Three months ago I moved to Belgium for a volunteering experience abroad with the European Solidarity Corps, my first experience. I had already done volunteering before, in Italy, working as an au pair operator for disabled people in a social network that was born in my city, but then I Read more…
The On Arrival Training (OAT) that Jay & I took part in took place between 17 & 22 October 2022 in Desdelheide Youth Center, south of Brussels in Flemish region. I know what you are thinking. Why would I go to an OAT organised by the Flemish National Agency – Read more…
Hello everybody and welcome to a new article about volunteering. My name is Mihai, I am from Romania and I am the new volunteer of VIEWS International. Where should I start from? My coming here was smoothly organised with the help of both hosting and sending organisations. Fortunately my flight Read more…
Hello readers, I want to introduce myself. My name is jay, I am a 23 years old blind girl and I come from Italy. At the end of September I will move to Liège, Belgium, for a nine-months ESC volunteering project, coordinated by Views International. Last week I had my Read more…
This is Faruk reporting from Liège, Belgium and I can tell you that everything is quiet on the western front, except for the activities I have been taking part in my ESC project. I feel like I just arrived here but it has been an unbelievably busy period of four Read more…
Representatives of sending, hosting or coordinating associations from more than ten participating countries of European Solidarity Corps (ESC) gathered for a training course about increasing quality and cooperation in volunteering projects. The training had started before the actual face-to-face meeting with a virtual meeting for online preparation of participants in Read more…
My name is Vreni. I’m 19 years old and I come from Germany. I graduated from high school last year and decided afterwards to start a voluntary service abroad to get new experiences for my future. So, I applied for an ESC-project in Liège, organized by Views International. Doing voluntary Read more…
Article written by Faruk Where had we left off? My name is Faruk and I am the new ESC volunteer from Turkey working at the Views International office. You may have remembered me from the issue of a few months back with my advance planning visit and my struggles for Read more…
My name is Faruk Demir and I am a candidate for the European solidarity corps (ESC) program, soon to be volunteering at VIEWS International. Journeys always begin with an excitement and thrill that promise you different people to meet, new sights to discover, and further things to learn. My advance Read more…
BY Vicky Ago My VIEWS International experience started with sudden but genuine curiosity to enroll in their Belgium volunteer programme, and honestly, I did not expect to be accepted. But Ialways ask myself, what’s the worst that can happen?Well, as you all can imagine, nothing terrible happened. Not only did Read more…