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Jo Abbot

@abbotjo

Development Director & Deputy Ambassador at British Embassy Harare. 🇬🇧 🇿🇼 Development issues and life in Zimbabwe

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How to make financing for development fit for the future 👇 Domestic resource mobilisation, complemented by scaled up international finance (ODA and more) in a more effective global system #FFD4Sevilla #SDGs

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Superb news! Great that UK vaccine support is contributing to real impact including 📉 in child (under 5) mortality, as measured by latest Demographic & Health survey. 👏 Strong partnerships, strong systems, healthier lives 🇬🇧 🇿🇼

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Residents of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, can now enjoy a smooth UK visa process from the comfort of our Premium Application Centre at the Bulawayo Rainbow. Address: Bulawayo Rainbow, Josiah Tongogara & 10 Avenue, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Location pin: bit.ly/404PiNM Timings: 9 AM to

Residents of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, can now enjoy a smooth UK visa process from the comfort of our Premium Application Centre at the Bulawayo Rainbow.

Address: Bulawayo Rainbow, Josiah Tongogara & 10 Avenue, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Location pin: bit.ly/404PiNM

Timings: 9 AM to
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Thank you 🇰🇷 Korean Embassy in Zimbabwe for “BeautifulMind” charity concert in Harare tonight. Warmed hearts as world class, differently abled performers shared 🌍 music under a banner of peace & ‘Expect Nothing in Return’. Included Korean trad 🎶 & instruments eg pansori

Thank you 🇰🇷 <a href="/Kor_Emb_Zim/">Korean Embassy in Zimbabwe</a> for “BeautifulMind” charity concert in Harare tonight. Warmed hearts as world class, differently abled performers shared 🌍 music under a banner of peace &amp; ‘Expect Nothing in Return’. 

Included Korean trad 🎶 &amp; instruments eg pansori
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Beautiful winter sun to celebrate #Bastille day with the 🇫🇷France in Zimbabwe 🇫🇷🇿🇼 and their trade, devt and cultural work in 🇿🇼 over 40 years Excellent 🧀 and 🍷 and the vintage Citroen cars were a winner! 🙏

Beautiful winter sun to celebrate #Bastille day with the 🇫🇷<a href="/FranceZimbabwe/">France in Zimbabwe 🇫🇷🇿🇼</a> and their trade, devt and cultural work in 🇿🇼 over 40 years 

Excellent 🧀 and 🍷 and the vintage Citroen cars were a winner! 🙏
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The UK is modernising international development - delivering greater impact, value for money, and transparency. We're shifting from donor to investor, sharing UK expertise to help countries thrive. Partnership, not paternalism is our new approach. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

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Thanks to Australian Int Devt Network AIDN Insight Tour bringing global 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇦🇺philanthropists to 🇿🇼& 🇲🇼, aiming to increase work with local orgs eg on health & entrepreneurship. Partnerships between philanthropists, grant makers, governments & local orgs are ⬆️ important #SDGs

Thanks to Australian Int Devt Network AIDN Insight Tour bringing global 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇦🇺philanthropists to 🇿🇼&amp; 🇲🇼, aiming to increase work with local orgs eg on health &amp; entrepreneurship. Partnerships between philanthropists, grant makers, governments &amp; local orgs are ⬆️ important #SDGs
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Celebrating 100 years of St John Ambulance England in 🇿🇼 providing first aid, healthcare & training nationally. Great to hear about SJA history & plans. Flashback for me to being a St John’s Cadet in UK, aged 7, learning first aid & collecting, building ⛑️ awareness 🇿🇼 🇬🇧 Mark Compton

Celebrating 100 years of <a href="/stjohnambulance/">St John Ambulance England</a> in 🇿🇼 providing first aid, healthcare &amp; training nationally. Great to hear about SJA history &amp; plans. Flashback for me to being a St John’s Cadet in UK, aged 7, learning first aid &amp; collecting, building ⛑️ awareness
🇿🇼 🇬🇧 <a href="/Markatthefarm/">Mark Compton</a>
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🏆 The Lionesses ROAR again! Massive congratulations to the Lionesses for winning the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥇⚽️. A proud moment for all. We're flying the St George’s Cross at the British Embassy Harare to celebrate this win. From 🇿🇼 we say: Well played, champions! 👏👏👏

🏆 The Lionesses ROAR again!

