10 years of Twitter: A World at School’s top 10 tweets
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Happy birthday Twitter. The social media tool was launched 10 years ago today – and who could have predicted how much could be said in just 140 characters?
With more than 300 million active monthly users, Twitter has become a hugely popular way to communicate with friends, followers and total strangers interested in what you have to say.
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A World at School is even younger than Twitter. We tweeted for the first time in 2013.
We are short two million teachers. Four million classrooms. And a billion books. Money alone won’t fix this problem
— A World at School (@aworldatschool)
Now our 42,000 Twitter followers get our daily digest of news, views and personal stories about the fight to get every child around the world into school and learning.
Here’s a look at the 10 A World at School tweets that have created the most engagement – including retweets, likes and mentions – starting with the most recent.
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How can you help change the embedded values that hold girls back?
— A World at School (@aworldatschool)
These talented refugee brothers rap about their new life and their old home in Syria.
These young Syrian brothers are full of talent and potential. Just like every refugee child. Watch their story here.
— A World at School (@aworldatschool)
Gordon Brown, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, talks to an inspiring young woman in New York.
Salome, a Chibok girl who escaped Boko Haram, bravely shares her story at Town Hall.
— A World at School (@aworldatschool)
An incredible moment as A World at School’s #UpForSchool petition is handed in to the top man at the UN.
10M petition signatures demanding action for education delivered to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon!
— A World at School (@aworldatschool)
The day before, the petition is handed over by two of our Global Youth Ambassadors to singing superstar and campaigner Shakira.
AMAZING! Global Youth Ambassadors & deliver petition with !
— A World at School (@aworldatschool)
As momentum gathers, the shout goes out to everyone who cares about children’s right to education to add their name to the petition.
Nearly 5 million people have called for world leaders to stand ! Have you? Sign:
— A World at School (@aworldatschool)
A miserable milestone in the abduction of Nigerian girls by Boko Haram. Sadly, they are still missing.
ago schoolgirls in Chibok were abducted. 219 are still missing. Show your support:
— A World at School (@aworldatschool)
TV reporter and A World at School supporter Isha helps the world to wake up to the horrendous events in Chibok.
Emergency Coalition member is in reporting on the missing schoolgirls
— A World at School (@aworldatschool)
Young people – they are our present and our future. Here are some of our Global Youth Ambassadors with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
The not just leaders of tomorrow but leaders TODAY
— A World at School (@aworldatschool)
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