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Using the power of Vodafone connectivity to address the worldโs most pressing problems.
2025 has been an extraordinary year at
#VodafoneFoundation
- from raising ยฃ100k for refugee education and new
#InstantNetworkSchools
, to life-saving m-mama journeys and 10M+ children reached through
#SkillsUploadJr
. โค๏ธ ๐ฅ Watch the highlights in our year-in-review video below.
#ConnectingForGood
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3 days ago
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What if strength meant resilience AND empathy? Our
#SameSide
campaign with UN Women UK challenges the manosphereโs narrow ideas of masculinity - using real stories from sports stars like Ugo Monye to show boys and young people another side. ๐ Learn more: https://allonthesameside.org
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4 days ago
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๐๐ 5 million downloads โ and counting! NG-SOS helps people get life-saving support fast ๐ ๐ - connecting users directly to emergency responders across ๐จ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐น ๐ซ๐ฎ. Watch how itโs saving lives. โฌ๏ธ
#NGSOS
#EmergencyResponse
#ConnectingForGood
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6 days ago
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This
#InternationalVolunteerDay
, weโre celebrating the incredible people who make our programmes possible - from bringing digital skills to older adults and supporting refugee education, to restoring connectivity in disaster zones. โค๏ธ ๐ฌ Watch the video below to find out more.
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9 days ago
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Today we launch
#SameSide
with UN Women UK - a campaign using the power of sport ๐โฝ to help spark conversations with boys and young people about what they see online, and how it shapes their world. ๐ ๐ Learn more & access the Conversation Guide:
allonthesameside.org
11 days ago
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If someone tells you they're experiencing domestic abuse - would you know what to do? Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is listen. 1 in 3 women experience #domesticabuse. For more advice and support, visit #BrightSky and select your local website:
https://www.bright-sky.org/
#domesticabuse
#BrightSky
#16Days
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12 days ago
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๐ท๐ด We're celebrating more award wins for Hi Digital following the National Congress on Active Aging in Romania. ๐ Hi Digital received the recognition award in the 'Active Longevity โ Digital Education Initiative with Impact' category.
#HiDigital
#DigitalInclusion
#DigitalSkills
16 days ago
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If someone tells you they're experiencing domestic abuse - would you know what to do? Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is listen. 1 in 3 women experience domestic abuse. For more advice and support, visit Bright Sky:ย
https://uk.bright-sky.org/en
#16Days
#BrightSky
#DomesticAbuse
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19 days ago
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๐น๐ฟ When 28-year-old Asha Kombo Khamis from Ubago, Zanzibar, was struck by eclampsia, her life - and her babyโs - hung in the balance. ๐ ๐ง๏ธ Through floods & teamwork,
#mmama
made her emergency journey - and safe delivery - possible.
20 days ago
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When our Hi Digital partners get together, we're reminded why we do this work. โค๏ธ From keeping memories alive to combatting loneliness, and simply making everyday tasks easier - digital skills are so important for the over 65s. And there is still so much potential for the future of
#HiDigital
.
23 days ago
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We're delighted to announce that our
#SkillsUploadJr
(SUJ) programme will be expanding in Albania ๐ฆ๐ฑ - helping to advance digital literacy, creativity and reasoning skills amongst young people. ๐
24 days ago
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We recently hosted the launch of
@davidchallen.bsky.social
โs powerful new book - 'The Unthinkable' - as part of
@eidaorg.bsky.social
's Beacon Programme. ๐ In it, he shares his own experiences of coercive control - a form of
#DomesticAbuse
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26 days ago
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Six new
#InstantNetworkSchools
(INS) have opened in Mozambique - connecting thousands more students, teachers and refugee host communities to life-changing digital education. ๐ ๐ฅ Safi shares her experience of how INS has supported both herself and the wider community. ๐
@unhcr.org
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30 days ago
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This year's Skills Upload Jr Challenge is now live! ๐ The annual European challenge sees young people develop innovative, tech-based solutions to social challenges. ๐ Learn more about this year's challenge here:
www.vodafone.com/news/vodafon...
