Balkans. Thessaloniki. Human Rights. Youth Participation.
I will share a little secret with you: you can volunteer abroad, get out of your comfort zone, learn a new language and live a unique experience…without any cost!How? With the European Solidarity Corps! Join Roberto Gentile’s journey and you will discover what makes this volunteer opportunity different through the fears and joys that arise […]
Last weekend some of us travelled from Thessaloniki to Bulgaria, to the city of Sofia. We walked the streets of a quiet, clean city. We visited churches, parks, ate a lot of food, and had some anecdote in a museum, and some feared the border control… But the important thing is that travelling with your […]
Hi, my name is Pauline, I’m 22 years old and I come from France. Today, I would like to tell you about my 2 months of experience in Thessaloniki. I arrived on the 8th of October after a long day of travel. At my arrival in the house, I met the others volunteer with who […]
We are proud to announce that the 29th edition of Balkan Beats is online now! We have set up for you a green path full of curiosities and adventures. It will leave you breathless, come and have a look! IN A NUTSHELL Would you like to know what should be the first step towards a […]
Everyone who reads this blog, can easily relate to the assumption on which Ulrich Köhler’s and Henner Winckler’s movie A voluntary year is based. We are all familiar to leave everything behind and seize one of our possible futures. And the movie is exactly about that. The main character Jette is a twenty-something German girl […]
For 60 years, Thessaloniki has been hosting an event that welcomes the world of cinema. It ranges from directors to actors and distributors, with its eyes always set on the public. But if there’s one thing that makes this festival even greater, it’s the work of its volunteers. This is my experience from the inside […]
FASI! Festival took place on 10th of October in Thessaloniki. The festival was promoting creative activities and workshops for all young people through games, dance and music. Several youth associations have cooperated together to encourage everyone to take part in their activities in the city. Most importantly, thanks to everyone the atmosphere was really powerful. […]
It has already been a week since I’ve arrived in Thessaloniki. I have just seen a few places but I feel like I am going to spend a really good time here. Here are some of my first impressions.
On Friday, 12th of January to be exact, I left from the Budapest airport for my year long EVS adventure in Thessaloniki. The first half of my journey led me to Athens, from where I was supposed to take another flight to Thessaloniki. I was pleasantly surprised when the plane hit the ground of the landing platform, and all of the passengers started to applause as if the whole flight had been some kind of performance which could be measured in terms of its aesthetic qualities.
5th of December is the International Volunteer day since 1985 and the date is connected not only with celebrations, but also to show that by volunteering work, we are changing the world. This year for the International Volunteering day, volunteers from Ethelon (a network of volunteers) made a huge event with the name “Kindness Revolution”, which was running in Thessaloniki and Athens. Here, in Thessaloniki the event happened at WE as a hosting place, bigger enough to collect so much volunteering power.
