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SEEDS Workcamps - Short-term projects

Workcamps and learning camps are the most common form of short-term opportunities that SEEDS offers, in which a group of participants live together and work on a specific project. Camps generally last from 9 to 16 days.

The projects we develop tend to focus on one or more of the following goals:

 

  • Cultural and intercultural exchange and education
  • Education and awareness of current environmental issues
  • Education and development of artistic skills (such as basic photography skills)
  • Nature preservation and reforestation

 

The summer projects mainly consist of outdoor camps that take place in Reykjavík or around the country in partnership with local organisations or municipalities. The work carried out in these camps encompasses outdoor volunteer work that raises environmental awareness through intercultural cooperation such as:

 

  • Restoring hiking trails in nature parks for public use
  • Planting trees in green areas
  • Restoring cultural heritage damaged by the weather and natural disasters
  • Carrying out coastal and beach clean-ups
  • Helping with maintenance of the Botanical Gardens in Reykjavík
  • Construction or renovation of community buildings, monuments or community centres
  • Ecological research
  • Removing invasive growth amongst others

 

The winter camps, usually called “Environment and Photography” mostly take place in the capital city. During these camps, our short- and long-term volunteers carry out non-formal educational activities to raise awareness of environmental, cultural and artistic topics of their interest. They usually carry out workshops, beach and downtown cleanups in cooperation with the Icelandic Ministry for the Environment, Blue Army as well as carry out night photography and northern lights workshops amongst other activities.


International camps bring together volunteers from different nationalities and backgrounds with the aim of building global understanding and therefore encouraging peace while working for an identified need of the local community. Group sizes vary from 6-30 participants.

Suðureyri
SEEDS 01
Suðureyri
22.05.2006 | 05.06.2006
Agriculture / Environmental
West Fjords
Þórsmörk & Landmannalaugar
SEEDS 02
Þórsmörk & Landmannalaugar
05.06.2006 | 16.06.2006
Construction / Environmental
Highlands / Interior
Öxarfjörður
SEEDS 03
Öxarfjörður
16.06.2006 | 30.06.2006
Environmental
North
Reykjavík & Þórsmörk
SEEDS 04
Reykjavík & Þórsmörk
02.07.2006 | 16.07.2006
Environmental
Capital Region
Hvammstangi
SEEDS 05
Hvammstangi
12.07.2006 | 31.07.2006
Arts / Environmental
North
Sólheimar
SEEDS 06
Sólheimar
19.07.2006 | 02.08.2006
Agriculture / Environmental
South West
Neskaupstaður
SEEDS 07
Neskaupstaður
22.07.2006 | 05.08.2006
Environmental
East
Dalvík
SEEDS 08
Dalvík
02.08.2006 | 16.08.2006
Environmental / Festival
North
Þórshafnarhreppur & Langanes Peninsula
SEEDS 10
Þórshafnarhreppur & Langanes Peninsula
07.08.2006 | 21.08.2006
Environmental
North
Reykjavík: Hinsegin Dagar, Menningarnótt & Maraþon
SEEDS 11
Reykjavík: Hinsegin Dagar, Menningarnótt & Maraþon
08.08.2006 | 22.08.2006
Environmental / Festival
Capital Region
Eskifjörður
SEEDS 09
Eskifjörður
15.08.2006 | 29.08.2006
Environmental
East
Sólheimar, Eco-Village
SEEDS 12
Sólheimar, Eco-Village
23.08.2006 | 06.09.2006
Agriculture / Renovation
South West
Sólheimar, Sjálfbært samfélag
SEEDS 13
Sólheimar, Sjálfbært samfélag
06.09.2006 | 20.09.2006
Agriculture / Renovation
South West
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