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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.
Ms. Nína Björk Jónsdóttir, Director General of GRÓ, and Ms. Ulla Næsby Tawiah, Director of the Danida Fellowship Centre, at the DFC‘s offices in Holbæk.
20 October 2025

Inspiring GRÓ visit to the Danida Fellowship Centre

GRÓ paid a visit to the Danida Fellowship Centre in Denmark in the last days of September to exchange experiences, learn more about DFC‘s works and to share insights from GRÓ‘s own activities.
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.
13 October 2025

Stella Tereka Calls for Gender-Sensitive Energy Transitions

GRÓ GEST PhD candidate presents groundbreaking research at NorDev2025
10 October 2025

Uzury and GRÓ GEST Blended Learning Course in Kenya

Grassroots feminist leaders in Meru completed course on feminist leadership
8 October 2025

FAO and GRÓ cooperation explored during FAO DG visit to Iceland

Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently paid an official visit to Iceland. As part of his programme, he met with representatives of the GRÓ Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change.