Quite a lot of things around us could have a second life. Some of them can be turned into a great number of things, including musical instruments. For the second upcycle project we gathered a group of people with skills and experiences ranging from ability to play multiple musical instruments to being good at making … Continue reading Upcycle Your Life – Vol. 2 in Leipzig (Germany)
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Hi, dear friend! Let me bring you to the worldwide adventure called “international youth projects” 🙂 I personally really like to broaden my mind every day by reading books, watching videos on YouTube and being connected to people from different backgrounds discussing every topic which is interesting to talk about. But let me tell you, … Continue reading Experience: We are only humans, after all…
Starting in May and until November 2018, Shokkin Group Estonia and Shokkin Group International are part of a very exciting twinning project "Prospects for Youth", implemented in partnership with Institute for Youth Development in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). The twinning program includes two study visits, one in Kyrgyzstan (implemented in July 2018) and one in Estonia (to … Continue reading Twinning Program between Europe and Kyrgyzstan
No way! It’s time to finish it all up and go home. Time flew and 9 months feel like only 2 or 3. It seems that many bullet points of the learning goals were ticked off, while others not. The last three months were productive and adventurous. It’s been more of a busy period for … Continue reading EVS BLOG: “Do it your way”, May-July recap
"In the beginning of May we were sent by Shokkin Group Estonia to the Black Sea coast in Turkey, where a week-long training course on the topic of social entrepreneurship in youth work took place. It was a super-informative week full of hard work that was also really fun. We covered thoroughly the topic of … Continue reading Experience: The World of Social Enterprise (Turkey, May 2018)
We did it again! As some of you know, for couple of months we have been preparing Conspiracy in Soviet Tallinn: a city game with couple of people connected to Shokkin. Conspiracy in Soviet Tallinn is a city game inspired by mechanics of escape rooms. It will take you back to the late 80s and … Continue reading EVS Blog: All conspirators welcome
We are proud to announce about something that we have been working on for a long time. And it is a youth camp that we are coordinating at Ole Lukoe summer camp! The idea of organizing a camp was growing inside of Shokkin Group for a few years now. Since we have been cooperating with … Continue reading Youth Camp by Shokkin & Ole Lukoe
It‘s coming! Hi, Filip here again, the EVS volunteer in Shokkin Group Estonia. During last couple of months a great lot of things happened and I finally found time to write a bit about it. So let’s jump right into it and let me tell you why last few months have been really exciting. Estonia … Continue reading EVS BLOG: Filip’s EVS in Estonia – Part III
So 1/3 has been done and mentioned in the previous blog post, let’s summarize the last 3 months here in Tbilisi. Time is still running fast. I am starting to feel that I would like it to slow down. There are still so many ideas that are not made real and the summer feeling starts … Continue reading EVS BLOG: “Do it your way” – February – April recap
COworking and COoperation: Youth workers and youth leaders from 8 countries, from 9 organizations met last February for the Contact Making event "Shokkin Therapy" with the aim of building a worldwide network of active, motivated and creative young people, who are ready to create a better world for youth. This brought the opportunity to celebrate … Continue reading Experience: We call it special COnnection. Shokkin Therapy in Denmark