First SEEDS project of the year! SEEDS 01. Reykjavík: Design, renovation & environment
20.03.2010
Volunteers from Korea, Italy, Latvia, France, Israel and Slovakia had the honour of being part of the first SEEDS project of 2010!
Our main responsibility for this project was to help organise the Design March, an annual, four-day design festival in Reykjavík. Also we took part in a one-day e. . .
Spennandi sjálfboðaverkefni í yfir 100 löndum. Heill heimur af tækifærum!!
15.02.2010
Íslenskum ungmennum stendur nú til boða að taka þátt í sjálfboðavinnu í yfir 100 löndum víðsvegar um heiminn árið 2010.
Þetta eru verkefni sem tengjast t.d. umhverfismálum, uppbyggingu svæða, fornleifarannsóknum, undirbúningi menningarviðburða eða tungumálanámi og vara í tvær til fjórar viku. . .
SEEDS at Útþrá - February 9, Hitt Húsið (Reykjavík)
02.02.2010
SEEDS will participate at the 2010 edition of Útþrá! The event organised at Hitt Húsið is a showcase for Icelandic youth to learn about the possibilities to make experiences abroad!
Different organisations have the opportunity to show their programmes and to present to Icelandic yooungsters d. . .
SEEDS is selecting the upcoming EVS volunteers!
15.01.2010
SEEDS is making the selection for our long-term volunteer projects through the European Voluntary Service (EVS) this year!
If you are interested, please contact us, we will give you details about the projects and inform you about the procedure to apply and the deadline to do so!
For more. . .
Happy new year! Happy 2010 from SEEDS Iceland!
04.01.2010
Dear friends,
May you have blessings, happiness, success, peace and love for all the new year ahead!!
SEEDS - Iceland
SEEDS Iceland wishes you Merry Christmas!
21.12.2009
Time for friends and family...
Time to thank and hope...
Time to share and love!
SEEDS Iceland stormily wishes you a Merry Christmas and warm holidays!
Workshops at schools - Wallet from milk boxes in Ártúnsskóla, Reykjavik
07.12.2009
Volunteers from the SEEDS team, Ed and Lukas, went to the Artunskoli, twice in December, to give a class on reducing, reusing and recycling the waste we produce every day.
The lesson was a great success and both, the children and the SEEDS team had a great time learning something about creat. . .
SEEDS 45. Reykjavík & Reynisvatn (2)
18.10.2009
Last week we finished our workcamp which brought us a lot of memorable moments and interesting experiences.
The location of the workcamp was the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík, which is the northernmost capital in the world. The project site was in an eastern suburb of Reykjavík, called Grafar. . .
SEEDS 44. Nordisk Panorama & Reykjavík
03.10.2009
The Nordisk Panorama Five Cities Film Festival is an important event in the film industry in the Nordic countries.
It brings Nordic shorts and documentaries together in competition, shows films by new directors and provides a great opportunity to start a career in this field. The festival ta. . .
SEEDS 18. Fljótsdalshérað - Icelandic North-east (2)
30.09.2009
This story is written by the volunteers of the workcamp in Vallanes.
A camp full of self-harvested potatoes, barley and other vegetarian stuff.
Once upon a time, in the Court of Vallanes, lived the Master and his young Assistant. This was in Iceland, although they had Spanish and Estonian. . .
SEEDS 22. RIFF - Reykjavík International Film Festival
29.09.2009
This year as well as in past 2 years, the SEEDS volunteers have participated in Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) which, for the time being, evolved into a huge event.
So big in fact, that there were 106 films presented this year, varying from Icelandic shorts to environmental doc. . .
SEEDS 42. John Lennon Imagine Peace Tower in Viðey
29.09.2009
The workcamp in Viðey was the third organized on this island during summer.
Located in the bay of Reykjavik, five minutes by boat from the harbour, Viðey is of great interest for tourists who want to be close with the nature, and at the same time be near Reykjavik. On this Island we can find. . .
SEEDS 17. Ísafjarðardjúp - Nature & Fun in the West fjords
22.09.2009
This workcamp took place in the Westfjords. The fjords and the peninsula that make up the Westfjord region in the north-western part on Iceland, account for one tenth of the country's landmass. The workcamp was located in the birch covered Heydalur valley in Mjoifjordur in North West Iceland.. . .
SEEDS 16. Fljótsdalshérað - Icelandic North-east (1)
17.09.2009
In the beautiful organic farm we picked beetroot, kohlrabi, potatoes, and removed dead trees from the forest.
The group came from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, UK and US giving it a coloured culture mix. Living in the "monster house" was a great experience for the group with vegeta. . .
SEEDS 30. A Vatnajökull National Park & The Viking Wall (2)
11.09.2009
Two workcamps in Vatnajökull National Park and Kirkjubaejarklaustur took place during the summer 2009, with this being the second. This workcamp was divided into two groups, one starting in Vatnajökull National Park for one week and the other one in Kirkjubaejarklaustur. For the second week, the. . .