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Young People are part of the community too!

Young People are part of the community too!

The training course “Young People are part of the Community too!” has official finished! The training course happened from 24th of September 2011 to 1st of October 2011 in Kavadarci, Macedonia

This international training course will gather youth actors from around Europe interested in intergenerational youth work. During 6 working days, the participants were involved in various activities focused on working with young people while empowering the whole community. Besides the structured thematic workshops implemented by experienced trainers, this project also included an action that was carried out in the local community by the participants. The project was organized by the Youth Association creACTive supported by the European Youth Foundation (www.eyf.coe.int/fej) and the European Network of Animation.

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Happy 2nd Birthday to

Happy 2nd Birthday to

Friday September 30th Kreaktiv Kavadarci celebrated it’s second anniversary. For 2 years the youth centre Kreaktiv organizes workshops, language courses and activities for youngsters in and around Kavadarci, and that deserved a big party. The party started at 20h in the evening, and a lot of kids showed up in a nicely decorated Kreaktiv, until the whole centre was packed with young people.

After the official speeches the Kreaktiv band played and sung happy birthday, and meanwhile the birthday cake was brought in, together with the occasional fireworks.

The Kreaktiv band (Borce Grkov, Vlatko Joskov, Vlatko Bakev, Vlatko Petkov) prepared a special birthday-set during the whole week, and together with local singing talent, (Sijce Trajkova, Nikola Anelov and Dragen Kabranov) they performed music all night, covering famous songs like ‘Wicked game’, ‘Proud mary’ and ‘Rolling in the deep’.

After the concert the party lingered on, and ended outside with the remaining youngsters playing guitar and singing together in the garden, joined by a group of European guests participating at a training in Kavadarci that week.

Dancing and Singing, enjoying the music, the cake and the food, the party was a big success and a great start of the new working year. We already look forward to the third anniversary!

 

To check the pictures follow the link

http://www.kavadar4e.com/galerija/index.php?/category/213

 

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Young People are Part of the Community Too!

Young People are Part of the Community Too!

Project Description

This international training course will gather youth actors from around Europe interested in intergenerational youth work. During 6 working days, the participants will be involved in various activities focused on working with young people while empowering the whole community. Besides the structured thematic workshops implemented by experienced trainers, this project will also include an action that will be carried out in the local community by the participants. The project is organized by the Youth Association creACTive supported by the European Youth Foundation (www.eyf.coe.int/fej) and the European Network of Animation.

Aim and objectives:

Exploring how youth work can empower the whole community: a way to active youth participation and the development of the role of the youth actor.

Objectives:

  • ∼  Introduce the concept of action training
  • ∼  Exchange experiences of different approaches to working with young people within the intergenerational context in the community
  • ∼  Exploring the value of working with young people on a community and intergenerational level
  • ∼  Reflect and analyse the process of active youth participation and community recognition ofyoung people as actors of the community: exploring the role of the youth actor
  • ∼  Develop and implement methodologies for working with young people in conducting community based intergenerational activities                

    Project venue:

    The training course will be organized in Kavadarci, Macedonia. We will stay and work in the facilities of the sports hall “Jasmin”, one of the largest indoor sport facilities in the country. Accommodation will be provided in rooms located inside the sports hall, while meals will be served in a restaurant within the same complex. There will be 4 to 5 participants per room, with shared bathrooms. Please note this is not a hotel.

    Kavadarci is well connected with the capital city Skopje, with about 10 bus lines during the whole day. You will be expected to arrive directly to Kavadarci, but travel assistance will be offered to all selected participants.


    Profile of participants:

    This call is open for participants from all countries that are members of the Council of Europe. We are expecting youth actors involved in working with young people in various ways. This includes, but is not limited to:
    -­‐ Youth workers
    -­‐ Employees/volunteers in youth and/or community associations and other organizations working directly or indirectly with young people
    -­‐ Employees in local/regional/national bodies dealing with youth and/or community issues

    There is no age limit.

    Financial conditions:
    This project is financially supported by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. Thus, the organizers will cover the expenses for accommodation and food during your stay in Kavadarci, as well as 70% of your travel costs. Participation fee of 15 euros should be paid by each participant.

    Please bear in mind that only the cheapest means of transportation will be covered. The project budget is very limited and thus you are encouraged to find the cheapest possibility for traveling to Kavadarci. The project team will be more than happy to help you with this.

