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DFID_UK

  1. Following #SoccerAid, you may want to know more about how UK Aid Match funding works. Find out here: ht.ly/bgYlk #UKaid #charities about 3 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. Do you subscribe to our e-bulletin? Get DFID's news, features and case studies in a handy monthly digest. Details>> ht.ly/bgXPt about 10 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. RT @gatesfoundation: Op-Ed: Critics of foreign aid are wrong. Aids works; it saves lives. gates.ly/L3ZCLl 8:53 AM May 31st via HootSuite
  4. News: #UKaid helps protect the poorest people in #Malawi from the difficulties of devaluation ht.ly/bgqZh 2:23 AM May 31st via HootSuite
  5. Congrats to blogger @hmryder, winner at the @ObsEthAwards last night! Latest post > ht.ly/bgpiP And watch out for more from #Rio20 1:54 AM May 31st via HootSuite
  6. RT @5thbday: Check out Anna Kournikova’s video supporting #5thBDay campaign & movement to end preventable child deaths! ow.ly/bfrxX 9:59 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  7. Aid for healthcare key to reduced death rates RT @aidtransparency: Foreign aid works – it saves lives gu.com/p/38x6z/tw via @guardian 8:22 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  8. RT @worldbank: How can we create a greener, more sustainable world? Share your ideas w/ @rkyte365 before Rio+20: bit.ly/Rioplus20 7:55 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  9. .@Film4 is celebrating African filmmakers+films. Today's choice is Benda Bilili - a documentary about a DRC street band ht.ly/beRJJ 4:14 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  10. Around Birmingham? Panel includes DFID, @Oxfam @BritishRedCross RT @asapbham: A discussion on the future of #globaldev fb.me/1SbYETfSV 2:56 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  11. #AndrewMitchell on matching the British public's donations to @WorldVisionUK's #ShareNiger appeal ht.ly/beMt7 #UKaid 2:42 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  12. Helping enterprises expand RT @daiglobal: Our DFID project in #Palestine helped increase its clients' sales by $118M dai.tc/JsFz9N 2:30 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  13. RT @gdndevelopment: Work in development? What new skills have you had to acquire? Live Q&A at noon (GMT) gu.com/p/37mam/tw 2:26 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  14. How Africa is addressing #climatechange RT @worldbank: What carbon finance can do for #Africa. bit.ly/KZyqx8 2:17 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  15. One of our regular bloggers has been shortlisted for an Observer Ethical Award. Good luck @hmryder! Check out her posts ht.ly/beKl4 2:05 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  16. RT @progressionews: Archbishop of Canterbury on enormous potential of DFID's work w/faith agencies on aid & development bit.ly/K9tPJu 7:20 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  17. DFID's Perm Sec on transparency RT @pfintl: FEATURE: Aiding, not abetting, by Mark Lowcock bit.ly/LaAcYH 4:29 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  18. Details here: ht.ly/bd6H7 RT @alexphambala: @DFID_UK i would like to get more information about this BIF you can send me a brief 3:14 AM May 29th via HootSuite in reply to AlexPhambala
  19. RT @foreignoffice: UK to establish a team devoted to combating & preventing sexual violence in conflict - ow.ly/bd1Os 3:08 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  20. RT @donorplatform: Don’t miss Platform Dialogue on 7 June in Stockholm, speakers from @DFID_UK @cgiarclimate @IFADnews bit.ly/LLvK7F 2:44 AM May 29th via HootSuite