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This was presented by Katri Hämeenniemi from KVT Finland during the North South Platform Meeting 2010. Katri explained the World Volunteering Project that took place with the group Vieraasta Veljeksi from the Finnish NGO Miessakit Ry.
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World Volunteering
• Inviting immigrants and asylum seekers to workcamps in Finland
• Organising workshops for locals during the workcamps
• Organising volunteer work days and freetime activities outside workcamps
• Contacting the media
Resources
• Funding from Foreign ministry 7800 EUR (including project co-ordinator 200 h)
• Funding from KVT 800 EUR• Trainee 100 h• Voluntary work 200 h
What happened?
• 1–3 immigrants or asylum seekers on every camp
(21 participants from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Somalia, Sri Lanka and USA)
Future plans
• Bigger and better• School camp• Clearer concept for workshops• More women• More interesting and better organised
working events• More activities outside Helsinki