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Here's lovely Julie, one of the #FIAConf2020 lanyard makers. Did we mention she sews with one arm? Yeah! Like that could ever stop her! Determined to see her business grow, she's putting her income towards renting a bigger workshop & new equipment. Boom.
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Shout out to @FundInstituteAu and Donor Republic for commissioning #FIAConf2020 lanyards. This is our local partner org @madiphamasaka. Left to right - Richard, Jauhara, Richard III, Josephine (lanyards project manager) & Dick Bugembe!
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#storytelling Enjoyed hearing @esterkwaku @NerveNetwork
on reframing how we see the people we are speaking on behalf of. How narrative moves on and evolves - & how itβs important to get to the core of whatβs going on in the story. #IoFFC
Don't be misguided. Her legs might not work in the conventional way but Rose has a ball of core strength. Rose is one of our creatives. She has a bundle of baskets...and an even bigger bundle of Nerve π₯ Read her story in our Maker series https://t.co/QWz306rfdg
@sstewartling @iborganization@edu_wyten@mercyikua @ECISMLIE We absolutely love to see this! Long live the magic. Our maker, Cate, will be very happy to see this. Thank you!!
The ECIS MLIE Conference London 2019 survey results are in! Here is a word cloud of what our 400 some participants wrote when asked: Describe the London Conference experience in three words.
We're shopping beautiful Bitengi fabrics. Local entrepreneurs here are popping with excitement to get started on their new range of lanyards #educators#internationalschools#teachersofinstagram order now, not just any lanyard but one with a story ππΎ https://t.co/PPTft8J5VT
@NikiCooper9@m_mccracken11 @sstewartling @RosenowRon@rs_EAL - big hello from Kasoma, the tailor who made your #ECISMLIE19 waistcoats! He says you all look ππΎ He ran off before I got a pic but he wrote his name for you to see. Also, hello from the ladies @madiphamasaka ππΎ
@NikiCooper9@m_mccracken11 @sstewartling @RosenowRon@rs_EAL BIG hello from Kasoma, the tailor who made your #ECISMLIE19 waistcoats. He ran off to make a delivery before I got a selfie opp but he wrote his name for you to see! π Also, hello from the @madiphamasaka team ladies!
We're building the house! Yassss. First bricks laid today! Things are happening here faster than I can write about them. It's overwhelming. Our Uganda team is stunningly brilliant. Margret Project update to follow, in the meantime, the back story is here: https://t.co/3BWVFwPzZS
How local entrepreneurs ask for help: Faridah passed this note to me during a meeting. Ready to talk business, she even came prepared with a budget...for a print & copy shop she wants to set up in her village. What does she need? Basic things we can lay our hands on so easily!
What an incredible start to this trip - 6 hours at a brilliant event with our partners @madiphamasaka who brought together community people with disabilities to raise awareness. Nerve got a special commendation for our work!
Happening now: The Residents District commissioner ( RDC) of Masaka making the openings remarks in the Launch of the analysis report on inclusion of disability in the five Districts disability in the five Districts HIV and AIDS strategic plans.
We're back in Uganda. Landed this morning just in time to help with a big event for our local partners @madiphamasaka - hundreds of people with #disabilities have come together today. What a beautiful, atmospheric morning. Look out for the lightning.