Chance Briggs

Education Chief, UNICEF Ethiopia

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

@lemnsissay “One Flame” by Jim Munson

peace and love, not hate and division

one flame, one world, one vision

let kindness be our loudest voice

let grace and hope be our choice

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

@lemnsissay It was amazing

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

@belayzemene2112 where is this, exactly?

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

*Foreign Assistance saves lives and keeps America safe!* Pls contact Congress about why they must protect #foreignaid assistance programs. Join me by emailing your elected officials on Capitol Hill now. @ONEinAmerica https://t.co/gdMccZRZes

[UNICEF Ethiopia @UNICEFEthiopia]

Today, @EUAmbEthiopia, Sofie From-Emmesberger, Dr. @kirosgu, @TigEduc & UNICEF Rep. @AbouKampo inaugurated a @EUinEthiopia-supported school in Tigray. Schools are being rebuilt and the @WFP_Ethiopia school feeding programme is improving attendance so #children can learn & thrive!

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

Foreign assistance isn’t a handout – it saves lives, around the world and at home in the US. It makes us stronger. Ask Congress to do everything they can to protect these vital programs. @ONEinAmerica https://t.co/VS4fj4GYDy

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

FACT: 50% of all out-of-school crisis-affected children are concentrated in just 5 protracted crises: 🇸🇩🇦🇫🇪🇹🇨🇩🇵🇰

@EduCannotWait has ongoing #MYRP investments in these countries, but urgent additional financing is needed to scale up efforts and leave no child behind.

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

@USEmbassyAddis I am registered in STEP but I did NOT receive an invitation for this event...and now it's too late.

[Kent Page @KentPage]

💔🕊Please retweet if you agree how tragic it is that this needs to be shared globally. (But it does).🕊✨

[Education Cannot Wait @EduCannotWait]

During @EduCannotWait's HL mission to #Ethiopia, a $5M First Emergency Response grant was announced, bringing #ECW's total investments in🇪🇹to $93M.

The grant, implemented by @UNICEFEthiopia & @Imagine1Day, aims to address urgent needs in the Oromia & Afar regions, where crises have further disrupted #education services.

👉https://t.co/1i1GMTgkKW #222MillionDreams✨📚

[Education Cannot Wait @EduCannotWait]

📷#ECW's ExecDir @YasmineSherif1 & Global Champion @NWammen meet w/crisis-affected students in the #Tigray Region.

More funding is urgently needed to bring ~9M children back to learning in #Ethiopia.

@EduCannotWait calls on public & private sectors to invest & support innovative strategies to reach the millions of crisis-affected children in 🇪🇹 & across the🌎.

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

Thank you @NLinEthiopia @lapirenne @jurriaanm for visiting these lovely children and encouraging them to continue to study and to follow their dreams!

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

"Lack of #education is like darkness. Now I study & I can see the light."-Nimo M, age 13 internally displaced girl in Somali Region #Ethiopia who was out of school but now studies at a @DutchMFA funded #UNICEF SpeedSchool doing Grades1-3 in 10 mo. Thx @jurriaanm for your visit!

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

"Lack of #education is like darkness. Now I study & I can see the light."-Nimo M, age 13 internally displaced girl in Somali Region #Ethiopia who was out of school but now studies at a @DutchMFA funded #UNICEF SpeedSchool doing Grades1-3 in 10 mo. Thx @jurriaanm for your visit!

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

URGENT: Ahoo stood up for all women in Iran – yet she was violently detained and now could face torture. Join the call to tell key G20 leaders to #SayHerName and push Iran to release her! https://t.co/5aEpVe9HuT

[Kent Page @KentPage]

We, the leaders of 15 @UN and humanitarian organizations urge - yet again - all parties fighting in #Gaza to protect civilians, and call on the State of #Israel to cease its assault on Gaza & on the humanitarians trying to help.

Please read and retweet this important Statement by #IASC Principals👉https://t.co/f5pEQjPlKT

#UN v/@iascch #222MillionDreams

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

Can you imagine your child missing 660 days of school in a row? How can we accept this? As we celebrate #Ethiopian New Year & prepare for the start of the school year, let us redouble efforts to support girls and boys such as Hayat! @RamizAlakbarov @OCHA_Ethiopia @EduCannotWait

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

What do these numbers signify?

It’s the number of days children caught in conflict have missed school - in Sudan, Gaza, DR Congo and Ethiopia.

On #ProtectEducationFromAttack Day, we remind everyone of the critical obligation to respect every child’s right to education.

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

@ThomasHuygheba1 You are already missed, Thomas!

[Education Cannot Wait @EduCannotWait]

"I see a day when every Afghan girl will have wings to soar, breaking free from the chains of ignorance & prejudice."

@EduCannotWait's #AfghanGirlsVoices shine a ✨on young Afghan girls deprived of their basic right to #education.
Read their testimonies➡️ https://t.co/CaFWXx6Cc1

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

I'm delighted to work with energetic and agile young Ethiopians such as Eden as we (on the Unicef Education team) think and act creatively to help children and youth survive and thrive. ❤️

[UN Volunteers East and Southern Africa @UNV_ESARO]

"As a young person, I've always wanted to contribute to my community. And I thought the highest form of service that I could give my community, was to be a part of this organization that works for the people (@UN)."

Eden Meshesha, UN Youth Volunteer with @UNICEFEthiopia

[Chance Briggs @chancebriggs]

4 MILLION children out of school in Amhara region alone, half of the 8 MILLION children out of school in Ethiopia because of conflict. That's almost as many children as there are inhabitants of #Switzerland - and 4 times the population of #Gaza. We must act now.

[UN OCHA Ethiopia @OCHA_Ethiopia]

In Amhara Region:
❗4,178 schools closed due to ongoing insecurity & impact of previous conflict
❗Some 300 schools damaged & 350 non-functional
❗Over 4.1m children out of school
❗Over 1.5m children need school feeding services