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Italian Wedding
Traditions are part of the Italian culture, days like Christmas, Easter, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Births and of course Weddings have their own traditions. All countries in the world have a variety of customs and traditions and of course Italy is not an exception to this. Italian traditions regarding weddings are so intriguing because they vary from region…
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Paratisima Skopje #4
The idea of Paratisima Skopje originated from simple vision – art should be for everyone. With this idea for open art, Paratisima Skopje does not limit in the format of expression which artist wants to use, and in the selection of participants also. On the fair, can apply artists with professional background, those who take…
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From little sport hall in Avtokomanda to European Champions – Go Vardar, Go!
RK Vardar was founded in 1961 as a part of Sport Club Vardar from Skopje. Its biggest success the club achieved during the last decade of the past century. RK Vardar from Skopje is the most successful Macedonian club who has won so far 10 titles in the state championship and became a winner of…
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Bike Rodeo 2017 in Macedonia
Wild West and horses or maybe bikes? This time in Kocani cowboys chose two-wheeled vehicles and faced obstacle course. Eco Logic organized yet another event focused on promoting cycling and encouraging children to do sports. 40 pupils from 8 primary schools from Bregalnica region in the Eastern part of Macedonia tried their cycling skills on…
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Finland
Terve! This is only one way of saying Hi in Finland! In this edition, I would like to familiarize you with a few lifestyle habits in Finland that I experienced when I moved here to study. I moved in within just two months of leaving Skopje so you will easily relate to my perspective. By…
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WHAT IS SCIENCE?
The word “science” probably brings to mind many different pictures: a fat textbook, white lab coats and microscopes, an astronomer peering through a telescope, a naturalist in the rainforest, Einstein’s equations scribbled on a chalkboard, the launch of the space shuttle, bubbling beakers …. All of those images reflect some aspect of science, but none…
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TrainVol Project: VOLUNTEERISM AS A VEHICLE TO SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY
A new project “TrainVol: Capacity Building of Civil Society to Strengthen Volunteerism Management and Promote Volunteerism Among Youth” aims to facilitate young people, and particularly youth with fewer opportunities, into social and labor market inclusion, utilizing volunteerism as a vehicle to skills development and employability promotion. The adoption of volunteerism as a mean to achieve…
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“No Hate Speech” Workshops
As a part of the Erasmus + project ”ARAHS- All raise against hate speech” Volunteers Centre Skopje is holding for “No Hate Speech” workshops in high schools. Since a lot of high school students were interested, we visited again the high school SUGS “Brakja Miladinovci” in Skopje but this time the workshop was held…
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Sarajevo
If it’s true what Winston Churchill once said, that the Balkans produce more history than they can consume, this is true especially for Sarajevo, a relatively small city that History has repeatedly chose as its stage-set. I don’t know exactly why, but Sarajevo is the city I always wanted to visit. Perhaps because Sarajevo is…
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European Peer Training Organisation (EPTO)
Volunteers Centre Skopje, starting officially from April 2017, has become new member of the “European Peer Training Organisation” (EPTO) network of organizations, based in Brussels. The members of EPTO are various CSO’s, which are coming from different countries from the European continent. In that occasion, members of the VCS team attended the annual event…
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The Museum of Conteporary Art in SkopjeDesign of the Polish Tigers
“Skopje shouldn’t just remain a report from the front pages, but a duty for all of us as well, a duty for all the people that at some time, by the similarity of some catastrophe may become Skopians.”- this was said by the famous Italian writer Alberto Moravia regarding the catastrophic earthquake that happened…
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