Food not bombs
Description: 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 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 vegetarian meals in public places to anyone in need. The campaign is closely connected to food waste issues too and much of the cooking is done with donated food.
Type of Work: During the camp volunteers will organize 6 meal sharing events around Helsinki. The volunteers’ tasks include cooking, taking the food to the event location, giving it out during the event and cleaning up afterwards. Volunteers are also welcome to participate in the PR of the meal sharing events and collecting food donations. No special skills are needed.
Study Theme: There will be discussions on the history and ideology of the Food Not Bombs campaign, nonviolence, and social problems in Finland.
Accommodation: Volunteers will live at the Peace Station in Helsinki where many peace organisations reside. The accommodation is simple and a sleeping bag is required as volunteers will sleep on mattresses in a shared space. There are bathrooms, kitchen, shower and sauna for the volunteers to use. The food will be mainly the same that is offered in the events around town. All the food is vegetarian. The accommodation facilities and the nature of the work might be challenging for a person with physical disabilities, but their participation is still welcome.
Requirements: Extra 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.
Approximate Location: Helsinki
Notes: Families can apply to the camp if the lack of privacy in accommodation is not a problem. Covid-19: Due to the possible changes in the coronavirus situation, we will confirm the camp 4 weeks before the starting date. Please don't book your travel tickets before the camp is confirmed.
Additional Fee of 50 EUR: If you reside in a country where there is an SCI branch and you apply through the SCI branch the fee will be included in the fee you pay to your sending branch. If you apply through a partner organization you will pay the fee directly to the hosting SCI branch through different payment platforms. When accepted on the project, the SCI branch will give you more details of the various payment options. Check here which is an SCI branch or SCI partner: https://sci.ngo/ab