by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 17, 2017
The fact that children are not enrolling in school at the right age in Sierra Leone is a challenge that must be faced if education is to be improved. In each class the age of the children can vary greatly. The findings of a previous UNICEF project, sponsored by...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 17, 2017
Nearly half of the population in Sierra Leone is under the age of 18. Every day, children and young people face challenging social and economic problems and continue to be exposed to violence and abuse in the wake of the civil war. The public sector in Sierra Leone...
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...
