Being part of the worldwide SCI network, GAIA is offering workcamps on various topics in different locations in Kosovo during the summer period. The aim of these workcamps is to bring volunteers from Kosovo and abroad to live and work together for the period of 10 days to 2 weeks with and to the support…
The program aims to establish an estate based on permaculture ethics and principles which will be an inspiring example for social and environmental regeneration. The program involves GAIA members, long-term and short term volunteers, and is open to other people interested in the restoration of relations between people and nature. The program offers educational and…
The team in Mitrovica intends to work towards breaking down multiple barriers in an inert divided city. By creating opportunities for people of different backgrounds to meet, the program will improve common understanding between the people of the city, and ensure more sustainable peace. As the team approaches cultural and educational organizations from all parts…
GAIA is present in the neighborhood of Gracanica (inhabited by Roma and Ashkali families) through its non-formal educational center ‘Imaginatorium’. The team of volunteers is providing basic education to all the children who are interested in attending, including the ones who do not attend regular school, as a way to fight the gap in education…
It was not such a long time ago that Mitrovica used to be one of the most popular city for enjoying music and festivals. If you ask any Mitrovicali about “The Big Band” orchestra, he will most likely recall it as one of the most well-known jazz bands from Mitrovica…
Mitrovica’s rivers have been at the core of the city’s life as long as people can recall. The Ibar, Sitnica and Lushta rivers have surrounded inhabitants lives, and through decades they have evolved with the transformation of the city. On Saturday 23 March 2019 we invited three Mitrovicali whose lives have…
From the Ancient Olympic Games to the next Football World Cup, sports have always had a tremendous importance in our civilizations. From the kids playing ball in a remote field to a renown professional champion, sport is an adventure that no one escapes from. It shapes who we are, as…
The past always has much to tell. Its stories are even more striking when change has been so brutal. On Saturday 19th January 2019, three women who lived long and fruitful lives in Mitrovica, three women from very different backgrounds linked by a common love for their city, came in the Diakonie…
After our workcamp in Imaginatorium, GAIA‘s educational center in Gracanica, I feel like a student who has just graduated from school and, looking back, reflects on the things he learnt, the ways he changed and the friends he made throughout those years, though in my case I was only there for little more than a…
