I’m excited to share that I’ll be joining the 9th GLF Investment Case Symposium: AI and the Future of Sustainable Finance alongside COP31! I’m looking forward to hearing what investors are backing, discovering new financing models and tools, and connecting with projects and partners working to move more capital into climate and nature solutions. If you’re shaping the future of climate and nature investment, join us online or on site! 🔗 Join the conversation and register now: bit.ly/9thInvestmentCase #RioChangemakers – at Tabora, Tanzania

Hatua nzuri sana kutoka @FunguoTz! Kukuza mnyororo wa thamani wa misitu kupitia #GreenCatalyst si tu kunafungua fursa za kiuchumi kwa wajasiriamali wa Mufindi, bali ni msingi imara wa uhifadhi endelevu na uchumi wa kijani (Green Economy). Tunapoongeza thamani na masoko kwenye mazao endelevu ya misitu na nishati mbadala, tunalinda mazingira yetu huku tukizalisha ajira kwa vijana. Hongereni sana! 🌲🌱🇹🇿

Kuelekea 2030, hatuhitaji tena hotuba ndefu za ahadi—tunahitaji utekelezaji unaopimika. ⏳🌍 ​Mkutano wa #COP17 nchini Armenia uwe chachu ya kuleta ufadhili wa moja kwa moja kwenye miradi ya mazingira na nishati mbadala inayookoa misitu na bayonuai yetu kila siku. ​Wakati wa kuwajibika ni sasa!

We've got the *Youth for Habitat +50* symposium coming up tomorrow, Tuesday 20 October 🎉 Grab your spot 👉 - bit.ly/Habitat50-Register :_ ♻️ *Waste to Worth* 🇨🇦 01:00 | 🇫🇷 10:00 | 🇰🇪🇹🇷 11:00 | 🇧🇩 14:00 Youth turning waste into jobs and income 💼 🎙️ @⁨Trustthesteps⁩ (Kibera), @⁨+254 792 060463⁩ (Mathare), @⁨~Luka Gatluak Luoth⁩ (Juba), @⁨~Naph⁩ (Nigeria) 🥕 *No Food Left Behind* 🇨🇦 08:30 | 🇫🇷 17:30 | 🇰🇪🇹🇷 18:30 | 🇧🇩 21:30 Rescuing food, cutting waste and growing food in cities 🌱 🎤 Keynote: Dagmar Timmer, who led youth to Habitat II in 1996 🎙️ @⁨~Cherie⁩, @⁨~Treska⁩ (Victoria), @⁨~Malvo Ochieng⁩, @⁨+254 795 503007⁩ (Nairobi), @⁨+232 76 226302⁩ (Sierra Leone) 🌾 *Indigenous Youth* 🇨🇦 11:00 | 🇫🇷 20:00 | 🇰🇪🇹🇷 21:00 | 🇧🇩 00:00 (Wed) Indigenous knowledge and culture shaping the cities of the future 🪶 🎙️ Luzmila and Lenin Zambrano (Otavalo, Ecuador), @⁨+254 701 845416⁩ (Maasai Mara) 🎶 Performances from Curtis Clear Sky, Emma Stevens and @⁨+1 (647) 990-7137⁩🔥 Grab your spot 👉 bit.ly/Habitat50-Register Come to one, come to all three, and bring a friend 💪😄 – at Tabora, Tanzania

Day 22. The Cost of Inaction: Investing in Education Campaign In Mozambique, 52 percent of women can read and write. For men the figure is 74 percent. That is a gap of 22 points, and the report behind this campaign calls it one of the starkest in the Commonwealth. Numbers like this do not appear by accident. They come from decades in which girls, especially in rural areas, were pushed behind boys when it came to school. Early marriage, heavy work at home and long distances to secondary school still keep many of them out of the classroom after primary. Think about what that means for a family, a market stall or a community meeting. When half the population cannot read as easily as the other half, the whole country moves slower. Medicine labels, contracts, voting papers and job notices all depend on literacy. Targeted support for girls is not a favour. It is how a country stops leaving half its people behind. Who in your community had to fight harder than their brothers just to stay in school? Tell us their story below.Sign up to join the campaign: lnkd.in/d77gRvE3 Join our WhatsApp Channel for daily posters: lnkd.in/dt6jF_-W #CostOfInaction #CSA2026 #Campaign #Commonwealth – at Tabora, Tanzania

