
Alina Potts
@alina_potts
Humanitarian professional working to end violence against women & girls @GWUGlobalWomen. Former @theIRC @UNICEF. Meditation in action, hands in earth.🌱
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It’s fascinating to watch The New York Times writers try to grapple with the meaning of a seemingly novel concept: solidarity


⌛️Starting now! Watch Hope Hart share #EmpoweredAid GWI learning & work with women's advisory groups to lead #aid design & delivery. She is joined by Natalia MacDonald & Mary Jelliti World Food Programme, Theodora Suter IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳, Christos Mylonas World Health Organization (WHO) & Wendy Cue #IASC UN Humanitarian.


Join us next Thursday! The third webinar in our #EmpoweredAid series will be moderated by Hope Harriet GWI with Mercy Atim, Chourouk kouteich & Nigusu Zelelke from World Vision in Lebanon, Uganda & the US. Register: bit.ly/3wNW5zW World Vision Lebanon World Vision USA #PSEA


Join me in supporting Governor Gretchen Whitmer's Fight Like Hell PAC to support key Dem House & Senate candidates: secure.actblue.com/donate/flhp-ad… Women leaders like Gov. Whitmer endure threats & violence yet continue to lead, in Michigan and around the world. #elections2024 fightlikehellpac.org


Thanks Christian Saunders for Ensuring victim-centered, effective, efficient & timely investigations. This is why it’s important for humanitarian responses and peace operations to invest in #PSEA (Protection from Sexual Exploitation&Abuse) and harassment. Network for Empowered Aid Response Alina Potts

#EmpoweredAid benefits from the sharing, solidarity and support of Advisory Group members like ANNY T. MODI of AFIA MAMA RDC in DR Congo, who is a pioneer in addressing #GBV in conflict settings. Learn more about our Advisory Groups & Refugee Advisors at: empoweredaid.gwu.edu/about #PSEA

“We are failing children.” ~@VirginiaGamba, UN SRSG for Children & Armed Conflict Children and Armed Conflict 📍 #ProveItMatters Having evaluated this system previously in CAR and OPT, the reports it captures are thoroughly verified. The true scale of loss and violence is even greater. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

⌛️On now! bit.ly/3XHLsK5 #CAPSEAH brings existing practice, policies & standards together to stimulate more & better collective action to tackle sexual exploitation, abuse & harassment in #humanitarian, peacekeeping & development: capseah.safeguardingsupporthub.org Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub

.ANNY T. MODI is an inspiration & women's rights leader in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The state of the world is frightening--remember to "look for the helpers." You will see women in difficult places, doing difficult things, with strength, grace & joy. Her Network #DRC

#EmpoweredAid reflects over a decade of listening to & working alongside women & girls in emergencies. Our funding just ended, but we are pursuing opportunities to build on 6 years of investment made by Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Visit empoweredaid.gwu.edu to learn more! #PSEA GWI