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.
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The Highlands of Iceland - The Famous Kjölur Road (2:3)
03.07.2012 | 17.07.2012
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
Highlands / Interior
SEEDS 045
Photo Marathon - Reykjavík & Outskirts.
03.07.2012 | 13.07.2012
Arts / Environmental / Renovation
Capital Region
SEEDS 062
Close to the Arctic - Trails 65 degrees North
04.07.2012 | 15.07.2012
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
North
SEEDS 067
Hvalfjörður - Trails in the fjord of the whales
05.07.2012 | 19.07.2012
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
South West
SEEDS 046
Hitting the slopes - Blue Mountains (2:2)
08.07.2012 | 20.07.2012
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
Capital Region
SEEDS 047
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (6:9)
08.07.2012 | 21.07.2012
Agriculture / Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 066
Forestry like in the old days
09.07.2012 | 20.07.2012
Construction / Environmental
South West
SEEDS 048
Skriðuklaustur - making history (1:2)
10.07.2012 | 24.07.2012
Archaeology / Environmental / Renovation
East
SEEDS 049
Flying testicles and Crawling valley
10.07.2012 | 23.07.2012
Construction / Environmental / Festival
East
SEEDS 073
Strandir in the West fjords
12.07.2012 | 19.07.2012
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
West Fjords
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Salvation Army Guesthouse & Shelter (4:6)
13.07.2012 | 27.07.2012
Social
Capital Region
SEEDS 068
LungA - Arts festival in the Eastern fjords
13.07.2012 | 25.07.2012
Arts / Environmental / Festival
East
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Medieval Iceland Festival
15.07.2012 | 27.07.2012
Construction / Festival
North
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Meet us - don't eat us (4:6)
16.07.2012 | 29.07.2012
Environmental
Capital Region
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Reykjavík - Green and fun!
16.07.2012 | 30.07.2012
Agriculture / Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 057
Photo Marathon - Reykjavík & Outskirts.
17.07.2012 | 28.07.2012
Arts / Environmental / Renovation
Capital Region
SEEDS 069
Viking Festival & Fire in Húnaþing
17.07.2012 | 31.07.2012
Cultural / Environmental / Festival
North
SEEDS 072
History & Culture Festival in the West fjords
18.07.2012 | 31.07.2012
Environmental / Festival
West Fjords
SEEDS 075
Mýrdalshreppur - South shore (1:2)
18.07.2012 | 31.07.2012
Agriculture / Environmental
South West
SEEDS 058
Rey Cup - Football Festival for kids
19.07.2012 | 01.08.2012
Festival / Sports
Capital Region
SEEDS 059
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (7:9)
22.07.2012 | 04.08.2012
Agriculture / Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 060
Skriðuklaustur - making history (2:2)
23.07.2012 | 03.08.2012
Archaeology / Environmental / Renovation
East
SEEDS 063
Salvation Army Guesthouse & Shelter (5:6)
27.07.2012 | 10.08.2012
Social
Capital Region
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Meet us - don't eat us (5:6)
30.07.2012 | 12.08.2012
Environmental
Capital Region