#YOUNGO #YOUNGOenergyworkinggroup – at Tabora, Tanzania

At the Women Parliamentary Conference (WPC) 2026 High-Level Breakfast Session, Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Former Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, underscored a powerful message: “Women leaders need to move from merely holding positions to having real influence.”She emphasised that women’s leadership must go beyond representation women must be present, active and influential in shaping decisions that affect peace and security.Highlighting Tanzania’s experience, Hon. Dr. Ackson noted the country’s efforts to empower women to participate in peace and security at national, regional and international levels.Her remarks reaffirmed the importance of strengthening women’s meaningful participation and leadership in building peaceful, inclusive and secure societies. #WPC2026 #FPICGLR – at Tanzania

Towards Sustainability

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT DISTINGUISHED GUEST - WOMEN PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE 2026 The Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP–ICGLR), in collaboration with the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania, is honoured to announce H.E. Judith Suminwa Tuluka, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, will serve as the Distinguished Guest at the Women Parliamentary Conference. 🗓 2–5 November 2026 📍 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Theme: Peace for Development in the Great Lakes Region The participation of H.E. Judith Suminwa Tuluka highlights the regional significance of this landmark gathering and its commitment to advancing women’s leadership, peacebuilding and sustainable development across the Great Lakes Region. #WPC2026 #FPICGLR – at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

OFFICIAL GUEST OF HONOR ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE WOMEN PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE 2026 The Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP–ICGLR), in collaboration with the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania, is honoured to announce that H.E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, will grace the Women Parliamentary Conference as the Guest of Honour. 🐲–5 November 2026 🐠Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Theme: “Peace for Development in the Great Lakes Region” H.E. President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s participation underscores Tanzania’s commitment to advancing women’s leadership and recognising the vital role of women in promoting peace, security and sustainable development across the Great Lakes Region. As parliamentarians, leaders and stakeholders come together, the Conference will provide an important platform for dialogue, solidarity and collective action towards a more peaceful and inclusive region. #WPC2026 #FPICGLR – at Tabora, Tanzania

📣26 DAYS TO GO! 🇹🇿 Are you ready for the Women Parliamentary Conference 2026? Women leaders, parliamentarians, policymakers, peacebuilders and changemakers from across the Great Lakes Region will come together in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 2–5 November 2026. Theme: “For a Peaceful and Developed Great Lakes Region” Hosted by the Parliament of Tanzania, in partnership with the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) @fpicglr The countdown is on. ⏳ Learn more about the #WPC2026 Conference 🔗: wpc-fpcirgl.org/ Register and join us 🔗: registration.gov.go.tz/event… See you in Dar es Salaam, #Tanzania 🇹🇿 #WPC2026 #FPICGLR – at Tabora, Tanzania

Ensuring quality education begins with creating a safe, respectful, and dignified learning environment for everyone. ​As part of the Commonwealth Students' Association (CSA) initiative on the Student Safety and Security Agreement, my focus for East Africa is on Article III: Gender-Based and Sexual Violence. ​No student should ever have to trade their safety, mental well-being, or dignity for academic success. Article III strongly champions: 🔹 Institutional policies that combat sexual harassment and eliminate practices like "sex-for-grades". 🔹 Confidential, survivor-centered reporting mechanisms and psychological support systems on campus. 🔹 Comprehensive awareness on consent and bystander intervention within student communities. ​Campus safety is not a privilege; it is a fundamental prerequisite for quality education. Let’s stand together to make our campuses zero-tolerance zones for GBV! ​Cc: @CommonwealthStudents @CSACongress ​#CSASafetyAgreement #CampusSafety #EndGBV #AccessAndQualityEducation #CSACampusAmbassadors #CommonwealthStudents

