Afke Bootsman

@Afke_B

Regional Manager for in Dakar, Senegal (). Promoting Volunteerism for Peace and Development in West and Central Africa.

Dakar, Senegal
Joined March 2011
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 13

    The first university in ( ) joined the Fully Funded Programme for in pursuit of the . An innovative partnership that we are now going to implement in .

    . signed the partnership agreementt today with , the oldest institute of Management in & leader in the region, which captured attention of both national & regional 🇸🇳🤝 Several students work as univeristy in the near future!
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  2. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    270 volunteers have been mobilised so far to respond in the current outbreak. We’re working closely with partners to contain the spread.

    The Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo & are informing communities about how to protect themselves from & provide safe burials. Trained Red Cross doctors & nurses are also supporting infection prevention & control in hospitals in Mbandaka
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  3. 7 hours ago

    Day 4: meet Thais Morales - protection associate with . is . Many thanks Thais for everything you do!

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    UNV- UNHCR for Refugees 🌍 Meet Thais Moraes, from Bresil conducting & in 15 countries in West Africa in the 😀✨
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    10 hours ago

    Ianis Proal, portfolio specialist of visiting & focal point in , to discuss its partnership with agencies & linking with for the national development 🇬🇲✨ Their talks, smile & passion bring a power to the country!

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    17 hours ago

    Evidence gaps: Most research on to combat has focused on older people, but could it address isolation among youth?

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    Jun 20

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  7. Jun 21

    Merci Solange pour ton travail important avec le PAM au Congo comme . 👏👏

    Programme d'Appui aux Petits Producteurs de Haricot 🌱 Prochainement, l'interview de Solange Ongoly-Goma, extrait : "J’anime l’équipe de coordination du PAPPH, une action financée par l' à travers le Programme de diversification de l’économie de la région sucrière"
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  8. Retweeted
    Jun 21

    A refugee child evacuated from Libya to Niger made this drawing. He could have been among the 220 people who drowned in the Mediterranean today. Let’s give more children safe pathways out of despair.

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  9. Jun 21

    Day 3: today you meet Teresa Vasquez! This is !

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    Teresa Vasquez, with explains how imporant to protect the fundamental of people💪 & , they are what we see from her!
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    Jun 21

    UNV ANNUAL REPORT 2017🌍 6,501 hosted by 35 partners in 131 countries & 17,893 Online volunteers with joined skills and energy supported the five 5 Pillars of sustainable development: 💪

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  11. Retweeted
    Jun 20

    “Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world and yet one of the most generous ones, hosting thousands of refugees and people forced to flee” - our Other countries should emulate this extraordinary generosity & solidarity

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    Jun 20

    224 work with the () in the West & Central region from January to June 2018! is the biggest host agency🇺🇳🤝 UN volunteers are

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  13. Jun 20

    Day 2: pls meet Awa diehdiou who serves with as donor relations assistant !

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    Pour la , Awa Diehdiou explique son travail auprès du pour soutenir des et souligne le dynamisme de 💪 &
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    Jun 19

    On we remember that protecting people fleeing persecution, violence and war is a basic act of humanity shared by all cultures and enshrined in international law.

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    Jun 20

    are essential to our work, in ensuring the protection of those forced to flee! What does inspiration in action mean for those deployed with us? Watch our !

    and produced five short videos of deployed with the agency in West Africa. Today meet Martin Oliveira - SGBV protection associate.
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    Jun 19

    La planète entière a vu ses larmes, la fillette au chandail rose est devenue un véritable symbole des séparations qui s’opèrent à la frontière mexicano-américaine - L'histoire derrière la photo de la petite migrante au chandail rose:

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    Jun 19

    Senegal⁠ fans cleaning their section before leaving the stadium after their historic victory against Poland. Class act. 👏🏻🇸🇳

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    Jun 19

    122 vulnerable refugees on the way to , with . We look forward to welcoming one and all and to celebrating together in Niamey!

    Flying tonight from Libya to Niger with 122 refugees freed from detention centers in Tripoli. Hopefully they will be resettled to third countries soon. This programme is crucial: it provides safe, orderly alternatives to people smuggling and exploitation.
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    Jun 19

    2013 📈 2014 📈 2015 📈 2016 📈 2017 📈 For the 5th year in a row, forced displacement reached a new high. Read our report:

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    Jun 19

    “Il y a, au Niger, des évacués de centres de détention en Libye. Je peux vous assurer qu'entendre leurs histoires fait mal au coeur” - notre représentante au 🇳🇪Niger, , répondant aux questions de

    Il y a, au Niger, des évacués de centres de détention en Libye. Je peux vous assurer qu'entendre leurs histoires fait mal au coeur." de en direct sur 🎙️📻au sujet des déplacements forcés dans le monde 🌍
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    Jun 19

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