Islândia

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Data de início: 02-01-2012

Data de fim: 30-12-2012

Vagas: 1

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 01-08-2011

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 145 €

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Resumo: "The “home of the sun” is located in Grímsnes in the south of Iceland and was founded on July 5th 1930 by a pioneering woman: Sesselja H. Sigmundsdóttir (1902-1974). Today all activities in this small eco-village are based on her lifework and visions. From the early beginning volunteers have played an importand role in the community.
Today, Sólheimar is a community where the goal is to give every individual an opportunity to live in a sustainable society. Sólheimar provides home and work to 43 individuals with special needs and in total, more than 100 people reside in Sólheimar.
About 50, both longterm and short term, volunteers work in Sólheimar every year from diffrent organization such as WWF and SEEDS and Sólheimar is a Host organization via European Voluntary Service.
To introduce volunteers to one of the world’s oldest and most unique eco-villages and to the everyday realities of the organisation’s work
To develop an understanding of how sustainability is achieved through community
To craft individual learning objectives for the experience
To develop relationships with persons in his/her field
To provide an understanding of community, sustainability, and the environment
To enhance the volunteer’s knowledge of Icelandic culture, language, and history
To foster a sense of individuality, independence, and personal growth Transportation is not frequent from Sólheimar to Reykjavík, the capital. The volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her fares out of the village if he/she wishes to travel during weekends and days off. The people who live in Sólheimar often go into the city and are willing to give the volunteers a lift. Sólheimar is approximately 100 km distance from Reykjavík city.

Sólheimar is an isolated place, and even more during the winter and at the beginning of the stay when you have just arrived from a very different lifestile. But at the same time Sólheimar is a very good place to learn Icelandic very well, more than in the cities where almost everybody can and prefers to speak english.
The volunteer will always be a helper of the person in charge of each workplace and the volunteer will be expected to work where it is most needed in each moment.

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Perfil: "Sólheimar are open to receive volunteers between 18 and 30 years old from ALL European countries and countries generally involved in the YOUTH programme.
We want every applicant to offer exciting and different experiences into the group thus creating a diverse range of people with various interests from a variety of different backgrounds. Therefore, acceptance is dependent on the variety of qualities we feel a candidate can add to our community and sustainable growth.

"" You must be interested in working with people with disabilities.
"" You must be responsible and motivated to work.
"" You should be ready to learn Icelandic.
"" You should have ability to adjust to the prevailing situations at the project site.
"" You should be aware of long, cold and dark winter days and nights in Iceland, and also of the bright summer nights when the sun hardly sets down.
"" You should be open-minded, flexible, enthusiastic, independent, and responsible and be interested in working with people.
"" You should be interested to be with people, with different background, culture, language, faith and race, open to new experiences and interested in discovering different society and culture.

Here at Sólheimar we work hard, but we also like to have a good social life so being able to balance work and 'play' is essential. We are looking for a person that is extremely adaptable, has an optimistic approach towards life and can enjoy their time here in this unique community.
Normally candidates find out about the project placements in the EVS database, by contacting a sending organisation or by searching the internet for youth exchange work. If we have available project placement we inform our partners in Europe, and those volunteers that have showed interest in our projects before.
A candidate is selected when his/her interests are compatible with the project profile. Always candidates can ask us why they were or were not selected. We can see if they match with the activity through their motivation letters and CV's and also by conducting phone interviews.

Number of volunteers hosted:
10
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Tarefas: "4) Art workshops (candle-making, weaving, organic soap-making, art, ceramics, woodwork, paper workshop) Beeswax and paraffin candles for indoor and outdoor use are produced in the candle-making workshop. (Ten per cent of the candles are made from biodynamic bees wax).The textile studio produces rugs, tablecloths, bags and other hand-woven products and is operated almost entirely on donated and recycled materials Using traditional recipes and even experimenting with a wide range of organic herbs, the soap-making workshop is the most anthroposophical of all the workshops. A wide range of beautiful and unique products are made in the art workshop. The focus here is painting and the creation of art, for example from paper maché, made from recycled paper, wool and silk.From felted apples to recycled paper bowls, the work here focuses on creativity and letting everyone express their own individual ideas. The ceramics workshop produces both functional items and art pieces. It is known for its bright colours and cheery work environment. The craft of woodworking is a patient one. High quality instruments, toys, and decorations are made here.
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Horário: "The working hours of Sólheimar are from 9.00 -17.00 every weekday, with a break of 1 hour for lunch. Holidays will be given during Christmas, Easter and other holidays in accordance with Icelandic laws and customs. For each month of work, there are 2 days of holiday, so for 6 months voluntary exchange there are 12 days of holiday and for 12 months exchange there are 24 days of holiday. When the volunteer takes his holidays, it is an agreement between the volunteer himself and the project.
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Condições: "Hraunprýði Volunteer house is a 16 room dorm. You will have an ensuite single room with shared kitchen and living room. There is a laundry room in Hraunprýði which you can use free of charge with a washer, dryer and a wet room for clothes to hang. There is also wireless internet provided and one desktop computer, but it is advised to bring your own laptop if possible for work and leisure purposes.

The volunteer will have all food in the project, and get in addition to that food money for the weekends. The volunteer will receive due allowance (pocket money) on montly basis. The volunteer will receive up to 35 hours of language training on arrival in Iceland. On-going support and training will be provided by the staff and co-workers of Sólheimar, daily training by the staff of Sólheimar and a personal support is given by the volunteer's mentor.
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Documentação: CV e Carta de Motivação