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Camfed

  1. A young Kenyan woman & tech entrepreneur is taking the world by storm with @ushahidi, a web-based reporting system. ow.ly/be1qb about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. We're excited to hear all the great ideas that will come from the @Girls20Summit this week! #educateagirl ow.ly/be1KZ about 9 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. RT @GirlsNotBrides #Childmarriage robs 10 mill girls a year of childhood. Good to see US Senate take stand against it bit.ly/K4P0ut about 12 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. Nelson Mandela: "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children" #ChildProtectionWeek about 15 hours ago via HootSuite
  5. RT @Gender Links: Child Protection Week begins today and runs until 3 June, follow the hashtag #ChildProtectionWeek for updates. about 15 hours ago via HootSuite
  6. "Greatness is about who you were born to be, not about who you are pretending to be." ~@DeeCMarshall 10:03 AM May 28th via HootSuite
  7. 4 girls, aged 11-14 (the "Hippie Pandas") came up with a way to save women's lives through simple milk pasteurization! ow.ly/ba42m 10:01 AM May 27th via HootSuite
  8. @africaprogress' new 2012 Progress Report concerning Jobs, Justice, & Equity in these times of global change: ow.ly/ba4bl 10:01 AM May 26th via HootSuite
  9. Accessibility 4 all! RT @google Free downloads of @googleearth, @googlechrome & Picasa now available to users in Syria: goo.gl/cTfp1 4:01 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  10. RT @WHO: Media interview with Dr Chan, newly reappointed WHO Director-General #WHA65 instagr.am/p/K-SOyfqM2V/ 1:31 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  11. 'Guaranteed extra term is bliss 4 many children. As we roll out 24 000 girls 4 yr bursaries, my heart burst with joy!’ -Angie, ED @CamfedZim 11:02 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  12. Happy #FF! @google @TheBritish10k @SkollFoundation @TheElders @ONEStreetTweets @WHO @CUREchildcancer @GirlUp 9:02 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  13. Will reality TV change farming in Kenya? (We're serious.) ow.ly/b4RjT 5:01 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  14. .@BillGates' bookshelf: How many have you read? ow.ly/b4Pjz 3:01 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  15. A statistic to celebrate: child death rate declines dramatically across sub-Saharan Africa ow.ly/b4Kg9 12:01 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  16. Some advice for Ban Ki-Moon,Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf & David Cameron from @GlobalDashboard ow.ly/b4NQE 9:02 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  17. Thanks so much! RT @casecrown: CCWG + Giving Project Week 9 @Camfed: us.camfed.org/site/PageServe… Blog:... fb.me/DbySK8E4 5:01 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  18. Way to go! MT @sarahfearns: I'm running @TheBritish10k for @Camfed Be a gem& sponsor me- give girls in Africa a chance! ow.ly/b3DyS 3:02 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  19. Tech and the "four powers" model: @fp2p looks at the meeting of social media and aid ow.ly/b4JWD 1:02 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  20. MT @skollfoundation: Filmmaking illuminates formerly unmentionable issues like property grabbing&AIDS @Camfed @NATGeo bit.ly/Jzp2e0 11:02 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  • Name Camfed
  • Location Africa
  • Web http://camfed.org
  • Bio Camfed works to break the cycle of poverty and disease in rural Africa by educating girls and investing in economic and leadership opportunities for young women
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