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Solaris is a humanitarian aid organization for refugees and asylum seekers in Iceland. The organization was founded in January 2017 after media coverage of bad living conditions and the social isolation of asylum seekers in Iceland.
The main goals of the organisation is to assist with emergencies amongst refugees and asylum seekers in Iceland, to push for improvements in conditions, fight for equality and justice and against racism and discrimination, and offer a platform for refugees and asylum seekers to tell their stories and offer education about refugee matters!
By supporting Solaris you are contributing to emergency assistance, empowerment and justice for refugees and asylum seekers in Iceland. All donations to the organisation go directly into support for our clients.
Solaris is a free and independent voluntary organization.
About us
Human dignity is a human right
The board of Solaris
Ásdís Virk Sigtryggsdóttir
Sema Erla Serdaroglu
María Lilja Þrastardóttir Kemp
Sigrún Johnson
Morgane Priet-Mahéo
Sólveig Ásta Sigurðardóttir
Fyrri stjórnir samtakanna
2024 - 2026: Adda Steina Haraldsdóttir, Ásdís Virk Sigtryggsdóttir, Bergþóra Snæbjörnsdóttir, Hrund Teitsdóttir, María Lilja Þrastardóttir Kemp, Morgane Priet-Mahéo, Sema Erla Serdaroglu, formaður stjórnar, Sigrún Johnson og Sólveig Ásta Sigurðardóttir.
2022 - 2024: Alondra Silva Muñoz, Ásdís Virk Sigtryggsdóttir, Edda Aradóttir, Ólafur H. Ólafsson, Sema Erla Serdaroglu, formaður stjórnar og Sólveig Ásta Sigurðardóttir.
2020 - 2022: Áslaug Kristinsdóttir, Edda Aradóttir, Helga Baldvins Bjargar, Lára Pedersen, Rola Diab, Sema Erla Serdaroglu, formaður stjórnar og Sigrún Ísleifsdóttir.
2019 - 2020: Bryndís Hreiðarsdóttir, Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir, Kristín Ólafsdóttir og Sema Erla Serdaroglu, formaður stjórnar.
2017 - 2019: Bryndís Hreiðarsdóttir, Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir, Hafsteinn Þór Eymundsson, Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Morteza Songolzadeh, Ragna Gestsdóttir og Sema Erla Serdaroglu, formaður stjórnar.