Author name: Ída Irené Oddsdóttir

Aðalstræti 14 hosts the operations of Aflið, Bjarmahlíð and Kvennaathvarfið. On March 21st, a professional development day was held where the organizations met to improve collaboration, strengthen professional knowledge and increase job satisfaction within the building. It is important to hold such days to get the opportunity to discuss innovations, strengthen relationships between employees and […]

On Tuesday, March 11, the chairman of the board, the executive director, the education director and the promotion director of Aflið went to Neskaupsstaður and visited the Hospital. The hospital’s healthcare staff welcomed us warmly, and we introduced them to Aflið’s activities and the services we provide in the area. Aflið offers its clients counselling

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, Aflið received a grant of 10,000 US dollars, equivalent to approximately 1.4 million ISK, from the Alcoa Foundation. The grant will support our operations in East Iceland and strengthen our services there. Erla Hrönn, Executive Director of Aflið, said in an interview with Anna H. Pálsdóttir

The youth course “Healthy Communication” is a new course for young people aged 13 to 16.The course is to educate about healthy communication, be able to identify unhealthy communication and recognize the red flags that may indicate violence or harassment. There is also an emphasis on young people knowing their bodies and being able to

On Monday, March 10, the Chairman of the Board, the Executive Director, the Education Director and the Promotion Director of Aflið went to Egilsstaðir and visited the Family Divison of Múlaþing. The visit was to introduce Aflið’s work and services that are available in East Iceland to the staff of Múlaþing. With the visit, we

Aflið has begun a collaboration with stykning.is, where individuals are now given the opportunity to support the organization’s work. Styrkja.is is a website managed by Takk ehf., which is a collection of good causes that can be easily supported. “Aflið is entirely funded by grants and over the years many individuals have supported us, but

November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence.The annual light march took place today in Akureyri and Aflið and the Kvennaathvarfið á Akureyri made themselves visible and participated to show their support. Three clubs, the Zontaklúbbar of Þórunn Hyrna and of Akureyri, along with the Soroptimistaklúbbur of Akureyri, led the march

On November 25th, on the International Day for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence, Erla Hrönn and Ída visited the Tröllaskagi High School on behalf of Aflið. Erla Hrönn spoke about the activities of Aflið and reviewed various statistics regarding violence and its consequences. It was stated, among other things, that women make up the vast

This fall, the women’s association Hjálpin in Eyjafjörður turned 110 years old. This year, a decision was made at the Hjálpin association meeting to support 10 organizations with 110,000 kr each, a total of 1,100,000 kr. It was decided to focus on organizations that provide free services in North Iceland, and on November 25th, an

Christmas is fast approaching and the employees of Aflsinn are heading for Christmas break. Aflið will therefore be closed from December 20th to January 2nd. Appointments can be booked again on January 2nd, and if the matter is urgent in the meantime, we recommend calling the Women’s Shelter, which is open 24 hours a day: