If health systems don’t work for women at the community level, then they fail where it matters most.
#Futuremaker Dr. Githinji Gitahi is calling on leaders to face that reality.
We know what saves lives — the challenge is ensuring quality care reaches every woman, in every community. 🤝🏽🌍
Africa is building the future.
Partner with what’s working and watch progress scale. 🤝🏽📈🌍
Sudan has faced devastating conflict since April 2023—now the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
This week, as world leaders meet in Berlin, this is a moment to call for action:
Ceasefire, protect civilians, and step up funding. ✊🏽
Inaction is not an option.
#StandWithSudan 🇸🇩
Because solidarity isn’t just a value — it’s how vaccines get delivered, systems get funded, and lives get saved.
The question is: are we showing up for it?
How are you showing up for solidarity right now?
Because investing in global development isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s essential for our shared future. 🧵 (9/9)
At a time of rising global challenges, this is the wrong direction.
Governments must strengthen partnerships and target investments where they matter most. 🧵 (8/9)
Let’s be clear about what’s at stake:
Continued cuts risk reversing hard-won progress, weakening global health and stability, and undermining shared prosperity. 🧵 (7/9)
26 out of 34 major donors cut aid.
And for the first time, the top 5 donors all reduced support at once. 🧵 (6/9)
The impact is global — but not equal.
Aid to Africa fell 23.9% in 2025. 🧵(5/9)
The most impactful investments are being hit hardest.
Core development programs dropped 26.3% — a record decline. 🧵 (4/9)
This is part of a troubling trend.
Aid fell again after cuts in 2024 — and is projected to keep declining.
All while global challenges are rising. 🧵 (3/9)
Official Development Assistance fell 23.1% in 2025 — the largest annual drop ever recorded.
That’s a decade of progress erased, back to 2015 levels. 🧵 (2/9)
New OECD data released today reveals a troubling trend:
Global aid is falling at a record pace — putting health, stability, and shared prosperity at risk.
Expand this thread for more.🧵 (1/9)
For millions of families, a child’s fifth birthday isn’t just a milestone — it’s a turning point.
And when more children survive, communities are stronger, and our shared future becomes more secure. 💪🏽
#WorldHealthDay
African countries can pay up to 5x more to borrow — not due to higher risk, but biased global systems. That means less for health, jobs, and growth.
It’s time to rewrite the rules. Africa isn’t a risk — it’s a return. 🌍📈
Kemisola Bolarinwa is a #Futuremaker — turning bold ideas into lifesaving impact.
She designed a cancer-detecting smart bra — using sensors to detect early-stage cancer before symptoms appear.
That’s what a Futuremaker does: builds solutions that change what’s possible. 👏 ✅
With the right partnerships and fair financing, we can unlock opportunity, drive growth, and deliver real results in Africa.
Join us in amplifying this narrative 🤝🏽
It’s time to build a global financial system that is fairer, more transparent, and works for Africa. 🌍
We’re spotlighting some of the women helping drive progress around the world.
Every day they prove that when women thrive, communities grow stronger and opportunities expand for everyone 👏🏽
Tag a woman who inspires you and deserves to be celebrated 👇🏽
#IWD
Happy International Women's Day!
Today, we celebrate all women — the leaders, the advocates, activists, and more who are showing up for their communities and changing the world for the better. 👏🏽 #IWD #IWD2025
This is more than a milestone — it’s generations of children protected, families strengthened, and futures unlocked.
With continued investment, we can protect millions more children from preventable diseases and build stronger health systems 💉🌍
A healthier world doesn’t happen by chance. It happens when we choose to invest in prevention, strong health systems, and access for everyone. 💪
When we invest in protecting babies, we’re not just saving lives. We’re strengthening health systems, supporting families, and protecting futures.
That’s how progress compounds.📈👏🏽
In just over two decades, millions more children have celebrated birthdays, started school, and stepped confidently into their futures.
Now we must protect those gains and go even further, so every child, everywhere, can have those same opportunities. 🙌🏼🌍
Stronger health systems save lives — and when we stand and invest together, we protect our shared progress.
Share if you agree 🤝🏽
This is the world we’re working toward—one where Africa is recognised as an equal player—shaping decisions, driving growth, and leading on the global stage 🌍✊
In our new report, The Security Paradox, we explore why cutting development weakens global security — and why Defense, Development, and Diplomacy must work together.
Read the full report here 👇🏽
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Progress is possible when we choose each other ❤️
Repost if you agree 🤝🏽
For too long, old ideas have shaped how the world partners with Africa. That needs to change.
When funding is fair and guided by data-backed evidence, investments in health and opportunity deliver real returns. That’s the kind of partnership we are calling for.
#Africaisareturn
In recent years, Africans in the diaspora have sent $100B+ home in remittances — an extraordinary act of everyday solidarity, and a lifeline for millions. This Project Syndicate op-ed lays out an African-led path to turn remittances into long-term health financing: tinyurl.com/2jafh9cj
