Opportunities

There are different possibilities to volunteer with Balkan Sunflowers. Learning Centers Network … BSFK has 5 learning centers in Kosovo and 500-600 children bennefiting from different educational activities offered by our staff. More than 30 volunteers are engaged as tutors in our learning centers. Volunteers are secondary school students or university students and they are engaged 2-3 hours per day, every day. Internships … BSFK can offer internship opportunity for volunteers based on the needs and applicability. Unfortunately, BSFK doesn’t have its own funds to support interns. There are few way to nbe engaged as intern: funded projects, cooperation with University, self-funded, or through another NGO. Volunteering in Kosovo … Our main program for volunteers is under the framework of…

The following words may be useful for those contemplating voluntary service in the region. Vanja Nikolic has suggested "fifteen questions to ask yourself before volunteering" in a conflict or post-conflict region and Koen van Praet offers advice on how to avoid the risk of burn-out as a long-term volunteer. Much of this is not nearly as relevant as it was a few years ago but we leave it on the website as the reflections are still useful. Some words from Vanja, 1999 … "I would like to introduce myself and to write a few words. Vanja Nikolic (31yrs), from Osijek, Croatia, living in Zagreb. Involved in peace/human rights activities within Antiwar Campaign Network Croatia since the spring of 1992. Before volunteering, I ask you to give yourself time to think and question why you want to do it…