Chewing on the elephant in the (poverty) room. Too many friends in Sierra Leone told me this week they turn down funding cause donors want to dictate. When will donors trust local experts - like the brilliant young women in this @YMCASierraLeone Soap Project @WorldYMCA@YCareInt
Join #YMCACOP26@COP26 for our documentary premiere 'Creating Youth-Led Solutions', this Friday, 15:30 GMT live from Glasgow - as we share how young leaders are innovating local solutions to the climate crisis.
🔴 Set a reminder for the live stream now: https://t.co/eWQDAhErbm
Unexpected ecstasy in Glasgow at @COP26. Potentially the finest EarlGrey blend encountered to date. From a new friend (and purveyor of fine blends) @LaurentVernet1
@cop26: Composting-the-rich ain’t gonna help till you know what you’re planting; If someone’s landed unicorn’s here surely nothing’s impossible; Hope isn’t far (quite literally); Eat-the-rich? Sure. Then what?
Alright it's international giveaway time - Looking to make someone's quarantine time a little more fun!
Giving away this customized SNES Edition Nintendo Switch
Just RETWEET to enter and I'll pick a random winner in 24 hours.
Shoutout to @ColorWare for making this possible!
Now that COVID-19 has finally got the whole world, including our politicians and business leaders, relying on scientists, maybe we should also try trusting them around what is by far the greatest threat to us all - the existential threat of the gathering Climate Crisis!
What’s unusual is that our ambition isn’t to become big. Big impact isn’t an inevitable result of size... Our great-big-small-charity is one of the top 5 charities to work for.... #RethinkingPoverty https://t.co/edsasaEZxV
As the #coronavirus wave continues to sweep our world, it is beginning to hit the most vulnerable, like the #Rohingya#Refugees in the camps in Bangladesh. @allwecanuk will continue to support our partners there as they adapt to the rising needs. https://t.co/5Ul0xRtkZa
“Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled..It is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and search for different ways or truer answers.”
M. Scott Peck 1978
For those feeling anxious and isolated at this time, All We Can have developed a new resource to help you reflect, pray and stay connected. Find out more: https://t.co/28X9m5Lf6j