2023 Annual Report And results

The annual report with an overview of our activities and results in 2023 is ready. We implemented 38 learning programmes for 844 participants, 86% of whom were partners in Danida-funded Strategic Sector Cooperation programmes while 14% came from other Danida-funded programmes.

Additionally, we administered 120 Danida-funded research projects, 10 of which were finalised in 2023.

RESEARCH IN NUMBERS 2023

Denmark annually allocates around 200 million DKK to development research projects. These projects engage Danish researchers in partnerships with counterparts from Danida-supported developing nations, as well as selected growth and transition economies. Explore here project scope, locations, and key figures focusing on green transition and gender themes.

Learning programme activities in numbers 2023

Every year, participants from Denmark’s Strategic Sector programmes in selected growth and transition economies and Danida programmes in developing countries join Danida Fellowship Centre’s leaning programmes and activities. Learn more about where the participants come from and which SDGs the learning programmes and activities support.

NETWORKING, COMMUNICATION, AND SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT IN NUMBERS 2023

Communication, innovation, and networking are the key drivers we use to assist the uptake and impact of the research projects and learning programme activities. Find key figures about our network, the engagement and communications training for researchers, and how our efforts reflect in media outreach and support the transformation of knowledge into action.

A few highligts from 2023

Paving the way for evidence-based media stories

Again in 2023, Danida Fellowship Centre brought together Danida-supported climate researchers and journalists from across Africa with the purpose of bridging the gap between the media and academia and paving the way for more evidence-based climate stories for African audiences.
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Concluding 12 years of Building Stronger Universities

Spanning 12 years of collaboration between North and South universities, Building Stronger Universities concluded its third phase in 2023. Danida Fellowship Centre has managed the programme and facilitated knowledge sharing among all partners thus contributing to the programmes impressive results.
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Green transition and knowledge in action for youth

In 2023, we dedicated a number of activities and learning programmes directly to young people in recognition of their critical role in ensuring global co-existence and sustainability, especially when it comes to climate change and the green transition.
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Investing in network leadership

We intensified our efforts to support members of the Danida Fellows Network, helping them to inspire, connect and take action, using skills and knowledge gained from Danida Fellowship Centre’s learning programmes or Danida-funded research projects.
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Equitable North-South research collaboration

Danida Fellowship Centre's annual “Science Engagement Days” serve as a hub for science engagement, knowledge exchange and networking among researchers supported by Danida. in 2023, the theme was “Equitable Partnerships in Development Research Projects”. A full set of recommendations were developed.
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Solutions to the global water crisis

The urgent need for solutions to the global water crisis is clear and, in line with the Danish strategy for development cooperation, we maintained our focus on water-related issues throughout 2023 in our learning programmes, the research porte folio and knowledge in action initiatives.
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