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What is baptism of capoeristas?

Batizado (in Portuguese baptism) is an initiation ritual and ceremony during which capoeira members receive a Corda (the belt representing the rank in capoeira). In our case, it was joined with Troca de Cordas, an exchange of the cordas.

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Eurodesk: a big browser for opportunities all around Europe!

In the first paragraphs I will give you a short resume of Eurodesk’s history and what are its main aims. In the second part of the article, I will give you some more information about the results of Eurodesk — this means if it is doing well for the youngsters’ — and how it assesses all the opportunities abroad!

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How is it to volunteer on an Island?

In our On-Arrival Seminar in November, we met a lot of other volunteers from all over Croatia that are part of the ESC as well. One of them was Marco from Italy, who lives on the Island of Murter and is a volunteer for Udruga Argonauta. To get a broader insight on how other ESC projects can be structured, I asked Marco to share with me his experience so far and you can read about it in this article.

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Environmental Activism in Zagreb

I am very interested in the topic of environmental activism and we can state that the climate crisis concerns all of us and has so many layers to it. It is great that there are organizations like Zelena Akcija, that raise awareness about the topic, educate and speak with decision makers, because we must act now.

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So what is Spring on Trešnjevka?

With the arrival of sunny days, Amazonas organized an outside festival „Spring on Trešnjevka“ from the 4th to the 14th of April. These 10 days were filled with a multitude of workshops organized by either us volunteers or Amazonas trainers. The goal of this festival was to offer open classes for people to join and participate in the regular activities.

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