To the responsible institutions, media, NGOs and international donors Regarding illegal landfill in Brezovica ski resort in Sharr Mountain National Park GAIA, European Voluntary Service volunteers and young people from the Balkans want to express their resentment and frustration regarding the existence of an illegal landfill in Ski center Brezovica within the Territory of…
This year we have some very interesting and diverse workcamps for people interested to volunteer in Kosovo, as well as youth exchanges for those who want to learn more and to experience local culture and challenges people face here. All programs are for free and accommodation and food are provided. Additionally, travel costs for 3…
Poem for Plemetina by Aleksandra Hiltmann Tentatively, our toes touched your ground, one foot after the other we wanted to start our journey. But then we met you. You who swallowed us, who drowned us, who swept us away. You, Plemetina, who immediately embraced us. You embraced us with your smiles, your music, your generosity,…
Today, our magic hands got to experience something new. After having completed all the handicraft workshops, we switched beads with more nurturing raw materials. Our teachers Mira and Mamudija came to our house to teach us the art of making pita and burek – two of the absolutely most important traditional and delicious dishes of…
One of our volunteers is 珮雯 (Apple), a 22 years old Taiwanese girl. The visit to Kosovo is her first time in Europe. Read about her impressions in a special interview with a Plemetina Star:) Kosovo is an interesting choice for a first country to visit in Europe. How did that happen? The region of…
Our group has been living in Plemetina for a week now. We are spending time in “our” house and at the office of Roma Road, where the workshops are held. Between the places, while walking to work and back, we have been observing the environment. Here you can see some interesting things which we found…
If you didn’t realize yet: our project Magic Hands consist of two parts. Currently, we are in Plemetina, Kosovo, where we are documenting handicrafts of Roma women, but a month ago, another group of volunteers explored a different world. We spent two weeks in Tavankut, in Vojvodina, with the community of Bunjevci. We had the…
After an exciting and intensive first week in Plemetina, we went to explore city life in Kosovo 🙂 Luckily, in Prizren currently Dokufest is taking place, an international documentary film festival. This year’s topic: Migration. Between movies we spent time with eating Burek and strolling through the wonderful old town. Another highlight was the excursion…
We came to Plemetina with a very ambitious and big goal in mind: to share everything we learn in a book. In this book we will collect the tutorials of the handicraft, as well as stories about what we learn about Plemetina and its inhabitants. In an attempt to contribute to mutual understanding and peacebuilding,…
“Who are we?” Under this slogan the first workshop with youth from Plemetina and international Magic Hands volunteers took place. Thanks to hospitality of the local organisation Roma Road we could all meet and, by easy games that involve writing, drawing and talking, everyone got to know each other. Successfully, as you will see. The message…