Announcing the Selected Candidates for ICA Barcelona 2025 Congress Travel Grants and Bursaries

The International Council on Archives (ICA) is pleased to announce the selected participants of two recent bursary programmes supporting global archival engagement at ICA Barcelona 2025, taking place in Barcelona, Spain, from 27 to 30 October 2025. 

Thanks to the generous support of the French Ministry of Culture and our partnership with UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, these bursaries will allow archival professionals from developing countries and underrepresented regions to attend one of the profession’s most significant international events. 

Support for Francophone Participation – ICA Barcelona 2025 Travel Grants 

Launched with support from the French Ministry of Culture, this call offered travel grants exclusively to ICA members from francophone developing countries and territories. 

We are thrilled to welcome the following 14 participants who will be joining us in Barcelona: 

1. VEGLO Irene, Benin 
2. SAWADOGO Wédéouaoga Bernard, Burkina Faso 
3. NTUNGIRIMANA Jean Bosco, Burundi 
4. TANGMO LEKOUMBOU Norbert, Cameroon 
5. MUTONDO, Democratic Republic of the Congo 
6. NGALO MASUA Neré, Democratic Republic of the Congo 
7. KASSI Josué, Côte d’Ivoire 
8. Andriamihamina-Ravoniharoson, Madagascar 
9. TRAORE Mohamed Baba, Mali 
10. MAKKOUDI Mariam, Morocco 
11. ALASSAN Idrissa, Niger 
12. FALL Nafissatou, Senegal 
13. EL MAHERZI oualid, Tunisia 
14. DANG THANH TUNG, Vietnam 

These recipients will take part in the full ICA Congress programme and are committed to disseminating their learnings within their home institutions and countries following the event. 

UNESCO-Memory of the World Bursaries – ICA Barcelona 2025 

In partnership with UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, this call supported participation from Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Developing Economies, and Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations (FCS). 

Along with attending the full ICA Congress, recipients will also take part in a dedicated knowledge-sharing forum and a workshop on documentary heritage, organised in collaboration with UNESCO. 

We are proud to announce the following 20 selected participants: 

1. Adela Diaz Acuña, Colombia  
2.  Allahmagani Khali, Nigeria  
3.  Audrey Hofwijks-Koenders, Suriname  
4.  Blessing Chikukwa, Zimbabwe  
5.  Eyob Kabtyimer Kebede, Ethiopia  
6.  Janelle Duke, Barbados  
7.  Jimmy Borgella, Haïti  
8.  Khadija Tahir, Pakistan  
9.  Mário Menezesl, Timor-Leste  
10.  Mary Eugenia Luna González, Venezuela  
11.  Mohamed Yousif Mohaemd Hussain, Sudan  
12.  Oleksandr Lashko, Ukraine  
13.  Omar Khatib, Palestine  
14.  Patience Emefa Dzandza Ocloo, Ghana  
15.  Paul Omar Ali, Democratic Republic of the Congo  
16.  Pheaktra Song, Cambodia  
17.  Rasha Shaheen, Egypt  
18.  Remmel G. Talabis, Philippines  
19.  Sanaa Moussa, Palestine  
20.  Sarah Chun, Belize 

These professionals will contribute to the Congress discussions, share their expertise, and return home with valuable insights to apply and disseminate locally. 

Congratulations to all the selected candidates! 

We are proud to support these passionate professionals in building stronger archival communities and advancing the global conversation around archives, memory, and access to information.