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Contact Point
GAIA continues being the Contact Point for the Programmes Erasmus+: Youth and European Solidarity Corps for Kosovo! This means that GAIA is here to support organisations and institutions interested to join ESC programme or international youth exchanges, trainings and similar activities in the field of youth within the frame of Erasmus+ program. If your organisation…
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WaaMooM volunteering
From Spring till Autumn 2023, between 6 and 7 months, starting in April 2023 Bozevce village, Kosovo Open for young people from France, Croatia, Slovenia or Turkey ESC/Erasmus+ volunteering Boževce is a tiny village community situated in the Eastern part of Kosovo, in the Municipality of Ranilug. The village used to be inhabited by 600…
Stories from the ground
A training that inspired us to slow down and rethink our positions
In the mid-November, I took part in a training in the scope of No ESCape from Reflection project. One of the reasons was to learn and gain new perception on ESC projects, learning processes and reflection, as well as take time for introspection and sharing experiences with other youth workers. And the training has exceeded…
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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A training that inspired us to slow down and rethink our positions
In the mid-November, I took part in a training in the scope of No ESCape from Reflection project. One of the reasons was to learn and gain new perception on ESC projects, learning processes and reflection, as well as take time for introspection and sharing experiences with other youth workers. And the training has exceeded…
Capacity Building in the field of Youth – call for projects 2023
ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME GUIDE FOR 2023 is available at this link: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-programme-guide In the programme guide you can find a lot of information about actions from different fields that can be supported by Erasmus+. One of them is the action called CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE FIELD OF YOUTH (p.339) and is actually open for organisations and…
Mobility projects
Mobility projects for youth and youth worker Non-formal and informal learning enable young people to acquire essential competences that contribute to their personal and socio-educational development and foster their active participation in society, thereby improving their employment prospects. Through their participation in learning mobility activities, youth workers develop skills relevant for their professional development, foster…
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