SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

Kick-start of our youth exchange Nature & Lens

10.11.2022

All national groups have arrived and so we can officially kick-start our youth exchange Nature & Lens! Looking forward to these 10 days full of sharing and learning. We have many talented photographers participating so you can expect great content these days. We...

Camp SEEDS 062. recycling at Terra umhverfisþjónusta

07.11.2022

And we danced and we sorted, and we laughed and had a really, really, really good time! Take the litter, let's have a blast and remember this moment for the rest of our lives Camp SEEDS 062. again in action! This time we went to Terra umhverfisþjónusta,...

Greetings from youth exchange in Czechia

03.11.2022

Our leaders and participants just came back from the youth exchange in the Czech Republic. Young people from Iceland, Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal and Spain had the chance to meet, live together and work on environmental projects together. Workshops about fast fashion...

SEEDS light painting

02.11.2022

Northern lights have been on strike for a couple of days here. But this doesn’t mean that we cannot have fun. Luminography technique serves us well while we wait for the lights to show up. Look what we have made with just a simple use of our phones! But be aware -...

Greetings from Mount Esja

31.10.2022

We still have temperatures above 5 degrees and we want to make the most of it. Our long-term volunteers decided to conquer Mt Esja on their day off. Esja is open for hiking all year round. The path is very well marked, and in nice weather you shouldn’t have any problems. However, keep...

Youth exchange "Individual Environmental Action" is coming to an end

25.10.2022

Moments in time, no words to say. After everything that we have learned together, it’s the time to reflect and use these memories to guide us. Thank you for these incredible two weeks.

We believe, as Picasso says, that "everyone is an artist."

24.10.2022

Young or older, the art of creating is a joyous, exciting process. Our camp leader Catarina encouraged our volunteers to try new things, to be inspired, and to find their voices. Did you know? ~ Painting strengthens memory. People who frequently use...

Minimalist photography

21.10.2022

Workshop of minimalist photography handled by our photography leader Lara. Are you curious about minimalist photography? It is a form of photography that is distinguished by simplicity. It emphasizes sparseness and careful composition, shying away from the overabundance of color,...

Réttir, the annual round-up of the Icelandic sheep and a country party

20.10.2022

As we all know sheeps are integral to Iceland. Some 800,000 roam the country, more than twice the human population, and they’ve sustained the island’s inhabitants for centuries. Best of all, they’re almost entirely free range. The round-up happens in the month of September...

Costal cleanup with our Youth Exchange and camp SEEDS 061

19.10.2022

√We share a common vision of a sustainable future and a healthy ocean! Marine litter is one of the world’s largest environmental threats, and in recent years both knowledge and awareness of the problem has increased across the world. To combat this problem, the world must focus...