TIPS FOR VOLUNTEERING IN A FIELD YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE OR NO EXPERIENCE IN
How do you navigate a volunteering project in a field where you don't feel at home yet? Živa already knows the trick. Check out her advice!
Volunteer Leadership: Building and Leading Effective Teams
This is how Margaret sees coordination of teams of volunteers especially in ESC projects. What do the volunteers need from their coordinators?
How to prepare to leave after the volunteering project
How has Matheo been processing the end of his project? And what are the things you should think about well before you leave your hosting country?
How to get familiar in a new country
Are you new to a different country and culture? Read Luiza’s tips and follow her steps on how to adapt to life in a new city.
A SLOVENIAN IN SLOVAKIA
Are Slavic countries really similar when it comes to living there? A Slovenian volunteer shares their perspective on the similarities and differences between the two countries.
Volunteering and Mental Health: A Complex Relationship
Luiza reflects on living in a different culture, navigating the initial excitement and later challenges, and how life in another place can teach you more about your own culture and values.
The Week of volunteering through the eyes of international volunteer
The Week of Volunteering is a national campaign run and coordnated by BDC in Bratislava. ESC volunteers help to capture the atmosphere through the camera. How has Paula perceived this event? Read it through.
Preparations to become an ESC volunteer abroad: expectations and reality
Drawing on his own ESC experience, Matheo shares advice on how to prepare for a project abroad, including the importance of learning about the country beforehand.
How to Not Feel Alone in a New City
Hear Paula's advice on how to enjoy your volunteering experience to maximum and prevents homesickness.
THE ROLE OF SOLIDARITY IN SOCIETY
Živa is volunteering in the organization Cirkuskus. Let's read through her thoughts on solidarity as being a member of ESC volunteering program.
The Intersection of Volunteer Work and Global Citizenship
Luiza looks into how international volunteering experience brought her closer to her home-country.
Long-term impact vs. short-term help
DIego contemplates what are pros and cons of both - long-term and short-term volunteering.