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7 November 2025

GRÓ GTP's impact over almost 50 years: 'Investing in people is the most powerful renewable energy of all.'

The impact of nearly fifty years of Iceland‘s efforts to promote and advance geothermal energy around the world through the GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme was highlighted at the first event of a series focused on the four GRÓ Training Programmes: From Knowledge to Development Impact that took place on the 5th of November 2025 at the University of Iceland’s Ceremonial Hall. The recording is available online.
7 November 2025

Nearly 50 Years of Achievements by the GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme

It’s remarkable to think that Iceland was still classified as a developing country up until 1976. Around that same time, Icelanders began considering how they could best contribute to development and prosperity around the world, as a donor country in international development cooperation.
5 November 2025

Sonal Dhanani Receives International Award

GEST alumna awarded by the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue.
29 October 2025

GRÓ GTP topic of the first event in a series on the development impact of the GRÓ Training Programmes

Join us for the first event in a series highlighting Iceland’s contribution to global capacity building through the four GRÓ Training Programmes, a key component of Iceland‘s international development cooperation. This first session focuses on the Geothermal Training Programme (GRÓ GTP), an intiative established in 1978 designed to strengthen geothermal exploration and development in countries with geothermal potential.
21 October 2025

GRÓ GEST alumnus selected for Global Youth Summit 2025

Godsway Cofie Obro-Boateng will represent Ghana among 50 changemakers in Cape Town, advancing gender equality and youth empowerment.
Far left: Rukaya Issah, GRÓ GEST alumna of 2024. GRÓ is well represented here, as standing far right is GRÓ FTP alumna of 2011 Yaa Tiwaah Amoah, a Deputy Director and Gender Focal Point for the Fisheries Commission. Others pictured are Senior Fisheries Manager Samuel Owusu Donkor, Principal Technical Officer Jonas Amanor, Artisan Grade II Ayim Ambrose, and Assistant Fisheries Managers Adu Patrick at Suaman, Calvin Selassie Seaneye, Grace Nikoi Olai, Abigail Acquah, Richard Selorm Ansong, Henry Agyemang, and Dennis Adofo Boateng.
15 October 2025

Strengthening Gender Equality in Ghana’s Fisheries Sector

GRÓ GEST alumna Rukaya Issah and the Fisheries Commission’s Gender Team advance gender-responsive governance and capacity-building across the industry.