Few years ago, as an unemployed citizen of Kosovo, during a random evening, while killing my boredness and scrolling news feeds on Facebook, a very interesting story from a German girl living in Iceland pop up on my feeds. Iceland was a country I was google-ing a lot at that time, furthermore watching a lot…
GAIA Kosovo is happy to announce several amazing long term volunteering opportunities in Switzerland, starting in August and September 2020. GAIA Kosovo can be a sending organizations only for: young people from 18 until 30 years old citizens of Kosovo haven’t done an EVS project yet (except up to 2 months) More info about the…
Six months. Last summer, I decided that I wanted to work in the field of international solidarity, but the problem was that I did not have any experience. I finished my studies, graduated and decided to throw myself into the real world, that is to say, to make a ‘Service Civique’ (French volunteering program) abroad.…
The stories of Célia and Hugo, volunteers in GAIA’s Mitrovica program In February 2019, Hugo and Célia, two French volunteers, joined the program of GAIA Kosovo in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica. For one year, they became active members of the GAIA team, contributing to organize various events and workshops, or creating partnerships on…
Volunteering with Friedenskreis Halle e.V. was more than just being abroad and working in one place of assignment. The whole experience was a learning process. It was a process of growing personally and professionally. This experience has helped me become more independent, more organized, self-confident, it has even changed my approach towards various things. No…