Danida Alumni Network

We’re all (virtually) in it together – connecting online in an era of social distancing

With the corona/COVID-19 pandemic impacting the extent to which we can interact with each other in ways we are accustomed to, most of us are resorting to alternative solutions for staying connected. Here we share some tips and inspiration to help you stay in touch.

DFC is a home away from home

Beverly Egyir, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Research Fellow at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana

In 2010, I got an opportunity to begin a journey that shaped my
scientific career; with funding from DANIDA through the Antibiotic Drug Use
and Monitoring and Evaluation of Resistance (ADMER) Project, I obtained my

Danida Alumni Prize 2021

This year Danida Fellowship Centre awarded Dr. Olman Segura-Bonilla, Director General at the Center for Economic Policies for Sustainable Development (CINPE), in Costa Rica, the Danida Alumni Prize 2021.

Danida alumni on a shared journey towards realizing positive change in Kenya

By: Nina Vlemmings

In June this year 25 Kenyan SDG-pioneers travelled to Copenhagen to participate in the course “Strengthening Policy Dialogue to Accelerate SDG Implementation”, administered by Danida Fellowship Centre.

THE WINNER OF THE DANIDA ALUMNI PRIZE 2021 IS DR OLMAN SEGURA-BONILLA FROM COSTA RICA

The Danida Alumni Prize 2021 is awarded to an alum who, based on his or her Danida-funded studies, has contributed to positive change in their home country or area of employment by using innovation and new knowledge as tools of change to further the green transition.

Margaret Miano, Kenya. Supporting farmers and a circular economy

We do not need middlemen to store and sell our mangoes and oranges. We are much better off doing it ourselves, says Margaret Miano. She set up the Pegama Farm, a rural learning and circular economy based trading hub in Makueni County, Kenya, after attending Danida Fellowship Centre’s learning course Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Value Chains.

Introducing Ea Elsbøl new Programme Manager

My name is Ea Elsbøl and I have joined DFC in August 2021 as Programme Manager for the Alumni Programme. I am thrilled to be a part of the Danida Alumni Network team and I very much look forward to working with our many alumni and partners.

Danida alumni are powerful ambassadors for the merits of Danish know-how

I always say that Danida alumni are ambassadors for Denmark: They speak extremely well about Denmark because they have had really good experiences in Denmark, says Lars Steen Nielsen, Denmark’s ambassador to Mexico. He would like to see the alumni network become a global knowledge sharing platform in the future.

John Kinyage, Tanzania. From Hirtshals to Morogoro: Improving aquaculture

Danida alumni and former DTU student works to develop and improve the aquaculture industry back in Tanzania as well as in Denmark. In 2015, he graduated with the MSc Programme in Aquatic Science and Technology at DTU. Since then, he has been employed as a scientific assistant at DTU Aqua in 2017 and in 2020.

Nabin Joshi, Nepal. Still busy reconstructing houses after the 2015 Nepal earthquake

Nepal is one of the countries hardest hit by earthquakes. Nabin Joshi uses what he learnt in Denmark to build houses that remain standing when catastrophe strikes.

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