ESC in Mitrovica (Kosovo)

Some examples, depending on the chosen program

• Organizing festivals, cultural and educational events
• Supporting artistic workshops
• Supporting artists in exhibitions, facilitating artist exchanges
• Environmental activities such as tree planting
• Research, advocacy and policy development
• Marketing and communication
• Possibility to carry out personal projects

• Interested in cultural and artistic life
• Interested in empowering youth
• Interested in promoting sustainable development

The volunteer will receive 120 Euros as food allowance each month, directly from the hosting organisation. We offer food money and 120 Euro pocket money.

Accommodation is fully equipped and in the city centre, it has 70 meters square and is 5 minutes walking from the office. It has two rooms, a kitchen, and a balcony. You will share the kitchen and bathroom with one other volunteer. Electricity, heating, wifi, water is included. There is a washing machine, pillows, blankets and bedsheets. Please bring your own towels. Cleaning supplies, toilet paper and hygiene products has to be covered by volunteers.

Considering that Mitrovica is not such a big city and the apartment is in the city center, there is no need to use any transport, but if there is a need to travel outside of the city for the needs of the project, expenses will be covered by the hosting organization. On your arrival we will bring you to the flat and give you all documents you need (renting contract, ESC confirmation etc), and in the first days in Mitrovica we help you for orientation, we go together to the registration office and open with you bank account, and provide a local phone number. 

You will be supported by Marigona, Blerta and Rinor.

Please take into consideration, that we will provide you with a language course. This course is designed one time per week for two hours/almost 3 months (private teacher). Much more you will learn the Albanian language by doing, by working in your host organization, by meeting people around and in our culture centre or by searching for a tandem partner. We have a cultural evening in our space each Friday evening, where you can meet people from Mitrovica as well as international people and practice different languages including Albanian or Serbo-Croatian language. In addition, we can provide you with links where you can take an online Albanian course. Learning another language is a process, but learning Albanian as a unique language within Indo-European languages is cool! :) 

We designed a schedule of activities for the volunteers with 6 hours per day and two days off during a week.

The city of Mitrovica is divided in two main parts: the south of the Ibar river, mainly populated by Albanian people (72,000 inhabitants) and the north of the river, mainly populated by Serbian people (12,000 inhabitants). Members of those two main communities docooperate in specific fields of life, but still the majority of them are still afraid to cross the bridge and visit the other side.

 7Arte’s project in Mitrovica seeks to use culture and arts to find a common space for cooperation and deal with environmental issues for the welfare of all citizens. 

The volunteers are working on the organization of various events that are mostly organized on the south part of Mitrovica, within 7Arte facilities. From our experience, 7Arte programs welcome young people of any background and provides a safe space for communication and entertainment. 7Arte has good cooperation with cultural organisations from the north of Mitrovica and we share specific programs and apply jointly for grants with focus on environmental issues.