Stories of Alumni

20 December 2024

Dr. Lanre completes his doctoral studies at the University of Iceland

It is with great pleasure to announce that a fellow from 2019, Olanrewaju Femi Olagunju, has successfully completed his doctoral studies at the University of Iceland.
From left to right: Chinenye Anekwe, UN Volunteer and GRÓ GEST alumna (2018), Kristín Anna Tryggvadóttir, Deputy head of mission, Embassy of Iceland in India and Aishwarya Sehgal GRÓ GEST alumna (2019) and Programme officer at UNESCO's New Delhi Multisectoral Regional Office.
7 November 2024

GRÓ GEST alumna deployed by Iceland as fully funded UN Volunteer in India

United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the Government of Iceland through the GRÓ International Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change partner to promote volunteering through the deployment of a fully funded GRÓ alumni UN Volunteer to New Delhi.
5 November 2024

OSPESCA Alumni Meeting

Mr. Thor Asgeirsson, the GRO FTP director, had a virtual meeting with former fellows at OSPESCA in San Salvador.
The GRÓ-FTP team at IIFET 2024. From left to right: Mutiat Motolani Salaudeen (Nigeria), Friday Jack Njaya (Malawi), Thong Ba Nguyen (Vietnam), Stefán Úlfarsson (Iceland), Olanrewaju Femi Olagunju (Nigeria), Herbert Nakiyende (Uganda), Chamari Tathsaramala Dissanayake Dadigamuwage (Sri Lanka), Samuel Bassa (Uganda), Kawooya Godfrey Kubiriza (Uganda), Chrisphine Sangara Nyamweya (Kenya) and Veronica Mpomwenda (Uganda).
22 July 2024

GRÓ-FTP at IIFET 2024

Ten former fellows presented major research projects at IIFET 2024 held last week in Penang, Malaysia.
15 June 2024

March 8 Fund 2024 awarded to Peter Katuramu

This year's recipient bridges the gaps in SRHR access for women with disabilities.
5 June 2024

Celebrating World Environment Day and GRÓ LRT Day

Today we celebrate both GRÓ LRT Day and World Environment Day by hearing from Dr Toshpulot Rajabov, a 2009 fellow from Uzbekistan, about his personal journey since graduating from the Land Restoration Training Programme in 2009.