Camp East Greenland – Give Greenlandic Children the time of their life
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About the project
Camp East Greenland – Give Greenlandic Children the time of their life
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Danish NGO ‘Association Greenlandic Children’ has been making projects for children and youth in Greenland since 1924. www.fgb.dk (only in Danish) We have been doing work camps every summer since 2014.
Association Greenland Children is cooperating with the local School in the town of Ittoqqortoormiit.
Ittoqqortoormiit is a small town located on the east cost of Greenland with 375 inhabitants. 58 of these are children at the age of 6 to 16 years. Despite of the size of the town, Ittoqqortoormiit is in many ways a well-equipped town with a store, post office, school, kinder garden, church etc. However, in many ways Ittoqqortoormiit is also a very remote place.
It is isolated in northeast Greenland at 70 degrees north. The nearest neighbour to the north is the world's largest national park "Greenland National Park" which contains 972,000 km². The nearest Greenlandic city is Tasiilaq, which lies 945 km. to the south. Reykjavik in Iceland is approx. 700 km. from Ittoqqortoormiit.
In 2018, it is only possible to get to Ittoqqortoormiit by flying through Iceland. This means that Ittoqqortoormiit has become even more cut off from the rest of Greenland, and it is quite expensive to travel back and forward to the city. The prize on air tickets also means that tourists rarely visit Ittoqqortoormiit. Therefore, the municipality of Ittoqqortoormiit gets no worldly inspiration, and children are bored and under-stimulated. Fishing and hunting for seals, whales, walrus and polar bears is Ittoqqortoormiit's main business together with tourism, where you can ride a dog sled in wintertime.
💼 What the programme involves
Association Greenlandic Children wants Camp East to give the children of Ittoqqortoormiit the best summer ever. The activities will take place five days a week 12.00-18.00, and will fall into these categories:
- Music
- Dance
- Singing
- Games
- Sports
- Excursions
The volunteers will decide which activities to offer during the camp.
We will invite the entire population to a social event every saturday. This could be a night of music and dancing, teaching each other to play an instrument, cooking food from your home country, movie night etc.
You will only be given one day off each week; Sunday. On Sundays you are completely free to do whatever you want.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation:
The Greenlandic Children Association ensures that you will get a place to stay. We expect you to stay in a shared-bedroom with another volunteer of the same sex. Telephone coverage might be scarcely, and you might not be able to use the internet more than once a week for a very short time.
Accommodation in Reykjavik is provided by the host from the 8th – 11th of July.
Kitchen + bathroom facilities:
Food can be scarce in the shop in Ittoqqortoormiit. Everything will have to be transported by ship, which can only take place during the two months of summer. Therefor you should be able to adapt to these local conditions or bring a small stock of goods yourself. It can be difficult to be vegetarian or vegan, since many meals in Greenland is based on meat and fish. Therefor you will have to bring some stuff yourself, if you need a special diet.
We will make cooking and cleaning teams. The group is responsible for shopping, cooking, cleaning etc. which is also going to take up some of your time every day. So you should expect long days.
📍 About the location
The nature in Greenland is in general amazing. But in Ittoqqortoormiit there will always be a risk of meeting a polar bear, why leaving town will only take place on coordinated excursions where a local hunter will guide us.
Hiking in the fells and the nearby glaciers is amazing and a unique experience. You can decide to organize a weekly leisure activity going hiking, fishing etc. on Sundays, which is your weekly day off.
Hopefully the gym will be accessible to us around the clock. It will also be possible to play football or other sports with the community.
Since Ittoqqortoormiit is on 70 degrees North, there will be broad daylight around the clock.
⚠️ Requirements
A motivational letter and a copy of your clean criminal record is required.
In the motivational letter, please bear in mind that we value creative skills a lot on this camp. You are asked to answer following questions:
1. What are your creative skills?
2. What kind of sport activities can you be a part of/lead?
4. What can you offer to the children?
5. How can you contribute to the volunteer team?
ℹ️ Additional information
IMPORTANT!
Volunteers will travel as a group from Reykjavik to Greenland. You only buy ticket from your homeland to Reykjavik and back. Tickets from Reykjavik to Ittoqqortoormiit will be provided by FGB, but therefore you pay travel costs which will be subsidized in accordance to your home country.
Travel costs:
4500 DKK / 600 EUR for people from non-European countries
6500 DKK / 870 EUR for people from European countries (+ USA and Canada)
8500 DKK / 1150 EUR for people from Scandinavian countries
APPLY EARLY FOR THIS CAMP!
All arrangements has to be settled before May 1st .
This is the final date for the host to book your personal ticket to Greenland. It means you need to have been accepted, get your visa approval, and have transferred the travel cost before May 1st.
In case you need visa, you need to send the necessary information for the Visa Invitation Letter together with the application, so we can make the process as fast as possible. Greenland is not a part of the Schengen-agreement.
You will not be allowed to take photos of the children and families during the activities. You are free to take pictures in your spare time, walking in the streets, hiking etc. You can also get copies of our photographer’s photos from the activities.
We do not allow the use of substances (alcohol etc.) the entire month in Qaanaaq.
English, as a conversational level is necessary. You will be working with kids six hours a day, so you should find joy in spending time with children and know how to be patient with them. Most of the children do not understand English so you should be open to other ways of communicating.
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
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08/07/2018 → 08/08/2018
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
20–40 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00 DKK
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
Greenland
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Denmark Krone (DKK / kr)
Exchange rate
1 DKK = 0.134370 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Greenland Standard Time
Local time: 22:21 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Kalaallisut
Danish