8 March 2023
Call to GEST Alumni: The March 8 Fund 2023
The GRÓ GEST programme hereby invites its alumni to apply for The March 8 Fund 2023. The deadline for applications is at midnight (GMT) April 30, 2023. Selected applicants will be announced on 31 May 2023. Read more about how to apply, eligibility criteria and priorities here.
20 February 2023
Seminar on Effective Campaigning & Fundraising
On Monday 20th February the GEST module Project Development Tools hosted an in-class seminar to conclude a week of introductions to Icelandic organisations.
17 February 2023
Barbershop for Gender Equality
On February 14 the Permanent Delegation of Iceland to UNESCO, UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Sector & the UNESCO Gender Division hosted a Barbershop workshop for gender equality with the theme „Act like a man, Act like a woman.“ During the event, GRÓ GEST academic coordinator and project manager Dr Thomas Brorsen Smidt presented the GEST programme and GEST alumna of 2022, Ankita Bhat and GEST fellow of 2023, Nomore junior Mutsengi, contributed as discussion facilitators.
16 February 2023
Teaching Gender to Youth in Uganda: GRÓ GEST and Pangea Collaboration
At the end of January, two short intensive training courses on Teaching Gender to Youth were implemented in Uganda.
20 January 2023
GRÓ GEST welcomes the 15th cohort of GEST fellows!
The GRÓ GEST fellows of 2023 have arrived in Iceland and completed their first week of the GEST programme. The GEST team is honored to welcome them to the University of Iceland and looks forward to working with them throughout the semester.
23 December 2022
Season's Greetings 2022!
The GRÓ GEST programme sends its warmest holiday greetings and wishes for a happy new year!