The next stops in our study visit were places known for hemp tradition. Those are Kulpin, a small town that hosts the only Agriculture Museum in Serbia, which has an exhibition about hemp. The other place was Bački Petrovac, where the Institute for Agriculture, its department for alternative cultures, is situated. The Agriculture Museum includes…
End of March/beginning of April GAIA team went to Vojvodina and together with colleagues from VCV visited several places in which we could get a puzzle about the story of HEMP. The first point was Bečej, small town situated at River Tisa in the center of Vojvodina, and Ede and Tamas Sinkovic. We were impressed…
Caring for water and rivers in the era of climate change – ESC volunteering team Bozevce (Kosovo), 12th of May-28th of May 2025 In an ever-warmer world, water is a crucial issue. Kosovo is already a water-stressed country, and is particularly affected by water-related problems: drought and flooding are becoming more frequent due to climate…
Reviving Hemp Heritage in Kosovo and Serbia, is a small project implemented by GAIA Kosovo and the Volunteers’ Center of Vojvodina with the support of the European Heritage Hub. The project is about documenting the traditional knowledge of growing hemp in Kosovo and Vojvodina (Northern Serbia) and promoting its potential in mitigating climate change, especially…
The European Solidarity Corps (ESC) is a program that enables organizations or public entities to host volunteers from European countries and send local volunteers abroad. The program allows young people to volunteer in social initiatives while benefiting the community, the volunteers themselves, and the organizations involved. A prerequisite to joining the program is obtaining the…
The new Program Guide for Erasmus+ is published! In March, the organisations from Kosovo can apply for Capacity Building projects in the field of youth. Capacity building in the field of Youth (CBY) aims to support international cooperation, policy dialogue and non-formal learning in the field of youth, as a driver of sustainable socio-economic, particularly in…
We are inviting you to the info-sessions about Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes, which provide possibilities for international cooperation in the field of youth work. 19th of December, 10h – 15h, Barabar Center, Prishtina The programme guides for these EU programmes for youth have been published recently, together with the calls for projects.…
The “cleaning” (from trash) of Kosovo rivers was decided and financed by the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure. Information about these actions is limited to a Facebook post of the minister and the web-site of the Ministry, and communication with the different stakeholders (NGO, villagers, municipalities) was also non-existent. Information about it is…
ERASMUS+ INFORMATION SESSION ON YOUTH 14th of October, Europe House Prishtina, 10.00 – 12.00 Kosovo Erasmus+ Office will organize a session to promote the Erasmus+ opportunities in the field of youth and to explore the impact of the Erasmus+ Program through youth capacity-building projects. The event will provide an overview of the opportunities within Erasmus+,…
STOP THE DESTRUCTION! Otter, dipper, crayfish, dragonflies… The Perlepnica River is teeming with life… Or rather, it was teeming. This morning we discovered a spectacle of desolation: over 1.5 km long, the river is dead: the willows and other trees bordering it have been torn out, the riverbed has been dug up with excavators, and…