Piroake Fest🇬🇲

Picnic • Karaoke • Rave
Where Picnic Meets Performance

['Fisayo Soyombo @fisayosoyombo]

I spent 47 days as one of several thousand African migrants seeking to enter Europe through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea.

Story on @fijnigeria tomorrow, Thursday and on Friday.

[Just Drizzle @drizzled_dew]

Everything that gives you hope and peace of mind for a better tomorrow, will not be taken away from you!!!

[Just Drizzle @drizzled_dew]

Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.
Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome.

[Just Drizzle @drizzled_dew]

Cheaters only. Why did you cheat on him/her?

[Just Drizzle @drizzled_dew]

I have this pattern and I’m honestly tired of it.

In the moment, if someone says something slightly insulting or passive aggressive, I either laugh it off or ignore it. I don’t react. But later… it hits me. I replay the conversation and think, “Why did they say that?” and “I should’ve said something.”

By then it’s too late, and I just sit with that irritation.

I don’t want to become rude or aggressive, but I do want to be able to respond in a playful but sharp way, something that makes the other person pause and think twice before saying things like that again.

Right now I either say nothing or overthink it later. I want to learn how to respond in the moment without freezing or second-guessing myself.

[Just Drizzle @drizzled_dew]

What’s a good comeback when someone says “’I have high standards”?

[Just Drizzle @drizzled_dew]

It feels like we're surrounded by people, but still isolated. Screens connect us, but they also quietly replace real connection(s).

[Just Drizzle @drizzled_dew]

A man and his grandson in Tokyo, 73 years apart.

[T E R R E N C E @simiyone_]

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[FoodFest🇬🇲 @foodfestgmb]

Let’s have a Friday recap of our last food festival

[Food Fest Salone @FoodFestSalone]

New Venue Alert!

[Young Advocates for SSHSR @YASSS_Gambia]

Celebrating the Girl Child, and renewing our commitment to ALWAYS put HER in the Forefront…
#IDG2022 #DayOfTheGirl

[Young Advocates for SSHSR @YASSS_Gambia]

💬 Complete the sentence:

To combat #GenderBasedViolence, boys must learn...
📖 that discrimination is unacceptable
📖 that girls are their equals
📖 consent
📖 ...

#EducationSavesLives #WeNeedToKnow

@UNFPATheGambia @UNFPA_WCARO

[Young Advocates for SSHSR @YASSS_Gambia]

Pour des relations plus solides et plus respectueuses dès l’adolescence, les jeunes doivent apprendre l’égalité femmes-hommes ♂️♀️ dès l’école :
#LéducationSauveDesVies #OnDoitSavoir
@UNFPA_WCARO @UNFPATheGambia

[Young Advocates for SSHSR @YASSS_Gambia]

For stronger, more respectful relationships starting in adolescence, young people need to learn about #GenderEquality ♂️♀️ from school.

#EducationSavesLives #WeNeedToKnow
@UNFPATheGambia @UNFPA_WCARO

[Young Advocates for SSHSR @YASSS_Gambia]

L'éducation 🏫 pour la santé ⚕️ aide les parents à maintenir leurs enfants dans les écoles. L’abandon scolaire = un défi majeur en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre 🌍: seulement 1 👧 fille sur 3 👧🧕👩‍🦰 termine sa scolarité.

#LéducationSauveDesVies #OnDoitSavoir
@UNFPATheGambia

[Young Advocates for SSHSR @YASSS_Gambia]

⚕️ Health Education 🏫 helps parent keep their children in school.
Dropping out of school = a major challenge in West and Central Africa 🌍
Only 1 in 3 girls 👧 in the region finishes school.

#EducationSavesLives #WeNeedToKnow

[Young Advocates for SSHSR @YASSS_Gambia]

With access to reliable information ✅about their rights👩⚖️and health ⚕️, young people are less likely to be at risk for unintended pregnancies and STIs ❤️🩹.

#EducationSavesLives #WeNeedToKnow
@UNFPATheGambia @UNFPA_WCARO

[Young Advocates for SSHSR @YASSS_Gambia]

#WeNeedToKnow

(because knowing means feeling responsible & thinking about the consequences of one's choices 💡)
@UNFPATheGambia @UNFPA_WCARO

[Young Advocates for SSHSR @YASSS_Gambia]

📊There’s proof!
Young people 👩‍🏫 informed about their sexual and reproductive rights & health = responsible behaviors including delaying sexual debut, using contraception & condoms.

#EducationSavesLives
@UNFPATheGambia @UNFPA_WCARO