European volunteer stories

Volunteer paramedics at Trbovlje General Hospital, Slovenia
Usually, members of the first aid teams within the regional Red Cross associations refresh their…

Santa Claus for a day, Slovenia
Santa for a Day is a non-profit project run entirely by volunteers. Behind the project…

Project of retired seamstresses, 10,500 masks in six days, Slovenia
In the first wave of the coronavirus epidemic, there was a huge shortage of protective…

Free psychosocial support during the COVID 19 epidemic, Slovenia
Zavod Odprta dlan offered free psychosocial assistance to the residents of the Zasavska region on…

Free transport to work, Slovenia
During the spring 2020 closure of public transport, volunteers of the Slovenian Philanthropy helped the…

Trbovlje-mesto volunteer fire brigade, recipients of the title Volunteer organization of the Zasavska region 2020
Around 150 members are included in the association, who completed over 30,000 volunteer hours in…

Slobodan Filipovič, recipient of the title Volunteer of the Zasavska region 2023 from Hrastnik, Slovenia
Homes for the elderly were closed during the epidemic due to a large number of…

BioSenior, Portugal
Mata de Vilar is one of the most symbolic green spaces in Vila de Lousada.…

Rediscovering the Stag beetle, Portugal
In Portugal, there is an old cultural connection with the largest bug in Europe -…

Learning about invasive exotic plants in the Municipality of Lousada, Portugal
The BioSénior project was created to give more experienced citizens the opportunity to visit and…