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VOICES FEBRUARY 2022
After January – the month of New Year’s resolutions – it’s time for February, the year’s shortest month. And with it another edition of our magazine! Probably most of you associate the second month of the year with the holiday of lovers. So how is it with this love? Check topic of the month! You…
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The greatest threat to youth – radicalization
“Preventing the conflicts of tomorrow means changing the mindset of youth today.”- Graça Machel While most of us are familiar with the concept of radicalization, it is often difficult to define it. We also narrow down its meaning to a specific group, e.g., terrorist or religious groups, which does not reflect the phenomenon’s complexity. What…
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Under the purple sky
Gender equality, inclusion, and the fight against stereotypes are not slogans from TV commercials but processes implemented here and now. TWOST: Training without stereotypes is a project that raises awareness about the importance of gender balance in youth organizations, sports clubs, and informal groups. But how much longer will we build equality?
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Burgos, Barcelona, Madrid: Spain by bus, plane, and train
Sightseeing three Spanish cities in one day during a pandemic? Done! And most of that by walking. This is how six young Macedonians spent an incredible week in Spain in late August 2021. We started our journey by flying to Madrid from Sofia. We were supposed to eventually arrive in Castrillo de la Vega for…
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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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Светлата европска иднина
Да, беше навистина предизвикувачки да се организира настан со педесетина физички учесници во период на олабавување на мерките и се уште недоволна доверба дали го победивме „Ковид-19“. Но, тие прекрасни млади личности заслужија да добијат шанса да ги презентираат во живо своите проекти со кои го променија општеството на подобро. Работеа напорно изминатите 15 месеци…
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A bright European future
Yes, it was really challenging to organize an event with about fifty physical participants in a period of easing the measures and still insufficient confidence whether we beat Covid-19. But these wonderful young people deserved a chance to present their projects that changed the society for the better. They have worked hard for the past…
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VCS – TEHV – EU AID VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers Centre Skopje is part of the EU project “Towards Effective Humanitarian Volunteering”. The main objective of the project is training for certification of organizations for the EU Aid Volunteers program, which is aimed at providing practical support to the humanitarian aid efforts, and at contributing towards strengthening the local capacities in countries affected by…
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P.R.O.U.D.
On this training course, which took place in a charming small village of Laguepie, France, participants from different countries went deeper into the topics of gender equality. Promoting Rights and Opportunities to Understand Diversity – The training started with introduction and “getting to know to each other”- games and team building activities to create the…
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Creative Writing as a tool for Community Change
With the training course ‘Creative Writing as Tool for Community Change’, we aim to increase competencies of youth workers and educators to explore ways of using creative writing as tool of addressing community issues and challenges and moreover as a tool giving an opportunity to the members of the community to express their concerns, ideas…
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ПОВИК ЗА НОВИ ИНИЦИЈАТИВИ?
ДАЛИ ИМАШ ИНИЦИЈАТИВА КОЈА ЌЕ ГО НАПРАВИ СВЕТОТ ПОДОБАР? Дали имаш од 15 до 29 години, ентузизајам, желба и волја да ја подобриш твојата заедница? Поконкретно, дали имаш идеја или иницијатива која би спаѓала во некоја од овие области: Образование и доживотно учење (човекот учи додека е жив) Социјални и општествени теми (грижа за други)…
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