by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 17, 2017
ABC Children Aid is an Icelandic NGO founded in 1988. Today, it operates in six countries in Africa and Asia. In Kenya it has 69 employees and runs two schools. The school in Nairobi has 445 pupils and the school in Loitokitok, 351 pupils. Aurora Foundation supported...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 17, 2017
Kraftur is a non-profit foundation supporting young people (aged 18-40) who have been diagnosed with cancer along with their families. The support takes various forms such as providing financial or social support or providing information about the rights of the young...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 16, 2017
Every year around seventy Icelandic children are diagnosed with heart defects. About half of them need to have surgery of which a third is performed abroad. Neistinn is a non-profit foundation that supports families of children with heart defects. The support can take...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 16, 2017
Over the last decade, many ambitious and outstanding performance art projects have been staged in Iceland. The creative force behind this upward trend has been well noted abroad. To further support this development, Aurora Foundation has been calling for innovative...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 16, 2017
Since 2003, the Icelandic Chess Club Hrókurinn (e. Rook) has worked diligently in introducing the game of chess to the people of Greenland. Hitherto the game has been almost unknown in the country. The members of the club have travelled to many of Greenland’s towns...
