Inspired by Iceland
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.

Growing Gardens in Reykjavík (1:4)
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Growing Gardens in Reykjavík (1:4)
04.05.2015 | 16.05.2015
Environmental
Capital Region
Fun, farm & Animals in the South (1:2)
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Fun, farm & Animals in the South (1:2)
08.05.2015 | 22.05.2015
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
South West
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (2:10)
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Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (2:10)
10.05.2015 | 23.05.2015
Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
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Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
11.05.2015 | 21.05.2015
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Volunteering at the feet of Eyjafjallajökull
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Volunteering at the feet of Eyjafjallajökull
13.05.2015 | 26.05.2015
Agriculture / Construction
South West
Pathway to the Volcano
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Pathway to the Volcano
17.05.2015 | 30.05.2015
Construction / Environmental
South West
Forest & Paths in Skagafjörður
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Forest & Paths in Skagafjörður
18.05.2015 | 01.06.2015
Agriculture / Construction / Environmental
North
Djúpavík - Where the northern road ends!
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Djúpavík - Where the northern road ends!
18.05.2015 | 29.05.2015
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
South West
Island of Viðey (1:2)
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Island of Viðey (1:2)
18.05.2015 | 28.05.2015
Agriculture / Environmental
Capital Region
Saga Fest: Inspiration through music and art
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Saga Fest: Inspiration through music and art
19.05.2015 | 27.05.2015
Construction / Festival
South West
Mýrdalshreppur - South shore
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Mýrdalshreppur - South shore
20.05.2015 | 03.06.2015
Agriculture / Construction / Renovation
South West
Outdoors work in the far East
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Outdoors work in the far East
22.05.2015 | 05.06.2015
Construction / Environmental
East
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (3:10)
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Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (3:10)
24.05.2015 | 06.06.2015
Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
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Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
25.05.2015 | 04.06.2015
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Sandfell – Fljótsdalshérað
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Sandfell – Fljótsdalshérað
25.05.2015 | 08.06.2015
Construction / Environmental
East
Volunteering at the feet of Eyjafjallajökull
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Volunteering at the feet of Eyjafjallajökull
26.05.2015 | 09.06.2015
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
South West
Forestry in the Westfjords
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Forestry in the Westfjords
27.05.2015 | 05.06.2015
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
West Fjords
Ísafjarðarbær - West Fjords
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Ísafjarðarbær - West Fjords
28.05.2015 | 11.06.2015
Construction / Environmental
West Fjords
Eyrarbakki in the South Coast (1.2)
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Eyrarbakki in the South Coast (1.2)
31.05.2015 | 14.06.2015
Construction / Environmental
South West
Meet us - don’t eat us (1:6)
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Meet us - don’t eat us (1:6)
01.06.2015 | 13.06.2015
Arts / Environmental
Capital Region
Bjarnarfjörður in the West fjords
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Bjarnarfjörður in the West fjords
01.06.2015 | 15.06.2015
Agriculture / Environmental
West Fjords
Hiking trails near Katla volcano
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Hiking trails near Katla volcano
01.06.2015 | 12.06.2015
Agriculture / Environmental
South West
Tálknafjörður in the West fjords (1.4)
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Tálknafjörður in the West fjords (1.4)
03.06.2015 | 17.06.2015
Construction / Environmental
West Fjords
Archaeology in the East
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Archaeology in the East
04.06.2015 | 18.06.2015
Construction / Environmental
East
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