CHRISTMAS ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE: IN REYKJAVK

Our workcamp will allow you to learn about both global and local environmental issues through theory and practice. If you are concerned, for example, about climate change, waste management, animal protection, sustainable solutions and other environmental topics then this work camp is the one for you. Local Icelandic environmental issues as well as issues from the participants countries will be addressed. Becoming one of over 1.5 million tourists coming to Iceland every year will leave a mark. This work camp will help you to be an environmentally aware traveller as well as a consumer. SEEDS Environmentally Aware work camps will get a chance to improve the local environment through hands-on activities. Our groups usually join the campaign Meet Us Do Not Eat Us that SEEDS has been supporting the last six years: A whale protection awareness project run in cooperation with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare). It may also be possible to organise a visit to a local recycling centre whereby a tour of the plant is given and the activities are explained. There are a selection of workshops whereby a deeper understanding of issues can be studied and discussed. Topics can include issues like animal farming, food waste, and sustainable practices such as collaborative consumption and veganism. We also offer typical local leisure activities (swimming pool, cinema and the flea market). Please note this project is a learning/sharing camp in which everybody is expected to contribute their own knowledge and experience, and not a standard workcamp. We organize some voluntary service but in some cases it will not be possible if the weather does not allow it as some activities take place outdoors.With the Christmas season well under way it is the perfect opportunity to see the festive decorations and lights of Reykjavik. There are loads of events to get involved with across the city including ice skating and locating The Christmas Creatures.