The festival and the majority of the activities will take place in Maribo, but during the stay, you will visit different parts of Lolland.For the concert week, you will be helping with logistics and promotion. You will attend the concerts and help with taking pictures, distributing t-shirts, carrying instruments and driving a bus (if you have an EU driver's license). If you want, you can also be part of one of the choirs or bands at the concert week. Youth Week will host different events on Lolland during the week. There will be concerts, parties, game nights and others arranged by youth people, and you will assist with logistics, engagement of other youth and promotion. At the festival, you will be assisting with various tasks including setting up the festival, helping on the stage, promoting the festival in the streets, carrying instruments etc. on the festival day and the day before. Volunteers meet at 8 AM on May 7th. There will be work during the day, but also time to enjoy the concerts and the atmosphere.
Preliminary Schedule (can still change):
April 30th:
Arrival and meet the locals involved in the three activities.
May 1st:
Introduction to the activities during the week and getting to know the local area.
May 2nd:
Assisting the Lolland Music School for the concert week.
May 3rd:
Day off
May 4th-6th:
Assisting the Lolland Music School with Youth Week.Saturday, May 7th: Participation in 'Nærvær Festival.' Sunday, May 8th: Packing and farewell.Optional social activities with other young people during some of the days.No specific skills are needed, but if you are interested in music and hanging out with other young people, you will definitely enjoy it. We would also very much like to know if you have some special skills so we can involve you as much as possible in activities you like and is good at. You might be a great video editor or good at singing.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation: The volunteers will be hosted at a hostel located in Maribo, the town where the majority of the activities will take place. If you do not wish to share rooms with the rest of the Work Camp volunteers of different genders, then it is a possibility to be hosted privately. The hostel is located within walking distance of all camp activities.
Food:
At the hostel, there is a common room with kitchen facilities, where you can prepare your meals or just relax. The host will purchase your groceries.On the day of the Nærvær Festival, lunch and dinner are provided at the festival site.
Bathroom Facilities:
There will be bathroom and shower facilities at the hostel. You will have to bring linen and bed covers, and the hostel will provide the rest.It will be possible to wash your clothes at the hostel for a small charge.
Location & leisure:
Maribo is a small town in the centre of Lolland, known for its lakes, where you can go for walks or go kayaking. Currently, Lolland hosts the construction site of the Femern Belt Tunnel, which is a huge project worth visiting. It is also worth visiting the smaller islands at the coast of Lolland or some of the beautiful nature parks or historic towns.Your Work Camp coordinators or contact person will help you and the group with organising activities in your spare time. It is free to enjoy the beautiful nature of Lolland, but some activities might require an extra charge. The host will not cover additional charges.
Requirements:
To participate in this Work Camp, we require you to provide:- A motivational letter. You must include any skills you would like to contribute with. In regards to COVID-19, it is our ambition to complete our Work Camps this summer, but it is essential for us that our volunteers feel safe during the time they spend at our camps. This is why we constantly keep ourselves updated on the situation and we follow the Danish government's instructions. Furthermore, we are ready to answer any questions that you might have, and we will keep all our volunteers updated right up until the start of the Work Camp.Your Work Camp host will have guidelines on how to handle COVID-19 during your stay, including how to handle isolation and enforcement of government guidelines. For security reasons, we can unfortunately not have volunteers with hearing or sight disabilities. For other physical disabilities, it depends on whether the volunteer can do manual work for several hours since the work is about construction and is very physical. English will be the only language spoken. All participants must be willing to speak English, even though being from the same country or have troubles with the English language. Try your best! We will advise you to bring warm clothes that are fit for outdoor work and might get dirty. Unfortunately, we cannot control the weather, so it is a good idea to bring rain clothes too.
Age:
18-32
Location:
Work camp site:maribo, lollanddenmark
Language(s):
English
Airport:
CPH: Kastrup (Copenhagen, Denmark)Vegetarian food will be available
Tasks include:- Decorating the festival area with lights, artworks, etc.- Manual labour; digging holes, carrying heavy festival supplies, building tasks etc.- Stage work; assembling and disassembling the stages
- During the festival:
Bartending, welcoming guests/artists, cleaning, checking wristbands, etc.- Other tasks may very well occur
Workdays:
June 13th to 16th - 10:
00 to 18:00June 17th to 19th - Workhours can be all around the clock, but no more than 6-8 hours per day.
June 20th to 23rd - 10:
00 to 18:00
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation:You will be sleeping in a dormitory. Bring your own sleeping bag, linen and pillow. We will provide mattresses.
