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CREATE HOLIDAY MEMORIES FOR LIFE

Become a holiday volunteer
for summer
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CHILDREN IN POVERTY MISS SUMMER VACATION EXPERIENCES

Every year since 1940, Danish People's Aid has arranged vacations for families with children in Denmark. Approximately 1,000 families go out to the country every summer for a week of activities and relaxation together with other families with children and volunteers. The vacation provides a break from everyday life, new friendships and vacation memories for life.

Would you like to help bring children, adults and families together and create good times together? As a volunteer, you will stay at the resort (in your own room) from Saturday to Saturday in weeks 27, 28, 29 or 30. Please note that volunteers are not allowed to bring their own children with them on their stay. Register as a volunteer below and we will contact you. 

VOLUNTEER IN THE PUBLIC AID

Sohaib gave 15 families with children
a good summer vacation

“I would 100 percent recommend others to become a volunteer. You gain more skills and so on, and it was just great to help others. As a holiday leader, it was incredibly nice to see how much the children had fun and enjoyed the activities we had arranged.”

facts about the VOLUNTEER ROLE...

facts about the role

What do you do as a volunteer?

When you sign up to volunteer, you must choose one of the following volunteer roles: 

  • Activity volunteer, who plans and implements fun, creative and meaningful activities and games that suit different age groups and needs.
  • Relationship volunteer, which focuses on building positive relationships with participants and making sure they feel welcome and included.
  • Holiday manager, who maintains the overview, leads and motivates the volunteer team, ensures good cooperation and takes care of the daily operations during the stay.

You will be well-equipped for the task, and you will not be alone with the responsibility. You will be part of a team of 3-4 volunteers during the holiday stay and part of the community with Danish People's Aid's total of 200 holiday volunteers. 

As a volunteer you will receive:

  • Opportunity for an experience and an experience you won't be able to get anywhere else
  • Covered your transportation costs both to the holiday camp and to physical courses (based on current guidelines from Danish People's Aid)
  • Sparring with other volunteers and supervision and support from employees of Danish People's Aid
  • Board and lodging (own room) during the holiday stay

As a volunteer, you must also:

  • could participate in 2 online courses (offered continuously) and 2 physical courses (April 5 & May 24) in the period February-June.
  • could live and be available from Saturday to Saturday in one of the weeks 27, 28, 29 or 30.
  • be able to present a clean child certificate (obtained from Danish People's Aid)

Volunteers cannot bring their own children with them on vacation.

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What do the different types of volunteers entail?

Activity volunteer: Plans and implements fun, creative and meaningful activities and games that are appropriate for different age groups and needs.

Relationship volunteer: Focuses on building positive relationships with participants and making sure they feel welcome and included.

Holiday manager: Maintains the overview, leads and motivates the volunteer team, ensures good cooperation and takes care of the daily operations during the stay.

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In Danish People's Aid, volunteers have the opportunity to work with different tasks and target groups. We are obliged to obtain a child certificate for all our volunteers. If you do not provide your CPR number, you will be registered as a passive volunteer and will not be able to participate in our relief work. Your CPR number is sent encrypted to Danish People's Aid and complies with applicable legislation.
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Volunteer agreement
As a volunteer, I have been made aware of the Danish People's Aid's purpose, laws, principles and the guidelines applicable to the activities. As a volunteer, I undertake to comply with the Danish People's Aid's principles and to be loyal in my work for the target groups who are the recipients of Danish People's Aid's relief work.
If I wish to volunteer for Danish People's Aid Economic Counseling, the procedure used must always be followed. I am at all times responsible for ensuring that all relevant documents, correspondence, etc. concerning citizens of the counseling are stored on the designated shared G-drive, which can be used via the "remote desktop".

As a volunteer, I also undertake, by accepting this agreement, to observe confidentiality with regard to the personal information and private matters that I become aware of through my volunteer work.

Declaration of consent
to Danish People's Aid's processing of personal data about you as a volunteer in the organization.
In connection with your registration with Dansk Folkehjælp, Brovejen 4, 4800 Nykøbing Falster, tel. 70 220 230, e-mail: post@folkehjaelp.dk, we would like to process the following information about you:

Name, social security number, address, postal code, telephone number and email address.

The processing of the information is necessary for us to be able to administer your affiliation as a volunteer, including to be able to send you necessary information. Information about the civil registration number is due to the organization's established rules for obtaining a child certificate/criminal record certificate. The legal basis for processing your information is the EU Data Protection Regulation Article 6, paragraph 1(a) regarding your consent.

You should also know the following:
You have the right to withdraw your consent with effect for the future by contacting us using the website or by sending an e-mail to post@folkehjaelp.dk or calling us on 70 220230.
A withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on consent before the withdrawal.
The information about you will be deleted no later than 5 years after you are no longer associated with Danish People's Aid.
You have the right to request access to the information we have registered about you, and you have the right to request correction or deletion of the information or restriction of the processing of your information.
You also have the right to object to our processing of your information and, where applicable, a right to data portability.

If you have any questions about the processing of your information or if you suspect non-compliance with the personal data policy, please contact Dansk Folkehjælp, tel. 70 220 230, e-mail: post@folkehjaelp.dk. You can complain about our processing of your personal data to the Danish Data Protection Authority at any time. Read more about Dansk Folkehjælp's personal data policy at folkehjaelp.dk.