SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 031. Work & Fun in the South

10.05.2017

This camp was located in Ulfljotsvatn near the Thingvelir National Park. We lived and worked in the scout center and their camping site. We were a group of seven people from France, Korea, Taiwan, Finland, Slovenia and Slovakia. Our tasks included cleaning the campsite, painting, organizing the...

SEEDS 017. Environmentally Aware

30.04.2017

This was a camp in the city of Reykjavik. It consisted of raising awareness of environmental and sustainable issues in Iceland, and participating in volunteer actions. Unfortunately, the weather kept us from doing the planned voluntary work as planned. We attended lectures, talks, and visits in...

SEEDS 018. Botanical Gardens in Reykjavik

23.04.2017

This camp was located in Reykjavik. We worked and lived inside the Botanical gardens. We were a group of six volunteers from Russia, Sweden, Germany, Romania and Slovenia. Our tasks included raking, weeding, cleaning the workspaces, helping in the kitchen. In the gardens we worked with local people...

SEEDS 023. Under the Glacier

19.04.2017

This was a camp in the South of Iceland, close to Vik. We were based on a local farm and the tasks in the camp among others, we helped with feeding animals, cleaning the farm and working in the fields – removing stones from a new field to prepare it for growing grass and preparing some greenhouses...

SEEDS 020 Environmentally Aware in Reykjavík

09.04.2017

The camp was situated inside Reykjaviks beautiful Botanical Garden. Volunteers had several discussions on sustainability, technology and the specific challenges that tourism is bringing to Iceland now in terms of the environmental impact and an infrastructure that has only ever needed to...

SEEDS 016. Environmentally Aware - Design March

30.03.2017

During this environmentally aware camp in Reykjavik participants spent time getting to know each other through sharing experiences and knowledge. The camp was fortunate enough to spend 2 days attending lectures and activities at the University. These talks covered a variety of different environmental...

SEEDS 013. Photo Marathon in Reykjavík

20.03.2017

“Cheers to Nature”, the tittle our volunteer chose to guide them to their photographic experience. They came from all over the world and they shared with us tasty traditional dishes from Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Israel, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and France for the international...

SEEDS 002. Environmentally aware in Reykjavík

16.01.2017

This was an environmentally aware camp in Reykjavik.The camp consisted of workshops, excursions and other environmentally related activities in and/or around the city of Reykjavík.The participants had the oportunity to learn more about Iceland and its environment, by taking part in a number...

SEEDS 137. Christmas Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík

30.12.2016

Meeting people from all over the world, sharing the same home, the same interests. Sharing different knowledge and culture habits, helping the others, feeling themselves useful and totally involved. That’s what we got during the camp SEEDS 137. Christmas Environmentally Aware in Reykjavik, from...

SEEDS 138 Christmas Photo Marathon in Reykjavík

20.12.2016

During the lovely Photo Marathon just before Christmas, we welcomed photographers from Mexico, Taiwan, Sweden, Thailand, Israel, South Korea and Finland. Some of the participants were already skilled and well-trained photographers who shared their knowledge of photo shooting with the others. Aspa...