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Tammy Bender

@tammybender

Writer, photographer, advocacy. Interests: journalism, human rights, int. dev., moral philosophy, future of humanity, global politics.

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At MEDA, we partner with micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises around the world. These #MSMEs are the backbone of local, national and global economies - that's why we support them. #SDGs #SustainableDevelopment

At MEDA, we partner with micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises around the world. These #MSMEs are the backbone of local, national and global economies - that's why we support them. 
#SDGs #SustainableDevelopment
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Experience MEDA’s annual convention this year in Tucson, #Arizona! Take the leap and join us for this four-day event jam-packed with speakers, sessions and fun events – to leave you challenged, informed, and inspired. Learn more at lnkd.in/geMb8zU

Experience MEDA’s annual convention this year in Tucson, #Arizona! Take the leap and join us for this four-day event  jam-packed with speakers, sessions and fun events – to leave you challenged, informed, and inspired.

Learn more at lnkd.in/geMb8zU
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We are delighted to become …… newest member! Looking forward to working with you in support of Canada’s international development ecosystem.

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A world without poverty - where everyone has the opportunity to earn a livelihood - is possible. This Christmas season, let's eliminate barriers so that entrepreneurs around the world can transform their dreams into reality. Learn more at giftsolutions.org

A world without poverty - where everyone has the opportunity to earn a livelihood - is possible. This Christmas season, let's eliminate barriers so that entrepreneurs around the world can transform their dreams into reality. Learn more at giftsolutions.org
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This. ⤵️ “It’s great that we’re focused on women, but then we look across the room and a lot of the impact is still focused on very privileged white women. There needs to be a concerted effort to bring the margins all the way across the fringes.” #LeadershipCAN2019

This. ⤵️

“It’s great that we’re focused on women, but then we look across the room and a lot of the impact is still focused on very privileged white women. There needs to be a concerted effort to bring the margins all the way across the fringes.”

#LeadershipCAN2019
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”If we’re not intentionally trying to engineer the future that we want, it’s not going to happen.” - Waterloo Region’s @iainklugman at Summit on Canada's Global Leadership #LeadershipCAN2019 Communitech ……

”If we’re not intentionally trying to engineer the future that we want, it’s not going to happen.” - Waterloo Region’s @iainklugman at <a href="/GlobalSummitCAN/">Summit on Canada's Global Leadership</a> #LeadershipCAN2019 <a href="/Communitech/">Communitech</a> <a href="/CCCICCIC/">……</a>
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Great to see Dream Maker Ventures’s Danielle Graham on @GlobalSummit2019 stage discussing tech potential, equitable investing, Canada’s global leadership role in #internationaldevelopment …… #LeadershipCAN2019

Great to see <a href="/DreamMakerVC/">Dream Maker Ventures</a>’s <a href="/DanielleGraham/">Danielle Graham</a> on @GlobalSummit2019 stage discussing tech potential, equitable investing, Canada’s global leadership  role in #internationaldevelopment <a href="/CCCICCIC/">……</a> #LeadershipCAN2019
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MEDA’s President reflecting on critical approaches to international development in developing regions and emerging economies. Thanks to …… for your leadership in convening this dialogue.

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“Unless we’re prepared to engage [internationally] with resources, we won’t be taken seriously...It’s not just money - it’s people, it’s coordination beyond government.” - Bob Rae on Canadian foreign policy approach. #LeadershipCAN2019 …… Summit on Canada's Global Leadership

“Unless we’re prepared to engage [internationally] with resources, we won’t be taken seriously...It’s not just money - it’s people, it’s coordination beyond government.” - <a href="/BobRae48/">Bob Rae</a> on Canadian foreign policy approach.  #LeadershipCAN2019 <a href="/CCCICCIC/">……</a> <a href="/globalsummitCAN/">Summit on Canada's Global Leadership</a>
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Learn how this school in #Barbuda is using agriculture to not only education its pupils but also support their rehabilitation after #DisasterDisplacement bit.ly/2Hu5AXt ResilienceForAll

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🇦🇬 #Barbuda’s fragile and biodiverse natural site of Palmetto Point, recognised as a wetland of international importance by Ramsar Convention, is put at risk by luxury resort construction – UN experts raise human rights concerns: ow.ly/7Nty50HKHFn #WorldWetlandsDay

🇦🇬 #Barbuda’s fragile and biodiverse natural site of Palmetto Point, recognised as a wetland of international importance by Ramsar Convention, is put at risk by luxury resort construction – UN experts raise human rights concerns: ow.ly/7Nty50HKHFn

#WorldWetlandsDay
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That so many media outlets ran this story without acknowledging this brave woman’s identity shows just how far we have left to go in our relationship with our Indigenous communities. #TruthAndReconciliation

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Cutting to the heart of it, and through the rhetoric. Keep it up @_lesliethomas KC. We’re watching and learning. #vulnerablecommunities