Danida Alumni Network

New nomination procedure for the Danida Alumni Prize

We have changed the procedure for nominating candidates for the annual Danida Alumni Prize. Instead of issuing an annual call, we now invite you to submit your nominations on a rolling basis. Due to the CORONA/Covid - 19 pandemic, the time and place for this year’s award ceremony will be communicated once the situation has stabilised.

Ms Phan Phuong Hao, Vietnam. When global gender norms clash with local realities

By applying a gendered lens and working within the multilateral forest governance framework of REDD+, Hao’s PhD explored the extent to which a local indigenous community in the Central Highlands had access to productive land such as wet rice fields, coffee land and forests.

DANIDA ALUMNI ACTIVITY GRANTS - CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Danida Fellowship Centre is pleased to announce the fifth round for Danida Alumni to apply for financial support to organize local activities with and for fellow alumni in their country or local community. The deadline for this call for proposals is Monday 24 February 2020 at 12:00 PM (noon) CEST and applications are only accepted if submitted via the online application form.

Myanmar: The latest addition to the Danida and Denmark Alumni family

“Great alumni encounter at the residence yesterday. I am sure you will be good ambassadors for Denmark. Looking forward to work with you,” said Denmark’s Ambassador to Myanmar, Mr John Nielsen, in a tweet the day following the first ever gathering of Denmark alumni in Myanmar.

Denmark's Ambassador hosts third AGM of Danida Alumni Network Ghana

Danida Alumni Network Ghana was officially launched in 2016 as one of the first local alumni networks within the wider Danida Alumni family. Three years on, the network has grown and the first Board Members are ready to hand over the baton to a new leadership group. Board elections, along with an encouraging speech from Ambassador Tove Degnbol, were highlights from DAN-G's first AGM.

Alumni communities across three continents benefit from Danida Alumni Activity Grants

What do Uganda's Deputy Chief Justice, Denmark's Ambassador to Mexico and amateur cyclists in Vietnam have in common? They have all been important contributors to events arranged by DAN members across three continents in recent months, delivered with support from Danida Alumni Activity Grants.

UNLEASH 2019: How to tackle a ticking time bomb

At this year’s UNLEASH Innovation Lab closing ceremony, Nobel Prize winner and microcredit pioneer, Mohammed Yunus, cited the world’s pervasive economic inequality as the main global challenge of our time. He made a plea to the next generation to use new inclusive solutions to sort out what he said was “a ticking time bomb politically and socially”. Eight Danida alumni were amongst the 1000 young talents from 163 countries to take part in UNLEASH 2019.

Danida alumni contribute to a sustainable World EXPO 2025

“Designing Future Society for Our Lives” is the overarching theme of the 2025 World Expo, which will be hosted in the specially designed venue of ‘Yumeshima’ in Osaka, Japan’s second largest city. Eight Danida alumni gave their input at the conceptual stage.

The power of innovation

After being emerged in a weeklong 24 hours innovation lab, the verdict from the eight Danida alumni that took part in UNLEASH 2019 was clear: The true value lay in the innovation process, not its results.

Paving the way with Danida Fellowship Centre and the Danida Alumni Network

Danida Fellowship Centre’s Scholarship Programme and Alumni Network have been instrumental in Mexico and Denmark’s strategic collaboration.

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