{"id":1752,"date":"2024-06-30T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T13:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ial.se\/?p=1752"},"modified":"2025-11-16T21:13:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T20:13:59","slug":"backedal-volontarlager-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/2024\/06\/30\/backedal-volontarlager-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00e4ckedal Workcamp 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ending a fantastic experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 work camp at B\u00e4ckedal's Folkh\u00f6gskola has ended and we are happy to announce that everyone had a positive experience. B\u00e4ckedal's Folkh\u00f6gskola, located in the quiet area of \u200b\u200bSveg in H\u00e4rjedalen, was an ideal setting for our camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learning through practical activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

B\u00e4ckedal is known for its courses that combine ancient techniques with modern sustainability methods. During the camp, volunteers participated in various tasks such as woodworking, maintenance of historic buildings and gardening. These activities offered many learning opportunities and a sense of teamwork and connection with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Evening in the Viking House<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A memorable evening was spent in the Viking house, where volunteers repaired the floor with stones and then celebrated with a party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cooking together<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The group also cooked together and shared dishes from all over the world, such as Turkish and Mexican food. There were volunteers from seven different countries and everyone cooked food to share with the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midsummer celebration and last trip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The camp included some special events such as celebrating Midsummer<\/strong> and a final adventure to Fettje\u00e5fallet<\/strong>. This beautiful waterfall offered a great place for everyone to relax and enjoy nature on the last day of camp. In addition, the canoe trips<\/strong> were a great way for everyone to enjoy the amazing nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reflection with runes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the camp, each volunteer took a rune and reflected on its message in relation to their own lives. This activity highlighted the importance of balance and reminded us that \u201cit is time to rest if you are too busy and to act if you have too little to do.<\/em>\u201d The rune wunjo<\/em> means \u201djoy\u201d and symbolises hope, harmony, community and friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to our volunteers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We are very grateful to our volunteers for their hard work and for the beautiful photos they took during the camp. Their contributions and the memories created are greatly appreciated. Looking back on this year's camp, we are happy to continue this tradition and welcome new volunteers to B\u00e4ckedal. Together, we can continue to build a strong connection to nature, history and each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to everyone who made B\u00e4ckedal's volunteer camp 2024 a fantastic experience. We hope to see you again next year.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2024 workcamp at B\u00e4ckedals Folkh\u00f6gskola brought together volunteers from seven countries for learning, community and nature-based activities.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-volontarlager"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ial.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}