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Cohort 3 has started!
Aurora Impact

Cohort 3 has started!

After reading many applications, having numerous interviews and discussing the start-ups with the board of Aurora, we’re very excited to announce the n…

30 Apr 20211 min
Aurora donates t-shirts to children in Susan's Bay
Funded Projects and Donations

Aurora donates t-shirts to children in Susan's Bay

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.

29 Apr 20211 min
Aurora gefur boli til barna í Susan‘s Bay

Aurora gefur boli til barna í Susan‘s Bay

Fyrir nokkrum vikum varð hræðilegur bruni í Susan‘s Bay, fátækrarhverfi við sjávarsíðu Freetown. Í síðustu viku heimsóttum við staðinn til að gefa börnum á s…

29 Apr 20211 min
Another Ideation Programme!
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Another Ideation Programme!

After the success of the first Ideation Programme, we could not wait longer to host another Ideation programme. Therefore, applications have been opened and…

16 Apr 20211 min
The final hospital beds donated to Allen Town Community Hospital
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The final hospital beds donated to Allen Town Community Hospital

Aurora donated the final five beds, on behalf of Akureyri Hospital, to the Allen Town Community Hospital, located in the eastern part of Freetown.

8 Apr 20211 min
Busy weeks at the Lettie Stuart Pottery Center
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Busy weeks at the Lettie Stuart Pottery Center

We are very excited to announce that, besides Peter Korompai, also Guðbjörg Káradóttir arrived safe and well in Sierra Leone for another stay!

31 Mar 20211 min
The hospital beds donation continues
Hospital beds

The hospital beds donation continues

On behalf of Akureyri Hospital, Aurora Foundation recently donated six hospital beds to the UBC Mattru Hospital in Mattru Jong Sierra Leone.

22 Mar 20211 min
Graduation of Cohort 2
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Graduation of Cohort 2

We are extremely excited to announce that last Tuesday, Cohort 2 of our Pre-Accelerator Programme graduated! We cannot believe how fast time has passed and w…

19 Mar 20212 min
Aurora gefur 4 sjúkrarúm til Brama Town Community Hospital

Aurora gefur 4 sjúkrarúm til Brama Town Community Hospital

On behalf of Akureyri Hospital, Aurora Foundation recently donated 4 hospital beds to the Brama Community Hospital, located on the Waterloo-Maisaka Highway,…

15 Mar 20211 min
Aurora donates 4 hospital beds to Brama Community Hospital
Hospital beds

Aurora donates 4 hospital beds to Brama Community Hospital

On behalf of Akureyri Hospital, Aurora Foundation recently donated 4 hospital beds to the Brama Community Hospital, located on the Waterloo-Maisaka Highway,…

15 Mar 20211 min
Fjölbreytt starfsemi í Pre-Accelerator prógraminu
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Fjölbreytt starfsemi í Pre-Accelerator prógraminu

Í síðustu viku gafst okkur tækifæri á að kynna fyrstu tvo árgangana af sprotafyrirtækjum fyrir hvort öðrum! Árgangur 2 hefur verið á fullu að æfa sig í að fu…

10 Mar 20211 min
More activities during the Pre-Accelerator Programme
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More activities during the Pre-Accelerator Programme

Last week, we finally had the chance to introduce the start-ups from the two different Cohorts to each other! As Cohort 2 has been perfecting their pitches o…

10 Mar 20211 min