NEWS
SEEDS starts to release its programme of workcamps!
08.03.2011
SEEDS is very glad to inform we have released our programme of short-term voluntary service projects through workcamps in Iceland.. so in case you want to join us or you know someone who may be interested in joining us this year, please feel free to pass on the information.
Please note that. . .
Útþrá - Hitt Húsið (Feb. 15, 2011)
07.02.2011
SEEDS will participate at the 2011 edition of Útþrá! The event organised at Hitt Húsið is a showcase for Icelandic youth to learn about the possibilities to make experiences abroad!
Different organisations have the opportunity to show their programmes and to present to Icelandic yooungsters. . .
Forseti Íslands tekur á móti sjálfboðaliðum SEEDS
15.11.2010
Forseti Íslands herra Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson tók á móti SEEDS sjálfboðaliðum á Bessastöðum mánudaginn 15. nóvember.
Heimsóknin var í tilefni að fimm ára afmæli samtakanna en sex daga hátíðardagskrá stendur yfir þar sem 25 núverandi og fyrrverandi sjálfboðaliðar SEEDS frá 11 löndum eru saman. . .
SEEDS Conference on the Environment 2010- Volunteering for Iceland
05.11.2010
SEEDS is celebrating its fifth birthday and on that occasion will be hosting a Conference on the Environment in co-operation with the Icelandic Environment Association and the Environment Agency of Iceland.
Sustainability is one of the most important issues to be addressed in our daily-lives. . .
SEEDS raising awareness in Kringlan!
04.11.2010
Today a SEEDS delegation of eight visited Kringlan (Reykjaviks largest mall )and disrupted the everyday life of the shopping centre by making (and teaching how to make) balloon flowers for by passers.
Our volunteers had the intention to raise awareness of SEEDS and introduce our projects, su. . .
SEEDS Umhverfisráðstefna 2010
02.11.2010
Sjálfboðasamtökin SEEDS fagna um þessar mundir fimm ára afmælinu sínu og að því tilefni verður efnt til Umhverfisráðstefnu í samstarfi við Landvernd og Umhverfisstofnun.
Sjálfbærni er eitt mikilvægasta málefni líðandi stundar innan umhverfisgeirans. Sjálfbær þróun og hagræn nýting. . .
Þjóðahátið Vesturlands - Festival of Nations - West Iceland
31.10.2010
As the 13 people strong SEEDS Squad entered the Sports Hall in Akranes, which was the venue for the anual Day of Nations on the 31.10.2010, a fantastic day began!
We helped to prepare the venue by setting up tables and chairs for the participants of the event, that came to present numerous c. . .
SEEDS 58. Ísafjarðardjúp: Nature & Fun in the West Fjords (3)
07.10.2010
Towards the end of September 2010, a group of SEEDS volunteers headed out to Ísafjarðardjúp in the westfjords, to help the locals for the third time in the season of 2010. The group consisted of 8 volunteers from 4 different countries: France, Germany, Israel and Italy.
The work consisted of. . .
Réttir & museum project - SEEDS 78. Nature & Culture in the South of Iceland
29.09.2010
SEEDS volunteers joined the farmers in Þykkvabæjarklaustur for two weeks of an amazing life. It is a magic place in a flat area between Vík and Kirkjubæjarklaustur.
The work there was diverse: we took part in farm life by helping to milk cows and by collecting sheep from the mountains - the. . .
Mannlegt friðarmerki á Degi án ofbeldis 2. október á Klambratúni
24.09.2010
Í tilefni ,,Dags án ofbeldis” hyggst Samhljómur menningarheima í samvinnu við fjölmörg félagasamtök og einstaklinga standa fyrir friðargjörningi sem felur í sér myndun mannlegs friðarmerkis, laugardaginn 2.október á Klambratúni kl. 20.00.
Með þessu er einnig haldinn hátíðlegur „Dagur án ofbel. . .
My Land, Our Land, Iceland
10.09.2010
It was the beginning of September 2009. Ordinary day for most of us...
But not for Future of Hope filming crew as well as volunteers of SEEDS 16. Fljótsdalshérað - Icelandic North-east (1). Exactly one year ago all of them accidentally met in the North-east of Iceland and still remember eac. . .
SEEDS 49. Skriðuklaustur - making history
07.09.2010
Between the 24th August and the 7th September 2010, 12 volunteers from Germany, Japan, Spain, Austria, Sweden, the Czech Republic, France and the UK helped out at the archaeological site at Skriðuklaustur. Close to the beautiful lake near Egilsstaðir, the location, the accommodation, the food and. . .
Building a playground! SEEDS 74. Reykjavík & Reynisvatn - Crafts of the Vikings (4)
06.09.2010
6 SEEDS volunteers from Portugal, Italy, Austria and the UK came together to participate in a camp in the Suburbs of Reykjavík The first task we undertook was planting trees with local school children. All of the trees have a very special meaning because each of one them is related to the child t. . .
SEEDS 48. The highlands - The famous Kjölur road (2)
03.09.2010
10 volunteers from Italy, Spain, Netherlands, France, Slovakia, Germany and Latvia spent two memorable weeks in a very magic and historic place - in the middle of the famous Kjölur road. All of us formed a strong team which helped us to deal with all of the tasks much more easily.
The most am. . .
SEEDS 47. Island of Viðey & Culture night in Reykjavík
02.09.2010
For the second time this year, SEEDS volunteers visited the island of Viðey. Visible from Reykjavík's northern shore, Viðey is located in the fjord neighboring Reykjavík. Our group consisted of 8 volunteers from Germany, England, Serbia and the Czech Republic.
Our main task was to clean up. . .