With the support of Local Democracy Agency Sisak, ALDA’s Operational Partner, in February 2020 two school volunteer clubs opened their doors in Sisak, Croatia within the project “Follow My Steps – Youth for a Sustainable Community“.

These are staffed by school representatives and students, and club activities (currently held online) are conducted in accordance with the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The volunteer club of the Sisak Gymnasium “VoGSi”, in particular, holds weekly meetings to care for its members’ mental health: for example, since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, its activities have been aimed at raising everyone’s spirit by focusing on gratitude and positive aspects of the situation, as well as strengthening interpersonal connections. Students also prepared and conducted their first online peer workshop, called “Better Tomorrow”, to promote the 4th SDG: Quality Education.

The Ivan Trnski High School Volunteer Club “With Heart to Others”, in turn, actively communicates with its members so that they can overcome the ongoing time of isolation as painlessly as possible while also remaining active in their community. Thus, two volunteer students developed a questionnaire linked to the 3rd SDG: good health and well-being, where all participants expressed their opinion on online teaching and how it affects their health, and more.

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