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Connecting with the world and volunteers in Čadca In this series, we learn about volunteering opportunities within the ICYE network all over the world. This time it’s Slovakia’s turn to be in the spotlight. Read what Miriam Petríková from ICYE Slovakia, KERIC, tells about volunteering with KERIC. INTERVIEW & PHOTO: MINNA RÄISÄNEN
Could you please introduce KERIC? KERIC is a non-profit, non-governmental youth organization that works with children and young people aged 7–30 years, and also with adults from the Kysuce region. We offer various activities with an international dimension, which develop the personality of children and young people and vary according to the needs of individuals and groups. We are trying to connect our Kysuce region with Europe and gradually with the whole world. Dozens of young people take the opportunity to travel abroad and have unique experiences in countries around the world. Every year, volunteers visit us in Čadca to share their culture, customs, and languages through fun activities. We send groups of young people from 13 to 30 years of age to the world for international youth exchanges. The aim is to meet young people from other countries, spend some
Miriam Petriková from the youth organization KERIC welcomes new volunteers to their team: “If you would like to be part of KERIC community, experience life in Slovakia, and like working with children, we are the right place for you.”
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