Advocate for meaningful refugee inclusion, Women rights activist. Community engagement specialist.
Joined January 2022
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
19 Jul 2023
We talk a lot about RLOs…
We act as consultants to refugee-led organisations so they can grow, get funding and transform their communities, themselves. On their own terms.
linktr.ee/wearecohere_org
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
Simply having a #WorldRefugeeDay is not enough! We must hold those in power accountable, engage in honest & courageous conversations, and demand concrete actions to empower and support #refugees. Otherwise, it’s just another day with some extra posts & signs about refugees.
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
17 Jun 2023
This #WorldRefugeeDay, on 20th June at 8pm EAT @ReframeNetwork in collaboration with @youthVoicesCom and @WeAreCohere_Org will be hosting a Twitter space with refugee leaders to discuss how to unlock barriers to #RLO access to funding and meaningful partnerships.
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
Our grantee partner @kandaakiatWomen envisions a society where forcibly displaced women are collectively and individually self-reliant and free from injustice. Learn more about the incredible work Kandaakit is doing in #Kampala #Uganda 🔗 kandaakiat4women.org/
#RefugeesLead
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
We are thrilled to announce the renewal of financial grants for 11 of our grantee partners!! We are excited to continue doing the incredible work we are doing together for #RefugeeCommunities around the world and are honored to be a part of these success stories!!! #RefugeesLead
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
Funding RLOs is not as complicated as it’s made out to be. We are excited to renew the financial grants for our grantee partners to enhance their impact in the communities they serve. #RefugeesLead
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
26 May 2023
Please stop referring to me as the “voice of refugees”. I am not, and I don’t want to. I want every refugee to have their own voice & a platform to share their story. Thank you
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
17 May 2023
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📢 Exciting news for #RefugeeParticipation!
The Global Refugee Network (@KhankanHala) unveils 6 key interventions to empower refugees at the Global Refugee Forum (#GRF):
1️⃣ Meaningful Refugee Participation to be a banner theme of the GRF.
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
We are thrilled to learn of Ms. Angelina Jolie's interest to work directly with people & organisations led by those with lived experience of forced displacement. Solutions are indeed effective when they are led by those directly affected. #RefugeesLead
🔗 ow.ly/ezZn50NRMZt
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
We are seeking a process and facilitation consultant to guide @refugeeslead (RRLI) through a reflection and visioning process, beginning in mid-May 2023. follow the link for more information: 🔗ow.ly/Bzul50NysUm
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
Refugee-led Organizations need sustained, flexible funding, not ‘capacity-building’
Read more: 🔗 ow.ly/xRvj50NoQle
#RefugeesLead #RRLI
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
Watch the recording on #biometrics #border #tech #HumanRights online: IHSS @QMUL_HSS
@KerenWeitzberg @QMPoliticsIR
@Daragh_Murray @Dimitri_VdM @QMSchoolofLaw
@marygitahi17 Just Tech & Migration Community
@RefugeeEcon @ODID_QEH @amnestylondon @amnesty youtube.com/watch?v=un7koljz…
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
We stand with all people who have been displaced due to the #TurkeyEarthquake #SyriaEarthquake. Read our joint statement on How to support local organizations responding to the situation: 🔗 ow.ly/1NEH50MMeFX
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
Some of our partners and other aid agencies in #Turkey #Syria are mobilizing to respond with different life-saving and shelter services. Read our joint statement on how to support local organizations responding to the situation. 🔗 ow.ly/vRP550MMgZT
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
Our coalition member @basmehzeitooneh is conducting training sessions for 38 refugee-led initiatives as part of their Fostering Refugee Leadership project. Participants will pitch their projects to access funding to grow their impact. #RefugeesLead
3 Feb 2023
Meet the #RLOs!
38 #refugee-led & co-led initiatives are attending training sessions as part of our Fostering Refugee Leadership project. After the training phase, they will pitch their projects for a chance to grant funding to grow their impact on the ground.
#refugeeslead
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
22 Jan 2023
"There is no point of me having access at the table if my brother doesn't." - Edwards, host of the @BlackNorthCA Black Excellence Gala
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
19 Jan 2023
🔔Interested in resolving legal needs of refugees and RLOs? Apply for the @PILnet-RLRH Fellowship!
🖋️ Details: forms.gle/zTUZKrwMsnjxNJSc9
🗓️Attend info session: Tues 24 Jan 11am GMT ow.ly/4qiK50Mtze1
The position is for someone who's been affected by displacement. Pls share!
#NowHiring
PILnet and @RLRH_Oxford are hiring a fellow with lived experience of displacement to support PILnet’s work identifying the legal needs of refugees & refugee-led organizations. Interested?
Join the information session on 24 Jan, 11am GMT! ow.ly/4qiK50Mtze1
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Mary Gitahi retweeted
12 Jan 2023
Naohiko Omata has a new #OpenAccess article in ‘Ethnos’ examining how aid agencies’ expectations when implementing #aid programmes are often mismatched with #refugees’ reactions, and highlighting the social and political dynamics at play.
Online here: bit.ly/3ivOGxR
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