Sweden Volunteer Quest
Volunteer in Sweden: 6 or 12 months

“ This experience was definitely a great new experience for me! This trip was the perfect balance between hard work and fun!”

- Erica, United Planet Volunteer

The purpose of this Quest is to promote a deeper level of cultural exchange and understanding through meaningful volunteer work at local organizations and immersion in the host community.

Volunteer opportunities begin August and January of each year:

1) People with Disabilities – Volunteers work with physically and mentally disabled people in local centers.  Volunteers’ tasks depend on the focus of each center and the needs of that community.   In general, volunteers assist people in school and with their everyday activities. In some projects, the people live in a community village together with staff and they work together on handicrafts, farming etc.

2) Working with the Elderly – Volunteers work with older people who live in special homes or centers with full-time staff assisting them in their daily activities. Volunteers’ tasks are likely to include assisting the residents with a range of activities and in being a helping hand for the staff.  It is important that volunteers make an effort to learn some Swedish, since not all of the residents speak other languages.

3) Drug Addiction Projects – Volunteers work in homes for youth (14-20 years old) with social problems. This project aims to prevent social exclusion, criminality and violence through a wide spectrum of pre-emptive social activities, education programs and consultation. Volunteers provide care to the youth, run programs for them and encourage them to raise their self-esteem and confidence.

4) Environmental Projects – Volunteers work on farms in Sweden in an ecologically sustainable society. Tasks may include feeding and taking care of animals or work with planting, harvesting, and everything in between. There may also be administrative work included. Some of the ecological farms have broader educational activities such as courses for the public in which volunteers may take part.

5) Camp Projects – Volunteers work in activity centers which host large groups of people – often youth. The role of the volunteers is to assist when the center hosts groups/guests. This includes working in the kitchen and preparation of the camps.

Volunteer Accommodations

Volunteers stay with host families or at project site apartment.

Are you interested in volunteering in Sweden? Read more about IKU - ICYE Sweden!

Read about the application process,deadlines and program fees for the Sweden Quest.

• Volunteers must be 18 years of age to participate in the Sweden Quest.
  
• United Planet can send volunteers who are citizens of the United States and Canada or those who are currently living in the U.S. and Canada.  Citizens and residents of other countries must contact the ICYE partner in their home country. United Planet can send people from any country to our short-term Quest locations for 1-12 week programs.  Some of our short-term volunteer placements can be extended for longer stays.  Please contact us for more information about volunteering with United Planet.