Cecilia Butini

International reporter focusing on environment, social issues, healthcare / Grantee @ICFJ, @journalismfund & @journalismarena / Alumna @wsj @columbiajourn

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

New year, BlueSky:
https://t.co/gOspWZ3Lv8

[New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag]

As the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics unfold across northern Italy, one local from Cortina d’Ampezzo reflects on past triumphs and the cost of transformation in the mountain village her family once called home. @ButiniCecilia reports. https://t.co/UnevQ7oUcc

[Akanksha Saxena @akankshasxn]

In Madagascar on a @unfoundation fellowship to cover polio and impact on the health of zero-dose children. Covering it for @DeutscheWelle GlobalUs with @ButiniCecilia

[Akanksha Saxena @akankshasxn]

It’s not just hair. Black South Africans still face discrimination for wearing their hair naturally. A new generation of young hair influencers and entrepreneurs are changing attitudes to black hair.

@ButiniCecilia and I filmed this in SA reporting trip.
https://t.co/O1kX39jP6n

[Akanksha Saxena @akankshasxn]

In South Africa, a new generation of injectable HIV prevention drugs could be a game changer, offering hope and protection to some of the most vulnerable groups — young women and the LGBTQ+ community.
On World AIDS Day, I report with @ButiniCecilia @ICFJ

https://t.co/nIJsKnyngT

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

#DANA #Valencia Hola, soy una reportera internacional. Estoy tratando hablar con personas que siguen buscando a sus familiares/amigos desaparecidos ���� para un reportaje en la prensa extranjera. Si quieren contarme su historia, comenten abajo con su correo o Whatsapp, os escribirè

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The Catalan water authority warning of hydrogeological risk in the Llobregat river basin, just outside of Barcelona

[ACA @aigua_cat]

Avís de risc hidrològic a la conca del EL LLOBREGAT. Superació del llindar d’Alerta a Sant Vicenç dels Horts.El cabal del riu entre Martorell i desembocadura és molt superior a l’habitual i es poden veure afectats punts baixos i de creuament de la llera al riu. Màxima precaució!

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

Alert I just received on my phone in Barcelona

[AEMET @AEMET_Esp]

Buenos días.

⚠️Peligro importante durante esta mañana de lunes en las zonas litorales y prelitorales de Cataluña: se están registrando lluvias muy intensas que podrán continuar durante buena parte de la mañana.

Avisos en vigor:
🔗https://t.co/Fzu8ybkFHi

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

Heavy rain alert in Catalonia, including in the Barcelona area

[Meteocat @meteocat]

⚠ El Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya emet avís d'observació per intensitat de pluja (#avisosSMP) ⚠

➡ Més de 20 mm en 30 minuts.
➡ Comarques: el Vallès Occidental, el Bages, el Barcelonès, el Maresme, el Vallès Oriental i el Moianès.

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

@SarahEKline Also, considering that e.g the average number of mental health workers in Europe is 40 times higher than in Africa, communities might not have qualified personnel to assist in the use of mental health tech solutions once these become available

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

Avatars can help people living with psychosis and their therapists in limiting auditory hallucinations (voices inside one's head). Researchers will soon be testing avatar therapy in India+Ethiopia, but...
https://t.co/J29lIb5FkF

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

...But it's still very rare that mental health treatments and technology are developed in the Global South, as @SarahEKline told me. This means that solutions that are developed in rich countries need to be adapted for use in the Global South...

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

Thankful for institutions like Arena for allowing us to gather, brainstorm and be supportive of each other 5/5

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

Spending time in pretty cities getting inspired by talented colleagues is honestly one of my favorite things to do.
As a freelance journalist, however, these moments also bring about a specific sense of urgency… 1/

[Arena Climate Network @ArenaClimate]

#ClimateArena 2024 has officially ended, and what an incredible two days it’s been! 👏

Huge thanks to over 200 participants for the rich discussions, new ideas, and cross-border collaborations 🙏🏼

We’re already excited for next year’s edition—will you join us in 2025? 👀 #CAC24

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

This is why I find it so crucial that we freelancers (and everyone else) keep talking about innovative ways to sustain our journalism, and be critical of existing frameworks that make our work stressful and precarious. 4/

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[SciDev.Net @SciDevNet]

How will shrinking aid budgets in key donor countries like Germany and the UK affect global health initiatives such as Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and The Global Fund? Are we facing a potential funding crisis? Read more to explore the stakes.

https://t.co/DGVoZqO69X

[Cecilia Butini @ButiniCecilia]

Italy’s govt has passed a law to criminalize surrogacy, including abroad https://t.co/qXIYznOAj2