by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Feb 1, 2017
The lack of affordable financing opportunities poses a major constraint to investment and growth in Sierra Leone. Furthermore, access to banking services is very limited for the majority of the population and particularly so in rural areas. Only 15% of the adult...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Feb 1, 2017
The lack of affordable financing opportunities poses a major constraint to investment and growth in Sierra Leone. Furthermore, access to banking services is very limited for the majority of the population and particularly so in rural areas. Only 15% of the adult...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 30, 2017
Established in the beginning of 2008, the Kraumur Music Fund was as an experimental project for three years. Aimed at strengthening the Icelandic music industry young, emerging musicians were supported in the realm of performance and presentation by means of direct...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 18, 2017
The Aurora Design Fund represents a milestone as the first fund in Iceland to directly support designers. The Fund sponsors exceptional designers who have a solid business concept and a clear view of the future. Initially, the Fund was a three-year trial-project with...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 17, 2017
Over the duration of the 1991–2002 civil war in Sierra Leone, a large part of the educational system was devastated, meaning that a great number of children lost the opportunity to attend school. By the end of the war, less than 70% of primary aged school children had...
