Arwen Kidd

I am a Canadian media consultant and documentary photographer / filmmaker, based out of Sierra Leone, West Africa.

[Arwen Kidd @ArwenKidd]

@BCGovFireInfo Would also like to know where additional / new updates on this fire can be found?

[WHO African Region @WHOAFRO]

Total of 1808 confirmed #COVID19 cases in @WHO Africa Region.

Within the past 24 hours, there have been 216 new confirmed cases across 15 countries in the Region, with 2 new countries reporting cases 🇬🇼#GuineaBissau & 🇲🇱#Mali.

[Arwen Kidd @ArwenKidd]

“In #Africa...tackling #COVID19 will need more imagination and alternative solutions from all of us.” Exactly, @KarstenNoko https://t.co/E9BPm6eCkG

[Arwen Kidd @ArwenKidd]

Highlights from one of my recent shoots for UNICEF. Considering how much rain #SierraLeone gets every year, it’s wonderful to see rainwater harvesting systems helping families affected by the 2017 mudslide.

#unicef #rainwaterharvesting #CleanWaterForAll

[UNICEF Sierra Leone @UNICEFSL]

Mary Sewah (far left) & Fatu Sewah (at right) pose with three of Fatu’s children beside their family’s rain water harvesting system provided by UNICEF with support from UK Aid. A special gutter is used to collect rainwater into water tanks, which is then treated using Aquatabs.

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

The @WHO issued a statement this evening the likes of which I have never seen. It raises huge concerns about unreported #Ebola in Tanzania, which has been unforthcoming.
A country that isn't hiding something shouldn't look like it is.
https://t.co/WG8tHMrCYT

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Countries’ health systems are only as strong as its weakest part, and currently these weaknesses threaten us all.

More https://t.co/6BMfA6dvnI

#AWorldatRisk

[Umaru Fofana @UmaruFofana]

Packed courtroom as a Freetown High Court judge awaited to decide which way for #SierraLeone’s runoff presidential election. Outside, well armed but very civil police fence the building. Court sits at 12:30.

[Ingrid Gercama @Ingrid_Gercama]

A snapshot of the cooking crisis in Malawi: https://t.co/W94ZFnN042 with the talented @NBertrams for the @pulitzercenter!

[Rory Peck Trust @rorypecktrust]

Are you a #freelance journalist using @WhatsApp? Be aware of this new vulnerability - very worrying findings. https://t.co/uIQpV7s2VB

[Arwen Kidd @ArwenKidd]

@VMMoncrieff Thanks Virginia!

[Arwen Kidd @ArwenKidd]

Graphics help readers interpret data – but what kind of graphics work best? Study in Kenya offers insight https://t.co/ggdqJpDOak @Internews

[Arwen Kidd @ArwenKidd]

Proud to be featured by @LocationGuide! https://t.co/PvADdBDTja

[TheLocationGuide @LocationGuide]

On location in Liberia with local Fixer Arwen Kidd https://t.co/fIxA5gzGO9

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

South Sudan now has exceeded 1 million refugees because of catastrophically poor governance and warring by its leaders.

[Arwen Kidd @ArwenKidd]

@CarolineBach Yes, back to West Africa again this weekend :-) Great to be in touch! Hope all is well with you

[IFRC @ifrc]

FACT: The past 1 and 1/2 years have been the second driest on record across #southernAfrica since 1981. #ElNiño

[CDC Global Health @CDCGlobal]

Stories from Field: #EIS & #FETP #diseasedetectives pilot rapid diagnostic test 4 #Ebola. https://t.co/iFqqDeFFk3

[Nicholai Lidow @nlidow]

Jobs in Africa: In praise of small miners https://t.co/pKugXumN7L via @TheEconomist

[Arwen Kidd @ArwenKidd]

Interesting stats argue that Somali pirates are "better" than those in #WestAfrica. https://t.co/ZYOBoXLGys

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

Another twist from the oil price crash - why Somalia pirates are better than West Africa's https://t.co/e0BJk4nuYD

[Women Make Movies @womenmakemovies]

UK #film industry report uncovers #gender bias in directing. Calls for parity on all levels. https://t.co/tRNFkLK35k

[MSF International @MSF]

MSF has decided not to attend the World Humanitarian Summit. Read why here:
https://t.co/rDGsckyVgg