Makala: Usimamizi wa Taka Ngumu Huanza na Wewe ​Kila mara mjadala wa usimamizi wa taka ngumu unapojitokeza, macho na masikio ya wengi huelekezwa mijini. Picha za mitaro iliyoziba, mifereji inayofurika taka, na madampo makubwa ya miji ndizo zinazotawala vichwa vya habari. Hata hivyo, hali halisi vijijini inazidi kuwa tata kadri matumizi ya vifungashio vya kisasa yanavyoongezeka bila kuwepo miundombinu thabiti ya udhibiti wake. ​Ushuhuda wa wazi unaonekana vijijini ambapo madampo holela yanaibuka hatua chache tu kutoka kwenye milango ya nyumba za wananchi. Eneo hili linadhihirisha mchanganyiko wa hatari: masalia ya mimea yaliyochanganyika na mifuko ya plastiki, chupa, na nguo zilizochakaa. Kwa kukosa mifumo iliyoratibiwa, njia inayotumika mara nyingi ni kuchoma taka hizo moto moja kwa moja kwenye makazi. ​Athari za mtindo huu zimegawanyika katika maeneo makuu matatu: ​Afya ya Jamii: Taka zinazomwagwa karibu na nyumba zinatengeneza mazalia ya nzi, mbu, na panya wanaoeneza magonjwa ya mlipuko. ​Uchafuzi wa Hewa na Kemikali: Uchomaji wa plastiki hutoa gesi zenye sumu (kama dioxins na furans) ambazo huathiri mfumo wa hewa wa watoto na wazee wanaoishi jirani. ​Uharibifu wa Udongo: Plastiki zisizooza zikibaki ardhini huzuia maji kupenya na kuharibu rutuba ya asili ya ardhi. ​Wajibu Unaanzia Ngazi ya Mtu Binafsi ​Ni rahisi sana kunyooshea kidole ukosefu wa huduma za serikali au halmashauri, lakini uhalisia ni kwamba: taka hazijitengenezi zenyewe, zinatengenezwa na matendo yetu ya kila siku. Usimamizi bora hauanzii dampo kuu, bali unaanzia jikoni, mkononi, na sebuleni kwa mtu mmoja mmoja. ​Kila mwanajamii ana uwezo wa kuchukua hatua rahisi lakini zenye matokeo makubwa: ​Kutenganisha Taka Nyumbani (Source Separation): Tenga taka za jikoni na majani makavu tofauti na taka za plastiki au chupa. Masalia ya mimea yanaweza kuoza na kuwa mboji nzuri ya shamba badala ya kutupwa ovyo. ​Kukataa Tabia ya Kuchoma Plastiki: Acha mara moja mtindo wa kuchanganya plastiki kwenye moto wa majani; hifadhi plastiki zote pamoja kwa ajili ya kurejelezwa. ​Kupunguza Matumizi: Punguza mifuko ya plastiki inayotupwa baada ya matumizi moja na tumia vifungashio vinavyoweza kutumika mara nyingi. ​Uongozi wa kijiji unaweza kuweka sheria na maeneo ya kukusanyia taka, lakini usafi endelevu hautapatikana ikiwa kila mmoja wetu hajitambui kama msimamizi wa kwanza wa taka zake. Mazingira safi sio wajibu wa mtu mwingine; ni uamuzi wako wa kila siku​#WajibuWangu #MazingiraYetu #UsafiHuanzaNaMimi #CircularEconomy #Mazingira #Tanzania" – at Tabora, Tanzania

Excited to mark #WorldMigratoryBirdDay 2026 with a grassroots Birdwatching & Nature Walk right here in Ilolangulu Village, Uyui - Tabora! 🦅🇹🇿 ​Under the theme "Every Bird Counts – YOUR OBSERVATIONS MATTER!", every species documented makes an impact. ​🗓 Tue 6 & Sat 10 Oct 2026 ⏰ 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ​#EveryBirdCounts #Conservation #Tanzania​#WorldMigratoryBirdDay ​#WMBD2026 ​#EveryBirdCounts ​#YourObservationsMatter ​#Biodiversity ​#WildlifeConservation ​#HabitatRestoration ​#NatureWalk ​#EcosystemPreservation ​#YouthForClimate ​#CommunityConservation​#Birdwatching ​#Birding ​#CitizenScience ​#BirdsOfInstagram / #BirdersOfTwitter ​#Ornithology​#Tanzania ​#BirdsOfTanzania ​#Tabora ​#MiomboEcosystem ​#GrassrootsConservation – at Tabora, Tanzania