๐ Good luck to everyone taking part!
#SkillsUploadJr
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Youth Tackle Social Issues in Vodafone Foundation Digital Skills Challenge
Vodafone Foundation has launched the Skills Upload Junior Challenge. A digital skills contest, where children aged 11 โ 16 develop solutions to social challenges.
https://www.vodafone.com/news/vodafone-foundation/youth-tackle-social-issues-in-vodafone-foundation-digital-skills-challenge
about 1 month ago
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No one should face harm or abuse - or face it alone. ๐ For 15+ years, Vodafone Foundation has used tech to connect millions with safety & support: ๐ฌ Bright Sky - domestic abuse help ๐ฑ Tozi - online safety for youth ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Zoteria - LGBTQ+ protection ๐ฅ Find out more. ๐
#ConnectingForGood
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about 1 month ago
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Following the devastation of
#HurricaneMelissa
, a second INER team has now deployed to ๐ฏ๐ฒ Jamaica - continuing work to restore vital connectivity in some of the islandโs hardest-hit areas. ๐ก So far, we've helped over 1,400 people reconnect.
#InstantNetwork
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about 1 month ago
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๐ ๐ฉ๐ช Every second counts in an emergency. The
#NGSOS
app is now live in Bavaria - launched with Bavarian Red Cross - to connect users to 112 faster than ever. ๐ฑ It shares your location, guides first aid & saves lives!
@roteskreuz.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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๐ ๐ช๐ฌ We're delighted to announce the opening of 22 new Instant Network Schools in Egypt - in partnership with
@unhcr.org
& Vodafone Egypt Foundation - bringing the total to 70 and connecting thousands more refugee & host community students to quality digital education! ๐ป
#RefugeeEducation
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about 1 month ago
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The devastation caused by
#HurricaneMelissa
in ๐ฏ๐ฒ is heartbreaking. Our Instant Network Emergency Response (INER) team is now on the ground with CDEMA, restoring free connectivity for emergency services, aid agencies & local communities.
about 1 month ago
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๐ Exciting News! Our
#SkillsUploadJr
programme is a finalist for the European Digital Skills Awards 2025 in the "Digital Skills for Education" category. ๐ We're proud to empower young learners across Europe with essential digital skills.
#DigitalSkills
#Education
#EDSA2025
about 1 month ago
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Childrenโs safety online matters. Vodafone Foundation,
@vodafonegroup.bsky.social
&
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social
call for: 1๏ธโฃ Mandatory age verification 2๏ธโฃ Ban addictive features 3๏ธโฃ Accountability by design 4๏ธโฃ CSAM blocking 5๏ธโฃ Digital skills education.
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๐ป ๐ Since 2013,
#InstantNetworkSchools
- our partnership with @unhcr.org - has brought quality digital education to refugee students & teachers worldwide. โจ ๐ฌ Watch Shirin Pakfar from
#UNHCR
share the impact.
#RefugeeEducation
#ConnectingForGood
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about 2 months ago
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๐ฌ๐ฑ One in five teens aged 13โ14 have faced online bullying. Thatโs why we created Tozi - a first-of-its-kind app helping 11โ14-year-olds build kindness, resilience & digital wellbeing. ๐ Available now in ๐ฎ๐ช ๐ต๐น ๐ช๐ธ on App Store & Google Play. More countries coming soon.
#Tozi
#OnlineSafety
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about 2 months ago
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๐ณ๐ฑ๐ The new
#Digibus
is hitting market squares across the Netherlands - helping older people get online safely & confidently! Part of our
#HiDigital
programme with Nationaal Ouderenfonds & SeniorWeb - proving digital inclusion is for everyone. ๐
#DigitalInclusion
about 2 months ago
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โฑ๏ธ In refugee classrooms, every minute matters. Together with
@learningequality.bsky.social
, weโre using AI in our
#InstantNetworkSchools
with
@unhcr.org
, to help teachers spend less time preparing - and more time teaching! ๐ฑ๐ ๐ Find out more:
www.vodafone.com/news/vodafon...
