by Suzanne Regterschot | Apr 29, 2021 | Funded Projects and Donations, Uncategorized
This week we visited Susan’s Bay in Freetown to donate t-shirts to the children that have been affected by the terrible fire some weeks ago. Susan’s Bay, a seaside slum community in Freetown, is the home to almost 4,500 people, making it one of the largest informal...
by Suzanne Regterschot | Dec 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Þegar við lítum til baka á árið 2020 getum við sagt að það hafi síst af öllu verið leiðinlegt! Þó svo að árið hafi ekki þróast eins og búist var við þá getum við litið til baka á áhugavert ár með sínum mörgu afrekum hér hjá Aurora. Janúar Við hófum árið með hvelli með...
by Sigurður Sigurðsson | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Mohamed is in his twenties and works at his uncle’s tailor shop in the Lumley Beach market. Mohamed’s parents separated when he was very young, and he was forced to live with his grandmother in Port Loko most of his earlier years. His uncle was concerned about his...
by Suzanne Regterschot | Nov 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last week, we organised a ‘get-ready-for-Christmas-market’ in Freetown! For 2 days we transformed Aurora’s office to a marketplace where different goods were sold, all made by artisans we cooperate with! With all sales made at the Christmas market, we donated 10% to...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Nov 13, 2020 | Pottery School, Sweet Salone, Uncategorized
INSIGHT magazine visited us at Aurora and went on a trip to Waterloo to see the Lettie Stuart Pottery learn about our Sweet Salone project and the story behind the Lettie Stuart Pottery. The Waterloo Potters of Sierra Leone – creativity from clay...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Sep 25, 2020 | Third pole, Uncategorized
Yesterday was the premiere of the documentary The Hero‘s Journey to the Third Pole. The film is about living with bipolar disorder, and it includes both songs and elephants. It is an exceptionally sensitive and beautiful story, a true adventure, just like the two main...
