Founder of Edna Adan Hosp & Uni. Working with @EdnaAdanFdn to promote health & edu in Somaliland & beyond: training midwives, fighting FGM. Tweets by Edna -EA
Joined October 2012
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Thank you @VidMob for helping to create this video for #GivingTuesday. Let's end FGM together youtu.be/bL6Ndfv-cLM via @YouTube
#FGM #midwives #maternalhealth #nurses #women #pregnancy #childbirth #midwifery #pregnant #Africa #GivingTuesday2021 #FGC #nurse #pregnancy
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Grateful for the support received in 2019 through
@KristofImpact and the #holidayimpactprize. Please consider us again this #GivingTuesday donatenow.networkforgood.org…
#FGM #midwives #maternalhealth #nurses #women #pregnancy #childbirth #midwifery #pregnant
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When asked about my organization getting the #HolidayImpactPrize this #GivingTuesday, I give the world my gratitude. My hospital carries my name, but it’s the world that’s been carrying it.
Please continue to give, donatenow.networkforgood.org…
#FGM #midwives #maternalhealth #nurses
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Congratulations to @Seva_Foundation, @PerScholas, @PanziUSA, @ReadingPartners, & @BBBSA for being honored in the @KristofImpact 2021 #HolidayImpactPrize! As a 2019 honoree, we know what a privilege this is! Appreciate the continued support from donors who learned about us then.
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Edna Adan retweeted
8 Sep 2021
Happy 84th birthday to @EdnaAdan, the ‘Muslim Mother Teresa’ my dear friend and client. If you haven’t read her remarkable memoir or listened to her on Desert Island Discs then you’re in for a treat! @EdnaAdanFdn #somaliland @BBCRadio4 @HQstories @PFDAgents
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Thank you for the birthday wishes. The following report on the impact of your donations was a special treat.
issuu.com/sbathala/docs/impa…
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To help the hospital and create a unique father's day gift:
1- Go to donatenow.networkforgood.org…
2- Make a donation in your father’s name by selecting “in honor of…”
3- To type a dedication select "..send an acknowledgement" and then select "Donate" #FathersDay #fathersdaygifts
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To help the hospital and create a unique mother's day gift:
1- Go to donatenow.networkforgood.org…
2- Make a donation in your mother’s name by selecting “in honor of…”
3- To type a dedication select "..send an acknowledgement" and then select "Donate" #MothersDay #mothersdaygift
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Thank you @VidMob for helping to create this video to celebrate International Women's Day and our student midwives youtu.be/bvLpASGt5PQ via @YouTube #FGM #midwives #maternalhealth #Africa #women #pregnancy #midwifery #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021 #internationalwomensday2021
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Edna Adan retweeted
3 Feb 2021
If you've ever had the honor of meeting Edna Adan, you know she is singularly determined & focused on improving the health outcomes for women and girls, in her home country of Somaliland
connecther.org/donations/tra…
#ConnectherGivingCircle #ConnectherProject #Locallyled #WomenLed
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Edna Adan retweeted
17 Feb 2021
We invest in women around the world who make a difference in their communities - from visionaries like @EdnaAdan to future leaders like Hanaan Hassan Aided, a student of Train 1000 midwives project
#ConnectherGivingCircle #ConnectherProject #Locallyled #WomenLed #InvestInWomen
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Dr. Shukri M. Dahir, a General Surgery resident at Edna Adan University Hospital, joins @SisterSurgeons, sharing her experiences and visions. #FGM #midwives #maternalhealth #nurses #Africa #women #pregnancy #childbirth #midwifery #pregnant
anchor.fm/l-romanzi-s-elneil…
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Grateful for the support received last year through @NickKristof, @FocusPhilanthro and the #holidayimpactprize. Please consider us again this #GivingTuesday donatenow.networkforgood.org…
#FGM #midwives #maternalhealth #nurses #Africa #women #pregnancy #childbirth #midwifery #pregnant
When asked about my organization getting the #HolidayImpactPrize this #GivingTuesday, I give the world my gratitude. My hospital carries my name, but it’s the world that’s been carrying it.
Please continue to give, donatenow.networkforgood.org…
#FGM #midwives #maternalhealth #nurses
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I’m incredibly proud that my book, A Woman of Firsts, is up for vote by @ShelterBoxBookClub This wonderful club introduces readers to inspiring stories from all round the world, whilst raising funds to support families who have lost their homes through conflict/natural disasters.
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Thank you for the birthday wishes. The following video by @Vidmod Gives was a special treat. Please consider a donation. donatenow.networkforgood.org…
#FGM #Africa #maternalhealth #midwife #midwifery #nurses #somaliland #women #pregnancy #pregnant #childbirth
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Thank you @NickKristof for sharing the news about our recently published FGM book. #FGM #Africa @nytimes #holidayimpactprize #maternalhealth #midwife #midwifery
@FocusPhilanthro #nurses #somaliland
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g20humanrights.com/index.php…
I invite all my friends, supporters, and all who believe in Human Rights and in the Rights of the people of Somaliland, to please fill in the Link below that contains the petition to request the UN to recognise Somaliland as an Independent nation. #Africa
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I will serve as an expert on this panel discussing COVID's impact on unrepresented people. Live stream tomorrow on UNPO's Facebook page at 3pm Central European Time. #COVID #coronavirus #Somaliland @UNPOintl #Africa #midwives #nurses #COVID19
Watch UNPO General Assembly's opening conference about the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Unrepresented Nations and Peoples on
31 July 2020 | 15h00 - 17h00 Central European Time
Live Stream on UNPO's Facebook Page unpo.org/article/22007
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To help the hospital and create a unique father's day gift:
1- Go to donatenow.networkforgood.org…
2- Make a donation in your father’s name by selecting “in honor of…”
3- To type a dedication select "..send an acknowledgement" and then select "Donate" #FathersDay
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Edna Adan Ismail speaks to Emirates ICE at EmiratesLitFest youtu.be/VMAKombNhKw via @YouTube
@harpercollinsUK #FGM #midwives #midwifery #Somaliland #Africa #nurses
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The “Cruel Beast” of Covid-19: A Q&A between Direct Relief and me
directrelief.org/2020/05/the…
#coronavirus #COVID19 #Somaliland #midwives #maternalhealth @DirectRelief
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