Rainbow Certification in school and recreation
Description of the action and objectives
Green Deal action
By the end of 2024, all workplaces in the Department of Education & Youth should receive Rainbow Certification in collaboration with the Reykjavík City Human Rights & Democracy Office.
Implementation period
Planned completion in the second half of 2025
Status report on July 1, 2025
Status report as of year-end 2024: In 2024, workplaces within the Department of Education & Youth with Rainbow Certification increased from 65 to 85. The Department of Education & Youth office has certification. Preschools: 9 completed, 2 in process. Primary schools: 18 completed, 3 in process. 25 youth centers have received Rainbow Certification; only one has yet to be certified, and its application is in process. 33 after-school programs have received Rainbow Certification. Several after-school programs that are jointly operated with primary schools have yet to be certified. They will undergo the process with their partner schools once removed from the waitlist, a process expected to be completed by spring 2025.
Status report as of end of June 2025: Because waitlists could not be sufficiently reduced, the Department of Education & Youth office decided to train the project manager of the Gender Equality Academy of Reykjavík, which falls under the Department of Education & Youth, to perform Rainbow Certification beginning fall 2025. This initiative is part of the new Education Policy action plan for 2025-2027 and will therefore be transferred from the Green Deal. More specific, related projects will be included in the new plan.
Older status reports
| Timeline | Progress description | |
| January 2024 | 65 workplaces within the Department of Education & Youth have received Rainbow Certification. Additionally, some workplaces are on a waiting list to receive education. | |
| July 2023 |
65 workplaces within the Department of Education & Youth have received Rainbow Certification. Additionally, some workplaces are on a waiting list to receive education. |
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| January 2023 | The office of the Department of Education & Youth has already received the Rainbow Certification. Workplaces will be asked to share information about who else has obtained the Rainbow Certification. | |
| July 2022 | New implementation plan developed, approved, and launched. This is an ongoing project that will be in progress from 2022 to 2024. To monitor progress, a status assessment is made twice a year, at the end of the year and at the end of June. |
Related actions
Societal objective
- 1. For All of Us | The Green Deal Residents' well-being and the feeling of belonging in Reykjavík.
- 2. Let Dreams Come True | The Green Deal Children and adolescents let their dreams come true.
- 3. Culture and arts will be integrated into city life | Green Deal Everyone has equal opportunities to participate in and enjoy culture and arts.
- 4. Sports for all | Green Deal Most people regularly engage in sports or other physical activities.
- 5. Improved public health | Green Deal A health-promoting, sustainable, and diverse community.
- 6. Human rights, increased participation, and improved conversations with residents | Green Deal Residents have the opportunity to work with the City to improve their quality of life.