    Application procedure:
    Please fill in and send the attached application form the latest by the 25th of August. You will be informed about the selection results by the 1st of September. Please do not make any travel arrangements before you get official confirmation that you have been selected and that you can proceed with purchasing tickets. Filled application forms and any questions you might have should be addressed to kontakt@kreaktiv.mk. You can also access us by phone at +389 2 61 30 709.

    Team of trainers and organizers:
    This project is organized by the Youth Association creACTive. More information about the work of creACTive is available at www.kreaktiv.mk. Dragan Markoski will be responsible for overall implementation of the project.

    The activity program will be implemented by a team of trainers experienced in non-­‐formal education. The team is consisted of the following trainers:

    Nik Paddision from the United Kingdom. Trainer profile: http://www.salto-­‐youth.net/tools/toy/find-­‐a-­‐ trainer/95.html?oldEngineRedirect=true

    Dragan Atanasov from Macedonia. Trainer profile: http://www.salto-­‐youth.net/tools/toy/find-­‐a-­‐ trainer/1280.html?oldEngineRedirect=true

    Solene Bouyaux from France. Experienced in human rights education, active participation, intercultural learning, theatre of the oppressed and in other fields.

    TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM PLEASE CLICK HERE

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Call for EVS Volunteer

Call for EVS Volunteer

Call for EVS volunteer in Libertas

 

The Digital Youth Magazine Libertas is looking for an EVS volunteer to be based in its office in Skopje, Macedonia. The EVS volunteer will be involved in the overall coordination of the magazine and will work together with Libertas’ team members on creating new exciting issues of Libertas and in spreading the word about it around the world.

The EVS volunteer will be hosted through the Youth in Action Programme of the European Commission. Hosting organization is Youth Association creACTive from Macedonia, and the EI number is 2009-SI-49.

About the magazine

Youth Magazine Libertas was founded in September 2009 as a project of Youth Association creACTive. Libertas aims to be a place where young people from all over the world can share their thoughts and views on topics that matter for them, in this way starting discussions and working as a means of change for the future. Every month, Libertas is published on the 5th, featuring articles about a different main topic and other kinds of articles such as movie, book and music reviews, travel destination, interview and brainstorm. The official web page of the magazine is www.magazinelibertas.com

Tasks and responsibilities

The EVS volunteer will be part of the international team coordinating the magazine. This team includes 10 members based in Macedonia and in other countries, who are responsible for managing the magazine, preparing the issues and updating the web page. Main responsibilities of the EVS volunteer may include, but will not be limited to:

-        Promotion of the magazine (social media, preparing newsletters, organizing promotional campaigns);

-        IT (helping with our web page and other technicalities that might appear);

-        Establishing contacts and cooperation with other magazines/ web sites/ organizations;

-        Writing news and updating the web page;

-        Preparing feedback to the contributors, regarding the contents and style of their articles;

-        Proof-reading of articles (if native or fluent English speaker);

-        Supporting the administrative work of the office in Skopje;

-        Designing promotional materials, banners and web page elements.

The EVS volunteer is expected to work 30-35 hours during the working week. The daily working hours will be arranged upon volunteer’s arrival. According to the rules of the Youth in Action Programme, the volunteer is entitled to 2 days of holidays per week, and 2 additional holiday days per month.

Eligible applicants

The EVS project will be implemented under the Youth in Action Programme, which means that the rules of the Youth in Action Programme apply. According to these rules, the candidates have to be aged 18 to 30 years, and be residents of one of the Programme countries: 27 EU member states, EFTA member states (Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland), Switzerland and Turkey.

Previous experience is not necessary, but it would be very helpful particularly in the following areas:

-        Journalism

-        Media/ online media

-        Graphic design

-        Web design

-        PR

 

Benefits

By joining our team, you will have a chance:

-        To be involved in the management of a growing youth magazine with a worldwide readership;

-        To be part of an enthusiastic intercultural team of young people;

-        To make links and cooperate with young people from around the world – our team of contributors currently has members from 40 countries;

-        To be involved in other projects within the framework of the Digital Magazine Libertas – as we are preparing applications for various international funding opportunities;

-        To meet and work together with the other EVS volunteers hosted by the Youth Association creACTive;

-        To get involved in other projects and activities of the Youth Association creACTive and of organization’s Cultural Center (www.kc.kreaktiv.mk).

 

Deadline, selection and application procedure, project duration

You can apply for our hosting project by filling in the application form (click here to download) and sending it by e-mail the latest by the 10th of August 2011. Together with the application form, you are also requested to send us your CV and motivation letter. Please send all documents to markoski@kreaktiv.mk.

