Education

To meet the Earth Day with primers, flowers and bees
Modified:22 May 18

To meet the Earth Day with primers, flowers and bees

Young Researchers in Serbia (YRS) marked the Earth Day by organizing an ecological workshop called “Planet and me, where are the bees?” in cooperation with the elementary school “Kralj Aleksandar I“. Pupils of the fourth grade had talks with beekeeper on the importance of bees and its current situation in Serbia. Together with YRS activists […]

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The web documentary “Diary of a camp leader” presented at the Alliance Technical Meeting to 50 voluntary service organizations from 29 countries
Modified:27 Mar 18

The web documentary “Diary of a camp leader” presented at the Alliance Technical Meeting to 50 voluntary service organizations from 29 countries

6/03/2018 20 youth leaders came through the XCHANGE project to practice their skills of leading international groups of volunteers in volunteer workcamps in small communities across 9 involved countries. Workcamp leaders are volunteers able to trigger a process of intercultural learning through a meaningful project of public interest in a local community, and thus durably […]

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The project XCHANGE presented at the Alliance General Assembly to 50 voluntary service organizations from 29 countries
Modified:27 Mar 18

The project XCHANGE presented at the Alliance General Assembly to 50 voluntary service organizations from 29 countries

1/11/2017 A new practice of exchange of workcamp leaders was presented on the network’s level at the Alliance’ General Assembly in Athens, Greece, from 1 to 3 November 2017. General Assembly is a busy time. In 3 days main projects are presented, new proposals to innovate the network discussed. XCHANGE was one of those projects […]

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Web documentary “Diary of a camp leader” is online!
Modified:27 Mar 18

Web documentary “Diary of a camp leader” is online!

15/10/2017 There are 4 main pillars crucial to the International Voluntary Service (IVS) movement. Beside the networks and IVS organisations, local community that hosts the project, international volunteers that participate in it, the connecting thread are – the workcamp leaders. Workcamp leaders are volunteers able to trigger a process of intercultural learning through a meaningful […]

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Busy summer is over as well as a very successful exchange of workcamp leaders in 9 countries
Modified:27 Mar 18

Busy summer is over as well as a very successful exchange of workcamp leaders in 9 countries

1/10/2017 20 workcamps in local communities in 9 countries, 20 international leaders, 400+ international volunteers – a recipe for long lasting impact of voluntary service to to personal stories in terms of intercultural learning, active participation, promotion of gender equality, sustainable development and above all – peace and understanding. Workcamps are usually organised in small […]

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A new adventure is ahead – exchange of international youth leaders in workcamps over the summer
Modified:27 Mar 18

A new adventure is ahead – exchange of international youth leaders in workcamps over the summer

10/06/2017 Twenty trained workcamp leaders embark on the practice phase of the project XCHANGE. Leaders from Estonia, France, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Czech Republic, Spain and Finland will come to Serbia this summer and 10 Serbian leaders will in turn go to their peers’ countries to lead workcamps. Their task is not easy, but they have […]

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