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Surveys about international volunteering and Erasmus+ programme
We want to know more about the needs of organisation and young people regarding EU programmes for youth: European Solidarity Corps and Erasmus+. SURVEY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERING With this survey we would like to find out what are the needs, obstacles and knowledge of young people in Kosovo about opportunities for international…
Last calls for participants
Youth Exchange on Natural Building
25th of September to 4th of October, 2023 WHEN? WHERE? WHO? We are inviting you to apply for a Youth Exchange on Natural Building and Social Inclusion, which will take place between the 25th of September and 4th of October 2023 (arrival and departure date included), in the village of Bozevce, Kosovo. This Youth Exchange…
Stories from the ground
Short story about summer youth exchange in Bozevce
In August, I had the chance to spend 3 weeks in the small village of Bozevce, in Kosovo, doing a youth exchange with the OFAJ programme. We were 15 participants and 2 coordinators, from 3 different countries (Germany, France, and Kosovo), gathered in Bozevce to learn the basics of eco-construction. Besides us, there were also…
Volunteering opportunities
GAIA organises and send volunteers to short term voluntary projects, commonly known as ‘workcamps’ and long term voluntary projects through different programs such as European Solidarity Corps or Weltwärts. A short term voluntary project is a unique form of volunteering, bringing together people from different countries, cultures and backgrounds to live and work together with local communities for a period of two to three weeks. A long term volunteering can last between 2 and 12 months. Though ESC program young people from Kosovo can take part in volunteering activities in any country of the EU, while Weltwärts program offers projects only in Germany. GAIA also hosts volunteers for short or long term periods in different programs around Kosovo. For more information get in touch with us.
International long-term voluntary services in Halle & surrounding with Friedenskreis Halle e.V.
For several years, our partner organisation Friedenskreis Halle e.V. has been organizing long-term international voluntary services. In the process of hosting international volunteers in Germany they operate as coordinatingorganization. In order to realize the program they cooperate with different sending organizations from abroad and with different places of assignment in Halle and surrounding. They host…
Slava ceremony in Draganac Monastery: A time to unite and celebrate
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 brotherhood of Draganac organize every year for Slava, a celebration…
Our main programs
GAIA has five main programs related to social and environmental justice, education and peace. We are present in Gracanica with educational program in Roma mahalla, in Mitrovica with environmental peace building program, and in Bozevce with permaculture program. Climate change program and volunteering program cover the whole territory of Kosovo and beyond.
Our Partners and Donors
Creating educational and empowering programs like ours requires a lot of resources. A significant part of the support that allows our work to happen comes from diverse donor organizations. Thank you especially to our strategic donors, who help us develop innovative programs for Kosovo people.
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Short story about summer youth exchange in Bozevce
In August, I had the chance to spend 3 weeks in the small village of Bozevce, in Kosovo, doing a youth exchange with the OFAJ programme. We were 15 participants and 2 coordinators, from 3 different countries (Germany, France, and Kosovo), gathered in Bozevce to learn the basics of eco-construction. Besides us, there were also…
Youth Exchange on Natural Building
25th of September to 4th of October, 2023 WHEN? WHERE? WHO? We are inviting you to apply for a Youth Exchange on Natural Building and Social Inclusion, which will take place between the 25th of September and 4th of October 2023 (arrival and departure date included), in the village of Bozevce, Kosovo. This Youth Exchange…
WaaMooM – conference & gathering – call for participants
1st – 3rd of September 2023 arrival day: 31st of August, departure: 4th of September Mošorin (Serbia), Center for Earthen Architecture This event is open for all who took part in previous WaaMooM activities or are actively engaged in any topic in the field of natural building and/or youth work and social inclusion within the…
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