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Moyale Region (Kenya-Ethiopia), Kassala …
Joined August 2018
#COVID19 effects on cross border trade at #Kenya and #Uganda border where motorcycles carry fish to Busia for onward transmission to #Nairobi #BridgingAfricanBorders #NiameyConvention -Transforming borders from barriers to bridges @vicbwire @tendasasa @eassigender @LPI_voices
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#TuesdayShoutout on #BridgingAfricanBorders Community Summit - Impact of #COVID19 on borderland communities How have you been affected by the closure of borders? @vicbwire @tendasasa @eassigender @LPI_voices @ImmigrationDept @GovWOparanya
#BridgingAfricanBorders Community Summit - Impact of #COVID19 on borderland communities: "With the closure of the Uganda/Kenya border, many teenagers experienced difficulties in accessing shared resources and essential SRHR services leading to an influx of #teenage pregnancies"
The CSOs have increased their level of engagement with policy makers at both local & national levels, and also intensified their efforts towards popularizing the #NiameyConvention in their communities! #BridgingAfricanBorders @Ashwauganda @CommunitySupp14 @LPI_voices @tendasasa
#BridgingAfricanBorders The coalition of Busia border CSOs summit to share experiences of the borderland communities on the COVID 19 pandemic and related measures put in place by the government #BetterTogether #Makueni #BusiaUganda #BusiaKenya #UPDATE
Improving policies for conflict resolution: Civil society engagement to transform borderlands in Africa #BridgingAfricanBorders Community Summit in Busia @EU_Commission @Sida @LPI_voices @LPI_voices @tendasasa @HoABorderlander @COPEN_HOA @sheilakawamara @Steve_Kirimi @jumuiya
The project, w/c seeks to contribute to the greater inclusion of women in trade as one of the pathways to increased business competitiveness & trade in EAC is going to be implemented with funding from @CanHCKenya through @TradeMarkEastA #SaveWomensTrade @UrgentAct @WarutereRuth
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#SaveWomensTrade in cross border trade @tendasasa
'@eassigender will also sensitise & strengthen the capacity of policy implementers & women in cross border trade on gender& trade issues' @sheilakawamara #SaveWomensTrade @TradeMarkEastA @CanHCKenya @FaithLumonya @Quetalive @PedazoUG @IamBornBlack @MCartar20 @HappinessViola
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#BridgingAfricanBorders retweeted
Initiating peace btwn landlords & tenants via dialogue & sharing on pressing issues from both parties. Arrived at an interim committee for the Landlords-Tenants Association for resolving conflicts arising from the Mathare Community.@matharepeaceinitiative @embassyofdenmark
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Replying to @HoABorderlander
The theme for 10th #AfricanBorderDay was "Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development within the context of #COVID19 "
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The African Border Day was celebrated on 7 June 2020 xitter.cf/AU_PSD/status/12692682… What are some of the cross border challenges arising from the #COVID__19 pademic? #BridgingAfricanBorders #AfricanBorderDay #CoronaHasTaughtMe @vicbwire @tendasasa @eassigender @LPI_voices
Do you know that 7 June was designated as #AfricanBorderDay by African Ministers in Charge of Border Issues? #Borders are Points of Contact/ Bridges and are Points of Separation/Control that preserve the states’ sovereignty #FromBarrierstoBridges
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The theme for 10th #AfricanBorderDay was "Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development within the context of #COVID19 "
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Assessment: Impact of #COVID19 on small and medium scale Women Traders in Eastern Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, the DRC and South Sudan) eassi.org/assessment-impact-… @tendasasa @LPI_voices @vicbwire #BridgingAfricanBorders #NiameyConvention on CBC
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