Dear South Africa.
You are checking an app to see whether you will have power to watch the World Cup final.
That’s not normal. All of this is not normal.
.@campaignforleo @Irish_Aid@simoncoveney will you make a pledge to support female smallholder farmers, improve #GoodFood & nutrition of women and adolescent girls, & help 1.5 billion #BeatNTDs as a result of extreme poverty at the @GlblCtzn Festival: Mandela 100 on 2 Dec. ⭕️?
.@PresidenceBenin@gouvbenin Poor sanitation and hygiene affects millions of people in Benin. Rejoignez-nous au #Mandela100 le 2 décembre et montrez votre engagement pour l’assainissement et l’hygiène menstruelle #BeTheGeneration
President @APMutharika, will you attend @GlblCtzn Festival: Mandela 100 & commit to improving women and girl’s nutrition and spending an additional $31m on nutrition specific interventions?
Heita @Jay_Naidoo@_cosatu@SizwePamla! We need your support to ensure all employers protect women’s rights to breastfeed in the workplace. Will you join us @GlblCtzn Festival Mandela 100 & commit to holding government & South African employers accountable to implement this law?
.@deptoflabour, Global Citizens like me are trying to get in touch but no one is picking up the phone! Minister Oliphant should know I support protecting breastfeeding rights in workplaces and ensuring the enforcement of The Code for the Protection of Employees during Pregnancy.
President @PaulKagame, will you attend @GlblCtzn Festival: Mandela 100 & address malnutrition by increasing the nutrition budget to 3% in 3 years - an extra $200m per year - and set up an @_AfricanUnion Fund to reach 620M Africans suffering from NTDs? @VRugwabiza@DianeGashumba
Hi @UKUN_NewYork @KarenPierceUN @DFID_UK@ukinsouthafrica @NigelCaseyHC great to hear you'll continue to lead "the global fight to create a world where #SheisEqual." Will you be @GlblCtzn Festival: Mandela 100 to commit to these important areas?
.@MinPres the Netherlands was a visionary founder of @GPforEducation, which works to secure education for kids in some of the hardest to reach countries. Thousands of #GlobalCitizens and I look forward to 🇳🇱 again being a world leader on education w/ a €100M pledge at #GCFest.
Hi @CyrilRamaphosa — I believe we can #BetheGeneration to end extreme poverty. Please attend @GlblCtzn Festival: Mandela 100 and announce new commitments to health, nutrition, education, WASH, and gender equality to ensure #SheIsEqual!