Qasshmëria në Programe Ndërkombëtare Rinore Dostupnost međunarodnih programa mobilnosti mladih (ENG) In August 2024, GAIA is launching research related to opportunities connected to international volunteering and non-formal education programs, especially through European programs. The purpose of the research is to understand the public knowledge and awareness of existence of such programs. Additionally, gaining an insight…
In 2018 I learned about SCI workcamps and the opportunity to do a voluntary job around the world. My main motivation was that the camps that are organized abroad allow each individual to learn about different jobs, ideas and get acquainted with different world cultures. I have always wanted to see other countries and their…
Soup for the Soul: Uniting Cultures at the Festival della Zuppa in La Città dell’Utopia As a member of the ESC team, my journey in La Città dell’Utopia began with a sense of anticipation and purpose. Arriving in Rome, I was greeted by the lively energy of the city and the promise of meaningful engagement…
First steps for a change – An ESC testimony from Valentina in Krško, Slovenia A journey is best measured in friends, memories, people we meet, the time we spend and acts we do rather than the miles along the way. And all these journeys start from small steps that we are afraid to take, but…
The Greenbelt Camp – An ESC testimony by Qendresa Volunteering is something that always gives me a purpose and makes me feel valuable, knowing that I’m also doing my part in a community. I just got finished with my studies abroad and I came back in Kosovo by the time I saw this ESC project.…
A volcano and a lot of nature – The ESC of Labinot in Iceland Labinot went to volunteer in Iceland for 2 months in 2021 through the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) programme. Find out about his experience through his testimony! Yoop! I am just one of the camp leaders that have passed through Worldwide Friends…
Stepping into the change – The story of Pranvera, ESC volunteer in Romania So, at some point in our life we all have the feeling that we need to run away, make a change in our life, and this change has to be the biggest we can imagine in that one moment. Right after the…
We live every day with a vision for a better and more equal world that reaches everyone, but what actions do we take on that matter is the question we should all ask. I believe that each daily action we take can make a difference, however small it is. All we have to do is…
Lorraine is a French volunteer who was part of the team in Imaginatorium, our non-formal education center in the Roma mahalla of Gracanica. She joined us through an ESC project between 2018 and 2019. It is a bit difficult finding the words to explain, describe these 8 months volunteering with GAIA Kosovo, but it has…
Finding a path through volunteering – Ismael’s journey A few months after his arrival in Kosovo for his European Solidarity Corps (ESC) project in GAIA’s permaculture estate in Bozevce, Ismael wrote a short piece on how he was feeling there. We asked him to reflect again on the whole experience more than a year after…