ESC volunteering Ásgarður

Activity description

Volunteering at the Ásgarður workshop for people with disabilities. Founded in 1993, Ásgarður is a non profit working place for around 30 disabled clients who work alongside around 7 supervisors. The aim is to give the clients the chance to work in a creative and educational environment. Both the clients and staff producetoys and household equipment, mainly from wood, but also from leather, wool, stones, etc. Most of the things being made have a correlation to I celandic traditions of farming and fishing, or to Icelandic folklore or fairy tales. Based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the staff makes sure that the work and what is produced is adapted to the workers themselves, to their ideas and inspiration.The volunteer should provide input, show initiative and be supportive to the workers. Please send CV and motivation letter and will the form below. No generic applications please. ONLY candidates who fill in this form will be considered: https://forms.gle/wJNzMePLf75WweuMA

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The volunteer will live in a flat close to the project, in Mosfellsbær near Reykjavík, maybe sharing with up to one other person, maybe alone. It is therefore recommended that this volunteer is ok to live alone and not in the centre of town. Perfect for someone who is independent and who likes nature and calmness. The volunteer will have breakfast and lunch in the project, and get in addition to that food money for the meals she/he does not get in the project as well as pocket money. A yearly bus card for the whole of Reykjavík will be given to the volunteer.

Training during the activity

Training to use the tools in the workshop area will be at the start of the placement. The volunteer has to attend and on arrival training organised by AUS as well as another on arrival training and later mid term training both organised by the local National Agency. AUS will provide Icelandic lessons in a group.

Participant profile

Tasks: The volunteer‘s role is to provide assistance in the wood workshop where the daily work of Ásgarður is done; The volunteer is encouraged to be creative and to involve clients into stimulating activities; To promote the clients’ creativity; participate in theatre work and preparations of the theater workshops and other creations; the volunteer will also participate in the hiking club, which does hiking tours at a slow pace, whilst enjoying the scenery and surroundings. Profile: creative, open minded, self oriented, flexible, motivated to learn Icelandic, empathetic, teamworker

Activity dates

A total of 53 week(s) during the period 01/10/2023 to 30/09/2024

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Activity location

Mosfellsbær Iceland

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia

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Activity topics

Social challenges

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 14/09/2023

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