workcamps 2007

Here is a list of the camps that we offer in 2007

Camp Code	Place	Date	Number of vols
WF-1	Neskaupstaður	01/06 – 15/06	8  vols
WF-2	Hveragerði	02/06 – 16/06	8  vols
WF-3	Borgarfjörður Eystri	03/06 – 16/06	8  vols
WF-4	Þórshöfn	03/06 – 16/06	8  vols
WF-5	Gunnarsholt	04/06 – 17/06	8  vols
WF-6	Eskifjörður	13/06 – 27/06	12 vols
WF-7	Vík í Mýrdal	14/06 – 28/06	12 vols
WF-8	Akureyri	15/06 – 28/06	12 vols
WF-9	Neskaupstaður	25/06 – 09/07	12 vols
WF-10	Siglufjörður	27/06 – 10/07	12 vols
WF-11	Hveragerði	28/06 – 11/07	12 vols
WF-12	Fáskrúðsfjörður/Stöðvarfj	30/06 – 14/07	12 vols
WF-13	Sólheimar	01/07 – 13/07	12 vols
WF-14	Húsavík	02/07 – 16/07	12 vols
WF-15	Flateyri	03/07 – 16/07	12 vols
WF-16	Mosfellsbær	06/07 – 19/07	12 vols
WF-17	Eskifjörður	07/07 – 21/07	12 vols
WF-18	Dalvík	08/07 – 22/07	10 vols
WF-19	Reyðarfjörður	12/07 – 26/07	12 vols
WF-20	Sólheimar	13/07 – 26/07	12 vols
WF-21	Grundarfjörður	15/07 – 29/07	12 vols
WF-22	Grímsey	16/07 – 30/07	12 vols
WF-41	Akranes	18/07 – 01/08	12 vols
WF-23	Höfn	19/07 – 02/08	12 vols
WF-24	Neskaupstaður	19/07 – 02/08	12 vols
WF-25	Siglufjörður	21/07 – 03/08	12 vols
WF-26	Fáskrúðsfjörður/Stöðvarfj	24/07 – 07/08	12 vols
WF-28	Bolungarvík	28/07 – 11/08	12 vols
WF-29	Eyjafjörður	29/07 – 14/08	12 vols
WF-30	Eskifjörður	01/08 – 14/08	12 vols
WF-31	Siglufjörður	02/08 – 15/08	12 vols
WF-32	Hveragerði	03/08 – 16/08	12 vols
WF-33	Reyðarfjörður	05/08 – 19/08	12 vols
WF-34	Stykkishólmur	10/08 – 24/08	12 vols
WF-35	Neskaupstaður	13/08 – 27/08	12 vols
WF-36	Hvolsvöllur	16/08 – 29/08	12 vols
WF-38	Eskifjörður	25/08 – 08/09	12 vols
WF-40	Sólheimar	30/08 – 13/09	12 vols
WF-39	Neskaupstaður	06/09 – 19/09	12 vols
WF-42	Eskifjörður	17/09 – 30/09	12 vols

  

General Information about our workcamps 2007

You can find information about our workcamps in our website www.wf.is

Here are some general information

Minibus optionThere will be a minibus option for all our camps. It means that we are renting a minibus to bring the participants to and from every camp. The participants can choose by themselves if they want to join the minibus option. The fees for the minibus will be published in the infosheets. However, they will be cheaper than public transportation in almost all of the cases. Every participant that takes the minibus has to let us know before the workcamp starts. Accommodation in Reykjavik/KeflavíkWe are going to offer a basic sleeping bag accommodation in Reykjavík/Keflavík for all our participants. They can sleep there before and after the camp. Unfortunately we cannot offer the accommodation for free, but we are offering our participants the smallest price possible.

Participation fees

In the last years we have collected a participation fee from our incoming volunteers to cover the running costs of the projects and also the overhead of the organization. The reason for this is the fact that the concept of a workcamp, were not known here in Iceland when we started our first camp. Now when we are in the beginning of our fifth season we can say that we have managed to introduce this great programme to almost all local communities here in Iceland and they have learned to appreciate the work, the cultural differences and the atmosphere that our volunteers are bringing to their daily life. We are proud to be considered pioneers in this field here in Iceland.

 

 Today we are ready to accept volunteers on the same basis as other European organization, without a fee “unless for special workcamps”. The 40 camps that you will find here below are founded by local communities, governmental institutions, local companies and individuals which are willing to contribute for the cause of a decent voluntary work and a successful workcamp. We are thankful for this and we hope that the volunteers will appreciate it as well.

  Study theme

In many of our camps this year we will certain study theme:Our main focus will be on Environmental issues so in twenty of the camps the study theme is: “Global warming and new energy - Our climate, our actions, our future” It is necessary to take action on a local level to help address this very global issue. Although climate change seem like a complex issue there is a wide variety of simple actions that every individual and community can take to make a difference. Energy conservation, educational programs, planting trees, walk to work and waste reduction. Those actions are just few of the possible options that we can choose from in our daily life.Iceland is also a country with lot of potentials in  so called “New energy” We want to raise the awareness of our campers and the local communites about those issues and hopefully they will get some knowledge from our study sessions. In three of the camps the study theme will be “The hidden people, alfs and trolls” and in one camp we will have the study theme “The Icelandic Saga”.