CEO @GirlEffect. Co-founder SHOFCO @hope2shine. Author NYT bestseller @Findmeunafraid Wife, mom to Hillary, Oscar, Maridad & Zayn. Girl-power believer.
Nairobi, Kenya; New York, NY
Joined January 2015
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Jessica Posner Odede retweeted
Congratulations to my wonderful friend @KennedyOdede on his well-deserved inclusion in @TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential People! I am thrilled to support and champion his work with @shofco and for true community-led change in Kenya. #TIME100
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Jessica Posner Odede retweeted
I'm honored to be featured on @TIME's 100 Most Influential People list. 20 years ago, I dreamt of bringing change in my community. This recognition reaffirms that together, we're unstoppable. Check it out: time.com/6964975/kennedy-ode…
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Jessica Posner Odede retweeted
H.E. @WilliamsRuto, I am so honored to be together on the 2024 #TIME100 list! The future of Kenya is brighter and brighter! Congratulations, let's make Kenya an example for the world!
So proud, TIME100, my number 1 ❤️🫶🏻
@time ‘s list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world is out, and I’m honored to be a part of this group.
20 years ago, I dreamed of bringing change to my community. This recognition reminds me that if we come together, nothing can stop us.
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Jessica Posner Odede retweeted
Goodbye good people of Kenya whom we had the deep pleasure to meeting! .@hope2shine folks @KennedyOdede , @JessRPosner and their fabulous teams across the education, health, livelihood support, micro-finance, agriculture, Gender & SUN are truly exceptional!✍🏾
Jessica Posner Odede retweeted
Goodbye to my 🔥🔥🔥 Kenyan women who give all to running things so productively @hope2shine with @KennedyOdede and @JessRPosner and the beneficiaries whose economic power is reflecting in their Voice. I felt glad to say to that seller, “take my money”🤩✍🏾
Great to see you @Guillaum_Grosso and to celebrate the expansion of @girleffect and @Gavi partnership and very important work together. Thanks for having me!
Many thanks @JessRPosner for attending the Global Vaccine Conference! @Gavi is proud to work with @girleffect to tackle gender barriers and misinformation to encourage uptake of life-saving vaccines including #HPV. #GenerationImmunity
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Jessica Posner Odede retweeted
I tell the story of a kid born to a teen mom who didn't attend real school and lived on the streets--and used his knowledge to start a bottom-up development organization called @hope2shine that now is one of the biggest grassroots movements in Africa. Lessons for the US as well.
Thank you @NickKristof for shining hope! @hope2shine
Overcoming poverty is hard, whether in Nairobi or Los Angeles, but visit the gritty Kibera slum in Kenya and you find some lessons for all the world--and cause for sober reflection. Also, for those who think my columns are depressing, a ton of hope! nytimes.com/2023/01/11/opini…
Jessica Posner Odede retweeted
Read @NickKristof on @wesleyan_u alums @KennedyOdede & @JessRPosner who put #LiberalEducation to work for the common good: “I gained not just skills,” she said. “I gained confidence” @hope2shine via @nytopinion nytimes.com/2023/01/11/opini…
Jessica Posner Odede retweeted
.@NickKristof writes about @KennedyOdede (MF 14) and @JessRPosner's (MF 14) @hope2shine, the Kibera, Kenya-based organization whose development they chronicled in their MacDowell-supported book, 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥: nytimes.com/2023/01/11/opini…
Jessica Posner Odede retweeted
ASU+GSV keynote alum @NickKristof for @nytopinion ft. former keynote speakers @KennedyOdede & @JessRPosner in a story of hope out of Kenya:
Overcoming poverty is hard, whether in Nairobi or Los Angeles, but visit the gritty Kibera slum in Kenya and you find some lessons for all the world--and cause for sober reflection. Also, for those who think my columns are depressing, a ton of hope! nytimes.com/2023/01/11/opini…
No country like @wesleyan_u !!
Great to host @USAmbKenya Meg Whitman to learn about @girleffect today!
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An honor to meet His Excellency The President of Kenya @WilliamsRuto with @KennedyOdede and @AnneWaiguru Chair of the Council of Governors. Inspiring conversation about the future of Kenya— when it is led by young people and from the bottom up! @hope2shine @girleffect
10+ years ago, we shared “The Clock is Ticking.” Fast-forward to today, and the clock is STILL ticking. The time to act is now.
We need to empower girls to unlock their power
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Thrilled to work together @GaviSeth!
Closing the global #vaccinequity gap for #HPV has to rate as one of the highest priorities in immunization today. Proud of @Gavi’s partnership with @girleffect to protect girls in Tanzania and Ethiopia against the leading cause of #cervicalcancer:
bit.ly/3xW0Jct
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Jessica Posner Odede retweeted
We are proud to join forces with @girleffect for a four-year partnership to increase the uptake of #HPV and routine vaccines in Tanzania and Ethiopia! bit.ly/3xW0Jct #VaccinesWork
So thrilled to partner @gavi
“We know that when girls are supported to take control of their health, this leads to healthier families, communities and future generations” - @girleffect CEO @JessRPosner.
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