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Jan 24, 2022 11 tweets 4 min read Read on X
Today marks the #InternationalDayOfEducation. Education is a fundamental human right, a cornerstone for inclusive, peaceful and democratic societies and essential for sustainable development. This is what education looks like at #Kalobeyei refugee settlement in #Kenya.
Two students carry a desk into Future Primary School in Kalobeyei, Kenya which is home to around 42,000 people, half of whom are primary-aged children or younger.
Jeanet Niyogusenga, from Burundi, in one of the school's eight cooks. She stirs a pot of maize and beans as she cooks lunch for around 3,000 who attend classes at Future Primary.
Consolata Wanyonyi (30) teaches English to a class at the school. @FCA_global supports five primary schools in Kalobeyei.
Missa Khadir (10) attends a class.
Martin Albino Ayyiro (50) has been teaching for 26 years and was one of the best teachers in Torit, where he lived in South Sudan before fleeing to Kenya.
Opening in October 2021 and supported by @FCA_global, the teacher training college offers a university diploma in education to refugee teachers.
Mawut Wwor Chol (32) sits in a class at the teacher training college close to the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. He is one of the first students to attend classes at the college. Originally from Ethiopia he fled to Kakuma with his younger brother when he was fourteen.
Bashir Abdi Abdulai (8) walks to school with his friends.
These photos are from November.

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1/🧵 Helsingin Sanomat, a leading Finnish newspaper, has today published an article that brings to light the racist messages of Minister Wille Rydman of Finns Party.

So, once again, let's explore the unfolding crisis within the Finnish government. hs.fi/politiikka/art…
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3/ Recalling the start of the current crisis within the Finnish government: Vilhelm Junnila, former Economy Minister, had to resign just 10 days into his term due to past Nazi references, causing substantial turbulence within the right-wing coalition. This drew global attention.
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1/🧵Finnish government, helmed by PM Petteri Orpo, is embroiled in a scandal. The controversy centres on FM Riikka Purra's racist writings dating back to 2008 and 2019. Iltalehti, a Finnish tabloid, has examined all of her 2008 writings.

Let's take a look in English, shall we? Image
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Time for a 🧵on the Finns Party's assault on media.
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