SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

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...

Environmentally Awareness in February

22.02.2019

Currently, SEEDS is hosting an Environmentally Aware camp with participants from China, South Korea, and Taiwan. In the last few days we have organised an urban Clean-Up around Reykjavik; we went on the Golden Circle excursion; we visited the Whales of Iceland museum; we went on a guided tour...

Photomarathon, Auroras & Lights festival

17.02.2019

We have just finished another successful Photomarathon camp! For this time, we had participants from China, Germany, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, and Taiwan. This camp started on the first day of the Winter Lights Festival which is an annual event that brings life to...

A day at the Reykjavik Tool Library

29.01.2019

The past week we took our SEEDS Environmentally Aware volunteers to visit the Reykjavik Tool Library, a great new project in Iceland that promotes circular economy. We hope we're getting more and more people inspired to reduce, reuse and repair! Zero waste for the win!

Visit at the whales of Iceland Exhibition

28.01.2019

Our winter "Environmentally aware" camps have been hard at work cleaning the Reykjavik coastal area! After a hard working morning the group had the opportunity to visit the "Whales of Iceland" exhibition. The exhibition shows 23 man made life size models of various whale species...

New Year's Environmentally Awareness camp

03.01.2019

After an intense week full of workshops, activities, sightseeing and a crazy NYE party, it is time for our Environmental Awareness volunteers to wrap up all they've learned and prepare a final presentation about their countries' environmental status. Tonght we will have a multicultural...

Christmas Environmentally Aware in Reykjavik, and Aurora Hunting Photo Marathon

14.12.2018

Today, a group of volunteers from Russia, Korea, Mexico, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Portugal, and USA are exploring Iceland’s Golden Circle! We’ve started the dark morning with an environmental class about how Iceland uses its natural resources (volcanoes and water) to produce renewable energy:...