📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Greenlandic Children conducts social activities in Greenland and Denmark for Greenlandic children and young people in vulnerable life situations. We work to ensure that no Greenlandic child grows up in poverty, abuse, or neglect. Children must be heard and involved, and many more Greenlandic children and young people must have an education. We emphasize that our efforts are established in close cooperation with local authorities, organizations, professionals, children, and young people, and with respect for local needs, wishes, culture, and language. Greenlandic Children currently has ten ongoing projects in Greenland and Denmark and is present in all Greenlandic municipalities, as well as in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Esbjerg, Randers and Vejle. The organization has thirty employees and more than one hundred volunteers. The projects are financed by public funds, foundations, support, and sponsorship from companies as well as private members and contributors.
💼 What the programme involves
Program and activities:As part of our project, Ikioqatigiinneq, focusing on strengthening local communities, we are hosting a work camp dedicated to helping the community maintain their homes. Several of the small family homes in the settlement need maintenance ( mostly installing new roofing felt and outdoor paintjobs to make them secure and dry for the families.We will be working closely with the locals from the settlement.You should expect long days as we expect to work from around 10 am till dinner time. It may differ a bit from day to day depending on the weather, etc.You are off on Sunday.
🏠 Accommodation on site
We expect you to stay in a shared room with other volunteers of the same sex. You will stay at the school where kitchen and bathroom facilities will be available.We will divide the volunteers into cooking and cleaning teams. The group is responsible for shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc.All groceries are transported by ship. Therefore, you should expect a limited variation and be able to adapt to these local conditions. Most meals in Greenland are based on meat and fish. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR ANY KIND OF INTOXICANTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME OR CIRCUMSTANCE. VIOLATION OF THIS RULE WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE EXCLUSION FROM THE CAMP.Telephone coverage might be scarce, and the internet connection might be poor.The Work Camp host will create a private Facebook group for the volunteers, and this will be the main communication platform. Therefore, you are required to join the group as part of the preparations.
📍 About the location
The settlement of Kullorsuaq is situated on the coast of West Greenland. Kullorsuaq is the largest settlement in Greenland and takes its name from the nearby mountain that looks like a thumb.Kullorsuaq is the biggest settlement in Greenland and was established in 1928. It s located 300 km north of Upernavik. The most important livelihood in the settlement is trapping and fishing. The town has its own fish factory.By January 2025, there were 444 inhabitants in Kullorsuaq Clothing:The average temperature in Kullorsuaq in July is between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius. Therefore, it is good to have many layers of clothing (inner layers preferably of wool), gloves, and headbandsLanguage:It is required that you speak English.The main languages in Kullorsuaq are Greenlandic and Danish, but some speak English as well.