga,Latvia with 31 participants, youngsters and youth leaders from Europe countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Italy and Macedonia. It is non formal youth organization which is focused in working with youth volunteers between 18-25, with the aim to develop,…
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Voices October 2017
Here is the latest edition of Voices magazine Yes, autumn has knocked on our windows, it is around and we can feel its breath! Psychologists argue that the best remedy for autumn sorrow is love. According to them, autumn loves are much better than hot summer adventures and flirts. In the absence of light, we…
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Ukraine: The Slavic Center where the new and old times are merged
To go alone by car to Ukraine raises suspicions while leaving Macedonian territory. “Alone, really? Ukraine? That way? Amid war? And you have nothing to declare? “- are just a few of questions that I encountered at Tabanovce crossing. The experience of custom officers prevented police dog to enter the car, but it forced out…
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Welcome Chloe: French EVS volunteer who like music
Hello, i’m new here, so let’s introduce myself. First of all, my name is Chloe. I come from France, from Dijon (do you know the mustard?). I’m 21 year and before coming to Skopje as a volunteer, i was studying information and communication in the university. Hum, something interesting about me? I love music and…
