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@GirlSummit

Rallying a global movement to #endFGM, child, early and forced marriage within a generation. Join us! #endchildmarriage #righttochoose #girlsummit

 London, New York, Worldwide
Joined June 2014
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The fight for #GenderEquality may not be over, but if world leaders put women & girls first in the #GlobalGoals it COULD happen by 2030!

The Outcome of the #GlobalGoals

Our world leaders committed to 50% female representation in Global Government by 2030. Let's make them stick to their promise! #GlobalGoals

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Emma Watson
@EmmaWatson24 Sep 2016
Excited to show you this small film I helped make. Hope it gets you going! #Hurdles #GenderEqualityTogether 💪 @TheGlobalGoals #Goal5

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DFID
@DFID_UK22 Sep 2016
Help unlock her potential. Join the movement for #WomensEconomicEmpowerment: womenseconomicempowerment.or… #UNGA #HLP

What do you see...?

We see the power of women.

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Come to one of our free Safeguarding workshops on #FGM & #Childmarriage this September. Sign up now bit.ly/2a2ZXxO #TrainToProtect – at City of London, London
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UN Women
@UN_Women16 Aug 2016
Over 700m women alive today were married as children. Here 4 graphs share info on #childmarriage: ow.ly/qFYc303fQDu v @glamourmag
Child Marriage Explained in 4 Charts

Child Marriage Explained in 4 Charts

There are more than 700 million women alive today who were married as children. To us in America, it can seem like a far-off phenomenon, but the reasons behind childhood marriage are heartbreakingly...

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Follow @GirlGenYouthKE to see the amazing work young people are doing to #EndFGM in #Kenya! #YouthPower #GlobalGoals
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Ban Ki-Moon: 'High time' the UN had a female leader #GlobalGoals #Goal5 #genderequality bbc.co.uk/news/world-3709232… @DFID_UK
Ban Ki-moon: 'High time' the UN had a female leader

Ban Ki-moon: 'High time' the UN had a female leader

The outgoing secretary-general of the United Nations says he would personally like a woman to take over from him, but gives no names.

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How the power of sport can bring about social change. Read our latest blog here! bit.ly/2aAMwc9 #EndFGM
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Ending #childmarriage will help us achieve the #GlobalGoals. Here's how bit.ly/2aUR1wn #endchildmarriage #SDGs #YouthDay
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IPPF Global@ippf8 Aug 2016
The story of 2 girls: #childmarriage for one, education for the other. #GenderEquality makes all the difference youtu.be/OIsyVZCB3KM
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JennyWilcox@JennyWilcox5 Aug 2016
These girls are amazing. @DFID_UK in #Rwanda are so proud to work with @GirlEffectRwa @girleffect @UKinRwanda teapawt.net/girleffect/status/7615…
Girl Effect (@girleffect) profile pictureGirl Effect@girleffect5 Aug 2016
Anyone can be a girl hero. Here are 5 girls breaking norms and inspiring others in #Rwanda girleffect.org/what-girls-ne…
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From potential #chilbride to #endchildmarriage activist. Read the amazing story of Rachana Sunar: bit.ly/2ayPezD
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A4AI@A4A_Internet4 Aug 2016
Register now for our 2016 Africa Summit on Women & Girls in Tech! Join us Sept 13-14 in Accra: a4ai.org/africasummit/ #TechWomenAfrica
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DFID
@DFID_UK4 Aug 2016
"Girls & women don’t just benefit from progress. They drive it" – @MelindaGates. Read more: ow.ly/NW9H302UOi4
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Girls deserve the opportunity to be amazing through education not #childmarriage @DFID_UK #SheWill #EndChildMarriage
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DFID
@DFID_UK3 Aug 2016
Empowered women and girls will transform societies - blog by @melindagates ow.ly/pGje302SCfl #familyplanning
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We are running sessions in September on #FGM #CEFM & #Safeguarding for teachers bit.ly/2a2ZXxO sign up for your free session now! – at Hackney, London
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DFID
@DFID_UK1 Aug 2016
A future after forced marriage: "My dream is to have a business + build a home for my child" ow.ly/Gg50302NKPu
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DFID
@DFID_UK27 Jul 2016
From preventing FGM to building careers >>> how we're helping girls & women around the world ow.ly/nSqY302Eus1
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2 years on from @GirlSummit we’re reflecting on progress being made to #endFGM ow.ly/Dxu2302vdHj
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