What is SEEDS ?
SEEDS, is an Icelandic non-governmental, non-for-profit organisation with international scope. Our main field of activities is related to the promotion of cultural understanding through the work on nature-oriented, outdoors and environmental issues.
Based on real projects as exchanges, international camps, research activities, on-field work, voluntary service, educational programmes, seminars, SEEDS, gives space, time and room to the participants in our activities to face challenging situations, which will enable them to broaden their perspectives, own opinions and positions about themselves, the environment we are living in and our active role in the future development of the world in terms of peace, tolerance, cross-cultural learning and environmental sustainability.
Seeds, fosters respect for cultural diversity, mutual understanding and the work for our Environment!
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Vision
SEEDS aims at promoting respect for cultural diversity, mutual understanding and environment protection through activities which empower, promote and aid people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds to take effective citizen actions in order to build opinions and take positions about our active role in the future development of the world in terms of peace, tolerance, cross-cultural learning and sustainability.
Seeds, SEE beyonD borderS, provides them possibilities and opportunities to live, study, experience, exchange, research and work together.
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Objectives
- Promotion of:
- Cultural diversity and international understanding.
- Cross-cultural exchange and cooperation.
- Volunteerism and development of values and skills for global citizen cooperation and earth protection.
History
During the year 2005, an International group of ex-volunteers, experienced individuals in the field and newly interested involved members decided to create an alternative for Icelanders to join voluntary service projects around the globe, but also for foreigners to take part in such activities in Iceland. The organization was founded by Colombians Oscar-Mauricio Uscategui and Héctor Angarita and Icelander Víktor Þórisson, the result of this common initiative was registered under Icelandic law on November 7th, 2005, as SEEDS, SEE beyonD borderS!
As a recently founded organisation, SEEDS, relies on a small number of non-paid staff and gets at the moment a big deal of support from its founding members. In the future, SEEDS, wants to evolve to become one of the leading non-governmental organisations in the field in Iceland.
We are aware of the fact that starting as setting up might be a long process but are simultaneously encouraged and extremely motivated in order to grow and make our activities available to both more Icelanders and foreigners.
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Our Board of Managers
SEEDS, SEE beyonD borderS, governing body, the Board of managers is elected democratically once a year during the General Assembly and for one-year terms. The Board of Managers of SEEDS is composed by 5 full members: Chairperson, secretary, treasurer and 2 additional members.
Our Board of Managers sets basic policy and is responsible to the members and stakeholders, governs the organization, being responsible for setting strategic directions, objectives, hiring and evaluating the staff.
The management of the association is divided between the Board of Managers, which meets on a regular basis along the year, and the General Assembly, which gathers once a year.
Our current Board is composed as follows:
Chairman & Executive Officer: Oscar-Mauricio Uscategui
Secretary: Lilja Tumadóttir
Treasurer: Maria Andrea Uscategui
Member: Erna Rún Magnadóttir
