Advocating For Women’s Rights, Equality and Empowering Somali Women. Fighting to put an end to GBV, All forms of Abuse against women and Discrimination. #sowdi
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RT @HelenClarkNZ: No electoral result reported at 98% is credible. In this case in #Tanzania, key opposition figures were detained, there w…
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Somali Women’s Development Initiative (SOWDI) retweeted
31 Oct 2025
🗣️ Your voice matters at #CSW70!
Youth & adolescent groups are invited to submit recommendations on access to justice for women & girls.
📅 Deadline: 19 Dec 2025
🔗 Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
@UN_Women #YouthVoices #CSW2026
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Somali Women’s Development Initiative (SOWDI) retweeted
15 Jan 2025
Our 2024 #AnnualReview is here! Over the last year, we have 👇
👧 Reached over 23 MILLION girls
🤝🏽 Worked with over 36 THOUSAND partners
🏡 Trained over 433 THOUSAND community members in #GenderEquality
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13 Jan 2025
The #GoalsProject is back! Classrooms from around the world together taking on the #GlobalGoals! Starts January 27th! Free 6-week project, all are welcome!
Inquiry, collaboration, shared experience
Join us --> goalsproject.org
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9 Jul 2024
Congressional briefing by Honorable Javid Rehman on investigating of sexual abuse of political prisoners such as raping of innocent young girls before execution in Iran
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30 Jul 2024
Congratulations to @Simone_Biles and the entire USA women’s gymnastics team on bringing home the gold! 🌟
Simone is the embodiment of perseverance, strength, and harnessing your own power. I continue to be so proud of her.
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7 Aug 2024
My concerns are the ad hoc approaches led by market interests from the North. Would be good to flip it to demand that is driven by developing countries. guardian.ng/news/nigeria/fg-…
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Somali Women’s Development Initiative (SOWDI) retweeted
7 Aug 2024
Accelerated climate actions can transform agrifood systems and help achieve food security and nutrition for all, today and tomorrow.
@FAO’s Global Roadmap to achieve #SDG2 without breaching the 1.5ºC threshold ➡️ fao.org/interactive/sdg2-roa…
#ZeroHunger #ClimateAction #4Betters
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7 Aug 2024
Governor Walz doesn’t just have the experience to be vice president, he has the values and the integrity to make us proud. And as we saw last night, @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz make a great team.
Now let’s do everything we can – volunteer, donate, organize – from now until November to help them get elected. KamalaHarris.com
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7 Jun 2024
Time is running out for millions of people in #Sudan who are at imminent risk of famine, displaced from their lands, living under bombardments, and cut off from assistance.
Humanitarians urgently need $2.7B to support 14.7M people with life-saving aid.
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Somali Women’s Development Initiative (SOWDI) retweeted
5 Jun 2024
📍Johwar
Today, @FAO and partners launched the Jowhar Offstream Storage Project (JOSP) to improve food security & climate resilience along the Shabelle river by:
💧 enhancing access to water
⚠️reducing drought and flood risk
🌱boosting agricultural production
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Somali Women’s Development Initiative (SOWDI) retweeted
4 Jun 2024
Soil organic carbon sequestration is one of the most cost-effective options for:
🟢#ClimateChange adaptation & mitigation
🟢combating desertification
🟢fighting land degradation
🟢achieving #FoodSecurity
Protecting our #soils means protecting our planet!
#WorldEnvironmentDay
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Mental adaptiveness translates into stronger 💪, more resilient communities. USAID's new mental health policy document elevates mental health throughout the Agency, advancing our goal of a free, peaceful, and prosperous world 🌍. Learn more ⬇️ ow.ly/Rfgg50RTTOs
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Ahead of #WorldOceanDay, join us, @Unilever & @EYnews during Capitol Ocean Week as we launch a new collaboration to stop plastic pollution & reduce plastic waste on June 6.
Tune in here: usaid.gov/circle-alliance
ALT Join us for the launch of The CIRCLE Alliance, Catalyzing Inclusive, Resilient, and Circular Local Economies, June 6, 2024, 8:30 a.m. ET, logos: USAID, Unilever, EY; Headshots of Samantha Power, USAID Administrator; Dan Sullivan, US Senator (AK), Sheldon Whitehouse, US Senator (RI); Rebecca Marmot, Unilever Chief Sustainability Officer; Amy Brachio, EY Global Vice Chair - Sustainability; Gillian Caldwell, USAID Chief Climate Officer
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Somali Women’s Development Initiative (SOWDI) retweeted
3 Jun 2024
Excited to welcome Alex Jones, Director of Resource Mobilisation @FAO, to #Somalia.
He will meet people on the frontline of the #ClimateCrisis, Govt, @UN & resource partners, to support efforts to scale up transformation of agrifood systems & build resilient livelihoods.
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Somali Women’s Development Initiative (SOWDI) retweeted
4 Jun 2024
Impressed to see firsthand how @FAO, govt and #UN partners joint resilience program in #Dolow is enhancing #sustainable food security and #livelihood opportunities for vulnerable households by providing cash, training, inputs and infrastructure dvt support.
#Resilience
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Somali Women’s Development Initiative (SOWDI) retweeted
31 May 2024
Acting ahead of crises means protecting people's lives and livelihoods with benefits that reach far into the future.
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Learn more about the 5 benefits of #AnticipatoryAction 👇
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Somali Women’s Development Initiative (SOWDI) retweeted
12 May 2024
Happy Mother’s Day! @KerryKennedyRFK thank you for caring for all children around the world. ❤️
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