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Deborah Backus

@DSBackus

Social impact, tech, and all things collaboration. Senior Director of Global Impact @ https://teapawt.net/t.co/Jlj9MdLMHu.

 Washington, DC
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Joined June 2012
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Worldreader@worldreaders1 Mar 2021
Tomorrow is #ReadAcrossAmericaDay. Be sure to tune in to the @TODAYshow between 8-9 am to learn more about Worldreader’s work in the US and just how important it is to #KeepChildrenReading.
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Our director @DSBackus introduces the #m4ed audience to our #BeginWithBooks prize, challenging innovators to create packages of quality books in underserved spoken or signed languages! @thebookalliance
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JUST LAUNCHED: #BeginWithBooks, a global competition to source books in more than 30 underserved spoken and signed languages. Interested in applying or partnering with @ReadingGCD on the prize? Learn more here: bit.ly/2lTgm1W
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Literacy is the foundation upon which lifelong success is built. #SignOnForLiteracy so all children can thrive: bit.ly/2hyiyXD via @ReadingGCD
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Following through on commitments made to address the crisis in Syria are more important than ever. #RefugeeEducation bit.ly/2yqZYK8
The world must not turn its back on the Syrian refugee crisis | The National

The world must not turn its back on the Syrian refugee crisis | The National

Filippo Grandi expresses concern that funding commitments made by the international community are being forgotten

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Worldreader@worldreaders5 Oct 2017
Kids in Arab countries read 15m/yr. On @LTM_kids app, kids read 48hrs/yr, completed 125 books. Reading is contagious! #2017mEdSymposium
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We need your help to open world of possibilities for deaf children. Got an innovative solution? bit.ly/2vGXuWt #SignOnForLiteracy
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#WorldRefugeeDay: There is no solution to global displacement crisis that does not involve #education. RT if you agree! #EducationCannotWait
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"How we treat refugees is a measure of our humanity as nations” UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, #WorldRefugeeDay trib.al/rejrc9F
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Learn about our call for proposals:bit.ly/2rN5O6J on #AAC technologies & #UNICEFInnovationFund on Thursday: bit.ly/2sxB6eX
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Through our #Play.Connect.Learn initiative, funded by @ReadingGCD, we're helping kids in #Maharashtra improve their Marathi #reading skills.
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What I saw in Indonesia makes it crystal clear: when we empower women and girls, the entire world benefits. m-gat.es/2ock3Nv
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Just 1 in 2 refugee children have access to primary school. Our Sept 2016 report: trib.al/859Xw54 #MLW2017
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"Allowing refugees to use their creativity, take charge of projects + own them is what’s really important.” #MLW2017 ow.ly/61Ft30a47Nh
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UNESCO
@UNESCO19 Mar 2017
Want to learn how new & affordable technologies can help provide #education in emergencies? Don't miss #MLW2017! on.unesco.org/203NVbh
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We all have a desire to learn. 1 week to #EduApp4Syria #MLW17 #Paris @noradno @INEEtweets @orange @NTNU
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Join our Strategy Lab @UNESCO #MLW2017 on a multi-player online game developing youth change agents for literacy eepurl.com/cGm_Av
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Taking part in the #NoLostGeneration summit discussing solutions to education issues facing children impacted by crisis. @ReadingGCD #EdTech
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3.7M child refugees are out of school. We are working with .@Pearson to find the best ways of addressing this crisis save.tc/MwLX307PuvI
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Cory Booker
@CoryBooker31 Jan 2017
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