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Together to achieve the goal. An interview with Borche Manevski
Being a professional takes a lot of work, but the results are always rewarding. During the SALT project, which took place in Struga, we talked to FK Pelister team captain – Borche Manevski. As it turned out, playing football had more in common with the ideas of the event than we expected. Anna Marek: We…
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Into the Wildfires
Hard scorchers, no rain – during the last weeks, many woods lighted up. Especially Greece and Turkey, but also parts of Macedonia, were hit by the wildfires. Many people lost their houses and properties, some even their highest property – their life. Wildfires seem to become more frequent and stronger every year, so it’s high…
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Unleash your wild, rewild your life
What awaits us in the post-pandemic world? Will we get carried away by the growing atmosphere of the celebration and parties, or on the contrary – will we face problems that will be more and more difficult to solve? In uncertain times, people look for different solutions to cope with bad news and mental exhaustion.…
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One weekend in Albania
What’s the best way to use a long weekend as a volunteer? Right, to travel! However, those four days surpassed all of our expectations of sunny beaches and cheap meals. Keywords: Car accident and a shop owner who chased a bus for us. Friday night. The bus station in Skopje. I arrive ten minutes before…
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Choose a career that suits your personality
About their first time working at the hotel, their difficulties, and their career plans, I talked to Xavi Monmany and Víctor Cuevas. They arrived from Terrassa, Barcelona, to Skopje at the end of May to do their internships in frames of the VET (Vocational Education and Training) program at Hotel Panoramika Design & Spa.
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First practical experiences in a travel agency
It’s been almost two months since they arrived in Macedonia. Carolina and Nil are the only people from the Spanish group that work in a travel agency here. After this time, both of them confirm it’s the perfect place to gain experience in the field. A good day starts with a coffee, and that’s what…
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“I want to feel empowered”
When she arrives in Skopje with six other Spanish volunteers on the 7th of June, it is the first time in her life Sheila comes to Macedonia. She does not know the language, and has to integrate fast into a society that is completely unknown to her: the VET program she enrolled indeed finishes at…
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New experience, new skills
A professional career is an important part of our lives. It is safe to say that each of us wants to do it today. However, not everything goes our way, and it often turns out that the completed studies do not guarantee our work in the profession. Good work is the result of our actions…
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The first part of an unforgettable experience. Shake a leg, together!
Young people from five different countries met in one place to jointly try to change their approach to a healthy lifestyle, and then make changes in their local community. After a few days spent in a charming place, they left full of new knowledge and optimism to actually introduce a real change. The training course Shake…
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CUTE more than ever!
The endless lake, golden sand, restless sun, and young power! Between the 10th and 18th of August 2021, Volunteers Centre Skopje hosted Youth Exchange “CUTE: Cooperate Understand Tolerate Empower” in Struga, Macedonia. The project was organized by VCS’s partner from Hungary: Hang-Kép Kulturalis Egyesület and funded by the Erasmus+ program.
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VOICES SEPTEMBER 2021
“There are no rewards or punishments in nature: there are consequences.” – Robert Green Ingersoll A new edition of Voices is waiting for you, which introduces us to the new month – September. It is a breakthrough time of the year, not only for people but also for nature. In September, there is an autumn…
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