Benjamin Shako

🔸@unitedpeople36 UPG Sustainability Leader
🔸@thoughtforfood_ Ambassador
🔸@YALIRLCEA Alumni 🔸@edXOnline MicroMasters Sustainable Agribusiness Alumni

[Benjamin Shako @benjaminshako]

"Did you know that what you say about yourself has greater impact on you than anything anybody else says about you?
What you tell yourself everyday will lift you up or tear you down."

Speak word of victory over your life.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Crops under solar panels can be a win-win, and in dry places, shade can reduce water use, increase CO₂ uptake and water-use efficiency; and crops are on average 30% bigger and healthier

[read more: https://t.co/uDnDawa7lW]
[📹: https://t.co/mOchDX0jAh]

[Worldly @WorldlyHQ]

No electricity? No problem.

This Solar-powered irrigation is simple , smart, efficient and affordable.

[Benjamin Shako @benjaminshako]

@theresidency To the world, here's our mission in one-liner.

[Benjamin Shako @benjaminshako]

@theresidency To the world, here's our mission in one-liner.

[Benjamin Shako @benjaminshako]

I'm tarting a new adventure with @theresidency

[Worldly @WorldlyHQ]

If you see this plant in your garden, you're sitting on gold and don't even know it!

[Shaan Bhargava @ShaanBhargava]

Our foundation grows fruit trees in nurseries, and then gives them to farmers for free.

Mango, pomegranate, jackfruit, litchi, amla, guava, grapefruit, coconut, banana, lemon, star fruit, and more. We want people to have nutritious, organic fruit for decades.

This nursery is in West Bengal. The trees are grown in air pruning pots, which enhance root development, and helps the tree grow faster.

[U.S. Embassy Kinshasa @USEmbKinshasa]

LIPANDA!
BONNE FETE DE L'INDEPENDANCE A LA REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO!

[One Tree Planted @onetreeplanted]

Why fruit trees are underrated 🌳🍊

Free snacks for years
Shade on hot days
Pollinator paradise 🐝
Better soil, less erosion
Fresh air + fresh fruit
Plant one, and you’re growing more than food. 🌍

[RLC East Africa @rlceastafrica]

Exciting Opportunity for Young African Leaders!
Are you passionate about digital tech for human capital development? Join DTA Cohort 1 for YALI RLC EA!
Applications Open: 6th January 2025
Stay tuned for details!
#DTA #YALIimpact #DigitalSkills #AfricanInnovation #Leadership

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Essential Ways #Trees Help 🌍

🌳Trees provide food
🌳Trees protect the land
🌳Trees help us breathe
🌳Trees provide shelter and shade
🌳Trees encourage biodiversity
🌳Trees provide sustainable wood
🌳Trees conserve water

Reverse #deforestation👇

via @1TrillionTrees

[Benjamin Umba @benjimk]

❄️🇨🇩 Il neige en RDC !

Sur le massif du Ruwenzori (5 109 m d’altitude), situé à la frontière avec l’Ouganda 🌍, les températures descendent en dessous de 0°C 🌡️, offrant un spectacle glacé unique. 🏔️

Un trésor naturel à préserver ! 🌿✨

[UN Climate Change @UNFCCC]

Soils are our allies for climate action 💪

They constitute the biggest terrestrial carbon sink on the planet.

Healthy soils = healthy planet 💚

[Benjamin Shako @benjaminshako]

@rafbahizire Congratulations brother

[RLC East Africa @rlceastafrica]

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥!
YALI RLC EA Alumni Transformation Fund Grant applications are now open! Apply before 28th August 2024 for a chance to receive catalytic funding for your transformative projects.
𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭!
Apply here https://t.co/1iQKH70lFQ
#MakeAnImpact

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Educate yourself about things. Study hard what interests you the most. Don't worry about what others think of you, that's none of your business. Train your mind to think, doubt, and question. That's how you grow.

[RLC East Africa @rlceastafrica]

Application call for Cohorts 57,58 & 59 is Open Now!
Calling on young leaders ready to embark on a transformative leadership journey.
Application Link:https://t.co/mFmrQooZVr
Share to spread the word!
#YALItransformation #LeadershipJourney #TransformAfrica #YALIimpact

[Cohérence @coherence_e]

« Si tu as une pomme, que j'ai une pomme, et que l'on échange nos pommes, nous aurons chacun une pomme. Mais si tu as une idée, que j'ai une idée et que l'on échange nos idées, nous aurons chacun deux idées. »
George Bernard Shaw

[WFP DRC @WFPDRC]

Fresh fighting uproots 570,000 people from their homes in the last 2 months, families are now seeking shelter and food assistance in Sake, North Kivu, DRC 🇨🇩

@WFP is on the ground, despite the challenges:
🚛 Limited access due to the insecurity
💰 Less funding and growing needs

[Food and Agriculture Organization @FAO]

Did you know that climate change also affects #FoodSafety?

Discover how rising temperatures threaten the production of safe food 👇