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#326

We need a buddy

We need a buddy for a gay couple from Iraq. They have recently gotten asylum in Iceland, are both gay and identify as male. They are 25-30 years old. They want to meet Icelanders, learn Icelandic and strengthen their social bonds. Please sign up to become their buddy and we will connect you three. You can meet at Samtökin’s HQ if you want to. Responsibility: Daníel E. Arnarsson.

Duration: 1-2 hours every two to three weeks

Kröfur: Good chatter, speaks English and can access Google Translate

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#325

We need a buddy

We need a buddy for a wonderful woman. She is a lesbian from the France, speaks Icelandic, English and French and is aged between 35-45 years. She has been living in Iceland for over a decade and wants to meet someone she can hang around with and chat. Please sign up to become her buddy and we will connect you two. You can meet at Samtökin’s HQ if you want to. Responsibility: Daníel E. Arnarsson.

Duration: 1-2 hours every two to three weeks

Kröfur: Good chatter and speaks English, Icelandic or French

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#324

We need a buddy

We need a buddy for a wonderful woman. She is a lesbian from the States, speaks English and is aged between 40-50 years. She has been active in queer advocacy and activism for years. Please sign up to become her buddy and we will connect you two. You can meet at Samtökin’s HQ if you want to. Responsibility: Daníel E. Arnarsson.

Duration: 1-2 hours every two to three weeks

Kröfur: Good chatter and speaks English

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#320

Sorting and organising at the office

We need one sorting-genius to come to the office at Suðurgata 3 and sort our bookshelves and receptacles. Also we need that person to look at the books that we carry and sort them out, looking for something that shouldn’t be there. The volunteer will work with Sigurgeir Ingi.

Duration: 10-12 hours

Kröfur: Resourcefulness and planning skills

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#321

Categorizing posts on the website

We need a good volunteer to categorize all of our posts on our website. These are around 3000 posts. The website uses WordPress. Volunteer will work with Daníel E. Arnarsson.

Duration: 30-40 hours

Kröfur: Computer skills and being familiar with wordpress back-end

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#323

Small construction and maintenance

We need a volunteer to come to Samtökin’s HQ and fix a couple of things, f.ex. a door, one wall and also painting. Huge benefit owning tools for the work.

Tími: 4-5 hours

Kröfur: Good labor skill and carpentry skills

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Oncoming events

Buddy program course

In this course we will go over our buddy program, the purpose of it and how we can offer a good support to those who need it and are new in Iceland. We will talk about advise, boundaries, prejudism, feelings and more.

Where: Zoom
When: April, 2021

Sign up for the course: (Opens soon)

Volunteer course I

In this course we will go over the purpose of the volunteer program, how we welcome individuals to Samtökin and how we would tackle possible sensitive subjects.

Where: Zoom
When: April, 2021

Sign up for the course here: (Opens soon)

Volunteer course II

Volunteer course II offers a deeper understanding of volunteer work in general, what is the purpose and how we can be a better volunteer and better support. We will introduce special assignments as well of laying the groundwork for a new volunteer-based assignments

Where: Zoom
When: May, 2021

Sign up for the course here: (Opens soon)