The selection procedure might also include interview by skype, which will be performed the latest by 15th of August. You will receive the results of the selection procedure by the 15th of August.

The project application form will be submitted for funding to the Youth in Action Programme on the 1st of September 2011. The volunteering project will start in January 2012, and will last in a period from 9 to 12 months, depending on the agreement with the EVS volunteer.

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Conference

Conference

Conference at the EU Info Center

“The impact of local events on the European citizens’ awareness about volunteering”

Thursday 23 June 2011, from 12:00 – 13:15 o’clock

 

This conference is organised in the frame of the project “Support platform for Volunteering“ which goal is to contribute in the implementation of a support platform specialised in the field of volunteering within a network of organisations from twinned cities from France, Germany, Italy and Macedonia.

The goal of this conference is to bring together people from different sectors that work in the field of volunteerism and will talk about the impact of local events on the European citizens’ awareness about volunteering.

AGENDA

 

12:00 – 12:05

 

Opening from the moderator

11:05 – 12:10 Mr. Dragan MARKOSKI – Coordinator of creACTive, Macedonia  

Introduction to the project and the topic

11:10 – 11:20 

 

 

12:20 – 12:30

 

Ms. Violaine TALLEU – Association ADICE, France 

Presentation of the volunteering programs from Roubaix, France

 

Ms. Federica MORINI – Association GSI, Italy

Presentation of methods and approaches for higher youth involvement on local level in Italy

12:30 – 12:40 Ms. Emilija GEORGIEVSKA – City of Skopje, Macedonia (tbc) 

Involvement of the local government in promoting volunteerism in Skopje

12:40 – 13:10  

 

12:10 – 13:15

Discussion 

All guests and media are invited to raise and discuss different question connected with the topic

Moderator closes the conference

 

 

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Јавен настан

Јавен настан

Почитувани,

На 20 април 2011 (среда) во 12:00 часот, на кеј „13 Ноември“, се одржа јавен настан „Изложба: Отворено за студентите“и промоција на коалицијата на студентски и младински организации Платформа за студентски плурализам [ПСП].

Платформа за студентски плурализам претставува неформална коалиција на 16 студентски и младински организации чија заедничка цел е темелна и конечна реформа на постоечкиот систем на студентско организирање преку обезбедување демократска функционалност, транспарентност, вклученост и легитимност на сите организации и групи кои ги застапуваат правата и интересите на студентите во Македонија.

Јавниот настан Изложба: отворено за студентите” имаше за цел промоција на студентските права, должности и улога во општеството, информирање на јавноста за потребата од реформи во системот на студентско организирање и претставување преку создавање на легитимен, демократски и функционален студентски парламент, кој во својата работа ќе се води примарно од интересите на студентите, ќе делува во насока на заштита, унапредување и афирмација на нивните права.

На настанот, преку информативни и интерактивни паноа кои ја сочинуваа привремената изложба, беа претставени правата на студентите во Македонија и во странство и им се овозможи на младите да се запознаат со истите, но и директно да ги искажат своите ставови преку дополнување на изложбата со свои пораки. Исто така, група на млади луѓе делеше бонбони со пораки на минувачите, т.н. „бомбони за мислење“, каде беа напишани пораки за подобар студентски живот, како би ги натерале студентите да размислуваат во насока на подобрување на студентскиот стандард во Македонија.

Претходниот ден, на 19 април, изложбата беше претставена на платото на УКИМ (Правен, Економски, Филозофски и Филолошки факултет), платото на техничките факултети (ФЕИТ, Машински факултет и Технолошкиот факултет) и на Универзитетот ФОН.

 

За Платфoрмата за студентски плурализам (ПСП)

ПЛАТФОРМА ЗА СТУДЕНТСКИ ПЛУРАЛИЗАМ (ПСП) претставува неформална коалиција на 16 студентски и младински организации чија заедничка цел е темелна и конечна реформа на постоечкиот систем на студентско организирање преку обезбедување демократска функционалност, транспарентност, вклученост и легитимност на сите организации и групи кои ги застапуваат правата и интересите на студентите во Македонија.
Силно веруваме дека студентите поседуваат демократски и прогресивен капацитет, дека се свесни за потребата од систем на организирање и претставување ориентиран кон самите студенти, дека ќе дејствуваат за плурализам и дека ќе не поддржат во напорите за реформа на последниот монополски поставен систем на организирање во Република Македонија.

