SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 22. Hvammstangi & Reykjaskóli - Youth Arts Festival

18.07.2008

SEEDS volunteers return to Hvammstangi in this 2009 again to support the town in different activities this summer! Volunteers work in two different locations, for the first part of the project in the old boarding school of Reykjaskóli. After the first week there, we move to the...

SEEDS 13. Raufarhöfn - At the edge of the Arctic circle!!

10.07.2008

A group of 10 volunteers from SEEDS coming from the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Slovakia and Spain have arrived to the northernmost village in Iceland to support diverse projects in the area.. Raufarhöfn is the northernmost town of Iceland...

SEEDS 12. Kópasker - Home of the midnight sun!!

06.07.2008

As during the last years, SEEDS volunteers have come to the village of Kópasker to contribute to different projects in the county of Norðurþing. This group is composed by 7 volunteers from different countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Holland, Finland, Lithuania and England. Everyday...

SEEDS 04. Island of Viðey: History, Nature & Art

02.07.2008

The small, uninhabited Island of Viðey is only a 5-minute boat journey from Reykjavik but it could be the end of the world. Facing Mt. Esja on one side and the capital city, just out of reach on the other leads to a sense of both tranquility and isolation. The beauty and silence makes for...

SEEDS 11. Nature reserve of Þórsmörk - The forest of Þór

28.06.2008

Húsadalur, situated in the Þorsmork Valley, is currently the base for 11 international SEEDS volunteers for 2 weeks. Surrounded by the intimidating Myrdalsjökull Glacier and Icelandic forest they set to work on tidying up the camp in preparation for the busiest weekend of the...

SEEDS 02. Þórshöfn & Bakkafjörður - Langanes Peninsula

20.06.2008

SEEDS volunteers from France, Portugal, Lithuania, Spain and England are at the moment in Þórshöfn keeping up the good work done by SEEDS during the past years around the Langanes Peninsula.. After a long drive from the west fjords, we arrived on a rainy evening to be met by...

FM 4 NGOs - Financial Management for NGOs

13.06.2008

SEEDS Iceland will organise the training course Financial Management for NGOs, FM 4 NGOs with the kind financial support and co-funding of the Youth in Action programme. Employees, board members and engaged volunteers from diverse sized associations have registered to participated and actively...

SEEDS 03. Garður & Reykjanes Peninsula

09.06.2008

16 SEEDS volunteers from France, UK, Belgium, Latvia, Finland, Netherlands, Spain and Italy have arrived to the township of Garður in the Reykjanes Peninsula and will stay until June 16th... This workcamp is situated in the town of Garður, a little under an hour’s drive from Reykjavik....

SEEDS 16. Djúpavík

05.06.2008

Five SEEDS volunteers have arrived here in Djúpavík, situated in the Western Fjords of Iceland. Having settled into our accommodation, at the base of a waterfall, we have started work on creating a car park and path in preparation for a coming art festival. Other activities will...

Alþjóðlegt kvöld í Samkomuhúsinu - Garður

05.06.2008

Á dögunum komu 16 sjálfboðaliðar frá SEEDS samtökunum í Garðinn en þau hafa unnið að því að aðstoða við undirbúning fyrir 100 ára afmæli bæjarins. SEEDS samtökin leggja...