Helping and sharing Archives - Circles of change

November 2, 2021

Part of my mind (and my heart) is still in Croatia

I can’t believe it’s already been nearly a month since the Circles of Change project ended and I returned home. After spending a year in Zagreb with Krugovi, it feels strange not to be there anymore. Some days I still wake up feeling like it’s time to go to my shift at the Donation Centre or visit one of our...

Helping and sharing/Volunteer experience

September 14, 2021

Go vege for the environment

There are many reasons one might consider going vegetarian or vegan. Some people choose to do so simply because they believe eliminating meat and other animal products from their diet will be beneficial for their health (which can be true or not depending on each person’s situation). The most obvious argument for vegetarianism or veganism is, of course, the ethical...

Helping and sharing/Uncategorized

September 2, 2021

What does success mean to me?

I am pretty sure that you have never met anyone who doesn’t like pizza, hates cute puppies or someone who doesn’t want to be successful. But what exactly does success mean? There are about 7,7 billion people on the Earth and it is incredible that everybody is unique. Of course a lot of things connect us, you can be similar...

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August 17, 2021

Volonteri starijim korisnicima olakšavaju živote

Kada sam prije godinu dana došla u Krugove kao nova volonterka bez previše iskustva u područjima kojima se Krugovi bave, najveći strah mi je bio da se neću moći prilagoditi starijim ljudima kojima sam trebala pomoći, budući da nikad nisam radila sa starijima izuzev svojih baka i djedova. Već prvi posjet jednoj od korisnica Krugova promijenio mi je mišljenje i...

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July 19, 2021

Our mid-term evaluation meeting in Split

From 29th June to 2nd July, the participants of European Solidarity Corps projects from Krugovi and several other organisations in Croatia, met in Split for the midterm evaluation meeting organised by the National Agency (Agencija za mobilnost i programe EU). When we found out about the meeting, we were quite excited, especially considering that we haven’t had an in-person meeting...

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July 12, 2021

How to find and apply for an ESC volunteering project

Last year, as I was approaching my university graduation, I realized I wasn’t too keen on finding a regular job in my city right away. I wanted to have another (after my Erasmus study exchanges) international experience, try something new and I thought volunteering might be a good opportunity to do that. Soon I found out about the European Solidarity...

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May 21, 2021

Prevencija poremećaja u ponašanju

U proteklih 9 mjeseci u Krugovima puno vremena provela sam radeći s djecom koja pokazuju moguće poremećaje u ponašanju. S djecom sam se susretala kroz razne radionice i pomoć u učenju i gotovo uvijek djeca pokazuju ponašanje koje nije primjereno za njihovu dob i mjesto u kojem se trenutno nalaze. Što su poremećaji u ponašanju? Poremećaji u ponašanju definiraju se...

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April 30, 2021

My 6 thoughts after 6 months of the volunteering project

The end of March marked the end of the first half of the Circles of Change ESC volunteering project at Krugovi. For me (together with the other ESC volunteers), this means 6 months of living in a new foreign place with new people, working in a new environment in a field that is far from what I know and using...

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