06April Iceland Airwaves music festival in Reykjavik

Work: We will help the organizers of the festival to carry out many tasks, such as preparing the venues before and after the concerts, helping with festival security etc. Before and after the festival we will help Reykjavik environmental department maintaining the green areas in Reykjavik.

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22February MULTI KULTI camp at the end of the world

Work: Worldwide Friends volunteers prepare games, songs, and materials to present to kindergarten students to introduce the kids to different cultures. Volunteers are asked to bring cultural materials from home that can be used in these presentations. The workcamp will also concentrate on intercultural learning and exchange.

 

WF143 MULTI KULTI camp at the end of the world - 01/04/2013- 12/04/2013

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06April Eistnaflug in Neskaupsstaður – Heavy Rock festival

Work: We will help the organizers of the festival to carry out different tasks. For example, we will take care of the venues before and after the concerts, control the access to the festival area and prepare the camping site. We will assist the local organization in keeping the area clean during the festival. We will also do some environmental work in cooperation with the local community before and after the festival.

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06April South of Iceland – The meaning of volunteering

Work: This workcamp all is about awareness. The volunteers will introduce voluntarism in high schools in the south of Iceland and in Reykjavik. The main idea is to orientate children and teenagers about the importance of voluntary work and all the opportunities that they have in the voluntary field.

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06April Christmas and New Year Peace-Camp in Reykjavik

Work: We will live together and create a cosy atmosphere in the area where our office, cultural center and accommodation are located by putting up lights and Christmas decorations. The main idea of this camp is to celebrate Christmas together and to promote peace and friendship among the group trough intercultural learning and exchange. We will learn Christmas songs from all over the world from each other and weather permitting will sing in the streets of Reykjavik and other public places in town as a sign of peace and multiculturalism.

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06April Cultural Night in Reykjavik

Work: We will help with the preparation of the Cultural night and participate in the activities down town Reykjavik.  Before the festival we will help the City of Reykjavik to beautify the city center. This includes various types of environmental tasks as well as cleaning tasks and painting old houses. We will be working outside and help other environmental departments to take care of all the parks and green spots in the heart of Reykjavik. We will also have workshops dedicated to different kinds of art. On 18th of August, we will take part in Reykjavik´s Cultural Night, performing in the streets and enjoying Iceland’s biggest cultural event.

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06April Gay Pride in Reykjavik

Work: We will help with the preparation of the Gay pride festival and participate in the activities down town Reykjavik. Before the festival we will help the City of Reykjavik to beautify the city center. This includes various types of environmental tasks as well as cleaning tasks and painting old houses. We will be working outside and help other environmental departments to take care of all the parks and green spots in the heart of Reykjavik.

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06April Asian days in Reykjavik

Work: One of the most important aims of WF Iceland is intercultural understanding. Iceland is getting more and more intercultural and nowadays you can find people from all over the world in Reykjavik. We would like to involve foreign nationals living in Iceland to give them an extra chance to promote the culture of their origin in the local society. We will help with the preparation and running of cultural activities together with African, Latin American and Asian people living in Iceland. We will also have some workshops and debates related to art and culture.

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06April African days in Reykjavik

Work: One of the most important aims of WF Iceland is intercultural understanding. Iceland is getting more and more intercultural and nowadays you can find people from all over the world in Reykjavik. We would like to involve foreign nationals living in Iceland to give them an extra chance to promote the culture of their origin in the local society. We will help with the preparation and running of cultural activities together with African, Latin American and Asian people living in Iceland. We will also have some workshops and debates related to art and culture.

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06April World Words on Stage

Work: World Words on Stage is a work-camp for a maximum of 16 volunteers who will work on preparing and presenting a show in Reykjavik during the final days of the workcamp. Volunteers will get in touch with the local art and society and through the comparison with their own culture they will write a play about their impression and thoughts. The natural orientation of the group will determine which kind of play will be the best for creating a strong message for the local community.

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06April Easter Camp – Human rights ambassadors in Reykjavik

Work: Human Rights Ambassadors in Reykjavik. This workcamp all is about awareness. The volunteers will be the leaders of Human Rights education session in high schools in Reykjavik. The main idea is to orientate children and teenagers to be more aware of Human Rights.The work will be divided between preparation of materials such as posters, brochure, info mobile center with photos and explanation, power points, and videos.  During the second week the volunteers will visit high schools to perform the session. During the camp the volunteers will enjoy a percussion workshop in order to give a small performance in the high school and catch the attention of the students.

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06April Multi-Kulti Camp in Reykjavík

Work: Worldwide Friends volunteers prepare games, songs, and materials to present to kindergarten students to introduce the kids to different cultures. Volunteers are asked to bring cultural materials from home that can be used in these presentations. The members of the workcamp may also participate in other related activities in central Reykjavik.

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