Leo ni Siku ya Makazi Duniani! Kila Jumatatu ya kwanza ya mwezi Oktoba, dunia nzima inaungana kutafakari hali ya miji yetu na haki ya kila mtu kupata makazi salama na ya gharama nafuu. Nyumba bora si tu paa juu ya kichwa, bali ni msingi wa afya, usalama, na utu wa mwanadamu. Ni wakati sasa wa kuwekeza kwenye mipango miji endelevu na teknolojia ya ujenzi wa gharama nafuu ili kupunguza makazi duni. Je, unafikiri ni hatua gani ya haraka inapaswa kuchukuliwa kuboresha makazi katika jamii inayokuzunguka? Toa maoni yako hapa chini. 👇 #SikuYaMakaziDuniani #WorldHabitatDay2026 #MakaziBora #MipangoMiji #MaendeleoEndelevuSDG11 (Miji na Makazi Endelevu) ​#GlobalGoals ​#UNHabitat​#SikuYaMakaziDuniani ​#WorldHabitatDay ​#HakiYaMakazi ​#MakaziBora​#MaendeleoEndelevu ​#SustainableCities ​#GreenLiving ​#MazingiraYetu ​#PandaMti ​#NishatiSafi ​#ClimateAction – at Tabora, Tanzania

Protect Nature for our survival

Mazingira yetu ni jukumu letu! 🌱 ​Ninafurahi kutangaza ushiriki wangu rasmi katika Carry Your Tree Marathon iliyoandaliwa na Uni Champions. Hii ni hatua muhimu kuelekea kujenga jamii endelevu na kuhamasisha utamaduni wa kupanda na kutunza miti kwa ajili ya vizazi vya sasa na vijavyo. ​🗓 Tarehe: Jumamosi, Oktoba 31, 2026 ⏰ Muda: Saa 5:00 asubuhi 📍 Mahali: Dar es Salaam ​Tukutane tujenge mustakabali wa kijani kibichi! 🌍💚 ​#CarryYourTreeMarathon #UniChampions #EnvironmentalSustainability #ClimateAction #GreenFuture #MzumbeUniversity – at Tabora, Tanzania

"Turning market waste into a sustainable agricultural shield! Thrilled and proud to announce that our project, Eco-Pectin Shield, secured 3rd place at today’s hackathon. A massive step forward in empowering smallholder vendors at Mawenzi Market, driving circular economy solutions, and aligning with Tanzania's Vision 2050 and global SDGs. The journey has just begun!" 🌿💡

Kugeuza Taka kuwa Suluhisho: Safari ya Eco-Pectin Shield na Ushindi Wetu Leo! ​Nina furaha na shukrani kubwa kutangaza kwamba mradi wetu wa Eco-Pectin Shield ufanikiwa kuibuka miongoni mwa washindi, tukishika Nafasi ya Tatu kwenye hackathon iliyofanyika leo! ​Mradi huu unalenga kutatua changamoto kubwa ya upotevu wa mazao baada ya mavuno (post-harvest loss) kwa kutumia taka za maganda ya matunda kutoka Soko la Mawenzi, Morogoro, ili kutengeneza ngao ya asili ya kulinda matunda bila kuhitaji umeme au miundombinu ya ubaridi. ​🎯 Jinsi Tunavyojibu Malengo na Dira Yetu: ​Tunapunguza upotevu wa mitaji kwa wachuuzi wadogo, hasa wanawake na vijana. ​Tunajenga uchumi wa duara (circular economy) kwa vitendo. ​Tunachangia moja kwa moja Malengo ya Maendeleo Endelevu (SDGs 1, 2, 8, 12, & 13) na Dira ya Taifa ya Maendeleo 2050 (Pillar 3). ​Shukrani za dhati ziwafikie wote waliotuunga mkono, wasimamizi wetu, na waandaaji wa tukio hili. Huu ni mwanzo tu wa safari ya kuleta mageuzi chanya kwenye jamii yetu! ​#EcoPectinShield #CircularEconomy #Innovation #YouthInTech #Dira2050 #Morogoro #Tanzania #Sustainability#NewLeadersLAB #AEYA #aeyacademy #AfricaYouth #YouthLeadership #GlobalGateway@EUD @Expertisefrance @GlobalGateway @AgenziaItalianaCooperazioneSviluppo – at Morogoro, Tanzania