Volunteer assistants

Activity description

Volunteers & host coordinator create a schedule together according to interests & needs. Activities include working at Samvirket, the new Cultural Centre.This can involve anything from day to day practical tasks, backstage and Front of House tasks with theatre, concerts & events; work with kids at 5-7 club, helping at kindergarten, after-school club, in schools & United World College; assisting mentally challenged at Vevang daycentre & in leisure activities like football, swimming & volleyball; organizing activities with & for refugees e.g. language café, & helping at the cinema or library. A central activity is work at BUA offering free loan of sports & outdoor equipment. Volunteers drive once a week to deliver food to people around the village.There are also many external events. Applicants should contact our partnership organization in Greifswald, Germany: info@turbina-pomerania.org. They are happy to answer questions in German, Read our Fjaler infopack on their homepage.

Ordninger for innkvartering, mat og transport

Volunteers live in a newly refurbished apartment in Samvirket in the centre of Dale.There are 2 bedrooms, shared kitchen, bathroom, living room and private access. Samvirket houses Fjaler Frivilligsentralen, BUA Fjaler as well as Teaterfestivalen, Culture School and Preform Theatre Production Company. So, the building is a hub of cultural activity and a meeting place for people of all ages. Volunteers receive food allowance, pocket money and we provide a bike as well as support to go to the gym.

Training during the activity

Our volunteers take part in a week’s, Arrival Seminar for volunteers from all over Norway between 30/10/ - 4/11, and later, a Mid -term seminar. These are great learning opportunities and super for connecting with other volunteers. Our volunteers are encouraged to spend time experiencing different parts of Norway and we schedule so this is possible. Time is scheduled for Norwegian language study throughout the project and we provide learning materials. Norwegian is also offered as OLS. All other training is provided within the project.

Participant profile

We are looking for 2 openminded, motivated, flexible & outgoing young persons to join us in a small, multicultural village between mountains & fjord in western Norway. Volunteers with experience/genuine interest in sports, outdoor pursuits & arts/culture are particularly welcome since many of our activities are within these areas. Our partnership organization, Turbina Pomerania, Germany will be your sending organization, provide funding, information & support. Prospective candidates will be called to interviews on Teams 4th-6th June 2024. Project start end august/1st week sept 2024.

Activity dates

Totalt 46 uke(r) i perioden 01/09/2024 til 30/09/2025

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Activity location

Samvirket, Dalstunet, 20, 6963 Dale i Sunnfjord Norway

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Tyskland

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Activity topics

Kreativitet og kultur

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Deadline for applications

Søknadsfrist: 26/05/2024

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