Participating in the Human Rights Training Course Written by Lemonia LangeDecember 2018 I recently participated in the Erasmus+ training course „Human Rights from A to Z“. Right from the beginning, when I first read about the call for participants, I immediately felt very enthusiastic and motivated to take part in this seminar. The reason for this…
From small steps to big changes Written by Maja MestekApril 2018 When a friend from Voluntariat told me about the training “From small steps to big changes” and asked me if I could participate, I knew right away that I wanted to be a part of it. I even ended my trip to Skopje earlier to be able…
Project Management seminar in Greece Written by Alpana BhadraApril 2018 I Ms. Alpana Bhadra, SCI India got this opportunity to attend the Project Management seminar in Greece. I was super anxious and super excited at the same time as I had never ever travelled alone in my life in such a different country as I come…
Training Course and Seminar about the Good Practices in EVS Volunteering Written by AnonymousDecember 2017 My story started in September 2016 when I began my volunteer program in Naples. Thanks to this, my interest in the idea of EVS began and I was accepted as a participant in the great ECOS double project. The first adventure began on…
To sum it up… I’m speechless Written by Marilou HircqAugust 2017 Hidden in the Velebit mountain range, the Kuterevo Bear Refuge (Croatia) welcomed us – a group of 20 volunteers coming from different countries (Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Greece, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Germany and France) – for the Kuterevo Camp Coordinator Training. Through this training, our awesome trainers…
EVS On-arrival Training in Belgium Written by Suvi HelkoFebruary 2017 After living in Belgium for almost four months as well as living here pre-EVS for a couple of years already, the idea of an EVS on-arrival training of 6 days sounded honestly like a waste of time to me. Name games, repetitive small-talk conversations about where do you…
Volunteer: Victoria Marinova Written by Victoria MarinovaJune 2016 “The Social Media and ICT training was a unique chance to meet with activists and volunteers from our Asian branches, we need more chances for cross continental cooperation, because somewhere in the middle the magic happens and we all make a bigger difference together.” You can still join!…
Sex and Gender in Berlin 2015 Written by Alexia MarcouApril 2016 “It was very interesting, rich and and the atmosphere was amazing.” The leaders: Tanja, from SCI Germany, and Valerie, from Austria but who lives in Torino, Italy, were amazing leaders. They were friendly, smiley, funny, smart and interesting, and were our friends as well as our…
Camp Leaders Prepare in Belgium Written by Shane CarolanFebruary 2016 I arrived at Wereldwerf with 3 others choosing unanimously to walk the last few miles to the site of the VIA Campleader training weekend. Arriving in good time we met and greeted some of the other people we would be sharing this weekend with. After a…