📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Worldwide Friends (WF), was founded in 2001 as a non-profit organization promoting nature and peace-oriented activities for volunteers wanting to spend some time in Iceland. Our main theme for this year is to give education about the 17 Sustainable Goals of the United Nations and to clean the whole coastline of Iceland. The main activities that we offer are workcamps, seminars, local events, and exchange programs suitable both for young people and adults.
💼 What the programme involves
This camp has a variety of activities. However, our main activity is Beach Cleaning, as our goal is to clean the entire Icelandic coastline. In 2021 we have done almost 800 km and removed about 95 tons of waste from the shores.We work with the local community as well helping with the reforestation of the areas nearby. Our work will depend on weather conditions, which is why we must be flexible. Working hours are about 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. You should be prepared for unfriendly weather, as they say: if you dont like the Icelandic weather, just wait 5 minutes it might change.
🏠 Accommodation on site
For this project accommodation will be held in two places depending on the dates: Community Center: which is fully equipped. Volunteers need to bring their own sleeping bags, but beds and sheets are provided. Wireless internet access is provided free of charge. Camping Site: Skaftafell National Park. Volunteers will be staying in tents at the camping ground. Tents will be provided. Shower facilities are at the camping grounds. Volunteers need to bring their own sleeping bags (15-Jun to 29-Jun and amp; 29-Jun to 13-Jul)Food is included for the duration of the work camp; however, everyone is expected to do their fair share of the cooking and cleaning. We provide a well-balanced and healthy variety of food products that includes a wide variety of whole grains, seasonal fruits and amp; vegetables, pantry staples, and dairy products.
📍 About the location
HEfn is an Icelandic fishing town of just over two thousand people in southeast Iceland. It is surrounded on three sides by the ocean, which has been known to freeze over in extreme conditions. The largest glacier in Europe, VatnajEkull, which sits in a National Park of the same name, is within clear view of HEfn. It is an area of spectacular natural beauty. The mountains and the coast are awe-inspiring with many options for outdoor activitiesWe will also concentrate on intercultural learning and exchange. Every evening, volunteers from different countries will be in charge of presenting their country of origin and culture in an informal way. It can be a presentation, a game, or theatre ( the form of introduction is up to you Therefore, we encourage you to bring along some food, photos, or anything interesting related to your country for a fun and informative evening amongst other volunteers. WF Iceland will organize reasonably-priced weekend excursions to some of the most popular, beautiful areas and natural wonders that Iceland has to offer. Excursions include unique Icelandic sights, such as waterfalls, volcanic and geothermal areas, glaciers, lava forests, hot springs, rhyolite mountain ranges, steam vents, or even icebergs. This workcamp gives you the opportunity to spend an amazing time in Iceland with other international volunteers and to have an incredible experience where participants share their knowledge with each other while exploring creativity, environmental issues, and intercultural learning.
ℹ️ Additional information
The first day of the camp is Arrival Day and the last day of the camp is Departure Day. The minibus will be at the meeting point in Reykjavik on the first day of the workcamp in the morning and arrive again at the Meeting point / BSI station in Reykjavik in the evening on the last day of the workcamp.Keep in mind that you need to arrange for your stay in Iceland before and after the workcamp.