Massive congratulations to the <a href="/Lionesses/">Lionesses</a> for winning the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥇⚽️.

A proud moment for all. We're flying the St George’s Cross at the British Embassy Harare to celebrate this win.

From 🇿🇼 we say: Well played, champions! 👏👏👏
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Brilliant play tonight at Hellenic Academy ‘Sweat’, looking at the very human and social impacts of changing trade patterns and globalisation, modelled through changes in a steel factory in city of Reading PA 🇺🇸 Jobs & migration are key political battlegrounds …

Brilliant play tonight at Hellenic Academy ‘Sweat’, looking at the very human and social impacts of changing trade patterns and globalisation, modelled through changes in a steel factory in city of Reading PA 🇺🇸  Jobs &amp; migration are key political battlegrounds  …
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🇬🇧🇿🇼 The UK & Zimbabwe's resolution on equitable governance & inclusive management of wetlands was successfully adopted today, the last day of #RamsarCOP15!👏🙌 #VictoriaFallsDeclaration Proud to lead global action on wetlands: backing finance, governance & lasting protection.

🇬🇧🇿🇼 The UK &amp; Zimbabwe's resolution on equitable governance &amp; inclusive management of wetlands was successfully adopted today, the last day of #RamsarCOP15!👏🙌

#VictoriaFallsDeclaration 

Proud to lead global action on wetlands: backing finance, governance &amp; lasting protection.
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End of season aloe blooms and winter woodland walk at Ewanrigg Botanical Gardens. $3 entry to see a beautiful array of aloes, cycads and trees. The tall Aloe excelsa still in full red bloom…

End of season aloe blooms and winter woodland walk at Ewanrigg Botanical Gardens. $3 entry to see a beautiful array of aloes, cycads and trees. The tall Aloe excelsa still in full red bloom…
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Always love the marketing signs for Marvellous worms, paffadders and “Real Man uses Worms”. It’s going to be a great trip 🎣 🐘 🦛

Always love the marketing signs for Marvellous worms, paffadders and “Real Man uses Worms”. It’s going to be a great trip 
🎣 🐘 🦛
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#Day2 of joint monitoring mission with 🇿🇼 Govt - touring climate adaptation initiative in Insiza - a rehabilitated Wanezi dam will supply water to schools, clinic, homes & irrigation fields, powered by solar & directly reaching 5,000 people! Thanks @UkInZimbabwe!

#Day2 of joint monitoring mission with 🇿🇼 Govt - touring climate adaptation initiative in Insiza - a rehabilitated Wanezi dam will supply water to schools, clinic, homes &amp; irrigation fields, powered by solar &amp; directly reaching 5,000 people! Thanks @UkInZimbabwe!
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Love the Chevening Awards🇬🇧 network! Great to meet you Kgosi. Home coming / farewell evenings remind us of our shared experiences of living, working and studying in 🇿🇼 & 🇬🇧 #CheveningZim Apply before 7 October to study for your Masters in the UK next year chevening.org/apply

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Last night, we welcomed back our incredible #IamChevening scholars and sent off the new cohort to the UK! 🇬🇧 A special thanks to our guest of honour, Hon. Hon Tatenda.A. Mavetera, for highlighting the role of AI and tech in national development and celebrating the strong 🇿🇼🤝🇬🇧

Last night, we welcomed back our incredible #IamChevening scholars and sent off the new cohort to the UK! 🇬🇧

A special thanks to our guest of honour, Hon. <a href="/TateMavetera/">Hon Tatenda.A. Mavetera</a>, for highlighting the role of AI and tech in national development and celebrating the strong 🇿🇼🤝🇬🇧