SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

Construction of a Lava Rock Wall in Western Iceland

08.07.2022

Participants of SEEDS 027 settled for their camp between glaciers and lava fields in western Iceland. While enjoying amazing accommodation previously visited by famous artists like Radiohead and Muse, our volunteers are helping to build a lava rock wall with local hosts.

Camp SEEDS 023. Hitting the Slopes never slows down

23.06.2022

The weather in the past days was very though in Iceland, with heavy rains and strong wind, but our volunteers from camp SEEDS 023. Hitting the Slopes - Blue Mountains & Skálafell did not slow down! Suited up from head to toe, they picked up piles and piles of trash. Hard task, that´s...

The Highlands of Iceland - desert, moon & paradise

21.06.2022

Our volunteers’ workplace sometimes looks like a desert, sometimes like the Moon, but always like an absolute paradise! The participants of our camp SEEDS 020. The Highlands of Iceland - The Famous Kjölur Road had an opportunity to experience this while repairing and maintaining old...

Our camp leader Katka talking about her experiences in camp SEEDS 018. The Highlands North of Vatnajökull Glacier

14.06.2022

„SEEDS greetings from the northeastern farm in Icelandic highlands, Möðrudalur. Our host Elisabet Kristjansdottir and Vilhjalmur Vernharðsson prepared variety of activities for us. So far we were fertilizing turf so turf roofs get more green and healthy....

Shore of Ægissíða in Reykjavík is much cleaner now

10.06.2022

Another clean-up! This time our long-term volunteers collaborated with the Whales of Iceland and worked on the shore of Ægissíða in Reykjavík! The shore and surrounding park are always full of people, with locals but also tourists spending some good time there,...

Trash hunting at Reykjanes peninsula

09.06.2022

SEEDS Camp 014 made a stop at the Reykjanes peninsula coasts to clean up all trash laying around. While having a good time together they managed to change vast natural areas for the better and most importantly without polluting materials like plastic, nets or fishing gear.

Sun&Sea festival collab

31.05.2022

Helping out where we can! This week our long-term volunteers and volunteers from camp SEEDS 014. Environment & Photography - Midnight Sun prepared the scene for the upcoming Sun&Sea festival. The process of setting up the scene took four days during which volunteers unpacked...

Intercultural dinner of SEEDS 009.

04.05.2022

What an exciting evening! Our volunteers from our camp SEEDS 009. Environment & Photography - Spring in Reykjavík organised an intercultural dinner consisting of traditional meals from nine different nationalities. This experience was not only very educational and inspiring, but...

Icelandic coastline trash-free effort continues

03.05.2022

Environment & Photography – Spring in Reykjavik collected more than four cubic metres of trash! They did not shy away from getting their hands dirty when collecting all the fishing nets, ropes, other waste and of course, large amounts of plastic bottles that pile up around...

My volunteering experience - testimony from Annie Heine, a long-term volunteer of SEEDS

27.04.2022

Annie Heine, former SEEDS volunteer from Switzerland wrote her testimonial about her experience as a long-term volunteer participating in the European Solidarity Corps program for young people who take part in projects that benefit communities. Annie also took part in recording, editing and publishing...