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PeerAct – A time to remember
It’s been a month since our visit to Brussels, but it still feels like it was yesterday. All the happy moments, the new and old friendships rekindled, the lessons we’ve learned, and inevitably, the farewells, all of these are still fresh and fond in our hearts. Before I tell you the story about our week…
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It’s OK not to be OK
Are we aware of the importance of mental health, and can we eventually help suicide prevention? These were the main topics and aspects of an Erasmus Training that happened in Vilkanistrai, Lithuania. I, Cvete, and Bojan were fortunate to participate in a project of huge importance, on a topic that is still considered taboo and…
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Open your eyes – Erasmus Edition
What to do after finishing school? You feel it, huh? I was asking myself this question hundreds of times. There isn’t one solution. But, as I am older, I will give you guys some free advice. I was trying to suit the pattern that I HAD TO go to university after finishing high school. No…
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Imagine, Improvise, Integrate!
Creative writing and storytelling are powerful tools to address issues of stereotyping, discrimination, and hate speech. It helps people express anger, helplessness, exclusion and similar feelings in a constructive way. These creative methods are focused on speaking up, raising your voice about injustice, racism, sexism, etc., and hate speech that is usually used against marginalized…
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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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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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Волонтирај
Сакам да ви ја раскажам мојата приказна за тоа како станав младински работник и волонтер. После повеќе од 20 години работа во канцеларија, решив да ја напуштам работата и да сменам нешто во мојот живот. Секогаш ме привлекувало да помагам на луѓе кои се нашле во неповолна ситуација и на кои им е потребна помош.…
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Volunteer
I want to tell you my story about how I became a youth worker and volunteer. After more than 20 years of working in the office, I decided to leave my job and change something in my life. I have always been attracted by helping people who have found themselves in an unfavorable situation and…
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Kurs trainimi ne Durres, Shqiperi. Rinisë dhe vullnetarizmit
Midis datave 2 dhe 11 Tetor 2020, në Durrës, Shqipëri, u mbajt një kurs trajnimi mbi vullnetarizmin e strukturuar nga Shoqata Përtej Barrierave, si një aktivitet i katërt i projektit të mbështetur nga Erasmus + “Vullnetarizmi i bashkon komunitetet” (VCC). Qëllimi kryesor i këtij kurs trajnimi ishte të mbështesë zhvillimin profesional të punonjësve të rinj…
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Тренинг курс во Драч – Албанија. Младите и волонтерството
Од 2 до 11 октомври се одржа тренинг курс во Драч – Албанија со работен наслов “Volunteering connecting communities / VCC” организиран од Beyond Barriers. Овој тренинг курс е дел од четвртата активност на проектот, обука на младинските работници за волонтерскиот менаџерски циклус. Главната цел на обуката е поддржување на професионалниот развој на младинските работници…
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Training course in Durres – Albania. Youth and volunteering
Between 2nd and 11th October 2020, a training course on structured volunteerism, conducted by the Beyond Barriers Association, was held in Durres, Albania, as a fourth activity of the Erasmus+ supported project “Volunteering connecting communities (VCC)”. The main goal of the TC was to support the professional development of youth workers and youth leaders working…
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