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Annual EPTO event
On 22-23 September, Volunteers Center Skopje, represented by Andrej Naumovski and Vasko Joshevski, was participating in the Annual EPTO Event for Members 2018. It was a regular meeting of members of the EPTO network held in Modica, Sicily, and hosted by the non-governmental organization Attiva-Mente. During the event, representatives of organizations from Belgium, Romania, Portugal,…
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Surva: Carnival in Pernik
I am in Pernik, a small town in Bulgaria, where the Surva festival has taken place since 1966. I am staying at the house of my friend Ina, who is a local and has been celebrating the feast since her birth. It is the last weekend of January, really cold but still sunny. We enjoyed…
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Welcome Astrid, our new Volunteer from France!
So many things happened in my mind!! Many questions and many fears! But that’s exactly why i’m here: to cross my limits. I don’t wan’t my life to be guided by fears anymore. I’m Astrid, a French girl aged 27 yo. I just got my diploma as a specialized educator and for me this is…
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VOICES February 2019
Download PDF version for mobile: VOICES February 2019 Love, Љубов, Dashuri, Rakkaus, Armastus, Liebe, Amor, Amour After settling down to the new year of 2019, let’s welcome February as the month of love. After all, Valentine’s day takes place in February. Even though it’s the day of loved ones and friends, love does not always…
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ЕVS in Portugal, Project “Agueda Volunteering Land”
I come form Kocani, Macedonia and I’m 21 years old. I am part of an EVS project called “Agueda Volunteering Land”, witch is taking place in Agueda, Portugal. Before I start speaking specifically about my project I want to share few things for my EVS experience in general. I’m on EVS together with seven other…
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Realized what I am not to do
So it is 2019. New Year, new projects, and I am sure there will be plenty of those, but for now, I want to go back a little bit, to the end of November 2018, when we had a seminar “Volunteering: Step Forward to Entrepreneurship and Employability”. If you heard anything about it, that means we…
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Through to the finals!
Two more games. Only two more games and Macedonia has a chance to play at the European Championship. After the success of Macedonian under 21 team, that took part in the European Championship in Poland in 2017 where unfortunately the team was not able to go through to the later stages, it appears a new…
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New language, new life
Fun Fact: Did you know that learning a new language stimulates the areas in your brain responsible for neuron growth? Stronger neurons make your brain healthier. Not only that, but they decrease the chance of developing memory loss in the later stages of life. Being exposed to a certain language when you’re young is definitely…
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The Smile on A child’s face
This article is the continuation of my previous text called: “The hidden story behind the images” that was in the October Voices. I shared there my experience in participation with the project photo and story that benefited NGO Educanepal. In this interview I will give a voice to Educanepal leader and soul: Jose Diaz. Since…
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Shutka through my eyes
I have been working in a Day Care Centre located in Shutka for a month now and I have learned a lot. I am working with children from 4 to 18 years old and the Day Care Centre is doing their best to give opportunities for the children so they could have a better life.…
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Thanksgiving essentials
Thanksgiving is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. This year it was celebrated on 22nd of the month and I had the opportunity to celebrate it here in Budapest. The history of Thanksgiving is rather debatable, so I will focus on the aspect of having a delicious dinner with my friends. Having a…
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