I volunteer because it makes me connected to the society, it makes me feel at home where I am and bring good vibes to the city.
Blog post by Markos Teklu
The first year of my life in Europe was so painful, as I was shocked by how social life happens in Europe. So, I decided to use social aspects from my culture to bring people together and educate them about people from different countries and cultures.
Therefore, at Kantina we offer a lot of social activities:
- movie nights of movies made by immigrants from different countries,
- food,
- immigrant writers telling their stories of life struggles.
We also offer the Eritrean coffee ceremony, to which we allow people to take part just when they come with 3 or more friends. The idea is, without changing our culture, to introduce to other people, make them more social and have fun.
“From the editor: Markos participated in the International Volunteer Event in Zagreb (10-14 June 2019) as part of the Slovene team of volunteers selected by the APIS Institute. Within the Volpower project, he volunteers for Cirkokrog.”