Chris Edwards

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[Chris Edwards @chrisedwards6]

@FCDOResearch supported @BBOXX_HQ with #UKaid in the #DRC via @gsmam4d to expand #energy access to #refugees.

[Vicky Ford @vickyford]

I ❤️ this👇

@FCDO_Research support has helped solar innovators including UK's @BBOXX_HQ reach over 400m people globally with vital clean energy access

Lots more to do, but big opportunities in tech & business innovation for a #JustTransition #COP26 #TransformingEnergyAccess

[FCDO Research, Science and Technology @FCDOResearch]

❗️Watch out for this new @FCDOGovUK funded landscaping study investigating the repair and reuse market in #Kenya launching 27 April.

Follow @FuturesCoLab for news and updates.

[Chris Edwards @chrisedwards6]

Some exciting work with @FuturesCoLab - supported via @FCDOResearch - that tries to uncover the invisible in the invisible, that is the informal #repair economy in #Kenya. Outputs (not just your standard report either) launching in a couple of weeks...join us then.

[Better Futures CoLab @FuturesCoLab]

We’re thrilled to launch #KenyaRepairReuseWeek during the last week of April.

Bringing together 4+ months of work, we’ll be sharing our @FCDO_Research-funded new report ‘Landscaping the Repair & Reuse Economy in Kenya’ & more...🔧🇰🇪

🚀Get involved: https://t.co/e3EMne2dUh

[Chris Edwards @chrisedwards6]

📢 Just Announced: the 10 latest @FCDOResearch supported start-ups awarded #UKaid funding by the #GSMAInnovationFund for Digital Urban Services, leveraging #digital #technology to deliver socio-economic, commercial and environmental impact➡️https://t.co/nZkUxUkMNw

[Chris Edwards @chrisedwards6]

AMAZING to have #UKaid / @FCDOResearch grantee @DeafTawk providing sign language interpretation services across all of #MWC22. Supported via the @GSMAm4d #AssistiveTech innovation fund.

[Government of Pakistan @GovtofPakistan]

For the first time in the history of Mobile World Congress - world's biggest mobile technology event, sign language interpretation service is provided by a Pakistani start-up @DeafTawk

[Chris Edwards @chrisedwards6]

Great to have a #UKaid grantee providing this service at #MWC

[GSMA Mobile for Development @GSMAm4d]

📢 For the first time ever at #MWC, live universal Sign Language Interpretation (SLI) will be provided at all Keynotes, #Diversity4Tech sessions and at our @4YFN_MWC M4D session. A huge thank you to our partner @DeafTawk for providing these services.

🦻 #MWC22 #SignLanguage

[FCDO Research, Science and Technology @FCDOResearch]

Over the next two months, @TRANSFORM_SDGs will be hosting a series of webinars to share their experiences, learnings and insights. ⤵️
@FCDOClimate
@InnovateFCDO
@chrisedwards6

[TRANSFORM @TRANSFORM_SDGs]

The @FCDOGovUK’s @chrisedwards6's shares how public-private partnerships can help mobilise resources & prioritise enterprises with an on-the-ground presence. Useful insights for all those committed to #SDG17. https://t.co/YdshnDEsmP

[UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬 @UKinNigeria]

Through @TRANSFORM_SDGs , UK in Nigeria has partnered with @BoPInc on #D2DPro - a project empowering female sales agents to sell #solar products & other impact durables.

The project has grown to 60 agents reaching thousands of consumers.

👇Find out more https://t.co/vgT2x6eAsP

[Better Futures CoLab @FuturesCoLab]

Do you have something to say about the repair & reuse economy in Kenya? 🇰🇪

With @FCDO_Research we are exploring the current state of play and what could be on the horizon🧵🛠

Who should we speak to? https://t.co/uea71qdGNi
Or drop us a line at [email protected]

[TRANSFORM @TRANSFORM_SDGs]

🚀Just launched: TRANSFORM's Flagship Reports.

📚Ft. learnings from @Unilever, @EYnews, @FCDOResearch & 20+ #SocEnts we've helped scale in Sub-Saharan Africa & South Asia.

➡️ Read how #SocEnts, #business & #govt can work together for the #SDGs https://t.co/CFTnNUU5UM #UKaid

[Chris Edwards @chrisedwards6]

📢Today at #COP26, the @GSMA, @FCDOGovUK & @Sida announced the launch of a new innovation fund for #climate #resilience and #adaptation. Find out more & apply by Jan 9th➡️ https://t.co/o1UxgSfXk5

[UNDP Planet @UNDPplanet]

⚡BREAKING: For every dollar pledged to tackle climate crisis for the world’s poor, US$4 are spent on fossil fuel subsidies that keep the climate crisis alive, according to new research from @UNDP.

Priorities must shift: https://t.co/vlcR0ru9hl

#DontChooseExtinction

[Chris Edwards @chrisedwards6]

When #COVID19 hit, we partnered with @Unilever + @LSHTM to roll out an emergency £100m handwashing initiative. It's since reached >1.2bn people, incl. rural, refugee and other marginalised groups. A summary video is 👇

https://t.co/AWX8hKfk9c

#GlobalHandwashingDay

[Sankalp Forum @SankalpForum]

Startups and entrepreneurs with ground-breaking innovations are solving global challenges and changing our world for the better

It is our great pleasure to announce the Winner of the #SankalpGlobal2021 Health & WASH Award

Congratulations @foliawater !

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

VACCINES DELIVERED BY DRONE 💉

See below how the UK 🇬🇧 has partnered with @ZiplineGhana to get donated vaccines to some of the hardest to reach locations in Ghana - such as Ekye Township.

Only through vaccinating as many people globally as possible can we tackle COVID-19.

[Chris Edwards @chrisedwards6]

Great to see #UKaid (@FCDOResearch) supported @Sanergy 🇰🇪 and @MESOL_share 🇧🇩 as finalists in the @EarthshotPrize!

[The Earthshot Prize @EarthshotPrize]

Watch the highlights of the Finalists announcement by Prince William. Find out more about The Earthshot Prize: https://t.co/JjDhnSpNoG

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

🎉 We've announced the latest cohort for the FTL programme! 🎉https://t.co/44dqk7RDPJ

Pilots will receive:
⚡️Support to work in lean + agile ways
🪙Funding to test + scale
🤝Matchmaking with specialist technology providers + partners
🟨Connections to FCDO + other networks

[Chris Edwards @chrisedwards6]

These drones had been adapted to spray as part of a locust prevention pilot via our @FrontierTechHub. Great to see them being repurposed and profiled by Pres. Kenyatta to fight #malaria in #Kenya.

[State House Kenya @StateHouseKenya]

3/3 A single Drone is capable of spraying anti-malarial larvicides on 150 acres daily, a task that would take 10 days when done manually. The Kenya Malaria Army is an initiative by ALMA to end the vector-borne disease on the continent by the year 2030.

[United Nations @UN]

By 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean. The time to #BeatPlasticPollution is NOW.

The incredible images from around the world featured in this inspiring exhibit show how #PlasticIsForever: https://t.co/nPGl2lNJqs