10 May 2022
GRÓ GEST joins 6th Meeting of the Informal Network of European National Commissions for UNESCO
GEST joined for a special session on gender equality.
7 May 2022
The GEST Fellows Invited to the Icelandic President's Residence
The GRÓ GEST 2022 cohort was invited to visit the Icelandic president, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson at Bessastaðir, the residence of the Icelandic president.
2 May 2022
Iceland Awarded a Gold Certification under the UNDP Gender Equality Seal Programme
Iceland was the first donor country to be awarded a gold certification for its transformative gender equality efforts under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Gender Equality Seal Programme.
17 March 2022
GRÓ GEST Fellows Visit Konukot
Yesterday, fellows from the 2022 GEST cohort visited Konukot, an overnight shelter for homeless women in Reykjavík. The fellows were welcomed by Halldóra R. Guðmundsdóttir, Director of Konukot along with with team leader Helga Lind Mar, and Kristín Pálsdóttir, spokesperson for the Root, Association for Women's Welfare.
8 March 2022
Call to GEST Alumni: The March 8 Fund 2022
The GRÓ GEST programme hereby invites its alumni to apply for The March 8 Fund 2022. The deadline for applications is April 19, 2022. Read more about how to apply, eligibility criteria and priorities here.
15 February 2022
Mobilising for Intersex Rights in Iceland: RIKK & GRÓ GEST Lecture
Daniela Alaattinoğlu is the fourth lecturer of the RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference and GRÓ-GEST lecture series Queer Iceland in an International Context in spring 2022. Daniela’s lecture is titled “Mobilising for Intersex Rights in Iceland”. The lecture is held Thursday 24 February at 12.00 at the Lecture Hall of the National Museum and is streamed live here.