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Reinventing Community Radio in the Smartphone Era
Radio and smartphones are elements of two different eras that for younger generations seem to be separated by light years. But once upon a September those two different worlds met in one place and time as a working topic of youth exchange “Re-inventing Community Radio in the Smartphone Era”. The project took place in Skopje,…
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Lights, camera, inspiration!
To become a successful film director, one must possess patience, ambition, and creativity but also a strong desire to gain popularity and receive acclaim. An excellent example of a film director who embodies these traits is my father – Andrzej Mańkowski. In this article I would like to tell his story and guide you through…
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The nature of free-diving
I think we all sometimes get this need to just run away from it all. We all try to find that place where you can forget about everything. This place for me is underwater, a place I found whilst freediving. It’s the harmony that I feel when submerged, which I think can be found in…
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VOICES November 2023
Hereby we mark the start of November. It might just be that time of the year to sit down, lean back and relax. With colder days and even colder nights, it has become clear that the summer days have passed. No matter what, we have to try to make the most of every day. Although,…
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My transformative volunteering journey in Sicily
My life took an interesting turn this summer when I embarked on a two-month volunteering experience in stunning Sicily. A group of 45 energetic participants, aged 18 to 30, from around twenty European nations, came together to promote a holistic and preventive approach to healthy living. Our voyage of discovery and influence was not only…
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Skopje with identity crisis
Have you ever walked around Skopje and thought “Wow, what a mess”? Well, you’re not alone, in fact, most people that I’ve talked to seem to agree that Skopje is just an extremely messy city. But why is that? Why does Skopje have so many different architectural styles and esthetics? Does Skopje even have an…
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Volunteer for Mother Earth!
Between the 1st and 9th of September, Volunteers Centre Skopje hosted Erasmus+ youth exchange “Volunteer for Mother Earth” in Struga, Macedonia. The main objective of this project was to raise awareness about environmental issues and highlight the positive impact of volunteering. In total, almost 50 participants from different nationalities took part in the project. The…
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Mute generation
Can you admit you’ve gotten annoyed while waiting for a reply to your message? Maybe you even sent a passive aggressive question mark to speed up the process. Why didn’t you call? Why the newest generations avoid calling on the phone like it was the plague. What is it that makes calling on the phone…
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The Military use of animals in History
« When a man sees a dying animal, horror comes over him: that which he himself is, his essence, is obviously being annihilated before his eyes cease to be. » – Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace After centuries of living being threatened, early humans have gradually cleared Earth from their predators. Since then, the most dangerous…
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Pop feminism takes the world by storm
Barbie, Beyoncé, Netflix, what do they all have in common? Pop feminism. But what is this new trend? In fact, is it a trend or a movement at all? Let’s delve into pop feminism, which is gaining momentum thanks to new media: social networks. Feminism is a militant movement that defends equality between men and…
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To the World Through the Eyes of a Photo Camera
Now let’s stop and think a little. Do you think that every moment or every object can have a photograph? As someone who has just started his photography adventure, I don’t know if it would be right to answer this question, but I could answer this question as follows: Every moment or every object can…
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