Rose Mensah Kutin

Dr Rose Mensah-Kutin (born 22 November 1955) is a Ghanaian gender advocate and professional journalist. As of October 2016, she is the West Africa Regional director for ABANTU for Development.

Early life She was born and raised in Brofoyedru, a town in the Adansi South district of the Ashanti region of Ghana, to a cocoa and coffee farmer.

Education Dr Mensah-Kutin was once a student of Brofoyedru Middle and United Methodist Middle Schools. She completed Accra Girls Secondary School and later went to Aggrey Memorial Zion Secondary School for her sixth-form education. She holds a second master's degree from the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, and a PhD in Gender and Energy Studies from the University of Birmingham, UK. She sits on the boards of The Netherlands-based International Gender and Energy Network (ENERGIA) and African Women Development Fund in Accra, Ghana. She is currently the West Africa Regional director for ABANTU for Development,

Personal life She is married to Professor Kwame Karikari with four children.