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My Story from one year in The Netherlands with ESC (European Solidarity Corps)
By Jovan Leshev If you have done any sort of volunteering work in any capacity, inevitably you have been asked how or why you would be doing paid work without being paid. It is never easy to explain why or how one decides to spend a year in a foreign country to serve as a
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Local Volunteers
This opportunity is for locals only. Please refer to the Macedonian language page for details.
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Participation in the Community Service Fair
On December 7th, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., this year’s Fair for Volunteerism was held in the Foyer of the Culture Center – Bitola. It featured 11 non-governmental organizations from Bitola and the region, as well as the work of local volunteer clubs, which presented their volunteer opportunities and shared their success stories and
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Local Volunteer Awards
The Council for Volunteering of the Municipality of Bitola awarded the local awards for volunteer/volunteer action for 2022. This award is given on the occasion of December 5 – the International Day of Volunteers and the purpose of its award is to encourage and promote volunteering in Bitola, to increase the visibility of volunteers and
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Green Agenda through Green Bair and 1000 woods for 1 acorn
For several years in a row, the YMCA supports the “Green Bair” initiative, which is trying to realize the idea of reforesting parts of the area called Bair in Bitola. It is an area consisting of bare hills that suffered from the fire a few years ago in this part of the city. This is
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