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Study Visit within “TrainVol” project
In the period between 21st and 27th of January, VCS was hosting the second mobility (study visit) for youth workers, within the Capacity building project (KA segment of the Erasmus PlusProgramme) titled “TrainVol”. The study visit in Skopje is second out of four planned mobility, on which the selected youth workers will have the opportunity…
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SEMINAR within the project “Brain Drain, Brain Gain + Circular migration”
In the period 15-19 of January 2018, in Nurnberg, Germany,representatives from VCS attended the seminar within the project “Brain Drain, Brain Gain + Circular migration”, implemented by the strategic partner from Germany, MEMOS. This seminar was the third mobility activity within the project with the same name and the activity connected together 14 youth workers/leaders,…
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Four leaf clovers and Leprechauns – but that’s not all!
Four leaf clovers and Leprechauns are the first two things that pop up in your mind when you think of Ireland. However, that was not our experience. We were a group of five young volunteers from Macedonia who went to visit Ireland for the first time in their lives on a youth exchange on the…
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Youth Exchange “ Common Future” – Serbia
From 20th to 29th of October, 7 participants from Macedonia, representatives of Volunteers Center Skopje, took part in the Youth Exchange named “Common Future” which was held in Rudnik, Serbia. This Youth Exchange was organized by „Inženjeri zaštite životne sredine – Environment Engineering Group” and realized through the Erasmus+ programme. There also were participants from…
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“WINE IS FINE” – YE 11-20.10.2017
After being on the road for 20 hours, changing four intercity and international buses across three countries, we finally reached what is also known as the Romanian Baden-Baden, Monteoru, Romania! The first morning started with an energizer that created a very nice atmosphere in the group. We gathered then in activities room where we found…
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Stop feeling sorry, start acting
Who would know that even though summer ended every one of us is snuggled in warm blankets and winter jackets, meanwhile visiting Turkey, for my surprise i did not expect to take a swim in the sea. Mersin, a city located in the south-eastern part of Turkey, near by the Syrian border. A city where…
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12 hours journey, lifelong 7 days experience!
Another cold autumn day, clouds surround my city and first rain drops dance on my window,the phone makes a sound. E-mail from Volunteers Center Skopje: “Do you want to take part in the on-location training about learning design in the frame of the project “LeaD in Practice” in Athens, Greece?” Three phase project, online, on-location…
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Youth exchange in Romania “Get Empowered,Get Employed”
Hi. Our names are Ariton Bajrami and Amir Xhelili, and the following is a summary of our amazing stay in Baile Tusnad as youth workers. We were chosen and sent to this program by our local organization in Skopje called Volunteers Centre Skopje. “Get empowered, Get employed” was a program within the Erasmus+ program and…
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Intercultural communication at its best
Probably a milestone in Erasmus + programme, a training course with participants from 27 countries representing their cultures and working on minorities issues. Youth workers learning new methods how to combat minority discrimination and learning about the situations and realities in different countries. Interactive work and sharing of good practices is the core of non-formal…
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YE in Bar: Еducation and socializing in one place
The project “Sexuality and sexual behavior among youth” was held from first to 10 December in Bar, Montenegro, where participants from twelve European and Balkan countries participated. For me and Dimitar Chukovski as representatives of the Volunteer Center from Skopje, it was a privilege for us to be part of this project, primarily because of…
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Media Literacy: A step to inclusive society
The training course “Media Literacy: A step to inclusive society” that was held in Struga, Macedonia from 30th October – 7th of November, was the perfect chance for 29 participants from eight different European countries to widen their knowledge about the media world and the cultural differences in Europe The training course “Media Literacy: A…
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