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We develop programs that #educate, #engage and #buildsolutions for global social challenges. #MakeChangeHappen

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So proud of @sanasyr6 for standing up for the right of #refugees to be included in the discussions that affect their lives. #nothingaboutuswithoutus @NRV @TEDTalks

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Important @TEDtalks talk by Syrian refugee, Sana Mustafa, founder of https://t.co/S6EpUqYeQe on why refugees should have self-representation and a seat at the table. "We have the voice. We don't need someone to give us the voice."

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Education in emergencies “is more than literacy and numeracy. It is an opportunity to learn #peace #tolerance #respect #commonpurpose #commonfuture.” @As_SyIFRC @Federation #SDG4 @GAHInnovation #UNGA

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“I will never close the border. It is a moral duty to serve the people running from a dictatorship.” @IvanDuque while discussing the crisis in #Venezuela. @ConcordiaSummit @ianbremmer #Colombia

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In crises “once proud fathers and mothers become victims overnight...children are losing their childhoods.” @As_SyIFRC @Federation #EducationInEmergencies #SDG4 #UNGA @GAHInnovation #forceddisplacement #MakeChangeHappen

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@mary_kawar #EducationinEmergencies

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Jordan sees #education as a basic human right - any child can go. The Hon. Mary Kamel Kawar, Minister Planning and Int’l Coop #Jordan @GAHInnovation #YouthCompact #UNGA

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In addressing the needs of Syrian school-aged students #Jordan took a systems approach and did not divide children. @mary_kawar #EducationInEmergencies @GAHInnovation #SDG4 #MakeChangeHappen #education #UNGA

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“We need to act fast when crisis hits.” @stylianidesEU regarding children not being out of school for more than 3 months when forcibly displaced. #EducationInEmergencies @GAHInnovation @EU_Commission #makechangehappen

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To translate ideas into solutions @isdb_group has set up a $500 million fund. “Not talk - we have it.” @IsDBPresident #EducationInEmergencies @GAHInnovation #UNGA #Innovation

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“Education in emergencies provides hope for a better future.” Elhadj As Sy @As_SyIFRC @Federation @GAHInnovation #UNGA18 #SDG4 #YouthCompact

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@sanasyr6 Couldn’t agree more!!

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I view Colombia as the keystone to the hemisphere. @JoeBiden @PennBiden #Colombia #buildthefuture @ConcordiaSummit #Concordia18 #makechangehappen

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Colombians aren’t looking for a hand out, they are looking for a hand up. @USAID @USAIDMarkGreen @ConcordiaSummit #colombia #buildthefuture #empowerment #Concordia18

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Right way to motivate young people is to empower them. @IvanDuque #Colombia #buildthefuture @ConcordiaSummit #Concordia18

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Focus on what brings us together, not what divides us. President-elect @IvanDuque #colombia @ConcordiaSummit #Concordia18
#buildthefuture

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Collapse of GDP in Venezuela is at 50%. During the Great Depression in the United States it was only 29%. @RussDallen @ConcordiaSummit #perspective #venezuelancrisis

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Change has to be catalyzed from the outside. @AmbJDN @ConcordiaSummit #solutions #venezuelancrisis

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Triangle of hope for the future of #ElSalvador - economy, agriculture, education. Great words from @jccalleja candidate for President of El Salvador at @ConcordiaSummit. #makechangehappen

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“Leadership and big ideas” are needed for change - Gen (Ret) David Petraeus. @ConcordiaSummit #colombia #makechangehappen

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Where do you draw the line between peace and justice? @JuanManSantos talks with Gen (Ret) Petraeus @ConcordiaSummit #Colombia #peacebuilding #aimhigh #makechangehappen