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Finland Finland: Local Traditions with International Skills at Folk Music Festival (FI-KVT 12.1)

Dates

26/06/2023   -   07/07/2023

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Art
Construction
Festival

Fee

USD 400
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Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
6
Still room for
2 Male + 2 Female
Languages
English
Nearest airport
 
Nearest bus/train station
 

Work

The main task of the camp is first to practice a common repertoire to perform at the festival. There will be several performances during the festival. Ideally, volunteers will form also a bigger orchestra with the local musician members and rehearse a small repertoire for the festival with them. In addition, there will be light physical tasks related to the background arrangements of the festival. The camp is also aiming to collaborate with the local Finnish Red Cross unit to include Ukrainians fleeing the war.

Accomodation and food

Beds with bedding will be provided. A kitchen is available for the volunteers to cook in shifts apart from lunch, which is served near the festival area.

Location and leisure

Municipality of Rääkkylä, Eastern Finland

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Rääkkylä Kihaus is one of Finland's most important annual international folk music events. Under the name Kihaus, the event has been organized annually in July since 1991. Previously, the event was known as Heinähupa, which started in 1970. See the festival webpage here: https://www.kihaus.fi/ (in Finnish)

Additional comments

We recommend double-checking that your insurance covers your travel costs in case of unlikely but possible camp cancellation e.g. due to sudden changes in the Covid pandemic. We prefer sustainable travel.

Additional fee: Some SCI workcamps will have an additional fee of €50.00. This will cover e.g. international insurance costs of the volunteer and a small travel fund to enable disadvantaged volunteers to join projects. If you apply through a partner organization you will pay the fee directly to the hosting branch according to their instructions. Check here whether you're applying through the SCI branch or partner: https://sci.ngo/about-us/our-movement/where-we-are

All the KVT Finland camps are published by the end of March 2023.

Requirements

Applicants to the camp are expected to have basic skills in a folk musical instrument (can also be a vocal instrument) and 1-2 pieces of repertoire to present and practice with others at the festival. Please specify your skills in a free-form motivation letter.

Sustainable Development Goals

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Finland Finland: Food Not Bombs (FI-KVT 4.1)

Dates

26/06/2023   -   07/07/2023

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Manual Work
Social

Fee

USD 400
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Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
6
Still room for
2 Male + 2 Female
Languages
English
Nearest airport
 
Nearest bus/train station
 

Work

During the camp, volunteers will organize six meal-sharing events around Helsinki. The volunteers’ tasks include cooking, bringing the food to the event location,
giving it out during the event, and cleaning up afterwards. Volunteers are also welcome to participate in announcing the meal-sharing events and collecting food donations. No special skills are needed.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers will live at the Peace Station in Helsinki where many peace organisations reside. The accommodation is simple. A sleeping bag is required as volunteers will sleep on mattresses in a shared space. There are bathrooms, a kitchen, a shower and a sauna. The accommodation facilities and the nature of the work might be challenging for a person with physical disabilities, but their participation is warmly welcome. Families can apply to the camp if the lack of privacy is not a problem. The food will be mainly the same vegan food that is offered in the events around town.

Location and leisure

Helsinki, capital city of Finland

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Food Not Bombs is an international campaign that works in hundreds of cities around the world. Food Not Bombs is trying to inspire the public to participate in changing and educating society by helping in a concrete way. The idea of the campaign is to focus our resources on solving problems like hunger, homelessness and poverty while seeking an end to war, continuous rearmament and the destruction of the environment. It works by giving out vegan meals in public places to anyone in need. The campaign is also closely connected to food waste issues, and much of the cooking is done with donated food.

Additional comments

We recommend double-checking that your insurance covers your travel costs in case of unlikely but possible camp cancellation e.g. due to sudden changes in the Covid pandemic. We prefer sustainable travel.

Additional fee: Some SCI workcamps will have an additional fee of €50.00. The additional fee covers international insurance costs of the volunteer and a small travel fund to enable disadvantaged volunteers to join projects. If you apply through a partner organization, you will pay the fee directly to the hosting branch according to their instructions. Check here whether you're applying through the SCI branch or partner: https://sci.ngo/about-us/our-
movement/where-we-are

All the KVT Finland camps will be published by the end of March 2023.

Requirements

Free-formatted motivation letter is required. Volunteers should express why they are interested in the camp and what they could benefit from participating in it. Volunteers should be interested in antimilitarism, nonviolence and peaceful conflict resolution.

Sustainable Development Goals

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Partnerships to achieve the Goal