Profile of the organization: Veraldarvinir, 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. We also send local volunteers intending to have similar experiences abroad. WF aims at promoting active participation of people and its mobility, intercultural learning and voluntary service, through non-formal educational activities. The main activities offered are workcamps, seminars, local events and exchange programs suitable both for young people and adults.
WF is a non-profit organization with international scope.
Salary per month: No salaries or pocket money are paid
Starting dates: 01.04.2016
Duration: Three to six Months
Further support from the organization:
Provides accommodation: Yes
Food is provided: Yes
Local travels: You will have the opportunity to travel all around Iceland free of charge with the scheduled minibus trips organized by WF Iceland.
Int. travels: Not paid
Insurance: not provided. You have to get a health and accident insurance for your stay in Iceland.
Desired Profile Course of studies: Particular field of studies or defined subjects are not set but this project is perfect for people studying environmental science. WF would like to host someone motivated to work for an NGO promoting environmental and peace oriented activities.
The volunteer must be older than 23 years and with clean driving certificate for at least three years. He has to be able to drive a car for 5 to 8 passengers.
Linguistic skills: English spoken and written needed. Other languages are seen as an advantage.
Technical skills: Management of basic data processing packages as Microsoft Excel and Project Management, Word, Outlook and Explorer.
Skills and competencies: Ability to organize on her/his own initiative. Time-management skills and ability to work under time pressure during high peaks of the season. Secure driving on difficult roads, competence and calmness in pressurized situations, organization and communication skills.
Documents to be submitted: CV and motivation letter
WF MTV – 10
Workcamp Leader in the East of Iceland – teenage camps
Mid-Term-Volunteer Placement Description:
Placement in the field: Teenagers, Environmental, educational and Group Management
Number of placements: 4
Location: The leaders will spend their time in Fjardabyggd in the East of Iceland
“Fjarðabyggð" is an association of villages in the Eastern fjords of Iceland. It includes the towns of Eskifjörður, Fáskrúðsfjörður, Mjóifjörður, Neskaupstaður, Reyðarfjörður and Stöðvarfjörður, all tiny fishing villages with steep mountains towering just behind the houses. In this area you will see some of the features that make Iceland a unique place in the world: spectacular fjords with a rich sea life, a great variety of birdlife, and countless breathtaking hiking paths.
Short description of the project/projects: The workcampleaders will work as a team under the supervision of the project manager of the organization. They will be involved in preparing, organizing, running and evaluating our teenage workcamps which are nature-oriented and environmental protection projects. Those projects are organized with international volunteers 13 – 17 old and they last for 12 days each project. In each group there are two or three leaders from the organization.
At the beginning of the stay here, they will receive qualified training from the organisation members. This training will capacitate them to perform the projects´ activities, which vary between cleaning beaches, planting trees and different kinds of environmental-related tasks to taking care of environmental awareness campaigns. At the same time, will receive guidance in how to plan, organize and lead the projects, including topics as group management, conflict resolution, bookkeeping, development, leader roles, intercultural cooperation, motivation, etc. They will also receive practical information about planning a project, spare time activities, first aid, etc.
Once the season to working on the field arrives, the work will consist in supervising and developing the projects, coordinating the teenage groups of 16 to 20 international participants. At the end of each campthe project coordinator will be expected to produce an evaluation of the projects and their results.
Activities: Our primary activity is organizing environmental-related projects where people coming from different countries perform voluntary work. In organizing them, much emphasis has been put on making sure the volunteers see that their work is important, they help a community in need, or they work for the protection of the environment. In the meantime, they themselves form a community and get in close contact with locals as well as with other participants of the project from different cultures and nationalities. They find out about each other's habits and ways of life, also getting an insight to the problems of the area and its inhabitants.
Profile of the organisation: Veraldarvinir, Worldwide Friends (WF), was founded in 2001 as a non-profit organisation promoting nature and peace oriented activities for volunteers wanting to spend some time in Iceland. We also send local volunteers intending to have similar experiences abroad. WF aims at promoting active participation of people and its mobility, intercultural learning and voluntary service, through non-formal educational activities. The main activities offered are workcamps, seminars, local events and exchange programmes suitable both for young people and adults.
WF is a non-profit organisation with international scope.
Salary per month: No salaries or pocket money are paid
Starting dates: 01.06.2016
Duration: Three to four Months
Further support from the organisation:
P rovides accommodation: Yes
Food is provided: Yes
Local travels: You will have the opportunity to travel all around Iceland free of charge with the scheduled minibus trips organized by WF Iceland.
Int. travels: Not paid
Insurance: not provided. You have to get a health and accident insurance for your stay in Iceland.
Desired Profile: 24 years old +.Course of studies: Particular field of studies or defined subjects are not set. WF would like to host someone motivated to work for an NGO promoting environmental and peace oriented activities. It is important that the volunteers are interested in working with teenagers.
Linguistic skills: English spoken and written needed. Other languages are seen as an advantage.
Technical skills: Management of basic data processing packages as Microsoft Excel and Project Management, Word, Outlook and Explorer.
Skills and competencies: Our leaders have to be positive and highly motivated to participate in group activities. Ability to organize on her/his own initiative. Time-management skills and ability to work under time pressure during high peaks of the season.
Documents to be submitted: CV and motivation letter
