Active Global Citizenship

Active Global Citizenship - Creating a change in your society

Food

Nordjysk Fødevareoverskud (North Jutland Food Surplus)- An organisation based in Aalborg, collecting groceries from stores etc. and handing it out to low-income families. The organisation is based in Aalborg. Website in Danish only, but if you're interested, talk with your host family or contact AFS Aalborg.

Det Kærlige Måltid  (Meals with love) - A volunteer organisation preparing and delivering meals to families in vulnerable circumstances from sickness. 

There are other similar organisations. We've just highlighted a couple of them. 

Sport

Almost every little village has it own local sports organisation driven by volunteers. At DGI you can find all the organisations. Scroll to the bottom of the page, where you'll find a map. 

Second Hand

There is a long line of second hand stores, who always needs help of sorting donated items and preparing it for sale. If you're a skilled crafts man some of them also need assistance to fix some of the donated items before sale. 

There are second hand stores part of national organisations, who collects money for their primary focus, like: first aid, drug and alcohol abuse, human traficing etc., but there's also local second hand stores with a local focus. This can vary from store to store. 

Contact the stores.

Visitor

People with handicap and elderly people can often find themselves in a very lonely situaiton. You can volunteer to visit an assigned person for an hour or two per week. Your visit will become their highlight of the week and makes a huge difference in their lives. 

Buddy

Many kids from vulnerable families, often living without contact with their father or mother, benefits greatly from having an older friend, who will volunteer to spend a few hours with them once a week. It can be playing computer games, board games, playing hide and seek, going on trips to the beach or exploring the nature around their homes. Only imaginations makes the limitations. 

You can find more information here: Frivilligjob