Ве повикуваме да ја поддржите ПСП и да дигнете глас за она што му неопходно на ова општество – непартиски, независен, стабилен, критичен и самокритичен студентски систем, организиран според европските стандарди и практики кои веќе се реалност во регионот.

ПСП е отворена за нови членови, партнерства и соработки. Во моментов ПСП ја сочинуваат:

• Асоцијација за здравствена едукација и истражување Х.Е.Р.А. – Скопје
• Европско здружение на студентите по право во Република Македонија (ЕЛСА)
• Здружение на граѓани за одржлив развој и заштита на животната средина Гоу Грин – Скопје
• Здружение на граѓани Сумнал
• Здружение на граѓани за поддршка на краетивноста и активното граѓанство Креактив – Скопје
• Здружение на граѓани Младите можат – Скопје
• Здружение на студенти по индустриско инженерство и менаџмент Скопје – ЕСТИЕМ Локална Група Скопје
• ЗГ Центар за развој и унапредување на јавниот живот (ЦРУЈЖ- Тетово)
• ЗГ Центар за демократски развој и интеграција (ЦДРИ- Тетово)
• Македонски политиколошки форум (МПФ)
• Меѓународно здружение за размени на студенти од техничките факултети (ИАЕСТЕ Македонија)
• Младински културен центар – Битола (МКЦ-Битола)
• Младински образовен форум (МОФ)
• Федерација на млади – Скопје
• Фондација за развој на локалната заедница- Штип (ФРЛЗ – Штип)
• Форум на млади – Битола

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Why Czech’s don’t like Russians?

Why Czech’s don’t like Russians?

There are many reasons for my stay in Russia and one of them was to get an answer to this question. After half a year living and travelling in the biggest country in the world I think I can understand and explain basic cultural and historical problems Czechs can have with Russians and when Russians come to Czech Republic I can also understand and explain why they are not welcomed very warmly. I will try to explain it from the point of view of a foreigner; a Czech person using historical context.
As I pointed out, when Russians travel to Czech Republic they should be ready, that they may not be accepted with enthusiasm and good moods. It of course entirely depends on personality of the person they met and his/her previous experience (or lack of experience) with Russians. Before the year 1968 there wasn’t much contact between Russian and Czech people at all (if you don’t take into consideration the small amount of people serving in legions in Russia during and after the First World War or in even more distant history, brief visits of important Russians which you cannot count as common
people). There was not much personal contact between ordinary Russians and ordinary Czech people. Czechs in the past usually just heard fragmented stories about some distant Slavic country in the east. With the end of Second World War liberation from Nazi was done for eastern part of Czechoslovakia by Soviet army and for whole west- ern part by the Allies, two years after the end of Second World War in the year 1948 communists took the rule in Czechoslovakia describing Soviet Union as our eastern “brother”, a biggest friend and ally. After that time people just constantly heard about good things from the Soviet Union, never bad. So over time, Czech people who never met Sovi- ets or Russians, just believed what they heard. Sometimes this trust was shaken a bit by goods brought from Soviet Union which “was” the best on the world. This was said as propaganda; in all actually they were quite crappy. Also, some people remembered the behavior of
the Soviet soldiers during liberation from Nazi. As any other soldiers, they weren’t very gentle and created the image of the Soviet army as strong yet brutal and an inhumane army. In this period between the years 1945 and 1968 the thinking about Rus- sians was quite undamaged in Czechoslovakia and not many Czechs had reason to dislike Rus- sians.

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Read the full article by visiting the following link

http://www.magazinelibertas.com/libertasplus04/

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Call for participants

Call for participants

Dear youth workers, youth leaders,
you are invited  to apply for the Training Course “Youth centers – Uniting Young People” to be held from 2 to 10 of May 2011 in Kavadarci, Macedonia
Costs: 70% of travel  and 100 % of Food and Accommodation Covered
Eligible countries; Bosnia, Croatia, Latvia and Slovakia
No age limit

Deadline for application 15 of April 2011

If you have any additional question please contact Dragan Markoski @ markoski@kreaktiv.mk or +389 78 23 88 85
Download  the info pack for participants
Download the application form

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What is the meaning of life?

What is the meaning of life?

The topic of this month: What is the meaning of life?

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creACTive’s office moved

creACTive’s office moved

The office of the Youth Association creACTive has been moved to a new location on Street Ilindenska 38 (former CK)

Our new phone number is 02/ 61 30 709 intl dials +389 2 61 30 709

Soon we announce opening of the Youth, cultural and education center of creACTive and LIBERTAS Cafe!

 

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