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Volunteer at the Intercultural Family Retreat / Gerst sjálvboðin á Familjuleguni

Volunteer at the Intercultural Family Retreat 2025
Would you like to help create a meaningful, warm, and inclusive retreat for families from diverse cultural backgrounds in the Faroe Islands? We are now looking for volunteers for the Intercultural Family Retreat, which will take place in Nesvík from 10–12 October 2025.

We are seeking volunteers for various roles – including social activities, kitchen support, and the retreat leadership team.

What do volunteers do at the retreat?
All volunteers contribute to creating a safe, positive, and welcoming environment where both adults and children from different cultures have the opportunity to connect, build friendships, and feel a sense of belonging.

Volunteers for social activities
You will help host the families and coordinate fun and engaging activities – such as games, cozy hangouts, and creative workshops.

Volunteers in the kitchen
You’ll assist with preparing and serving food, setting tables, clearing up, and doing dishes.

Volunteers in the leadership team
The leadership team has the overall responsibility for the retreat. They set the framework, support the other volunteers, ensure smooth coordination, and help foster wellbeing and structure. We are looking for people who are organized, collaborative, and flexible, and who enjoy working with a diverse group of people.

When and how much time is required?
The retreat takes place from Friday to Sunday, 10–12 October 2025. All volunteers arrive on Friday morning, 10 October, to help with setup, and stay in Nesvík until Sunday evening.

In addition to the retreat weekend, there will be one or two preparation meetings in September (weeks 37 and 39). During these meetings, volunteers will receive information about the Red Cross, the retreat, and their role. We will also cover topics such as our community guidelines, conflict resolution, data protection, and share out tasks. A course in psychological first aid will also be offered to all volunteers.

Volunteers are expected to attend the meetings and spend approximately 4–6 hours on preparation and coordination.
The leadership team begins their work in August and meets regularly, using 2–4 hours per week on planning and meetings.
Communication between volunteers takes place via a Facebook group.

Requirements and how to apply
Age requirements: All volunteers must be at least 18 years old. Young people under 18 may assist together with a parent or guardian. Leadership team members must be at least 25 years old.

Volunteers fill out the Red Cross volunteer agreement, which includes confidentiality and duty-to-report obligations, a commitment to work in accordance with the organization’s mission and the seven Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross, as well as coverage by volunteer insurance. Volunteers must also give consent for a child safety certificate to be obtained.

Apply now to be part of this unique experience and make a difference at the retreat!

All applicants will be invited for a short conversation, and will receive a response in August.

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Ver sjálvboðin á Familjuleguni fyri fjølmentaðar familjur 2025
Hevur tú hug at vera við til at skapa eina mennandi, hugnaliga og inkluderandi legu fyri familjur við ymsum mentanarbakgrundum í Føroyum? Vit leita nú eftir sjálvbodnum til familjuleguna fyri fjølmentaðar familjur, sum verður í Nesvík dagarnar 10.–12. oktober 2025.

Tørvur er á sjálvbodnum til ymiskar leiklutir – bæði til sosialt virksemi, til køkin og til leguleiðsluna.

Hvat gera sjálvboðin á leguni?
Øll sjálvboðin eru við til at skapa eitt trygt, jaligt og opið umhvørvi, har bæði vaksin og børn úr ymsum mentanum fáa møguleikan at hittast, knýta vinarbond og kenna seg vælkomin.

Sjálvboðin til sosialt virksemi
Tú ert við til at hjúkla um familjurnar og at skipa fyri stuttligum og savnandi tiltøkum – t.d. spøl, hugna og ítriv.

Sjálvboðin til køkin
Tú hjálpir til í køkinum og við praktiskum uppgávum – m.a. at matgera, seta á borði, rudda av og vaska upp.

Sjálvboðin í leguleiðsluni
Leguleiðslan hevur yvirskipaðu ábyrgdina av leguni. Leguleiðslan leggur karmarnar, stuðlar teimum sjálvbodnu, tryggjar góða samskipan og stuðlar undir trivnaða og struktur. Tørvur er á fólki, ið duga at halda yvirlit, og at arbeiða samstarvandi og fleksibult við ymiskum menniskjum.

Nær og hvussu nógv?
Familjulegan verður frá fríggjadegnum til sunnudagin 10.–12. oktober 2025. Øll sjálvboðin møta fyri leguna fríggjadagin 10. oktober at rigga til og gista í Nesvík til sunnukvøldið.

Umframt sjálvt leguvikuskifti, verða ein ella tveir fyrireikingarfundir í september (viku 37 og 39), har sjálvboðin fáa kunning um Reyða Kross, leguna og sín leiklut. Vit fara eisini at arbeiða við samverupolitikki, ósemjuhandfaring, dátuverndarpolitikki og býta uppgávur millum okkum. Skeið í sálarligari fyrstuhjálp verður eisini fyriskipað til sjálvboðin.

Sjálvboðin luttaka á fundunum og brúka umleið 4–6 tímar til fyrireiking og samskipan.
Leiðslutoymið byrjar arbeiðið longu í august og brúkar uml. 2–4 tímar um vikuna til fundir og fyrireiking.
Vit hava ein Facebook-bólk til samskifti millum sjálvboðin.

Treytir og umsókn
Aldursmark: Øll sjálvboðin skulu vera minst 18 ár. Ung yngri enn 18 ár kunnu hjálpa til saman við foreldrum ella avvarandi. Fyri at vera við í leguleiðsluni skal ein vera minst 25 ár.

Sjálvboðin fylla út Reyða Kross sjálvbodna avtalu, ið fevnur um tagnarskyldu og fráboðanarskyldu, at ein arbeiðir sambært endamálinum og teimum sjey aðalreglunum hjá Reyða Krossi, umframt at avtalan eisini fevnur um trygging av tí sjálvbodna. Eisini skulu sjálvboðin geva samtykki til at barnaváttan verður innheintað.

Søk longu nú um at vera við og ger mun á leguni!

Øll, ið søkja um at vera sjálvboðin verða boðin til eitt prát, og fáa síðani svar í august.

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