SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

Exhibition "The beauty & the beast"

11.10.2008

During the past 6 months, more than 380 international volunteers from 42 different countries came to Iceland to join SEEDS activities and support diverse types of projects, ranging from environmental and nature-protection to cultural, festivals and sports gatherings. Together with local...

SEEDS 17. Reykjavík - Photo Marathon

02.08.2008

The centre of Reykjavík is the base of SEEDS Photo Marathon, which is hosting 23 volunteers from all around the world, coming from Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Russia, Singapore, UK and US! 11 different countries! After comparing cameras, the serious...

Multilateral Youth Exchange - GREEN LOOPS - Renewable resources in Europe - Reykjanesbær

27.07.2008

For the second year in a row and as a follow up of its first edition SEEDS organises, with the kind support of the Youth in Action programme, the Youth exchange GREEN LOOPS, "Renewable resources in Europe". This year, the project takes place in Reykjanesbær and around 25 youngsters...

SEEDS 05. Reykjavík & Blàfjöll Mountain range

22.07.2008

Soil erosion control and reforestation works are among the tasks our group of SEEDS volunteers have done during the past days at the project SEEDS 05. Reykjavík & Blàfjöll Mountain range. 12 volunteers from 10 different countries will stay with us until July 23rd, tackling this...

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...