Food:
All meals are included in your stay; some meals will be delivered from our external catering partners, some meals will be simple self-service.
Bathroom Facilities:
Shower and bathrooms are available. We don't have a washing machine available, so bring enough clothes.
Location & leisure:
Præstø is a small and beautiful city in southern Denmark. You have beaches and forests nearby, as well as a cosy city centre, with restaurants and shops. On top of that, we are ourselves making a wonderful festival, and you'll probably be tempted to spend most of your time inside the festival area. We do however recommend, that you also take your time, to explore the beautiful surroundings of Præstø.Your Work Camp coordinators or contact person will help you and the group with organising activities in your spare time. It is free to enjoy the beautiful nature of Præstø, but some activities might require an extra charge. The host will not cover additional charges.
Requirements:
In regard to COVID-19, it is our ambition to complete our Work Camps this summer, but it is essential for us, that our volunteers feel safe during the time they spend at our camps. This is why we constantly keep ourselves updated on the situation and we follow the Danish government's instructions. Furthermore, we are ready to answer any questions that you might have, and we will keep all our volunteers updated right up until the start of the Work Camp.Your Work Camp host will have guidelines on how to handle COVID-19 during your stay, including how to handle isolation and enforcement of government guidelines.No experience is needed, as long as you are willing to undertake a series of different tasks. Work hours may be late, while the festival is going on.English will be the only language spoken among participants. All participants must be willing to speak English, even though being from the same country or have troubles with the English language. Try your best!
Age:
18-35
Location:
Work camp site:adelgade 126b4720 præstødenmark
Language(s):
English
Airport:
CPH: Kastrup (Copenhagen, Denmark)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
The aim of the Work Camp is to help create the best possible building festival.
Week 1:
During this week, the volunteers will be setting up the festival by sorting wood, moving materials around and making signs and decorations for the festival.You will also be working in the building area, bar, outdoor kitchen, dishwashing area, toilets, sleeping area and the music stage. In this week, the volunteers will take turns in cooking for each other.
Week 2:
During this week, the festival will take place. You will be working in different areas of responsibility. You will be checking tickets in the "check-in zone," assisting in the kitchen, working with kids in the "kids zone," and assisting in the "tool shop." The festival will also need one or two volunteers to work with taking photos and videos for social media posts. Note that all festival guests are also assigned to a minimum of one volunteer shift (bar shifts, kitchen shifts, toilet maintenance and cleaning shifts), as the concept is a co-creating festival.
Week 3:
During this week, you will be taking the festival apart, and cleaning up the festival area. Ground's focus on zero waste and sustainability means that you will be saving building projects for next year's festival. Further, you will be evaluating the Work Camp stay and the festival in general.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation:Everyone should bring a minimum of a sleeping bag and a pillow. From experience, we know that some people might not want to stay in tents due to temperatures (normally ranges 10-25 degrees celsius, with few days of heavy winds). Therefore, there will be an option to borrow a mattress and sleep inside in a big room with others.Most people will be sleeping in tents - festival style! We recommend that you bring your own tent. We will try to get tents for everyone who wants one but we can't make promises before we know how many need one.
Food:
Everyone will take part in cooking, according to a plan we decide on together, as part of the work you will do during your stay. During the festival, we will have food served three times a day (all vegan/ vegetarian). We all clean together.
Bathroom Facilities:
We have washing machines for free, kitchen facilities, toilets and showers. We encourage everyone to swim at the beach located a few hundred meters away.
Location & leisure:
The festival is located by the sea (with their own sandy beach), in the countryside, but only five kilometres from Ebeltoft – a lovely small city known as a great tourist destination. In your spare time, there are many things to do and see, and you can borrow a bike to explore the surrounding area. Some days it might be possible to borrow a car to take a trip, maybe to see Mols National Park or Denmark's second-largest city, Aarhus (45 minutes away by car).Your Work Camp leaders will help you and the group with organising activities in your spare time. It is free to enjoy the beautiful nature of Ebeltoft, but some activities might require an extra charge. The host will not cover additional charges.
