What a privilege to partner with Global CEO Plan International Stephen GR Omollo in Plan International Norge on speaking up for a just world, doing the right thing & being a courageous leader!

*Be Courageous
*Lead the Change/Transformation
*Be Relentless in living your values!

It was a great pleasure to pay courtesy call to HE Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⁦⁦Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary (OPCS-MFDA)⁩ Musalia Mudavadi to reaffirm ⁦Plan International⁩ work in Kenya and acknowledge the exceptional partnership with ⁦Kenya Government⁩⁦Plan International

In this super-election year, girls' fundamental rights are under threat if gender equality is thrown into reverse due to political expediency. I analyse how we Plan International, our peer organisations, and partners must do all we can to fight back: plan-international.org/blog/2024/02/2…

NGOs urge the UN #SecurityCouncil to swiftly pass a Resolution for an immediate #ceasefire in #Gaza following a meeting on the famine risk.
Action Against Hunger US CARE International IRC - International Rescue Committee Mercy Corps
Plan International Save the Children International Oxfam International
plan-international.org/un/blog/2024/0…

We are horrified by reports of 100 Palestinians killed in #Gaza as they wait for urgently needed aid. Killing people waiting for food aid is a violation of International Humanitarian Law - civilians must not be denied life-saving assistance. #CeasefireNow

'As we enter into the African Union Year of Education.....our plea to the leaders of our continent is to invest in training quality teachers. Teachers, particularly female teachers, must have a workplace free from harassment and violence' says Stephen GR Omollo
allafrica.com/stories/202402…

2024 is the African Union year of #Education , but when we step into a classroom and see more than a hundred students to one teacher, our hearts sink...

Read why in this opinion piece co-authored by Plan International CEO Stephen GR Omollo & 24-year-old Farida Ally

allafrica.com/stories/202402…

It was an honor and privilege to pay courtesy call to the President of Ethiopia H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde Sahle-Work Zewde and later met with the First Lady of Ethiopia H.E Zinash Tayachew Office of the First Lady-Ethiopia together with the great Plan Int'l Ethiopia leadership to advance our partnership in ET

I signed this #Sudan op-ed with my peers at Norwegian Refugee Council IRC - International Rescue Committee Save the Children International CARE (care.org) Danish Refugee Council. 'The war in Sudan recently entered its 10-month mark... 25 million people need humanitarian assistance and 7 million children are severely undernourished' thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2024/0…

Hajaratu Makalay and Yordanos Alem, two youth leaders from Sierra Leone and Ethiopia accompanied me to the 37th Africa Union Heads of States Summit on Education. Their urgent call for meaningful and systematic participation of young people in all AU decision making acknowledged.

“We requested for the African Youth Charter that was drafted in Banjul in 2006 to be reviewed to reflect the current realities of youth during the Specialized Technical Committee in 2023”
- Press conference AU Youth Envoy Chido Mpemba ChidoCleoMpemba on the sidelines of the #AUSUmmit

Great leadership AU Youth Envoy Chido Mpemba and grateful for the partnership with Plan International African Union LO in advancing Africa’s Youth manifesto, “This is Our Future”. Great seeing you Chido, we are all behind you Plan International !

Wonderful collaboration with UNFPA meeting with Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ today at the AU Heads of States Summit in Addis Ababa and appreciating the excellent work of Doris Mpoumou Plan International who is leading our advocacy, influencing and representation work with AU Plan International African Union LO

Our collaboration & partnership with UNFPA is critical to advance sexual reproductive health and rights and women empowerment and the role of adolescents in policy formulation. Grateful to connect Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ who is relentless and bold in advancing gender equality. Don’t give up!

Always good to be back at the Auburn Football SDS and reconnect with friends & senior representatives including Dr. Asha Mohammed of IFRC Office to the AU & Int'l Organizations, Bruce Mokaya, Amani Africa accompanied by our excellent youth activists who are advancing education for all agenda.

Kibrom was my Chief of Protocol during my days as IFRC Permanent Observer and Representative to AU & ECA. It was an emotional reunion at the AU in the margins of the AU Heads of States Summit. He is still committed to IFRC and working closely with @AshaMohammed IFRC Office to the AU & Int'l Organizations

A peaceful continent will spur growth and development and highly appreciate the leadership of Dr Mohamed Ibn Chamb The AU High Representative for Silencing the Guns who is leading efforts in the continent to end all wars and conflicts and prevent genocide via the AU flagship project.

Great moment to reconnect with my bro Michel Sidibé Africa Union Special Envoy for The African Medicines Agency in the margins of AU Summit in Addis Ababa. Great work in facilitating equal access, safe and high quality medicines in rural Africa esp. in the marginalised areas.

Delighted to meet the honourable Josefa Leonel Correia SACKO, African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment. Agreed on critical importance of educating our children on the environment and climate change. #ClimateEducation

I have provided opening remarks to a critical youth-led ministerial event co-hosted by Plan International African Union LO and UNICEF Office to the African Union & ECA on Gender Responsive Education in Africa. 100 million children out of school in Africa is an emergency that requires our urgent attention. #AUSummit