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July 27, 2019

First impressions of Croatia

It’s been already a month since I arrived in Zagreb, how short it’s been for me! Today I would like to tell you a little about my impressions of the country and Zagreb, so that it may help you when choosing a destination if you have any doubts about which city to choose when volunteering, although if the cause of...

Volunteer experience

July 11, 2019

10 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT CROATIA

Hello everybody! I’m going to talk about Croatia. You can find a lot of information about this country on the internet but I’m going to talk about things maybe you not now. 1. Croatia is known as the country of a thousand islands, in total 1,244 islands, islets and rocks, but in only 60 of them live people. 2. Pula’s...

Helping and sharing

February 14, 2019

No more EVS, now it is ESC – European Solidarity Corps.

Before European Solidarity Corps, there was European Voluntary Service. This one was an international volunteer program funded by the European Commission, which allowed to many european young people (aged between 17 and 30 years) to have the experience of being a volunteer in an organization abroad, with no costs for volunteer. Now, the European Commission developed a new program that...

Helping and sharing

February 11, 2019

PERSONAL PROJECT WORKSHOP: HOW TO DEAL WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE.

written by: Mireya On February 5th Esther and I carried out our personal project on the elderly. The workshop was carried out in Syncro-Synergy Croatia organization in which we trained 10 volunteers. The objective of the activity was to make visible the group of elderly people, as well as their capacities and limitations. In this way, the presentation was divided...

Learning process and Youthpass

January 16, 2019

Return home for Christmas.

After three intense months of volunteering, Christmas arrived. It’s the moment when we return home and see our family and friends. Although I have a lot of free time here, this “first stage” (as I call it) has been intense, and everything was new for me, so I missed the right and necessary my country and my people. Furthermore,...

Volunteer experience

May 2, 2018

To make the day better – my experience of working with seniors

Today I would like to share my six months experience of home visits, which are important part of EVS activites. Our hosting organization ,,Krugovi” provides different kinds of support for people in need; elderly, socially vulnerable, suffering from malignant diseases. Home visit is the moment, when we can offer our help, it may be cleaning, a walk or keeping company...

Volunteer experience

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First impressions of Croatia

10 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT CROATIA

No more EVS, now it is ESC – European Solidarity Corps.

PERSONAL PROJECT WORKSHOP: HOW TO DEAL WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE.

Return home for Christmas.

To make the day better – my experience of working with seniors