Being a volunteer at Zavod Voluntariat, I was offered the possibility to apply to SCI grants. I was happy about the opportunity to receive funding for activities that will benefit the community. After all, I’m a millennial and we search […]
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Volunteering in Festivals: Doubling the Fun
This summer, in addition to my EVS volunteering experience, I decided to help in some Slovenian Festivals. I enjoy reggae music, as well as the vibes and the atmosphere it generally generates. That’s why, when I saw on facebook that […]
No Borders Corner – A Way to Intercultural Exchange and Integration
Did you know that in Ljubljana’s Municipal Library you can find books in Pashtu, Farsi, Arabic and other languages? This section of the library is called No Borders Corner and was established through the SCI Refugees Grant by Zavod Voluntariat […]
Itchy Feet? Learn About International Volunteering: We are ready to act!
Do you remember the 7 days training we held in April? You can refresh your memory here. From the 17 to the 19 of May our participants gathered for a 3 days training in Ljubljana. In this second stage of […]
Restoration in the Village
This month, volunteers from around Europe are visiting a small village in Slovenia to help the local fire brigade in restoring local community areas such as the playground. The team has been recording their daily adventures on the fire safety […]
Workcamp: Harvesting rice in the Land of the Rising Sun
Mateja was part of a SCI workcamp last September in Japan. In this post she shares her experience with us. In September, I put down my backpack at the Kaga railway station, in the Western part of central Honshu, the […]
Volunteering at Kunigunda Festival
Ugur is an EVS volunteer at Zavod Voluntariat. In his free time he enjoys photography and travelling. In this post Ugur shares his experience as an SCI workcamp volunteer at Velenje during the Kunigunda Festival. Velenje is the fifth biggest […]