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Camp Nuan 2024 | MS04 | 2024-07-09 - 2024-07-30 | KIDS,SOCI,CULT | Age: 20 - 39

Greenlandic Children carries out social activities in Greenland and Denmark for Greenlandic children and young people in vulnerable life situations. We work to ensure that no Greenlandic child grows up in poverty, abuse, or neglect. Children must be heard and involved, and many more Greenlandic children and young people must have an education. We emphasize that our efforts are established in close cooperation with local authorities, organizations, professionals, children, and young people and with respect for local needs, wishes, culture, and language. Greenlandic Children currently has ten ongoing projects in Greenland and Denmark and is present in all Greenlandic municipalities, as well as in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Esbjerg, Randers, and Vejle. The organization has 30 employees and more than 100 volunteers. The projects are financed by public funds, foundations, support, and sponsorship from companies as well as private members and contributors. In 2018 we received the Crown Prince Couple s Social Prize.

Work: Greenlandic Children wants Camp Nuan to give the inhabitants a fantastic, creative, active, and interesting summer. The activities will take place Monday through Friday 12.00-18.00, and will fall into these categories: Music, Dance, Singing, Games, Sports, and Excursions. The volunteers will decide which activities to offer during the camp. You should expect long days and it is expected that you will participate in all activities. On Saturdays, we will invite the entire township to a social event from 18.00-21.00. This could be a night of music and dancing, teaching each other to play an instrument, cooking food from your home country, movie night, etc.

Accomodation and food: Sleeping + bathroom facilities: You will stay in a shared bedroom with other volunteers of the same sex. You will sleep at the local school where kitchen and bathroom facilities will also be available. Meals + kitchen facilities: All groceries are transported by ship. Therefore, you should be able to adapt to these local conditions or bring a small stock of goods yourself. It can be challenging to be vegetarian or vegan since many meals in Greenland are based on meat and fish. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR ANY KIND OF INTOXICANTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME OR CIRCUMSTANCE. VIOLATION OF THIS RULE WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE EXCLUSION FROM THE CAMP. We will divide the volunteers into cooking and cleaning teams. The group is responsible for shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc. which is also going to take up some of your time every day.

Location: NanortalikGreenland

Location and Leisure: We have been doing work camps every summer since 2014. Greenlandic Children is cooperating with the local community in Nanortalik. Nanortalik is located on the island of Nanortalik at the mouth of the Tasermiut fjord. Nanortalik is the most southern town in Greenland but is still approx. 100 km away northwest of the southernmost point, Cape Farewell (Kap Farvel). The town was founded as a trading post in 1797 but was moved to its current location in 1830. Nanortalik is the smallest of three towns in the Municipality of Kujalleq. 1095 people are living in the town, where 295 are under the age of 19 years. Fishing and catching have long been the main occupations in Nanortalik, but in recent years, occupations such as tourism and mining have grown, as Greenland s only gold mine can be found near Nanortalik. Telephone coverage might be scarce, and the internet connection might be bad.

Airport: CPH

Train/Bus station: Copenhagen Airport

Requirements: To participate in this Work Camp, we require you to provide: 1. A motivational letter. This letter will be received by our Work Camp host who will determine whether you will be accepted to the camp. Please be aware that there is a response time on your application of 4 working days, including a short interview. In the application, you must answer the following questions: - How can you contribute to the Camp? - What creative-, sporting- and outdoor activities will you be able to lead and initiate, and which will you be able to participate in? - How will you be able to contribute to our cultural evening for the whole city? - What experience do you have with volunteering? - What experiences do you have with working with children and young people? 2. A clean criminal record in English – for Danish volunteers, a børneattest is also required. 3. Travel Insurance in English

Flight tickets: Do not buy your plane ticket to Copenhagen (Denmark) before MS Denmark contacts you personally and allows it. Otherwise, the Association of Greenlandic Children cannot be responsible for the tickets if the Work Camp is canceled. The whole Work Camp group will meet at Copenhagen Airport and travel to Greenland together. There are very few departures to Greenland, and the group must travel together. Your plane tickets will therefore be organized and bought by the Association of Greenlandic Children, whereafter you will transfer the money to them. We will provide you with banking details, and payment deadline over e-mail. Since the price of tickets is very high, and some volunteers already have an added travel expense for flying to Copenhagen, the Association has decided to base the price of tickets on your departure country: 4000 DKK (approx. 540€) if you come from outside of Europe. 6000 DKK (approx. 800€): if you come from Europe (Russia incl.). 8000 DKK (approx. 1075€): if you come from the Nordic Countries: (Denmark, Sweden, Norway) For example: If you travel from Italy to Denmark, you will only pay 800€ for your ticket from Denmark to Greenland, as you are already paying for a ticket from Italy to Denmark. The travel will consist of a direct flight from Copenhagen to Narsarsuaq and from there a helicopter flight or boat ride from Narsarsuaq to Nanortalik. This will depend on whether and availability, and we will know for sure in May. The route from Narsarsuaq to Nanortalik is very scenic and you will get a front-row seat to both stunning mountains and green valleys. Meeting time in Copenhagen You will have to buy your ticket to and from Copenhagen. The meeting time in Copenhagen Airport can be very early on departure day, so it will be necessary to spend one night in Copenhagen before traveling to Greenland, to make sure that you do not arrive too late to meet the group. We generally also recommend that you arrive a few days before leaving for Greenland so that you can see Copenhagen and maybe meet your fellow participants. Greenlandic Children will pay for one night in Copenhagen, for the people traveling from abroad. We have booked beds in dorm rooms from the 7th to the 8th of July at Steel House Copenhagen, a central hostel close to the train station and metro. The meeting point is Copenhagen Airport on the 8th of July in the early morning hours. You must be at the airport on time. We will provide you with the departure time on the 8th. Departure from Greenland When we depart Greenland and fly to Copenhagen (Denmark), the flight can be delayed due to bad weather. We, therefore, recommend that you plan to stay two extra nights in Copenhagen before leaving on your flight to your home country in case we get stuck in Greenland. As nobody is in control over the weather situation, we of course recommend that you buy travel insurance, to cover your flight expenses, in case we are so delayed from Greenland, that you will also miss your flight to Copenhagen.

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 400 euros to be payed at latest 1 week after acceptance. 

Clothing: The average temperatures in Nanortalik in June/July are between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius. Therefore, it is good to have layers of clothing (inner layers preferably of wool), gloves, and headbands. Language: It is required that you speak English. The main languages in Nanortalik are Greenlandic and Danish but many children speak English well. Volunteer profile: We preferably work from a diversity mindset, but, as the locals have requested outdoor/wilderness activities, disc golf, and climbing we are looking for volunteers with specific skills in these areas. Also, we appreciate volunteers who like to bake and cook with children. We welcome a positive approach to recycling and creativity as well. We welcome all volunteers, including Greenlandic volunteers, international volunteers, and Danish volunteers.