📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Greenlandic Children carries out 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 culture and language. Greenlandic Children currently has 10 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 30 employees and more than 100 volunteers. The projects are financed by public funds, foundations, support, and sponsorship from companies as well as private members and contributors. HM Queen Margrethe II is our protector, and in 2018 we received the Crown Prince Couple s Social Prize.
💼 What the programme involves
Greenlandic Children wants Camp K to give the inhabitants a fantastic, creative, active, and interesting summer. The activities will take place Monday through Friday 12.00-18.00, and will fall into these categories: Music, Dance, Singing, Games, Sports, and Excursions. The volunteers will decide which activities to offer during the camp. You should expect long days, and it is expected that you will participate in all activities. On Saturdays, we will invite the entire population to a social event from 18.00-21.00. 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.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation: We expect you to stay in a shared bedroom with other volunteers of the same sex. You will stay at the local school where kitchen and bathroom facilities will also be available. Food: All food will have to be transported by ship. Therefore, 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 are based on meat and fish. 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. Wifi:Telephone coverage might be scarce, and the internet connection might be bad.
📍 About the location
We will fly directly from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq in Greenland and continue to Ilulissat and Upernavik. After a nights sleep in Upernavik you will travel by helicopter to Kullorsuaq. It is a long journey but with beautiful views. We have been doing work camps every summer since 2014. Greenlandic Children is cooperating with the local community in the settlement of Kullorsuaq, situated on the coast of West Greenland. Kullorsuaq is the largest settlement in Greenland and has its name from the nearby mountain that looks like a thumb. Kullorsuaq is the biggest settlement in Greenland and was established in 1928. Its located 300 km north from Upernavik. The most important livelihoods in the settlement are trapping and fishing. The town has its own fish factory. There are 456 inhabitants in Kullorsuaq and of these, 153 of them are 18 years of age or younger. This corresponds to 33.5 of the population being under 18 years old. Arrangements will be made so that you will be able to experience the nature surrounding Kullorsuaq.
ℹ️ Additional information
Clothing: The average temperatures in Kullorsuaq in June/July are between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius. Therefore it is good to have many layers of clothing (inner layers preferably of wool), gloves, and headbands. Language: It is required that you speak English. The main languages in Kullorsuaq are Greenlandic and Danish, but the Danish volunteers will translate to the international volunteers.