Short-term volunteering in Macedonia – Think like European – Act locally in Macedonia – is a joint project of our foundation and the Macedonian organization Volunteers Center Skopje . The project is financed by the European Commission under the European Solidarity Corps Program .
We encourage people aged 18 to 30 to apply, who would like to work in a wide range of fields such as culture, youth, sports, children, cultural heritage, arts, environment, and development cooperation.
Where? – Skopje, Macedonia
Who coordinates the volunteer project? – Foundation for the Development of Entrepreneurial Society
What organization will I volunteer for? – Volunteers Center Skopje
How long will the project last? – 59 days + 2 days for travel
Start: mid-January 2025
How many of us will be from Poland? – 2 people
HOW TO APPLY? – Applications containing CV and cover letter in English should be sent by email to the address khatuna.zabakhidze@frsp.eu
Deadline? – November 6, 2024
*IMPORTANT! According to the EKS Program rules, only people with fewer opportunities can go on short-term volunteering. Detailed information on fewer opportunities can be found in the EKS Guide on pages 8 and 9.
We kindly ask you to include information about fewer opportunities in your cover letter. At this stage of recruitment, general information is sufficient, eg I am facing economic obstacles.
A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE HOST ORGANIZATION
“Volunteers Center Skopje has existed over 17 years. We are one of the leading NGOs in
Macedonia, a recognizable brand and a trusted partner through which over 8500 Macedonian and foreign volunteers and youth activists have passed. Our key areas of work are youth work, youth participation, voluntarism, activism, non-formal education and environmental protection.
Our main goal as an organization is to give non-formal educational opportunities to young people, in different fields, both locally and internationally. Voluntarism is a big and important idea also promoted by us while connecting youngsters no matter their nationality, religion, gender, political, economic or social status. We aspire to contribute to a multicultural civil society, to reinforce existing democratic structures, to support young people in developing their individual abilities and skills and to foster closer cooperation among youngsters.”
ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
- travel grant for the round trip (EUR 395)
- pocket money
- funds for food
- accommodation – Each volunteer will have a personal room (short term ESC volunteers might share a room)
- local transport
- Henner insurance
- Language support
VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES
– writing articles
– conducting interviews
– coordinating translators
– designing the magazine
– managing social media
– making podcasts.
