Volunteering for Acceptance and Tolerance Written by Anna KarnasMay 2018 I participated in a short-term EVS in Macedonia as part of the project ”Volunteering for Acceptance and Tolerance”. I spent 3 months in Kumanovo – a town located in the north-eastern part of Macedonia. My project was divided into two parts – I was working in…
My arrival to Switzerland Written by Sofiya SherstnyovaApril 2018 My arrival in Switzerland started with a day full of adventures. But now, after having finally arrived, it all looks like magic. So many new impressions, new places, new colleagues, new friends…surprises were waiting for me at every corner. I had a very dynamic start, I don’t…
Inspirational EVS story: I came, I saw, I stayed! Written by NastjaMarch 2018 I’m Nastja from sLOVEnia. Before I went on my EVS, I was just an ordinary person. Working a job I didn’t like, buying stuff I didn’t need, complaining all the time, and most of all, living a life with no deeper meaning. My…
My year as an EVS Volunteer in Switzerland Written by Clavdija JurakMarch 2018 Working in the SCI office was so much more than what I expected, I learned much more than I had thought. The work was very diverse and I was able to help for very diverse activities, such as organizing events and carrying them…
From Sri Lanka to Germany Written by Charitha JayasooriyaAugust 2017 I can’t believe that I spend 7 months in Germany. My main tasks of the project are depending on the situation. Monday I clean the chicken cage, this place is full with around 20 chickens. I clean the floor and put new hay into the small…
Introduction to social entrepreneurship Written by Andrew HoganAugust 2017 I am doing my project in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The title of my project is introduction to social entrepreneurship. The idea of the project is to improve the South side of Rotterdam which is one of the most disadvantaged areas in the Netherlands. The organisation that…
Making Good in Slovenia Written by Cristina TosoneJuly 2017 Slovenia hosted 5 workcamps in the month of July. One of them took place in Vodice, a few kilometers away from the capital Ljubljana. Six volunteers gathered there for one week in order to provide some support to the small local community. They started by doing some…
My EVS in Albania: helping instill values Written by Shane OwensMay 2017 The world faces a huge, often seemingly insurmountable range of problems. Whether these be economic, social or otherwise, people with the fewest resources and opportunities always bear the brunt of their impact. Values such as solidarity, interculturalism and active citizenship are of paramount importance…
EVS, Mon amour Written by Martina PieriMay 2017 I always thinking to do an EVS, since I discovered – vaguely – what it was. It’s one of those ideas that at some point you forget how it was born, but slowly you start to think about it more and more. For me it was another possibility…
My EVS project in Albania: first impression Written by Shane OwensApril 2017 Even though it only started six weeks ago, my EVS has already been a life-changing experience. Since arriving in Tirana early in the New Year my perspective on life itself has changed drastically. Life here in Albania is very different than what I’m used…