We are proud to have received @UNDP_Evaluation Special Recognition 4 consistently high-quality evaluations 2020-23 Was humbled to share @UNDPSomalia 's experience in whole-of-office approach for evaluations in complex operating environment. Special🙏@garymabeza @lionellaurens2

Today's townhall with @UNDPSomalia @UNDP_Sudan, UNDP Resilience Hub, @UNV_ESARO & @UNDPBorderlands was truly inspiring! UNDP's Associate Administrator @HaoliangXu unveiled our development priorities, setting the stage for impactful change. #UNEA6 #ClimateAction #GlobalGoals

I bought some watches in America three weeks ago, but the belts were loose on my hands. So today I went to a watchmaker at Sam Levy’s Village to get the belts adjusted. As I walked into the shop, a young girl was sitting at reception with a young boy who was playing with his phone. I assumed correctly that they were the watchmaker’s kids. I requested to see the watchmaker, the young girl asked what it is that I needed done. I told her that I needed the belts adjusted, she calmly said it costs US$5 per watch. Where is the watchmaker I asked, I am the watchmaker today she responded with confidence. I hesitantly gave her the first watch, she measured my wrist and she got down to work. She sat down on the work station and adjusted the belts, she is only 15 years old. She started fixing watches when she was in Grade 7 (12 years old), she told me. If you teach your kids your trade, they can earn some money when need be, it reminded me of the importance of teaching someone how to fish, instead of giving them fish daily. One day you won’t be there to give them fish and they won’t know what to do it. This kid told me that she wants to be a professional watchmaker when she finishes school. Why not when she already fixes watched already at 15, in a normal environment Government would catch these kids when they are young through vocational training for school kids. I hasten to say political parties can also provide spaces for training like what the EFF does in South Africa uplifting kids especially from poor backgrounds. This kid could end up as a watchmaker in Switzerland, it starts with society allowing her to follow her dream by providing a conducive environment. Her brother was just watching as she did her work, it shows that if girls are taught a trade, they can do it too just like boys. My initial hesitancy was caused by our societal bias, I thought Tapiwa's brother would be the one to do the job instead of her, I was wrong. As I left I jokingly asked her brother if he was the receptionist, he got the message. Give them business if you want your watch fixed, they are at Sam Levy close in the block opposite TV Sales and Hire. Just ask where the watchmaker's shop is.

My advice to young Zimbabwean people from the bottom of my heart speaking from experience is that if you can leave the country, PLEASE LEAVE NOW! Don’t waste your youthful days doing nothing when people of your age are progressing elsewhere. I left Zimbabwe at 23 in 1994 and was able to build the foundation to the life I live today in Britain from my education to my award winning professional career. I would never have done it in Zimbabwe with only ONE TV station owned by the Government and a collapsed economy run by corrupt politicians. I secured visas for all my young family members in the past 20 years so that they could have the same head-start I got in life because I knew that they would grow old with nothing to their name if they stayed in Zimbabwe. Some have now moved from Britain to Australia because they had an opportunity to build their lives in a country where things worked. The politicians in Zimbabwe have no viable plan for you, you either choose propaganda or you choose to build yourself. Zimbabwe is a broken nation with no opportunities for young people except for those of a criminal type or those linked to political elites. I am 52 years old, there are people of my age who have never had a title deed in their name, there are people of my age who have never been on holiday, the same will happen to you if you stick around doing nothing hoping for a miracle to happen. There are many opportunities for young people across the world, start as a carer in Britain and build yourself up. Don’t say that nobody didn’t tell you! Life is one big road with loads of signs, you choose which sign to follow. To those who have left the country, learn something from my journey, DON’T forget those that you left behind. Sending them money to buy bread is a sign of responsibility, but it won’t change their lives, you will end up resenting them because they will become an irritating financial burden to you. Help them get out! I want to end by saying this, politicians earn their living by selling dreams, it is up to you whether you want to live in Lala-Land or you want to do something about your sorry circumstances. Zimbabwe is a mess, it will be a mess for a long time unless a miracle happens or someone fearless emerges to take on the corrupt elites and bring revolutionary change. The current political actors have no ability to change anything or to help you change your lives. LEAVE and if you do, remember those that you left behind. RETWET if you agree with this message so that others can see it too!

Learning & exp sharing w/shop for @UNDPSomalia's FGS & FMS partners in #Mogadishu to enhance #ResultBasedManagement, reporting and financial mgt for stronger accountability, transparency and efficiency. @garymabeza @lionellaurens_

You came here to see if Whatsapp is down right?

1. President @edmnangagwa announces Level 4 lockdown for Zim: 1. Measures which take immediate effect for two weeks and will be reviewed thereafter. 2. Commerce and industry are yo open from 0800hrs to 1500hrs in compliance with the general curfew

Congrats to @OECD_EVALNET 🎉 Revisions to the #OECDDAC #evalcriteria was announced at #NECdev & they’ve been adopted! Heres a recap of the new #eval criteria👇 1️⃣Relevance 2️⃣Effectiveness 3️⃣Efficiency 4️⃣Impact 5️⃣Sustainability 🥁 for 6️⃣COHERENCE @MKennedyChouane @HLBryantMorf

Happy folks from @UNDPSomalia and @MoPIED_Somalia joining together to form #TeamSomalia at #NECDev conference in Hurghada. We’re proud to share our experiences in M&E, impact evaluation, and advocate for the SDGs.

I have Stage 3 Breast Cancer and about to do my 5th chemo cycle this week In honour of all who have gone before me and most importantly all who have so far escaped, here is a thread of my journey so far Because its Breast Cancer Month Please RT for awareness

We must rise up! We need a safe and reliable public transport system in Zimbabwe. This capitalist chaos is causing us so much havoc.

Young women in Harare especially have recently become targets of attack’s, robberies and death. Prudence and Samantha killed in cold blood, Zaleekha paper sprayed and robbed. This is unacceptable. Me President @edmnangagwa our lives matter! Please prob into the killings ASAP!

Today I donated my government salary to meet Brenda Zulu's medical costs at Mater Dei Hospital. She had a stroke last week Friday. Get well soon Brenda.

We have moved from Law 101 to Economics 101. We getting schooled in Zimbabwe!

Little Mohammed was born at a hospital in Aleppo. His mother Layali, a Palestine refugee, had a ceasarean. @UNRWA helped pay for part of the operation. "It was a big relief..., especially given the current situation," she says. The family is displaced. #Syria

So you guys I told you this is our scheme together. We are still figuring things out, design incomplete, but need the same spirit of the 300 patriots who carried Tendai Biti across the border. It's one month since launch on August 18. Retweet and get @zimlive to 10k followers!

Delighted to participate in ceremony to honor highest performing @UNRWA 9th graders in Syria. Vast majority of them girls! They are an inspiration for Palestine refugees and the world! @UNRWA stands for education and keeping hope alive even under the most extreme circumstances.