Requirements:
In regards to COVID-19, it is our ambition to complete our Work Camps this summer, but it is essential for us, that our volunteers feel safe during the time they spend at our camps. This is why we constantly keep ourselves updated on the situation and we follow the Danish government's instructions. Furthermore, we are ready to answer any questions that you might have, and we will keep all our volunteers updated right up until the start of the Work Camp.Your Work Camp host will have guidelines on how to handle COVID-19 during your stay, including how to handle isolation and enforcement of government guidelines. We are looking for people who are open-minded, social and self-motivated. We expect that you treat both nature and others with respect. We do not require any previous experience but value a wide range of competencies. We hope that you are eager to be a part of a team and create an incredible experience for yourself and others.English will be the only language spoken. All participants must be willing to speak English, even though being from the same country or have troubles with the English language. Try your best!Please also bring appropriate working shoes and clothes both indoor and outdoor - the style does not matter.
Age:
20-34
Location:
Work camp site:kaarsbergvej 28400 ebeltoft
Language(s):
English
Airport:
AAL: Aalborg (Aalborg, Denmark)Vegetarian food will be available
The Alive Festival needs your help with setting up the festival and taking it down, therefore you will work before and after the festival. The festival lasts from July 28th to July 30th where you will have the days off to enjoy it. You will be part of the production team of volunteers building the festival. It is manual work and it will be an advantage if you know how to operate simple tools, like hammer, saw etc.The tasks will vary from day to day, where you might help set up a stage one day, build a bar the next, or carry fences. A team leader will instruct you on what to do. The production team is unlike any other team at Alive Festival. Volunteers work together for a longer period and the spirit when building the festival is very cheery and exciting among the hard work. Many local volunteers are returning each year to help set up the festival and they know everything there is to know about Thisted and Alive Festival.
All volunteers meet at 10:
00 every day and work until 18:00.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation:The volunteers have the opportunity to sleep in tents or indoors in a building close to the festival site. Volunteers bring their own sleeping mats and sleeping bags. Alive Festival will provide tents for those who want to have the full festival experience.
Food:
We have a common room where breakfast, lunch and dinner are served during festival set-up and dismantling. During the festival you will receive food vouchers for the food stands at the festival site.
Bathroom Facilities:
There will be toilets installed and bath facilities indoors and in the camping area.
Location & leisure:
Alive Festival is located in Thisted, a small town in an area known for its national park essential for long walks and exploration. Not far from Thisted you will find the west coast also known as Cold Hawaii, famous for its surfing facilities.The beach, wild nature and charming surrounding towns are essential for summer vacations.In the evening, when all the work is done, you can also stay in the common room on the festival site, if you want to play a board game or just relax for a bit.Your Work Camp leaders will help you and the group with organising activities in your spare time. It is free to enjoy the beautiful nature of Thisted, but some activities might require an extra charge. The host will not cover additional charges.
Requirements:
In regards to COVID-19, it is our ambition to complete our Work Camps this summer, but it is essential for us, that our volunteers feel safe during the time they spend at our camps. This is why we constantly keep ourselves updated on the situation and we follow the Danish government's instructions. Furthermore, we are ready to answer any questions that you might have, and we will keep all our volunteers updated right up until the start of the Work Camp.Your Work Camp host will have guidelines on how to handle COVID-19 during your stay, including how to handle isolation and enforcement of government guidelines. For security reasons, we can unfortunately not have volunteers with hearing or sight disabilities. For other physical disabilities, it depends on whether the volunteer can do manual work for several hours since the work is about construction and is very physical.English will be the only language spoken. All participants must be willing to speak English, even though being from the same country or have troubles with the English language. Try your best!
Age:
18-32
Location:
Work camp site: plantagevej 187700 thisted
Language(s):
English
Airport:
AAL: Aalborg (Aalborg, Denmark)Vegetarian food will be available
The festival will need your help to set up the festival and take it down, therefore you will work before and after the festival. The festival lasts from August 3rd to 7th, where you will have some days off to enjoy it. But you will also be joining a team that talks to the festival guests about sustainability, and the importance of recycling. You will be part of a team of volunteers building the festival. It is manual work and it will be an advantage with knowledge of tools, but it is not required.Your tasks will change from day to day, where you might help set up a stage one day, build a bar the next or carry fences. A team leader will instruct you on what to do.All volunteers on the production team meet at 9.30 every day and work until 18:00. It is all about having fun and everybody has a duty to think positive thoughts and give and receive lots of hugs.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation:Volunteers will have to bring their own tents, sleeping mats and sleeping bags. There will be toilets installed and bath facilities everywhere you go.
Food:
There are no kitchen facilities at the festival, but the festival provides 3 meals a day. Before and after the festival, all drinks – except beers – are free. During the festival, you will be given a bracelet by the festival. You can use this bracelet to get 3 meals and 3 drinks each day, in all food stands at the festival site and camping sites.
