Work: The activities are divided between the morning and the afternoon. In the morning, Worldwide Friends volunteers perform outdoor work, which may include planting trees, fixing hiking paths, painting or weeding. In the afternoon, volunteers will work together on the study theme, “Water, Nature, and Sustainable Energy”. This will include workshops, discussions, and also occasional site visits to relevant natural features, plants, infrastructure, and industries. Examples of potential site visit destinations include geothermal and hydropower plants, geothermal hot springs, geysirs, waterfalls, and companies that make major use of water and electricity.

Work: WF Iceland is taking action on this environmental issue by organizing work camps to collect waste oil and soap from hotels, restaurants and petrol stations all around the country. Iceland is still a clean and unpolluted area and proactive education and awareness programs will protect this environment. The first week of the project volunteers together with WF Iceland team leaders will drive around the country with a van and a truck collecting waste materials. During the second week of the camp the volunteers will learn how to process this wasted and start the first step of transforming it into renewable fuel and soaps.

Work: In Eskifjörður the activities are divided between the morning and the afternoon. In the morning, Worldwide Friends volunteers perform outdoor work, which may include planting trees, fixing hiking paths, painting or weeding. In the afternoon, volunteers will work together on the study theme, “Water, Nature, and Sustainable Energy”. This will include workshops, discussions, and also occasional site visits to relevant natural features, plants, infrastructure, and industries. Examples of potential site visit destinations include geothermal and hydropower plants, geothermal hot springs, geysirs, waterfalls, and companies that make major use of water and electricity.

Work: Since the creation of Worldwide friends, the organization has been looking for the opportunity to set up a project to renovate and work at an old Icelandic farm. The idea of renovating old spaces in the country side of Iceland and especially in areas where there isn’t much population is one of the best ideas our organization could develop. In one hand we have the opportunity of giving life to an empty and old space, in the other hand we are bringing life back to the area with the spirit and the ideas of International volunteers which will be very much welcomed by the local community.

Work: We will be working in the Ölur Forestry Centre (the only organic reforestation centre in Iceland). We will help the workers to take care and transplanting trees and to do some actual reforestation work in the surroundings. Other tasks may arise depending on the needs of the community.

Work: Laugarás is the base of WF Iceland in the south of Iceland. In this place we will organize all kind of activities related to sustainability, recycling, energy saving and other issues related to the circle of life. The volunteers will also help with renovation and environmental work in the area and they will have the opportunity to work in greenhouses – growing vegetables and even fruits.