TAKING ACTION SOLARIS
What is SOLARIS? ďƒ˜ a non-profit humanitarian aid organisation for refugees and asylum seekers in Iceland. ďƒ˜ aims to work in cooperation with the public, authorities and other organisations who work
towards the same goals.
The purpose of SOLARIS is to: Respond to the emergency of refugees and asylum seekers in Iceland who live in
poor conditions in many residence centres.
Rush for changes in law, policy and actions when it comes to refugees and asylum
seekers.
Fight for improvements when it comes to access to necessary services, inclusion
and the rights of refugees and asylum seekers.
Sema Erla Serdar, the founder of SOLARIS
Why SOLSRIS? We studied this organisation and introduced it in Finland, so last November when SOLARIS sent out a message through Facebook where people were asked to donate warm winter clothes and shoes for children and grown-ups, we decided to react upon the request.
So this is what we did: •
We made a poster to advertise around the school
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We also sent mail to all the students and teachers
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We collected the clothes and sorted them
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We took the clothes to the organisation