Martha Saldinger

International development practitioner, French and Krio speaker, choral singer. My tweets are my own.

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

@1a @Chris_J_Kemp Lera Boroditsky has a @TEDTalks about how people who use cardinal directions fluently and how language influences one's thinking.

[Child Labor Coalition @ChildLaborCLC]

In Brazil, children help harvest acai, climbing trees that sometimes reach 60 and 80 feet. We recently spoke with a dissertation writer who was alarmed by some of the health and safety concerns. #foodies #acai

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

@washingtonian Happy to be living in the most diverse state on the East Coast -- Maryland! Being here has enriched my life.

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

So thrilled that the @USAIDMali GLEE program is sustaining education for girls at a time when so many are out of school. This supports their education and mental health as well! Bravo! @WinrockIntl

[Lily S. Axelrod @LilySAxelrod]

I'm quoted in this WSJ article re: ongoing stress DACA recipients face and the challenges for new applicants. "Applications are so much harder now because you're having to prove not five years of residence but 13 and a half years" (since the key date, June 2007, remains the same)

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

Quite hard to stomach the breaking of the social contract in our country and the utter disregard for the principles on which our nation was founded. My dear friend @MsKatieHenke brings this in to focus with a chilling video of a militarized capital city.

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

#Artemis Frank Sinatra said it best when he crooned "Fly me to the Moon". Who will the first woman be to land on the moon? Can't wait to see her there!

[Gio Pagliari 🚀📡🛰️🪐🌙🎶 @giopagliari]

The "Artemis" Project's main goal is to send the first woman to the surface of the Moon by 2024.

🥇👩‍🚀🚀🌖 => 2024

These stickers are official NASA merchandise and I'm giving 10 away 🎁

Like or retweet or comment to enter the draw.

Ends Monday May 11th, 2020

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[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

Isn't the Soviet Safeway the one on 17th Street and Corcoran?

[PoPville @PoPville]

"Soldiers Outside the Soviet Safeway" https://t.co/JPU3c45b7F

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

What better thing to see in these days of Covid-19 than a forward-looking compact to protect children in #Mongolia. #endtrafficking #HumanTrafficking. Congratulations @JTIP_State.

[U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Persons Office @TIPOfficeState]

The TIP Office is excited for the signing of a new Child Protection Compact Partnership strengthening efforts to combat child sex trafficking and forced child labor in #Mongolia. #endtrafficking #HumanTrafficking @zasag_mn

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

Or possibly DC (if the ventilators are not for the US states, per Jared Kushner).

[Lily S. Axelrod @LilySAxelrod]

I guess they’re saving all the ventilators for Puerto Rico.

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

It was SO easy to do the #2020Census online. Literally took about 7 minutes to complete, if that. And by taking care of this early we save others from having to mail follow-up requests, or come in person and risk #COVIDー19 . Plus, we want to be counted for representation.!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It's Census Day and we all have a crucial role to play. Filling out the 2020 Census determines what the next decade will look like for your community: your roads, health care, schools, representation and more. Takes a few minutes by mail, phone or online. https://t.co/KzxFJKavmM

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

Personally, I love seeing my colleagues' toddlers and children and dogs and plants. It's another human connection during these solating days of #COVID19 .

[Lily S. Axelrod @LilySAxelrod]

My toddler made an appearance on our team call this morning and my husband’s grad school seminar the other night. I’m sure my colleagues and his classmates can handle a pair of pigtails on their screen for three seconds.

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

Too often women's labor -- because it is unpaid -- is not valued and so investments are not made to reduce the labor burden. Hats off to my @WinrockIntl colleagues working to #EmpowerWomen in #agribusiness with @USAIDNepal for seeing the power of empowering women!

[Winrock International @WinrockIntl]

It used to take Gyanu a full day to thresh 200 kilograms of rice by hand. Now, she can process that amount in 30 mins! The @FeedtheFuture KISAN II project, implemented by Winrock, partners with private cooperatives to #EmpowerWomen in #Agribusiness. #AgTech @USAIDNepal #IWD2020

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

This"Hahn/Cock" is on loan from @GlenstoneMuseum and is my favorite bird in DC @washingtonian. Bet he can tweet better than anyone!

[Washingtonian 🌸 @washingtonian]

Recognize this guy from our January cover?
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📸: This shot is by asialiu/IG⁠
🐔: "Hahn/Cock" by Katharina Fritsch⁠

#washmagphoto

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

Civil Society actors are key in the fight against #childLabor in #Bangladesh. By gathering evidence of educational, health, social and emotional impacts on children, raising awareness, and advocating for solutions and action, big strides can be made. @WinrockIntl

[Winrock International @WinrockIntl]

In #Bangladesh, child workers in the dry fish sector face health risks and are deprived of #AccesstoEducation. Winrock’s USDOL ILAB-funded CLIMB project is supporting the government of Bangladesh in its effort to eliminate #ChildLabor by 2021. #SDG4 #SDG8
https://t.co/vn7s0wbRhR

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

@USAIDMali GLEE program understands that access to education sometimes means getting a birth certificate, which is required for enrollment. Great that in-kind support is a true gateway to education and citizenship. @WinrockIntl

[Winrock International @WinrockIntl]

@USAIDEducation @USAIDMali @USAID @USEmbassyMali @USAIDAfrica @USAIDWestAfrica The GLEE project works with local education leaders to support girls with limited or no access to school through in-kind grants. In Kenieba, GLEE organized an event for girls to receive in-kind grant items with @USAIDMali, partners and community members in attendance.

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

Happy Birthday #SusanBAnthony who fought for women's suffrage and abolition of slavery.

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

Way to go, Chris! I love your commitment to making things happen in your home. Congrats @WinrockIntl colleague, #MakerSpace leader in #Arkansas at @ARInnovationHub.

[Winrock International @WinrockIntl]

Congrats to Winrock’s Chris Jones on being named a 2020 Presidential Leadership Scholar! Jones, executive director of @ARInnovationHub, will be exploring new ways for our mobile #MakerSpace to serve communities in every county of #Arkansas. #STEM #RuralDev https://t.co/1J9C6l977X

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

One more example of where @USAID is making a difference is in @USAIDMali with the Girls Leadership and Empowerment for Education program. Watch at https://t.co/72RcndbCVL

[USAID @USAID]

In the past decade, USAID's basic #education programs directly benefited more than 83 million children and youth.

We invest in education because we believe it is fundamental to achieving self-reliance.

#InternationalDayofEducation

[Martha Saldinger @msaldinger1]

@USAIDMali Girls Leadership and Empowerment through Education is unlocking potential and expanding minds in areas where many girls have not had #Accesstoeducation. #EducateGirlsGlobally #USAIDTransforms.

[Winrock International @WinrockIntl]

January 24 is #EducationDay! The @USAIDMali GLEE project is increasing #AccesstoEducation for girls. @USAIDEducation @USAIDAfrica @USAIDWestAfrica #Education #EducateGirls #GirlsEducation #USAIDTransforms
https://t.co/9Z3RL85EEg