📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The camp host is the local 4H club. 4H stand for Head, Hands, Heart and Health and it is an international network of rural youth which aims at developing the skills of young people. In Finland 4H is the biggest youth organisation with 250 local associations. There will be a local event called National Old Power Days which displays historical engines, tools and machinery. There will be about 20 000 people visiting the happening during three days. During the camp volunteers will be trained with First aid skills by the local Red Cross. In this project you are working to progress the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by bringing the cultural interaction to the local community (SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities).
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will assist in practical tasks in arranging the event, e.g. set up a cafe, selling refreshments and tidying up the area during the event and afterwards. The volunteers must be prepared to do different kind of work in various weather conditions. There will be hard work, but also lots of fun with locals and other volunteers. The aim of the camp is to give the volunteers a chance to experience Finnish history, nature and culture and enable the local young people to meet young adults from other countries.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The accommodation will be with host families.
📍 About the location
Oulainen is a small town, about 7800 inhabitants. It’s about 100 km south from Oulu and about 550 kilometers north from Helsinki. Various summer activities such as swimming, swamp football, playing games, excursions to nearby sights and fishing competition are possible. Also the local community center is available for the volunteers use.