Bathroom facilities:
Bath and toilet facilities are available at the festival. It is possible to do your laundry for free, before and during the festival.
Location & leisure:
Skanderborg is a small town in an area known for its beautiful lakes and forests. Not far from Skanderborg you will find Aarhus, the second largest town in Denmark. The festival itself is located close to the town, situated in the local forest and right by the lake.It is free to enjoy the beautiful nature of Skanderborg, but some activities might require an extra charge. The host will not cover additional charges.
Requirements:
In regards to COVID-19, it is our ambition to complete our Work Camps this summer, but it is essential for us that our volunteers feel safe during the time they spend at our camps. This is why we constantly keep ourselves updated on the situation and we follow the Danish government's instructions. Furthermore, we are ready to answer any questions that you might have, and we will keep all our volunteers updated right up until the start of the Work Camp.Your Work Camp host will have guidelines on how to handle COVID-19 during your stay, including how to handle isolation and enforcement of government guidelines. For security reasons, the host cannot have volunteers with hearing or sight disabilities. For other physical disabilities, it depends on whether the volunteer can do manual work for several hours since the work is about construction and is very physical. English will be the only language spoken. All participants must be willing to speak English, even though being from the same country or have troubles with the English language. Try your best! We will advise you to bring warm clothes that are fit for outdoor work and might get dirty. Unfortunately, we cannot control the weather, so it is a good idea to bring rain clothes too.
Age:
18-32
Location:
Work camp site:dyrehaven 78660 skanderborg
Language(s):
English
Airport:
BLL: Billund (Billund, Denmark)Vegetarian food will be available
At the Work Camp, you will be building the festival in collaboration with other volunteers. Building a festival is hard work, but incredibly fun and rewarding. The tasks will vary from day to day, but mainly manual work to prepare the framework for the festival. We'll be assembling pre-built structures, pitching big top tents, setting up showers and toilets and cooking meals for all the fabulous volunteers preparing the festival grounds for the festival. In addition, you must dismantle the festival structures and clean up when the festival is over.You will have free time during the festival where you can enjoy the good music and cosy atmosphere.
Accomodation & food:
AccommodationYou will all be sleeping in two classrooms in a nearby school. You will have to bring your own pillow, sleeping bag, and mattress.
Food:
You and the other participants are responsible for making your own breakfast throughout the whole Work Camp. Lunch and dinner are provided on the days of setting up the festival.During the festival, you will receive two meal+drink vouchers each day, that you can use as you wish. In other words, there will be no extra expenses related to meals, unless you are in the mood for snacks, which you will have to pay for yourselfAfter the festival, you and the other participants are responsible for all meals.All expenses are covered by the camp host. There is a local supermarket close to where you live and there will be a primitive kitchen where you will be cooking in teams.
Bathroom facilities:
Baths and toilets are available at the school and festival site.Unfortunately, there is no washing machine.
Location & leisure:
The camp is located in a cosy local area with beaches and forests, so there is plenty of room for a lot of fun outdoor activities. The camp hosts would like to lend the groups some bikes so that you can all enjoy the lovely area together.Your Work Camp leaders will help you and the group with organising activities in your spare time. It is free to enjoy the beautiful nature of Hundested, but some activities might require an extra charge. Any additional charges will have to be paid by the volunteers.
Requirements:
In regards to COVID-19, it is our ambition to complete our Work Camps this summer, but it is essential for us, that our volunteers feel safe during the time they spend at our camps. This is why we constantly keep ourselves updated on the situation and we follow the Danish government's instructions. Furthermore, we are ready to answer any questions that you might have, and we will keep all our volunteers updated right up until the start of the Work Camp.Your Work Camp host will have guidelines on how to handle COVID-19 during your stay, including how to handle isolation and enforcement of government guidelines. For security reasons, we can unfortunately not have volunteers with hearing or sight disabilities. For other physical disabilities, it depends on whether the volunteer can do manual work for several hours since the work is about construction and is very physical.The work will be outside and it is expected that you do have some experience with manual/piratical work. It is also important that you bring practical clothing for all kinds of weather.English will be the only language spoken. All participants must be willing to speak English, even though being from the same country or have troubles with the English language. Try your best!
Age:
18-40
Location:
Hågendrupvej 9, hundesteddenmark
Language(s):
English
Airport:
CPH: Kastrup (Copenhagen, Denmark)Vegetarian food will be available
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