ESC: ABC Children Aid_Working in a 2nd shop

Name: ESC: ABC Children Aid_Working in a 2nd shop
Start: 2025-08-15
End: 2026-08-14
Location: Kópavogur, Iceland

Code: 4510467e28b5fc8900 Copied

Iceland Environment European Voluntary Service Social work Environment European Voluntary Service +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

International Youth Exchange (IYE) is a non-profit organization run by returning volunteers. The organization offers a variety of volunteer opportunities on six continents. IYE has over 50 years of experience in sending enthusiastic Icelanders to volunteer abroad. Anyone between the ages of 18 and 30 has the opportunity to volunteer with AUS. There are no requirements for education or experience, only that you have a thirst for adventure and a desire to contribute to society and learn new customs and traditions. Everyone should be able to find an exciting project that suits them. AUS is a member of the international organization ICYE (International Cultural Youth Exchange). Through them, AUS can offer volunteering opportunities for 3-16 weeks with ICYE STEPS and ICYE Long Term for 6 or 12 months. See more on the AUS and ICYE websites. AUS participates in the voluntary part of the EU Youth Programme, which is called EVS (European Voluntary Service), and the role of AUS is to act as a sending and receiving organisation for young people who apply for projects through this programme. EVS projects can be viewed on the EU Youth Programme website , but AUS has been sending the most volunteers from Iceland to EVS projects.

💼 What the programme involves

ABC Children's Aid is an Icelandic charity founded in 1988. The aim of ABC is to be a channel for Icelandic people to help children in unprivileged situations in developing countries to get education and home where needed. ABC is focusing on supporting children with education, food, clothing and medical help, through its partners in Asia and Africa. One of the fund raising methods is a second hand store located centrally in the Capital Region of Iceland, and this is where the ESC volunteer will be involved. Volunteer's tasks: Receiving goods for sale, categorize and evaluate all goods ABC receives from the local community; communicating with local customers in the second hand shop; participating in the day-to-day operation and administration, mainly in the second hand shop; learning about the benefits of a circular economy, with the possibility to initiate projects related to the reuse of used goods, promotion and awareness raising of a circular economy.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will live in our volunteer house which accommodates up to 8 international volunteers. Each volunteer has a private room, kitchen, living room and bathrooms are shared with the others. Accommodation is in central Reykjavík. Local Transport: AUS will provide a bus card to the volunteers valid for the duration of her/his stay which covers the whole of Reykjavík. Public transport is easy near both the volunteer's residence and office. Important: Please send your CV to [email protected] AND fill in this form: https://forms.gle/B1N4NxGvjvrLCgxq7

🍲 Food

AUS will give food allowance for all meals to the equivalent of EUR 260

🎒 Leisure activities

There is quite a lot of activities that volunteers can take part in but it does depend on interest. For example swimming, various sports, gyms, knitting clubs, hiking clubs, various artists clubs, events etc. There's a lot of things that volunteers can do in Iceland and as they are in the capital city they have access to a lot of activities.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: The ESC volunteer should: • Have good English language skills. • Be able to organize his/her own initiative. • Be independent • Be able to work under time pressure. • Be motivated, reliable and a good teamworker • Have an interest in circular economy or recycling/upcycling • Have knowledge of social media, Microsoft Word and Outlook. IMPORTANT: Generic applications will not be considered. Please send your CV to [email protected] AND fill in this form: https://forms.gle/B1N4NxGvjvrLCgxq7
Deadline: 10/04/2025 23:59

🤝 Meeting point

We pick up our volunteers when they arrive in Iceland and offer On Arrival at our offices prior to going to the project.

ℹ️ Additional information

A short on arrival training will be organised by AUS ICYE Iceland. ABC children help will also organise a task related training. A compulsory on-arrival as well as mid-term training will be organised by the local National Agency. Please note that generic applications will not be considered. Please send your CV to [email protected] AND fill in this form: https://forms.gle/B1N4NxGvjvrLCgxq7

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

IS45104

15/08/2025 at 00:00 → 14/08/2026 at 00:00

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Deadline: 10/04/2025

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Kópavogur, Iceland

Iceland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Iceland Krona (ISK / kr)

Exchange rate

1 ISK = 0.007321 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 21:33 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Danish English German Icelandic Norwegian Swedish