One earth, our home - aurora hunting and global warming
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About the project
One earth, our home - aurora hunting and global warming
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Worldwide Friends Iceland (WF) was founded in 2001 as a non-governmental, non-profit organization promoting nature and peace-oriented activities among people interested in spending time in Iceland as volunteers. The main activities offered by WF Iceland are work- and educational camps, exchange programs and seminars related to environmental protection. Our activities are suitable for anyone over the age of 18. Today the endeavor of attaining world peace has become a tangible possibility and the development and strengthening of bonds of cooperation and friendship through contact with people from other countries and cultures has proven to be one of the most fruitful means of achieving understanding and unity among nations. Worldwide friends main aim is to increase intercultural understanding through offering foreign volunteers the opportunity to take part in nature and peace-related activities. For volunteers coming to Iceland, such projects will give them a unique opportunity not only to explore and directly interact with Iceland’s unique culture and landscape, but also to work with other international volunteers and residents in challenging and unfamiliar contexts. This interaction between unspoiled nature and people from different backgrounds provides the participants with invaluable opportunities to learn more about themselves as individuals, their international fellows, other cultures and the human and natural richness of Mother Earth. These are all unique opportunities for building bonds of unity and understanding between societies around the world.
💼 What the programme involves
This camp has different kinds of tasks. Some days we will focus on renovation, painting, cleaning and fixing things around and inside the house. We will also do some artwork, for example paintings and sculptures made of driftwood. Other days we will clean the coastline and plant trees in the area. We will give a special focus on global warming and the volunteers will have workshops about climate change. The issue of global warming is well known all over the world. Humanity must act in a more environmentally friendly way. The main goal of this project is to improve the environmental education and consciousness of the participants. Within the project, we will learn about green energy, sustainable householding, waste treatment, nutrition, the effects of consumption and lots more. If you want to change something, develop solutions, or inspire others, you have to understand the issues and tasks first. In addition to the theoretical part, we are going to practice sustainable work. For example, planting trees is a very useful action against climate change because trees absorb carbon dioxide, clean the air and prevent erosion. Coastal cleaning is also a very important task. We collect all the plastic from the coast and reuse it in our art workshop. This work camp is a way to enjoy an amazing time in Iceland with other international volunteers and to have an incredible experience where participants share their knowledge with each other while they are exploring creativity, environmental issues and intercultural learning. Take part in this promising project and spring into action against climate change!
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be staying in the house of Worldwide Friends in Brú. This house is a center of environment and sustainability near to the crossroads to the West, South and North of Iceland. It is located in Hrutafjordur, which is a 36-km long fjord in Hunathing vestra. In the neighborhood, you can find a lot of pure and unspoiled nature, beaches full of driftwood, waterfalls, strong rivers, canyons and craters. The purpose of the center is to protect the nature in the area and to raise the awareness of sustainability among the locals and the visitors which are coming to the area. The house has a surface area of more than 1.000 m². There are 12 double rooms, a fully equipped kitchen, several bathrooms as well as common areas, rooms for workshops and galleries. Linen, bed sheets and food are provided. Participants are responsible for cooking and cleaning during the workcamp. Wireless internet access is provided free of charge. We highly recommend volunteers to bring a sleeping bag, warm and waterproof work clothes, hiking boots and swimming suits.
📍 About the location
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. The area around the place is also great for hiking. Moreover, the period from January to the end of April is the prime time for seeing Aurora Borealis. We 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, theatre – the form of introduction is up to you! Therefore, we encourage you to bring photos, music, songbooks, games, musical instruments or anything interesting related to your country for a fun and informative evening amongst other volunteers.
⚠️ Requirements
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📅 Available sessions
WF200
11/01/2021 → 22/01/2021
WF204
08/03/2021 → 19/03/2021
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
350.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Hrútafjörður, 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: 21:53 (12/11/2026)
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