Help us in the fight against marine and river pollution on the beautiful west coast of Norway

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  Description

  RIVER CLEANING: Seeking volunteers for the period of September 25th to October 25th
  
  We are a well-established environmental NGO in Norway and have been fighting marine and river pollution since 2017.
  
  We travel all over Norway tackling the problem of marine pollution first-hand, and this autumn season we are cleaning in Bergen. This is not only important but fun! While getting the experience of working in an environmental organization you also get to see and surround yourself in Norway´s beautiful nature!
  
  Sounds interesting?
  MAKE SURE TO READ ALL THE INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE APPLYING!
  
  2025 project: RIVER CLEANING (SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER)
  
  In addition to our coastal work, we are launching a brand-new river cleaning project this autumn! This is the only running project this autumn.
  
  From September 25th to October 25th, a small team will be based in Bergen (at Seletun Environmental Hotel, about 30 minutes from Bergen city center), working to clean polluted rivers and waterways that lead into the ocean - both by hiking picking and by using canoes. These rivers are important transport routes for marine litter, and by stopping the waste upstream, we help prevent ocean pollution before it happens.
  
  We are now looking for 1-2 dedicated volunteers to join teamleader Kaja and her team on this special mission. You will stay together at the environmental hotel Seletun, a peaceful and scenic base close to nature. This is a stationary project that offers great opportunities to go deep into local ecosystems, teamwork, and tangible environmental impact.
  
  The river cleaning crew will be part of our larger effort to combat pollution in Norwegian nature, and this is the first year of what we hope will become a recurring initiative! You’ll be part of something new, meaningful, and important.
  
  📍 Location: Seletun Environmental Hotel, Bergen
  📅 Dates: Arrival September 25th and departure October 25th (4 weeks)
  👥 Crew size: 5 people (1 leader + 4 volunteers)
  🏡 Accommodation: Shared volunteer house at Seletun (eqipped with kitchen, washrooms, and separate bedrooms)
  🍽️ Food: Basic food is provided (3 meals a day)
  🛠 Tasks: Riverbank cleanup (by hiking or by canoeing), waste collection, basic logistics
  
  If you’re curious to try something new and be part of a small, motivated team doing impactful help inland—this is your chance!
  
  What we´re looking for:
  We are looking for people between the ages of 18 to 30 years who have an active lifestyle. You love nature and like to be outside, and you come to our project wanting to help the environment. You don´t need any experience with clean-ups, environmental tasks, or canoeing - we will teach you!
  
  It´s also important that you know our expectations of you as a volunteer. You will be expected to help hard. Anyone who expected a vacation or a holiday type of stay will be disappointed. However, if you read through all our information and feel that you´re the right person for volunteering with us, we promise an experience of a lifetime! You will get friends for life, and experience Norway´s beautiful nature while doing something good for the environment.
  
  Who are we?
  Our organization was founded in 1993 and is a well-established environmental NGO in Norway with headquarters in Bergen, and regional offices in Tromsø, Trondheim, and Oslo. In our work for environmental protection, we do not only focus on marine pollution. Our fields consist of all direct and indirect cases between environmental protection and social welfare, such as climate, ecosystem protection, the marine environment, food security, indigenous rights, politics, building protection, etc. Basically, everything concerning the environment, our climate, and society are all fields we are involved in. Furthermore, as many of the environmental cases we are concerned with have an international reach and character, we extend our work outwards as needed.
  
  Our NGO has since 2017 had a clear goal and path for stopping marine pollution. In those years, we have traveled up and down the Norwegian coastline three times, while also having longer missions in different parts of the country. Over 3000 volunteers have joined our project, among those 60 have been long-term volunteers.
  
  We have collected over 300 000 kg of marine litter and educated over 40 000 kids and students.
  
  
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  HOW TO APPLY:
  - Answer ALL the following questions thoroughly when reaching out to us :)
  
  Contact information:
  - Full name
  - Gender
  - Age
  - Nationality
  - Email
  - Phone number
  - Home address
  
  Media:
  If you have, please add your Facebook and Instagram URL link.
  
  Let us get to know you :)
  - Tell us a bit more about you. We want to get to know you as a person, for example, what your favorite things to do are, what goals you have and what´s important for you in life
  - Why should we choose you?
  
  Skills
  Do you have any special skills or experience we should know about?
  For example:
  - Maritime Experience
  - First AID, CPR, Lifeguard, swim guard, or other medical experience
  - Photography, filmmaking, media, publishing
  - Team leading, personal trainer, motivator, etc.
  
  
  A bit more information about you:
  - Do you have any food allergies? (If yes, please elaborate)
  - Your food preferences (I eat everything / Vegan / Vegetarian)
  - Any physical or mental illnesses? (yes/no)
  - Health insurance? (yes/no)
  - Tetanus Vaccine? (yes/no)
  - Driver’s License (yes/no)
  
  Emergency contact:
  We need a contact to call if something happens to you when volunteering with us.
  - Name, Phone number, and email of emergency contact
  
  Lastly, how long are you willing to stay with us?
  (The longer you can stay, the higher the probability it is that we choose you)
  
  *We´re currently working on making a web page where we provide you with even more information about the project. If you send in an application and are accepted we will send you all the information you will need in the meantime. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us :)

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

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  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Bricolage et construction

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Travelers who come to our project will find a meeting ground for many different nationalities and cultures, among learning about the Norwegian culture and history we often try to make different dishes from the countries our volunteers are from; and you will also get to taste some proper Norwegian food.
  
  You will be introduced to our local community, visit Bergen city, and see how we live and protect nature. You will create international connections by volunteering for one of Norway´s most established environmental NGO, while also likely learn a lot about environmental protection and politics from us, as these are topics we often discuss.
  
  You will also get to learn canoeing, as we will be using canoes during river cleanups, and probably other cool skills you didn't know you needed ;)
  
  On top of that you will meet people from all over the world, creating contacts and friends for life :)

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  Aide

  We need help to stop marine and river pollution! You can be an important part of doing that with river cleaning and spreading awareness through conversations and social media. You will take part in daily tasks such as cooking and cleaning, but also helping with other environmental tasks the organisation might need help for during your stay.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Norwegian bokmål: Courant

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  Hébergement

  Our accommodation in the River Cleaning project will be our environmental hotel Seletun, which is a hotel made up of 5 houses all with their uniqe design and story - as they have been collected and preserved from different parts of Norway. We will be staying in the main house, where we have access to a big kitchen, washrooms and showers, seperate bedrooms and cosy common areas. You will also have access to a washing machine.
  Meals are made by the group 3-4 times a day. We decide collectively on what to eat. If you have special preferences, you may bring personal food. We serve fish, meat and vegetables, and water to drink. However, we try to keep it as sustainable as possible
  
  We provide meals which the group makes and decides on together. Usually, we have 3-4 meals a day. We serve fish, meat and vegetables, and water to drink. However, we try to keep our food consumption and living pattern as sustainable as possible, and usually if there is one or two vegetarians in the group, we all eat vegetarian. But there will always be possible to catch some fish for dinner and to buy meat at the grocery store if wanted. If you have any special preferences, you can bring personal food, or get it when we go to the grocery store.

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  Autres infos...

  On your time off there will be plenty of opportunities to explore Bergen city, go hiking, go bouldering and other fun activities. We might also go out with canoes or boat and catch some fish for dinner.

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