SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 086. CC & EA - SCI China

09.08.2019

This camp was about seeing a different culture and how it doesn’t matter if we are from different parts of the world to do something good together. 13 chinese girls helped us to clean the coast in the city and they also learned more about the importance of recycling. SORPA - the recycling...

SEEDS 048. Yoga under the Midnight Sun

30.07.2019

Yoga camp and Iceland. How does that sound? Volunteers from all over the world: Hong Kong, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Poland, France, Russia were in one place all together. Iceland brought them together for a peaceful experience with Yoga. A perfect combination of daily practice and exploration of...

SEEDS 050. Reforestation in the North-East - Vopnafjörður

30.07.2019

Reforestation in Vopnafjörður has finished with more than 13000 trees planted, couple of beaches cleaned, 4 hiking trails remarked. But that wasn’t all, there is so much more to it, than what meets the eye. Endless conversations, jokes, hikes, sand in face, sun in the sky,...

SEEDS 052. Caves and canyons in the East of Iceland

30.07.2019

Imagine yourself on top of the hill trying to dig a stone out of the ground, several people around fighting to pull it out. Once relased from the ground rolling it into a stone wall. And repeat. Why would you ever do this? We gathered in Reykjavik, all 8 of us from all over the world with a purpose...

SEEDS 054. Hitting the slopes - Blue Mountains & Skálafell

30.07.2019

Together we can save the world As a camp leader I must say I am more than happy when I meet volunteers who ''sacrifice'' their time and energy, who travelled almost one day in a plane to contribute two weeks in a project. This time volunteers from Hong Kong, Mexico, Spain,...

SEEDS 066. & SEEDS 045. Coast Cleaning & Environmentally Aware in Reykjavík

18.06.2019

Another camp has come to an end. This one was a special one. The reason is that we merged a Belgium group with a group of Coastal cleaning, in order to offer them international experience. We have started the camp with an explanation of why we have decided to have mostly meat and fish-free camp. We...

SEEDS 042. The Hot Spring capital - Sustainable future in the flower town

16.06.2019

The work camp was held in Hveragerði, a town that is renowned for greenhouse gardening and its geothermal springs. Since the whole town was preparing for the upcoming Flower festival (Blóm Í Bæ Festival), our main tasks were mostly connected with the preparation of...

SEEDS 039. Botanical gardens in Reykjavik (4:9)

15.06.2019

I volunteer to make the world a better place. When I meet other volunteers from all over the world I see the hope. People from: Korea, Mexico, Spain, Serbia, UK that came a long way in Iceland to contribute with their energy, time, ideas for our cultural exchange in the Botanical Garden camp....

SEEDS 038. The Highlands North of Vatnajökull glacier

14.06.2019

My first camp it’s just finished! We left Reykjavik the 2 nd of June at 7 in the morning and after 8 hours we finally reached the camp location. The host is set in the Highlands of Iceland (literally in the middle of nowhere), and it is the highest farm of the country. Here the...

SEEDS 036. Photomarathon under the midnight sun

01.06.2019

The formula for a happy stay in Iceland while participating in a photomarathon with SEEDS: spend the arrival evening having a picnic in the Botanical Garden of Reykjavik. Next day, set out on an adventure to Viðey Island to see Reykjavík from a different angle and have a look at the Imagine...