THE RENOVATION TEAM
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About the project
THE RENOVATION TEAM
📝 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
The volunteer will work under the supervision of the manager of Brú sustainable center and a professional carpenter. The main tasks are to maintain and renovate the houses that WF is using for the volunteers. The houses are located in different areas of the island. They will be involved in preparing, organizing, running, and evaluating Nature-oriented, Educational, and Environmental Protection Projects in Iceland. In this project, the leaders will organize and run programs for both short-term/long-term volunteers which will do 5 hours of environmental work during weekdays. In each group, there are two or three leaders from the organization. The main work is cleaning the coastline in the area and to recycle the plastic that we find on the coast while cleaning.
🏠 Accommodation on site
During the workcamps the leaders will share a double and quadruple room in a house fully equipped. Beds are provided, however, volunteers should bring their own warm sleeping bags. Wireless internet access is provided free of charge.
🍲 Food
Food is provided and 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 & vegetables, pantry staples, dairy products, vegetarian/vegan options.
Since it is always nice to try new and different dishes, volunteers are encouraged to bring along their favorite recipes from home!
📍 About the location
Around the house, you can find a lot of pure and unspoiled nature, waterfalls, rivers, canyons, and craters. The area nearby is has many great hiking paths.
The best time to see aurora borealis in Iceland is between September and April. Its when the nights are dark enough to see the Aurora. Iceland only gets 2-4 hours of daylight in midwinter, providing endless opportunities to hunt for aurora borealis.
We will also concentrate on intercultural learning and exchange. Every evening, the 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 along some food, photos, or anything interesting related to your country for a fun and informative evening amongst other volunteers.
🎒 Leisure activities
WF Iceland will organize reasonably-priced weekend excursions for the volunteers to some of the most popular, beautiful areas and natural wonders that Iceland has to offer. Camp leaders will join them to ensure they are on time and to assure everyone follows the rules.
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 project 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.
⚠️ Requirements
This project is only open for participants with experience or education related to renovation, architecture, engineering, or other studies related to the topic of the project.
A driving license is required
Linguistic skills: A Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate level of English is required. Other languages are seen as an advantage.
Technical skills: MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook). Building and Engineering Knowledge. Carpentry. Tiling. Carpeting.
Skills and competencies: Our leaders have to be Positive and Highly Motivated. Dexterity and Hand-Eye Coordination. Physical Strength and Endurance. Time-management skills and ability to work under time pressure during high peaks of the season. Willingness to learn/teach.
🤝 Meeting point
Reykjavik
City Hall,
Tjarnargata 11
ℹ️ Additional information
Please note that this project is a learning/exchange project where everyone is expected to contribute their own knowledge and experience, and not a standard work camp.
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📅 Available sessions
WF MTV - 07.2
27/08/2021 → 19/11/2021
WFMTV05
25/01/2022 → 24/04/2022
WF MTV - 07.3
12/11/2021 → 04/02/2022
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
22–99 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
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: 21:00 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken