European Solidarity Corps (ESC) – Information for interested organizations The European Solidarity Corps aims to foster solidarity in the European society, engaging young people and organisations in accessible and high-quality solidarity activities. It offers young people opportunities to show solidarity, express their commitment to the benefit of communities and help resolve challenging situations across Europe.…
[ENG] ESC info sessions: Call for organisations and institutions GAIA Kosovo, the partner of SALTO SEE for promotion and support of the European Solidarity Corps programme in Kosovo, is organising three info sessions for organisations and institutions operating in Kosovo and interested to be part of the European Solidarity Corps programme. So, the info sessions…
It is weird how you can discover your living place, once you start to look around from another perspective. Since years I am living in the city of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. I know the roads I am taking every day; walking, riding along them with my bike or taking public transport. But as much…
GAIA Kosovo is happy to announce several amazing long term volunteering opportunities in Switzerland, starting in August and September 2020. GAIA Kosovo can be a sending organizations only for: young people from 18 until 30 years old citizens of Kosovo haven’t done an EVS project yet (except up to 2 months) More info about the…
[JULY UPDATE] As we announced in May on this same page, the current sanitary situation brings a lot of uncertainties about the events that GAIA Kosovo can organize this summer. As the situation did not improve greatly since the workcamp season was put on hold, we decided to cancel all workcamps for 2020. Depending on…
Six months. Last summer, I decided that I wanted to work in the field of international solidarity, but the problem was that I did not have any experience. I finished my studies, graduated and decided to throw myself into the real world, that is to say, to make a ‘Service Civique’ (French volunteering program) abroad.…
Shifting perspectives is a response of GAIA’s volunteers to the Covid-19 pandemic. As an environmental and peace building association, we could not postpone our activities and only wait for this crisis to end. Most of the world is facing social distancing measures but yet we are witnessing a real collective desire to exchange, to communicate.…
The stories of Célia and Hugo, volunteers in GAIA’s Mitrovica program In February 2019, Hugo and Célia, two French volunteers, joined the program of GAIA Kosovo in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica. For one year, they became active members of the GAIA team, contributing to organize various events and workshops, or creating partnerships on…
Trying to make myself conscious about a shortened voluntary year Florian Herm Volunteering cannot be planned. Especially not if it leads you to another place with things to do you are not experienced in. When I look back, way further than the beginning of my own voluntary service in the Permaculture project of GAIA in…
[Albanian and Serbian versions below] “We are all dreamers!” Teodora, 6 years old, wants to be a ballerina, and Liridon, 11 years old would like to become a cameraman. They both have dreams and they both took part in the workshop organised in Mitrovica by GAIA Kosovo during November and December 2019. The project involved…