House Caretaker

Help a sustainable project: This host contributes to building a better and more sustainable future for all!
Higher chance of approval: This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Expand your environmental consciousness: A traveler felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
Connect with nature: A traveler recommended this experience for reconnecting with nature

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Name: Finca Ganadito will offer you a volunteering certificate.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 weeks

Stay up to: 12 weeks

The Experience

We are an NGO, promoting Environmental Protection projects around Iceland. We are looking for a highly organized and self-starter participant to help us maintain the housekeeping shores along with other participants. You will be leading the household tasks, and coordinating the other volunteers; we want a participant that can help us on our path to becoming a Sustainable Center! Minimum stay of 10 weeks

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Between 22 and 35 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

7. Affordable and clean energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

13. Climate action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy.

14. Life below water

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

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1 Review

4.0

How this experience will transform you

1 Get in touch with nature
1 Developing environmental awareness
1 Meeting international travelers
1 Learning about sustainability
1 Practicing English

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

1 13. Climate action

Aura

Mexico

Iceland is an amazing country, I enjoyed a lot the nature and also had the chance to practice my english and share a lot of hours in group. I met incredible people. Thank you for the learning and the opportunity to be there.

8 months ago

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