Jo Abbot
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Development Director & Deputy Ambassador at British Embassy Harare. 🇬🇧 🇿🇼 Development issues and life in Zimbabwe
Harare
Joined July 2012
Honey, broilers, rabbits, seeds, chia, fences. Just some of the agribusinesses - large & small - supported through finance & advisory services, helping young people & women become entrepreneurs. It takes an ecosystem and that’s what @zadtonline is building 🇬🇧 🇿🇼 🇸🇪 🇿🇼
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🏏Great to welcome North London’s @crouchendcc 🇬🇧 junior team to the British Ambassador’s Residence in Harare last night! Their Zimbabwe tour celebrates grassroots cricket, diversity & friendship - with matches across Harare, Bulawayo & Victoria Falls. #Cricket #SportsDiplomacy
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Thank you for an energising discussion on rethinking development. Good to discuss how we can work smarter and more collaboratively on shared development priorities #partnership
Our Director of Policy & Public Campaigns @livingtruely met with @AbbotJo , Deputy Ambassador @UKinZimbabwe, to discuss @christianaid’s advocacy work and the evolving development landscape. #Advocacy #Partnerships
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Thank you @FfFarmingZim for a great visit today for @uksciencechief & @MoLAFWRD_Zim to look at #pfumvudza climate smart agriculture. Continuing innovation💡with GIS/AI to help farmers plant right, better manage crops & link to inputs & markets 🇿🇼 🤝 🇬🇧
We hosted UK Chief Scientific Advisor, Prof. Dame Angela McLean 🇬🇧, who toured our station to learn about Pfumvudza 🌱. Her visit reflects the UK’s commitment to working with Zimbabwe to strengthen partnerships in science, innovation, health, education, and climate change.🌍💡
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.@SaveValleyCons Children’s art exhibition on for a week at Art@84 Pendennis Road. Super paintings, drawings & sculptures from community schools & @LinBarrie. @UKinZimbabwe supports Save Valley female community rangers & fence monitoring to help protect people’s crops from 🐘
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The dedication of Village Health Workers in traversing challenging terrains to serve their communities and address diverse health and child protection needs is truly commendable. We extend our gratitude to #HRFzim @euinzim @IrlEmbPretoria @gavi @UKinZimbabwe for their support.
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Happy 50th Birthday to the amazingly talented Valentine Magutsa and his ‘I have come a long way / Kwandabva Chinhabwe” fundraiser exhibition. On now at Loft 3 Gallery. No words - his works speak for themselves! Makorokoto
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Fantastic news for Zimbabwe’s farmers and agribusinesses! Regulatory reforms in livestock, dairy, and stockfeed sectors will help unlock growth and opportunity. Delighted the UK has been able to support GoZ implement these reforms. 👏👏👏#Agribusiness
Milestone for Zimbabwe’s agribusiness: streamlined regulations in livestock, dairy, and stockfeed — led by the GoZ; supported by WBG via ZISET. A special thank you to the ZISET partners for enabling this outcome @UKinZimbabwe; @SwedeninZW; @SwissDevCoop
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A treat tonight as Korean traditional music hits H-Town with bamboo flute, percussion & pansori (story telling through dance song & drum). Thank you @Kor_Emb_Zim for giving us a taste of the musical energy passion & drama from your deep 🇰🇷 cultural heritage
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Today I gave remarks at the Development Partners biannual Ministerial @MoHCCZim meeting on behalf of health partners. Health financing is changing rapidly. We need to make our human & $ resources work harder together on shared priorities eg ⬆️survival of < 5s ⬇️new HIV cases
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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. @TateMavetera, for highlighting the role of AI and tech in national development and celebrating the strong 🇿🇼🤝🇬🇧
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Love the @CheveningFCDO 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
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Pleasure meeting @AbbotJo this evening at a @UKinZimbabwe Chevening scholars reception #CheveningInZim @CheveningFCDO
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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!
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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 🎣 🐘 🦛
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Joys of a long weekend: Monday morning hiking at back of Domboshava, beautiful landscapes and rock paintings.
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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…
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Thanks to @NBSZbloodbank, I safely and painlessly gave blood 🩸 today. Think community, “Life is in the blood”
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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.
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