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  1. Pinned Tweet
    31 Dec 2018

    Melting glaciers, rising sea levels, heat waves and droughts do not occur in isolation. Every action creates a chain reaction. See what will happen when the mercury🌡️ continues to 🔺. Click 👉

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  2. 4 hours ago

    This used to be the fourth largest lake in the world. Decades of intensive misuse of water have led to this but a community perseveres to bring the back to life:

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  3. Retweeted
    21 hours ago

    Today is the first-ever ! In 🇲🇰, we helped produce the first manual for children in Braille on how to stay safe in case of earthquakes, fires, floods and other natural disasters:

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  4. 7 hours ago

    Less than 10% of published books are ever made into accessible formats for people with a print disability. The figure falls to less than 1% in developing countries:

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  5. 16 hours ago

    From systems to lush jungles filled w/ Mayan archeology & sanctuaries for jaguars & howler monkeys, has made environmentalism part of its DNA. See how & support Belizean .

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    22 hours ago

    1,260 police cadets, 3 dining halls, 12 dorms, a hospital & kindergarten— and no electricity. How & brought game-changing solar power to a vital police training center in

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  7. 21 hours ago

    Artificial intelligence could add as much as $16 trillion to the global economy by 2030. But only a handful of countries will accrue 70% of the gains from the . explains the risk of a “great divergence.”

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  8. Retweeted
    Jan 4

    Today is the world's first . “We have read all books available in Braille because there aren’t that many.” In , we're helping transcribe legal procedures and educational material so everyone can have equal access to information.

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  9. Jan 4

    “It hasn't rained in almost 3 seasons.” In Sri Lanka, the most vulnerable such as older farmers & women breadwinners are the 1st to lose everything to climate change. We're helping them to diversify crops & irrigation techniques for :

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  10. Jan 3

    A 👣 to the outhouse at night is one of the most dangerous times for women living in parts of the world w/o indoor 🚽, sanitation or 💡. The risks 🔺 in areas facing conflict. 1 police station 🇸🇸uses to against women:

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  11. Jan 3

    Farmers & crops are feeling the impact of mild winters and longer drought during planting and growing season. Because farming no longer pays the bills, these moms are putting the pedal to the metal to provide for their families.

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  12. Jan 3

    Women contribute US$10 trillion to the global economy in the form of unpaid care work such as gathering water and fuel for cooking. Solutions such as 🚰 pumps & other tools matter for .

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  13. Jan 3

    and gave us funds to upgrade a police training academy in . Because of new facilities, it's easier to recruit female trainees, which is particularly important for addressing gender-based violence.

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  14. Jan 3

    This inspiring mom started a healthcare reform movement to ensure a wider range of affordable medication for patients in the Ukraine. See how supports

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  15. Jan 3

    Colorful traditional textiles made of alpaca wool is an integral part of . To save time & energy, these master craftswomen are keeping tradition alive on solar-powered looms.

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  16. Jan 3

    Here's how firefighters & forestry workers in South Africa are fighting fire with fire to protect the nation's biodiversity hot spots.

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  17. Jan 3

    Can govts improve public service delivery by adopting -based applications? Here's 1 way blockchain can prevent & protect in India.

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  18. Jan 2

    Volatility, uncertainty, complexity & ambiguity (VUCA) are the new normal. From foresight to shaping policy based on applied R&D, see our innovations in .

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  20. Jan 2

    Ulzii founded an upcycling biz in Mongolia to & create jobs for older women facing unemployment. See how they turn into furniture.

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  21. Jan 2

    “Education should never stop because of war and conflict, just like we never stop aging every year.” Eva & other young South Sudanese women formed to educate girls & boys in :

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