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Youth inclusive program in schools

Volunteer

Your role

CYA KRIK is implementing youth inclusive programs in the special high schools in Skopje. The programs are lasting during the school year September-December and February-June. During the summer period, the program is usually offering different outdoor activities such as: visiting the mountains, swimming pools and similar. 

Within these target groups, the volunteers can: 

  • Implement workshop in the schools on a topic the have experience and interest in
  • Do intercultural workshop and present their culture to the target group
  • Organize interesting summer activities
  • Do team building activities
  • Implement movie nights and cooking together activities and similar.

Qualification & prerequisites

  • Be able to communicate in English (listening, reading,speaking and writing)
  • Believe in volunteering work changes people lives
  • Self-motivated and ability to managed their own time
  • Creativity

Volunteers from Vietnam and Philippines are eligible for this project.

Accomodation & Food

The volunteers will be accommodated in a shared house in Skopje. The house is located in Kisela Voda Municipality in South-eastern part of Skopje and it is 10 minutes by bus to the center of Skopje (15 minutes walking).

Close to the house there is a big market which is open during the day.

Down the street towards the center of the city there are few café bars.

From the center there is one buss that go in the direction of the house. Bus number is 24.

Visa & travel arrangements

Due to the current situation all of volunteers are required to be vaccinated or present a negative PCR-test done not more than 72 hours before entering. Information on Covid-19 restrictions can be found here

The participant will need green pass to enter restaurants, shops and other premises. These can be obtained only by being  fully vaccinated. If a volunteer has received 2 shots of other vaccines and 1 booster shot of EMA recognized vaccine, this is valid as fully vaccinated person. More information can be found here.

Visa requirements: in general, this takes 1 – 3 months for volunteering visa, however, due to shorter stay, a travel visa could be arranged. Participant will have to get visa prior to entering the country. 

 The sending and hosting organisation will give further information to the volunteers. The sending organisations are:

Hosting organisation

The Center for Youth Activism Krik is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded by young people, led by young people and working for and with young people. The name is an inspiration that came from the vision of this organization, which should be the voice of young people who will be heard and will make changes and contributions to society. Krik seeks to encourage greater youth participation, youth activism, to encourage young people to be more involved in the policy-making process at local and national level. The target group that Creek works with is all young people 13-30 as well as young people with fewer opportunities, socially excluded groups and young people with visual and intellectual disabilities.

more information: http://krik.org.mk/en/

 

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CYA KRIK

Phone: +38978370987
Email: kriksending@gmail.com
Address: st. Karadzica 6
1000 Skopje, Macedonia

How to apply?

The applications for this position are open. You can apply for this position by contacting the sending organisation according to the country you come from or where your residence is.

philippines
BTG – Bridging the Gap, Philippines

Phone: +63 9179567215 | +632 4355900
Email: admin@btgphils.org
Address: Unit 408, 4th floor, Liberty Place Building, 96 Xavierville Avenue, Brgy. Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Metro Manila 1108 Philippines

vietnam
YESD Social Enterprise Vietnam

Phone: +84 903 493 391
Email: info@yesd.org
Address: Room 10-B2, WESTA Building, 112 Tran Phu, Mo Lao, Ha Dong, Hanoi, Vietnam 100000

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