Season’s greetings from Danida Fellowship Centre / Five stories from our Danida alumni
Season’s greetings from Danida Fellowship Centre 2020 has been an unprecedented year. The implications of the Covid-19 pandemic have been extensive and sad and we miss welcoming our fellows to Denmark. However, we face 2021 with optimism.
Meet Danida fellow Amanda Ngwenya “When we start having very ambitious climate goals that’s when we start seeing action” says Amanda Ngwenya, master’s student of Sustainable Energy Engineering @DTU. Her dream is to make a difference by securing a more sustainable energy sector in South Africa.
Together we can create great change in our communities “I am honoured to receive the prize. I accept it on behalf of my team at Takataka Plastics and other young social entrepreneurs,” Peter Okwoko said in his acceptance speech for the Danida Alumni Prize.
It is all about saving lives “I studied Risk and Safety Management in Esbjerg so I can help improve conditions for factory workers in Bangladesh”, says Danida alum, Shanta Deb
Still busy reconstructing houses after the 2015 Nepal earthquake Nepal is one of the countries hardest hit by earthquakes. Nabin Joshi uses what he learnt about disaster management at University of Copenhagen to build houses that will remain standing when the next catastrophe strikes
Corruption stands in the way of the fight for the climate in Brazil Flavia Collaço is making use of the training she got from Danida Fellowship Centre’s course Strengthening Policy Dialogue to pave the way for changes in Brazil’s current climate policies.
