SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 032. May Photomarathon in Reykjavík

20.05.2019

Yet another Photomarathon has come to its end! Here are our volunteers at Kaffi Lækur during their photo exhibition. Thank you for having us and thanks to our participants, who managed to capture Iceland in their own unique way. Takk, takk. Lelde...

April Photomarathon in Reykjavík

08.05.2019

What did SEEDS volunteers do after their morning work and workshops? Oh, lots of things! Take, for instance, exploring streetart and other art forms in Reykjavík; during our trips, Slav-squatting for photos and somersaulting in front of the Öxarárfoss waterfall in Þingvellir...

Botanical garden/Summer season opening!

05.05.2019

We have just finished our first Botanical Gardens camp of 2019! And this means that... Summer is just around the corner!! This is the first of 9 camps that will be carried out until September, in the Grasagardur botanical garden of the city of Reykjavik. Botanical garden was my first outdoor...

Photography & Easter Aurora Hunting in April

23.04.2019

Between the 13th and the 22nd of April, we had the Photography & Easter Aurora Hunting workcamp. Our volunteers participated in activities together with the Environmentally Aware camp, such as workshops about photography, and environment protection and conservation. During their free time...

Beach clean up with Sea Shepherd Iceland

08.04.2019

Góðan daginn! Did you know that there are an estimate 26 millions tons of plastic that are wasted globally, and thrown into the sea every year? In SEEDS, we think that every little step counts and that is why last Sunday we organised a beach cleanup with Sea Shepherd Iceland in...

Whale protest

25.03.2019

On Sunday, we participated in the anti-whaling protest with other local associations in front of the Parliament. Our volunteers were really motivated to take part in this strike and they used their drawing talents to create some signs and banners! This strike was in response to the decision...

Climate Strike March

22.03.2019

Today our volunteers from China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Korea and Spain, took part in the climate strike in Reykjavik. They joined the protest at Austurvollur square, the main public square in the city. Every Friday, until the 5th of April, hundreds of people in Iceland...

Photography and Environmental Sustainability in March

21.03.2019

It’s time to say farewell to our dear volunteers from Hong Kong, Japan and Russia who participated in our Photography & Environmental camp. As you can see, they finished their adventure with style and a lot of humor. They showcased their photographs of Iceland’s beauty on the walls...

What have our March volunteers been up to?

04.03.2019

This weekend was the kick off start for our Photography, and Environment & Sustainability learning camps! On the first day, Friday, we joined the Climate Strike protest, a movement inspired and motivated by Greta Thunberg’s activism… We weren’t even bothered about the rainy...

Photography & Aurora in February

24.02.2019

For our most recent Photography & Aurora Hunting camp, people from three different continents armed themselves with cameras and met in Reykjavík to further their passion for photography. Their diverse backgrounds and experiences only helped them grew closer, as they jointly explored different...