15 April 2025
GRÓ GEST Fellows Visit the President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, at Bessastaðir
Yesterday, the 2025 GRÓ GEST cohort was warmly welcomed at Bessastaðir, the official residence of the President of Iceland, by the President, Halla Tómasdóttir. This visit marks a significant moment in the fellowship's calendar year, underscoring Iceland's continued commitment to international dialogue on gender equality and social justice.
14 April 2025
Ankita Bhat, GRÓ GEST Alumna: Building Pathways to Inclusive and Equitable Development
Ankita Bhat, GRÓ GEST Almuna, works as a Senior Manager in the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion team at MicroSave Consulting, in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on women‘s economic empowerment and financial inclusion, including entrepreneurship, the gender digital divide, the care economy, gender-lens investing,and gender-responsive budgeting to drive impactful change. She has over 11 years of experience in gender equality and social inclusion at multiple levels with multiple stakeholders including governments, development banks, international funding agencies, MFIs, and community-based institutions focusing on women's economic empowerment and mainstreaming gender across diverse sectors including health, finance, and technology.
10 April 2025
WGC2026 Call for abstracts and Fellowships
Fellowships for WGC2026, 8-12 June 2026, Canada
4 April 2025
Taalai Mambetov, GRÓ LRT Alumnus: Advancing Sustainable Land Use and Ecological Restoration
Taalai Mambetov, GRÓ LRT 2024 alumnus, works as a lecturer at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) and Kyrgyz National University (KNU), where he teaches courses on environmental sustainability, climate science, botany and plant physiology. Alongside teaching, he conducts research on ecological restoration, sustainable land use and soil carbon assessment. One of his main challenges in his work is promoting sustainable management of natural ecosystems, particularly pasturelands and degraded soils, which are crucial for Kyrgyzstan's agricultural sector. Currently, Taalai is pursuing a PhD at the Institute of Biology, National Academy of Science of Kyrgyz Republic, focusing on grass species for land restoration.
28 March 2025
GRÓ LRT Welcomes New Cohort for Six-Month Training Programme
On 28 February, GRÓ LRT welcomed a new cohort of fellows to its six-month training programme at Keldnaholt Campus of the Agricultural University of Iceland.
14 March 2025
Kunzes Dolma, GRÓ GTP Alumna: A pioneer in advancing geothermal energy and gender equality
Kunzes Dolma GRÓ GTP alumna and PhD scholar is the first woman to be trained in the geothermal profession in India. She has also, since her return, been promoting the use of geothermal in her region of Ladakh, but also having a real impact in improving gender equality, focusing on the participation of women in decision making in Ladakh and opening people’s eyes to domestic violence against women and the need of shelters for women living in such conditions. She is India’s Ambassador for Women in Geothermal (WING), an international organization aimed at promoting the professional development, and advancement of women in the geothermal community.