The way to find myself Written by Giuzel GaffanovaJune 2020 I can’t breath… I need something to change me and my environment. What should I do? This city seems so boring for me. Nothing attracts me. Everyday is the same: work – home – work. Is there a possibility to get rid of this daily routine? …
We are all Dreamers! Written by CéliaDecember 2019 Teodora, 6 years old, wants to be a ballerina, and Liridon, 11 years old would like to become a cameraman. They both have dreams and they both took part in the workshop organised in Mitrovica by GAIA Kosovo during November and December 2019. The project involved young children…
A summer of workcamps in Kosovo Written by Ismael LasantaOctober 2019 Imagine hiking up the mountains to a village whose houses spread all over the lush slopes of a peaceful valley, then going deep in the forest until you hear some bells ring, look up and notice the white tower of a monastery pointing at the…
Relaxation, spirituality and excitement in Draganac Monastery Written by CéliaAugust 2019 Draganac Monastery is this kind of place that you cannot describe with one sentence. The moment I arrived there, I felt different vibrations, between relaxation, spirituality and excitement. I arrived there on a Saturday afternoon to help settling the workcamp that GAIA Kosovo and the…
“Festa de la Sopa”, intercultural recipes against racism Written by SCI CatalunyaNovember 2018 SCI Catalunya organised the fifth edition of the event, in which neighbours and local groups got to know each other through cooking. The main objective in this edition was to break the racist stereotypes. Last Saturday, 10th of November, SCI Catalunya organised the fifth edition of “Festa…
“Diverse” – Youth exchange in Illora, Spain Written by Giorgio OstinelliAugust 2018 My scepticism was very high, I have to admit it. An all covered stay of one week in Spain where I could discuss social issues and experience cultural diversity with other 30 people from all over Europe: it must be a joke or a…
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…
SCI Summer camp Written by Nagima, Aisha, Begaiym, Zhanarkul and AigerimNovember 2017 We came from different backgrounds, but we share one common intention – the high aspiration to serve our community. We are all well-motivated young people with an ambition to contribute to the development of society. Volunteering and implementing social projects are the main fields…
Monastery hills and valleys Written by Daria SakharovaSeptember 2017 Have you ever wondered what will happen if you gather a Catholic, an Orthodox, a Hindu and an atheist in one place? I’ll tell you – it will be the best thing that can ever happen in summer! This year’s workcamp was a marvelous mixture of hard…
BREfest celebrated Sharr Mountain nature and culture Written by Raquel AmaralAugust 2017 From 11th to 13th of August more than 150 people joined BREfest, a festival of music and nature organized by GAIA (SCI Kosovo) at Brezovica, Kosovo. Local people and guests from around Kosovo and neighboring countries gathered in the ski center of Brezovica for this nature celebration….