Passionate about fighting against extreme poverty and gun violence, cycling, tennis and skiing when I can, mother of twins and labradoodle Penny.
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Liz Kellison retweeted
Bill Foege, rest in peace. He was a hero of public health, key to the eradication of smallpox (which killed more than half a billion people), a former head of CDC, and unfailingly wise, kind, and persistent.
@celinegounder recalls his life beautifully: wapo.st/3M51JVO
Liz Kellison retweeted
Kristi Noem is a liar.
Kristi Noem is incompetent.
Kristi Noem is vicious.
Kristi Noem must be fired.
Female entrepreneurs sharing their experiences being agripreneurs. #value4her #agrf2022 @SabdiyoDido @vanessainafrica @AGRAAlliance MH2
@Mumbirai of Emerging Ag and Lillian Umantwari of Mahwi Tech networking at the #womeninag breakfast. @awakassociation @AGRAAlliance #agrf2022
Speed networking at the Women in Ag event at #agrf2022. Kind of like speed dating! @AGRAAlliance @AssociationAwak
Liz Kellison retweeted
Liliane Uwintwari, the CEO of Mahwi Tech, a firm helping smallholder farmers sell their produce at favourable prices through technology, is among the winners of the 2022 Women Agripreneur of the Year Award by the @AGRAAlliance.
#AGRF2022
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Lillian Uwintwali who runs Mahwi Tech talks about the support and mentorship she has received from @Agnes_Kalibata as she started her business. Waya Award winner! #agrf2022 @AGRAAlliance
Precious Awesome from Nigeria works with over 50,000 farmers across Nigeria. “How do we impact those women with our platform?” @AGRAAlliance #value4her #agrf2022 @EvalineObiero @SabdiyoDido @Agnes_Kalibata @vanessainafrica
Judy Matu, exec director of AWAK, welcoming female agripreneurs to our Women in Ag networking breakfast. @SabdiyoDido @Agnes_Kalibata @EvalineObiero @AGRAAlliance #AGRF2022
“If you want it said, say it to a man. If you want it done, give it to a woman.”
#waya 2021 winner Mrs Hajia Garba @AGRAAlliance @vanessainafrica @SabdiyoDido @Agnes_Kalibata #AGRF2022
Liz Kellison retweeted
#AGRF2022 | Insights from First Ladies Special Event Panel:
🍲 Women & children face #malnutrition burden — gender equality is key
🍲 Act at the local level
🍲 Leaders must be held accountable, with investment
🍲 Deliver #UNFSS national pathways
#GoodFood4All
Liz Kellison retweeted
At the first ladies special event, I pledged to support & champion a First Ladies platform to advance & promote #nutrition & #healthydiets in Africa. To benefit our young & future generations. Work together to increase #Foodproduction & reduce mortality rates #AGRF2022 @TheAGRF
Honorable @Dr_Ildephonse Minister of Agriculture of Rwanda: #genderequality should be at the forefront of the fight for better nutrition in Africa!” #AGRF2022 @Agnes_Kalibata @SabdiyoDido
Dr. Ruth Oniango founder and executive director of Rural Outreach Africa: “I gave up medicine early in my career when I realized food WAS medicine.”
#nutrition #agrf2022 @AGRAAlliance @Agnes_Kalibata @vanessainafrica
@FirstLadyRwanda takes the stage. “The facts are alarming: food security has deteriorated over the past couple of years around the global.” “Good nutrition is the cornerstone of health.” AGRAAlliance @Agnes_Kalibata @vanessainafrica #agrf2022
@JosefaSacko Commissioner of Agriculture at AU “we have all the conditions to feed people on this continent. Talk less, act more!” To advance nutritional agenda.#agrf2022 @Agnes_Kalibata @vanessainafrica @AGRAAlliance
Liz Kellison retweeted
What’s the role of First Ladies in improving access to 🍲nutritious foods?
🗣Champion & advocate for food that’s healthy for people & planet, says 🇪🇹H.E. Roman Tesfaye.
#AGRF2022 #GoodFood4All
Former First Lady of Ethiopia HE Tesfaye exhorts First Ladies of Africa to use their influence and voice to advance bold actions for resilient food systems in this time of food crisis. #AGRF2022 @AGRAAlliance
#AFAWA in the house! @mdassanou1 in the auditorium at the First Ladies session. #AGRF2022 @AGRAAlliance
