SEEDS Workcamps - Short-term projects
Workcamps are the most common form of short-term volunteering, where a group of volunteers work and live together on a project which has been identified by a local community or working with that community. SEEDS workcamps generally last for 2 up to 3 weeks
The types of the projects developed by SEEDS are mainly nature or environmental oriented, and they can be for instance building of walking paths or hiking trails, cleaning of the coastline, reforestation and erosion control works, construction or renovation of a community building, monument or community centre, ecological research, removing invasive growth (luppina), etc...
There are social, cultural, study, agricultural, archeological and maintenance projects among others depending on the identified need of the local community.
International workcamps bring together volunteers from different nationalities and backgrounds, aiming at building up international understanding and therefore encouraging peace while working for an identified need of the local community. Groups' sizes vary between 5 and 30 participants.
Every year SEEDS organises workcamps in Iceland. In 2015 we organised approximately 140 projects located in every corner of Iceland; we hosted 1200 international volunteers from 50 different countries, performing over 75.000 hours of valuable volunteer work. Since 2006, SEEDS has hosted nearly 8000 local and international volunteers in over 800 projects in Iceland.
SEEDS 07
Suðureyri í Tálknafirði - Like in the old days!! (1)
05.08.2009 | 19.08.2009
Construction / Renovation
West Fjords
SEEDS 08
Reykjavíkur Maraþon - Marathon in Reykjavik
10.08.2009 | 24.08.2009
Festival
Capital Region
SEEDS 40
Reykjavík City & SEEDS Green Days 2009
10.08.2009 | 23.08.2009
Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 29
Nature reserve of Þórsmörk * - The forest of Þór (6)
12.08.2009 | 26.08.2009
Construction / Environmental
Highlands / Interior
SEEDS 34
The path to the volcanoes - West of Iceland
12.08.2009 | 26.08.2009
Construction / Environmental
South West
SEEDS 09
Eastern fjords - Nature & Heritage conservation
16.08.2009 | 29.08.2009
Construction / Environmental
East
SEEDS 41
Viðey island & Culture night in Reykjavík
18.08.2009 | 01.09.2009
Environmental / Festival
Capital Region
SEEDS 10
Suðureyri í Tálknafirði - Like in the old days!! (2)
19.08.2009 | 02.09.2009
Construction / Renovation
West Fjords
SEEDS 38
Reykjavík - English & Environment (3)
23.08.2009 | 05.09.2009
Environmental / Language
Capital Region
SEEDS 11
The Icelandic interior! Far away from it all!
24.08.2009 | 05.09.2009
Construction / Environmental
Highlands / Interior
SEEDS 31
Nature reserve of Þórsmörk * - The forest of Þór (7)
26.08.2009 | 09.09.2009
Construction / Environmental
Highlands / Interior
SEEDS 15
Kirkjubæjarklaustur - The Viking wall
28.08.2009 | 11.09.2009
Construction / Environmental
South West
SEEDS 30
Vatnajökull National Park & Kirkjubæjarklaustur (2)
28.08.2009 | 11.09.2009
Construction / Environmental
Highlands / Interior
SEEDS 16
Fljótsdalshérað - Icelandic North-east (1)
03.09.2009 | 17.09.2009
Agriculture / Environmental
East
SEEDS 17
Ísafjarðardjúp - Nature & Fun in the West fjords
08.09.2009 | 22.09.2009
Construction / Environmental
West Fjords
SEEDS 22
RIFF - Reykjavík* International Film Festival
14.09.2009 | 29.09.2009
Arts / Festival
Capital Region
SEEDS 42
John Lennon Imagine Peace tower in Viðey
15.09.2009 | 29.09.2009
Environmental / Festival
Capital Region
SEEDS 18
Fljótsdalshérað - Icelandic North-east (2)
16.09.2009 | 30.09.2009
Agriculture / Environmental
East
SEEDS 43
Reykjavík & Reynisvatn - Crafts of the Vikings (1)
20.09.2009 | 03.10.2009
Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 44
Nordisk Panorama Film Festival & Reykjavík.
22.09.2009 | 05.10.2009
Arts / Environmental / Festival
Capital Region
SEEDS 45
Reykjavík & Reynisvatn - Crafts of the Vikings (2)
04.10.2009 | 17.10.2009
Environmental
Capital Region