Hveragerði - Health and Environment

Name: Hveragerði - Health and Environment
Start: 2024-12-09
End: 2027-01-04
Location: Hveragerði, Iceland

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Iceland Farming Culture Education Environment Farming Culture +3 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Worldwide Friends (WF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2001 with the mission to promote nature conservation, intercultural understanding, and peace through volunteer activities in Iceland. In 2026, our focus will be on climate action, community resilience, and sustainable lifestyles â empowering participants to take meaningful action in their daily lives and local communities. WF organizes a variety of programs, including international workcamps, seminars, local community projects, and exchange programs, open to both young people and adults who wish to make a positive impact while experiencing Iceland's unique culture and natural beauty.

💼 What the programme involves

We focus on natural healing, wellness, and preventive health care. At the clinic we integrate a holistic approach by making plants and food essential components of each patient's treatment process. Participants support the clinic's sustainability and wellness goals through activities in the greenhouses and herbal gardens. The main tasks include planting, harvesting, and maintaining crops, as well as controlling pests and ensuring plant health. A special aspect of this placement is contributing to the production of the clinic's signature herbal tea â assisting in every stage of the process: growing, drying, and packaging the herbs. This tea is later used in the clinic's meals and treatments, supporting the therapeutic nutrition provided to patients. This experience offers a meaningful way to understand the connection between sustainable agriculture, health, and natural rehabilitation.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in a house operated by The Natural Health Association in Hveragerði. Located within the medical compound, the house features 9 single rooms, a fully equipped kitchen, 2 bathrooms, and a shared common area for relaxation and group activities. Total capacity: 9 people (including Camp Leaders) Washing machine available on site Access to the local swimming pool, restricted time (please review Icelandic pool regulations before use) Food is included for the entire duration of the work camp; however, everyone is expected to do their fair share of cooking and cleaning. Since it’s always fun to try new and different dishes, Volunteers are encouraged to bring their favorite recipes from home! We also invite everyone to try vegetarian food during their stay with us. We provide a well-balanced and healthy variety of ingredients, including whole grains, seasonal fruits and vegetables, pantry staples, dairy products, and vegetarian/vegan options. To help reduce our carbon footprint, we limit meat consumption and promote sustainable, plant-based meals. We do not provide soft drinks or candies, but we do offer plenty of ingredients for baking delicious snacks. As we bake our own bread, feel free to bring your favorite golden-crust recipe from home! Please inform us in advance if you have any food allergies or special dietary needs, so we can accommodate you properly.

📍 About the location

There's plenty to enjoy in Hveragerði, a charming town known as the hot spring capital of Iceland. Surrounded by geothermal activity and stunning landscapes, it's a perfect place for both outdoor adventures and relaxation. You'll find scenic hiking trails, greenhouses warmed by natural hot springs, a geothermal park, a swimming pool, cozy cafés, and local art galleries. WF Iceland organizes affordable weekend and one-day excursions to Iceland's most stunning natural sites â including waterfalls, glaciers, volcanic and geothermal areas, lava fields, hot springs, and more. Explore available trips at: wf.is/excursions (A minimum number of participants is required to run excursions.) Nature is always within reach here â go hiking, play golf, try ocean swimming, or even skiing. Remember to plan your hikes safely, respect nature, stay on marked trails, and never climb steep mountains without a professional guide. The Northern Lights can be seen from September to April, when the skies are dark and clear.

⚠️ Requirements

Volunteers should bring clothes appropriate for outdoor work, but also clothes for working inside the warm greenhouses!

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. Remember that you must arrange for your stay in Iceland before and after the work camp.

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