No equipment? No problem! – An Erasmus+ Youth exchange in Macedonia

The project “No equipment? No problem!” is a mobility of young people – Youth exchange, hosted by CET PLATFORMA Skopje in Krushevo, North Macedonia, that brings 37 young people and youth leaders from North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania and Serbia.

HEALTH & WELLBEING

Exploring different forms of maintaining health and well-being by practicing different body weight and cardio exercises, tasting healthy food and trying different techniques for relaxation.

PHYSICAL EXERCISES

Breaking the excuses of not having enough time, options, finances, infrastructure to exercise by offering participants with creative solutions for doing physical activities.

INTERCULTURAL LEARNING

Fostering cooperation, intercultural learning and exchange of competencies between young people from different cultures and backgrounds by using non-formal and peer-to-peer learning.

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People of #EQUIPbyCET

The beautiful humans and amazing participants of #EQUIPbyCET who have made this Erasmus+ Youth exchange in Krushevo, N. Macedonia a BIG success and an unforgettable experience for everyone involved.

This is the end of #EQUIPbyCET: Final evaluation and Romanian intercultural night

The final afternoon of #EQUIPbyCET started with a final evaluation of the Youth exchange through verbal feedback in the plenary and answering anonymous questionaries. Participants shared their experience from the project, evaluated the activities, facilitators, fellow participants and give their overall feedback for the quality of the project preparation, implementation, organisational aspects, and logistics. They…

Erasmus+ photo-shoot and workshops with local high-school students

The final day of our Youth exchange “No equipment? No problem!” started with a photo-shoot for which participants created posters on which they expressed what Erasmus+ and the project means to them. The goal of the photo-shoot was to share our feelings and experiences and create a photo campaign that will be shared on personal…

Planning the follow-up phase and learning about Bulgarian culture

The first afternoon session of #EQUIPbyCET was dedicated to planning the follow-up phase of the project which will consist of local activities that the participants with help from their partner organizations will organize back home. Participants were provided with a form that helped them to plan follow-up activities in form of workshops, meetings and presentations…

Leg workout, guided meditation and drawing mandala

The fifth day of our Youth exchange “No equipment? No problem!” in #Krushevo started with a participants-led workout session focused on the legs, aimed at encouraging creating a workout routine that engages every leg muscle. The session started with some participants showing some warm-up exercises and stretches to get everyone prepared for the exercises that…

Introducing Erasmus+ youth opportunities and Greek intercultural afternoon

In the afternoon of Day 4 of #EQUIPbyCET, the participants gathered back together for another session which aimed to introduce the Erasmus+ programme to participants. The workshop started with a brief introduction to the Erasmus+, its features, what it stands for and the goals it has. Afterwards, the participants were split into five groups and…

Morning hike in nature while discussing healthy habits

The fourth day of our youth exchange “No equipment? No problem!” started with gathering everyone and getting ready for a hike to the famous Macedonian monument “Mechkin Kamen” which is located around 4 kilometres away from the city of Krushevo. Energized and excited for the hike the participants left as a group and made it…

Practicing Yoga & Meditation rewarded with Italian cultural specialties

The afternoon session of Day 3 of #EQUIPbyCET started with the facilitator introducing yoga to the participants. We got divided into groups with instruction to research about a specific type of yoga. After the comparison of the information all of the groups found, the participants went outside in pairs where the facilitator was showing stretching…

Let’s exercise! Participants-led workout sessions

The third day of our Youth exchange #EQUIPbyCET started with a workshop prepared and organised by one of the groups. Their topic was a workout session focusing on chest, shoulders and triceps. We started by doing some warm up exercises and stretching in order to be able to execute the workout ahead of us. After…

Creating workout sessions, Serbian intercultural afternoon and introduction to Youthpass

In the afternoon of the second day of #EQUIPbyCET we gathered for a thrilling energizer to start the session. The laughter filled the room as participants were saying “I love you” to each other while responding “I love you too, but I can’t smile. After everyone was energized and had a smile on their face…

What does physical and mental health means to us?

We kicked off the second day of our youth exchange #EQUIPbyCET with a few energizers. Team “banana” and team “apple” faced each other in the team game Knight-Princess-Dragon where both their minds and bodies were engaged in order to defeat the opposing team. The goal of this energizer was to start the day with positive…

Team-building and Macedonian intercultural afternoon

We started the afternoon sessions of the first full day of our Youth exchange “No equipment? No problem!” with a “Mission impossible?”, a team-building activity where we had to put our teamwork, organizational and creative skills on use. The mission was to work together as a group in order to complete 18 creative and demanding…

Breaking the ice and getting-to-know each other

The first full day of our Erasmus+ Youth exchange “No equipment? No problem” has started in Krushevo with amazing energy and positivity. The day started with interesting energizers and icebreakers that got us moving and getting to know each other. We introduced each other and started feeling more comfortable as the facilitators guided us through…

The Youth exchange “No equipment? No problem!” has started!

We have started with the implementation of the youth exchange “No equipment? No problem!” in #Krushevo 🇲🇰 that from the 8th to 15th of May 2024 brings together young people and youth leaders from North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania and Serbia. The main aim of the project is to improve the physical and mental…

The Erasmus+ adventure “No equipment? No problem!” starts soon

The Erasmus+ Youth exchange “No equipment? No problem!” starts in few days in Krushevo, North Macedonia. Hosted by CET PLATFORMA, between 8th and 15th of May 2024, it will bring together 37 young people and youth leaders from North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy Romania and Serbia in order to improve their physical and mental well-being…