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May 26 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
#HappeningNow: We are hosting our next breakout session on Implementing the Global Fragility Act: From Strategy to Action! #SIDUSConference @USAID @USIP @Cargill
Olivier Girard: Needs to be a deliberate effort to make sure that diplomats can get out in the field as much as they can to engage and learn from communities #SIDUSConference
Robert Jenkins: We are going to all of you, your experience, your analysis... We are on this journey in implementing GFA together

We need to listen to local leaders, civil society, and local communities

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Nathalie Liataud: Looking at longer-term projects of more than two years is beneficial... Working with civil society is essential

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Dr. Joseph Sany: This is a paradigm approach when thinking about our peace building approach as a country

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