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:
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Cultural and intercultural exchange and education
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Education and awareness of current environmental issues
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Education and development of artistic skills (such as basic photography skills)
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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:
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Restoring hiking trails in nature parks for public use
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Planting trees in green areas
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Restoring cultural heritage damaged by the weather and natural disasters
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Carrying out coastal and beach clean-ups
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Helping with maintenance of the Botanical Gardens in Reykjavík
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Construction or renovation of community buildings, monuments or community centres
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Ecological research
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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.
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Reykjavik Shorts & Docs Film Festival
08.05.2013 | 17.05.2013
Arts / Festival
Capital Region
SEEDS 024
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (2:10)
12.05.2013 | 25.05.2013
Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 025
Mýrdalshreppur - South shore (3:8)
15.05.2013 | 29.05.2013
Agriculture / Construction / Renovation
South West
SEEDS 027
Island of Viðey (1:2)
17.05.2013 | 31.05.2013
Agriculture / Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 026
Djúpavík - Where the northern road ends!
18.05.2013 | 01.06.2013
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
West Fjords
SEEDS 029
Vatnajökull National Park - Skaftafell (1:2)
19.05.2013 | 25.05.2013
Construction / Environmental
East
SEEDS 030
Vatnajökull National Park - Skaftafell (2:2)
25.05.2013 | 01.06.2013
Construction / Environmental
East
SEEDS 032
Arctic adventures in the West fjords
25.05.2013 | 08.06.2013
Construction / Environmental
West Fjords
SEEDS 034
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (3:10)
26.05.2013 | 08.06.2013
Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 031
Skriðdalur - Crawling Valley (1:2)
27.05.2013 | 10.06.2013
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
East
SEEDS 033
Spring in Eyjafjörður - The longest fjord
27.05.2013 | 10.06.2013
Construction / Environmental
North
SEEDS 036
Patreksfjörður - Unique West fjords (1:7)
29.05.2013 | 12.06.2013
Construction / Environmental
West Fjords
SEEDS 037
Sandfell - Fljótsdalshérað
31.05.2013 | 14.06.2013
Construction / Environmental
East
SEEDS 038
Súðavík in the West fjords
31.05.2013 | 14.06.2013
Construction / Environmental
West Fjords
SEEDS 039
Kirkjubæjarklaustur in the southeast of Iceland
03.06.2013 | 14.06.2013
Environmental / Renovation
East
SEEDS 040
Meet us - don't eat us (1:6)
03.06.2013 | 15.06.2013
Arts / Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 043
The Highlands North of Vatnajökull glacier
06.06.2013 | 20.06.2013
Archaeology / Construction / Renovation
Highlands / Interior
SEEDS 028
Environmentally aware: in Reykjavík
07.06.2013 | 19.06.2013
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 035
Reykjavík - Arts & Outdoors
07.06.2013 | 19.06.2013
Arts / Environmental / Renovation
Capital Region
SEEDS 042
Víkingahátíð - Viking Festival Hafnarfjörður
08.06.2013 | 21.06.2013
Cultural / Festival / Heritage
Capital Region
SEEDS 044
As far as it gets in the East fjords!
08.06.2013 | 20.06.2013
Construction / Environmental
East
SEEDS 045
The Highlands of Iceland - The Famous Kjölur Road (1:2)
09.06.2013 | 22.06.2013
Construction / Renovation
Highlands / Interior
SEEDS 046
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (4:10)
09.06.2013 | 22.06.2013
Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 047
Skriðdalur - Crawling Valley (2:2)
09.06.2013 | 23.06.2013
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
East