We are delight­ed to announce that Arsene Kanyamib­wa has been award­ed a pres­ti­gious grant from the Jen­ny and Antti Wihuri Foun­da­tion for the year 2024 (Start­ing Novem­ber 15th for 12 months). This grant is part of our ongo­ing com­mit­ment to sup­port­ing research, art, and soci­etal activ­i­ties, with over €15 mil­lion allo­cat­ed this year to empow­er indi­vid­u­als and projects that embody these fields.

About the Foundation:

The Jen­ny and Antti Wihuri Foun­da­tion is a Finnish non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tion found­ed in 1942 by phil­an­thropists Jen­ny and Antti Wihuri, ded­i­cat­ed to fos­ter­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties in research, art, and soci­etal activ­i­ties. Their mis­sion is to cre­ate chances for indi­vid­u­als and groups to ful­fill, encounter, and expe­ri­ence these essen­tial areas of life. In addi­tion to our grant-award­ing efforts, they main­tain the Wihuri Research Insti­tute, spe­cial­iz­ing in basic car­dio­vas­cu­lar dis­ease research, make art acqui­si­tions for our col­lec­tion at the Rovanie­mi Art Muse­um, main­tain res­i­den­cy pro­grams, and award prizes.

We extend our warmest con­grat­u­la­tions to Arsene Kanyamib­wa and look for­ward to the impact­ful con­tri­bu­tions his work will bring in the com­ing year.