Rebecca Mintrim
@rebeccamintrim
Fan of open water swimming, puns & a healthy debate. Proud to be Comms Strategist @Sightsavers. Previously @GDS_Disability, NSW Government, @WhizzKidz & NHS
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Did you know that 2.2 billion people have a visual impairment? And nearly half could have been prevented? Join Audacious grantee Sightsavers in raising awareness about the importance of eye health this #WorldSightDay: bit.ly/36OaJrl #AudaciousProject #EyeHealthEquals
Women’s rights are human rights, but millions of women worldwide cannot get the health services they need. This International Women's Day we Sightsavers are renewing our call for health care to be accessible & inclusive to women & girls. Join us sightsavers.org/blogs/2023/02/… #IWD2023
When a woman has the services & support she needs, it can create a ripple effect that impacts her life, her family and her community, now & in the future. Sightsavers is calling for health care to be accessible & disability-inclusive for women & girls this #IWD2023
"All over the world, women and girls with disability are facing so much discrimination and stigma." Abia Akram (official) It's time to break down barriers and open doors for all women, including those with disabilities, to lead and thrive. sightsavers.org/international-… #EmbraceEquity #IWD2023
Intl Women’s Day: Sightsavers calls for inclusive and accessible health services for women with disabilities qualitativemagazine.com/intl-womens-da… via @QUALITATIVE MAGAZINE Sightsavers Voice AWWDI People With Disabilities PWDs Deaf Women Association Of Nigeria Lagos Chapter Disability Inclusion Africa network Inclusive Friends Association #InternationalWomensDay2023
This is incredible news! sightsavers.org/news/2023/03/g… The first African woman to head the committee. Another barrier busted. Getty, all I can do is celebrate all you've done and doubtless all there is to come. Never has your twitter handle been more apt Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame Sightsavers
A woman's place is... leading in the United Nations! Congratulations to Sightsavers' Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame the first African woman to be elected as chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities sightsavers.org/news/2023/03/g… #IWD2023 #EqualWorld
Today is International Women's Day and Sightsavers are celebrating all the places where women make a difference. I've reflected on my own place and the experiences I’ve had along the way, read some of my thoughts: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… #IWD2023 #EqualWorld #EmbraceEquity
It’s not every day you get interviewed by the Foreign Secretary Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - thank you for taking the time to speak to me about my time competing at the Paralympic Games
Starting today! African Disability Forum (ADF) in collaboration with International Disability Alliance (IDA) and Sightsavers is hosting a first-of-its-kind OPD-led regional conference on disability inclusion in a post-pandemic world, in Nairobi, Kenya🇰🇪 from 2-5 Sept. 👉 internationaldisabilityalliance.org/blog/africas-f… #VoicesOfAfrica
So great to be here for the first meeting and GA of the African Disability Forum (ADF) in Nairobi. It’s taken a fair bit of work to get here, very much looking forward to the next few days and particularly the first African regional Global Disability Summit pre-summit. Well worth my 1st tweet in years.
From #Kenya to #Berlin, we’re driving change on the road to the Global Disability Summit 2025. With our #InclusiveFutures partners and support from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and USAID/DRG, we’ve supported 3M+ people with disabilities. But there’s more to do. inclusivefutures.org/from-kenya-to-…
Nairobi is hosting Africa's first-ever Disability Summit! We’re celebrating our #InclusiveFutures partnership with Sightsavers, delivering for people with disabilities: ➡️Better school attendance ➡️More job opportunities ➡️Better access to healthcare ➡️Tackling discrimination