GRÓ GEST Final Seminar 2025
The 2025 GRÓ GEST cohort will present their final assignments in a full day seminar on 12 May. The presentations will take place at the University of Iceland, in room HT-101 in Háskólatorg / University Center, and will also be streamed.
Links to the live stream:
8:35-8:45
Welcoming remarks: Margrét Ann Thors, Final Assignment Coordinator and Instructor, GRÓ GEST
8:45-9:45 • SESSION 1
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Empowering Girls and Ending Violence
Moderator: Thomas Brorsen Smidt
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Godsway Cofie Obro-Boateng
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Reducing Teenage Pregnancy in Ghana Through the “Empowermom” Project |
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Juliet Nyarko Adansi
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Keep Her in School: Instructor Training Program |
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James B. Kollie
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The End Domestic Violence and Female Genital Mutilation Project |
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Prudence Chavula |
Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women for Transformed Communities |
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Kateryna Rostovska
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Professional Competencies of Social Workers for Addressing Cases of Gender-Based Violence |
COFFEE BREAK: 10 minutes
9:55-10:55 • SESSION 2
Feminist Leadership and Inclusive Governance
Moderator: Thomas Brorsen Smidt
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Antovna Gyawali
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Reimagining Basic Administration Training: A GESI Module for Inclusive Governance |
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Bintu Kamara
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Women’s Political Representation and Influence in National Politics: Critical Barriers in Sierra Leone |
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Kuzava Vlasta
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Gender Inequality in Access to Leadership Positions in Ukraine’s Public Sector |
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Syeda Kashmala
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The Gender of Justice — Where Law Meets Lens: Unveiling Gender Bias in the Constitution |
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Kandije Rebecca Freedom
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Aligning Gender and Equity Compliance Assessment Scores with Annual Performance Outcomes in Uganda |
COFFEE BREAK: 10 minutes
11:05-11:55 • SESSION 3
Gender, Environment, and Sustainable Livelihoods
Moderator: Margrét Ann Thors
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Laureen Odwe Amony |
Her Right to Land: Empowering Grassroots Women in Northern Uganda, Dokolo District |
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Samuel Katwesigye
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Gender and Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Rural Uganda |
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Tugsbuyan Bayarbat |
Voices of Mongolian Women Herders: Decent Work and Pastoralism |
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Justina Ekuwa Annan
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Understanding the Roles of Women and Mainstreaming it in Ghana’s Artisanal Fisheries |
LUNCH BREAK: 35 minutes
12:30-13:30 • SESSION 4
Gender, Migration, and Border Politics
Moderator: Irma Erlingsdóttir
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Reyaan Senadhipathi Nadesarajah
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TransAct Sri Lanka: Promoting Civic, Political and Social Participation of Transgender Advocates |
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Samprikta Chatterjee
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Invisible Anchors: Hijra Communities, Heterosexual Marriages, and Public Gender Dynamics in Kashmir |
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Entenela Ndrevataj
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Masculinity, Race, and Border Politics: The Italy-Albania Migration Agreement |
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Diana Yarova
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Bodies as a battlefield: sexual violence as a weapon of Russia against Ukraine |
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Nadine Abu Arafeh
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Queerness as a Weapon: Pinkwashing as a Tool of Counterinsurgency in Palestine and the Battle for Queer Resistance |
COFFEE BREAK: 10 minutes
13:40-14:20 • SESSION 5
Economic Justice and Feminist Alternatives
Moderator: Giti Chandra
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Fariah Lalaikipian
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‘Women who resist’: Case Study of Women-Led Informal Groups in North Imenti, Meru County, Kenya |
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Impana S
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From Tokenism to Transformation: Reframing Corporate Social Responsibility in India |
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Menya Julius
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Enhanced Participation of Underserved Young People in Decision-Making Processes, Eastern Uganda |
COFFEE BREAK: 10 minutes
14:30-15:20 • SESSION 6
Gendered Embodiment, Visibility, and Everyday Resistance
Moderator: Giti Chandra
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Ayesha Amin
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Rest as Resistance: Feminist Wellbeing in Crises |
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Rajkumari Nimbale
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Masculinity: Masking the Vulnerabilities — A Gender Training Manual for Boys |
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Donika Çapriqi
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An Uneven Geography of Accessibility: Adolescent Girls Navigating Public Spaces in Prishtina |
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Alexis van den Heever
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Under the Influence: Gendered Subjectivity and the Politics of Instagram Influence in South Africa |
15:20-15:30
Closing remarks: Prof. Irma Erlingsdóttir, Director GRÓ GEST