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Less time preparing, more time teaching: How AI is helping refugee teachers
AI is enhancing teacher training and lesson planning in refugee schools through the Instant Network Schools programme.
https://www.vodafone.com/news/vodafone-foundation/less-time-preparing-more-time-teaching-how-ai-is-helping-refugee-teachers
about 2 months ago
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๐ป๐ฑ With the digital divide growing, no one should be left behind. Our
#HiDigital
programme has helped nearly 300,000 older people across ๐ฎ๐ช ๐จ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ท๐ด gain vital digital skills - and weโre still growing! ๐โจ
#VodafoneFoundation
#DigitalInclusion
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about 2 months ago
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๐ช Meet Tom: 85 years young and still packing a punch! With our
#HiDigital
programme, heโs learned new online skills to fuel his latest passion: boxing. ๐ฅ ๐ต Music playlists ๐ Gear shopping ๐ฅ Jab tutorials
#DigitalInclusion
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about 2 months ago
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๐๐ก How can digital innovation stay resilient in a +1.5ยบC world? Join us and our panel at
#BlueEarthSummit
(16 Oct, 11:30am, London) exploring tech & climate resilience. ๐๏ธ Apply for a free day ticket ๐
luma.com/km0y8uka
#TechForGood
#ClimateAction
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Tech 1.5 - Adapting digital solutions for a +1.5ยฐC world ยท Luma
As climate disruption intensifies, digital technologies that drive development progress, are increasingly vulnerable to climate shocks. A new report from theโฆ
https://luma.com/km0y8uka
2 months ago
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reposted by
Vodafone Foundation
Devex
2 months ago
Digital tools are powering progress, but climate shocks are threatening that momentum. Learn more about how digital solutions can withstand growing climate threats by downloading the new Report here ๐๐ฝ
dvx.cm/TechOnePoint
#DevexReport
on
#TechOnePointFive
with
@vodafonefoundation.bsky.social
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๐ ๐จ โThe moment I receive a referral call, I know itโs a race against time.โ โ Yunus Mfaume Juma, community driver with
#mmama
in Zanzibar ๐น๐ฟ. Heโs completed 50+ emergency trips, helping mothers & newborns reach life-saving care. โค๏ธ
#MaternalHealth
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2 months ago
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โ ๏ธ 69% of development experts say worsening climate conditions will make digital programmes harder to deliver. Floods, storms & heatwaves are already putting pressure on tech. ๐๐ป
#ClimateAction
#TechForGood
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2 months ago
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๐ฑโจ Constant connectivity brings pressure. Thatโs why weโve launched
#Unplugged
- an 8-week campaign on TikTok, YouTube & Instagram to help young people in ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฑ๐ต๐น๐ท๐ด๐ช๐ธ build healthier digital habits.
#DigitalWellbeing
#DigitalInclusion
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reposted by
Vodafone Foundation
Devex
3 months ago
Digital tools are powering progress, but climate shocks are threatening that momentum. On the sidelines of
#UNGA80
, a new
#DevexReport
, in partnership with
@vodafonefoundation.bsky.social
, was launched to lay out a bold plan for climate-resilient digital development. Read more๐
#TechOnePointFive
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How to adapt digital development solutions to a +1.5ยฐC world
Digital tools are critical for development, but they are increasingly vulnerable to climate shocks. A new report explores the risks and delivers a bold blueprint for climate-resilient digital developm...
https://dvx.cm/DigitalDevelopment
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๐ธ With children back at school, how can we help them understand consent when sharing photos or videos online? ๐ป Our colleagues in ๐ณ๐ฑ have launched a new โMy Photo, My Choiceโ lesson, using info from our partnership with
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social
.
#OnlineSafety
#DigitalWellbeing
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2 months ago
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reposted by
Vodafone Foundation
Devex
3 months ago
Today, in partnership with
@vodafonefoundation.bsky.social
, Devex is launching a new report. Explore data-driven insights on strengthening digital solutions to withstand growing climate threats. ๐
#DevexReport
on
#TechOnePointFive
Download your copy here ๐
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Tech 1.5: Adapting digital solutions for a +1.5ยฐC world
What is needed to ensure digital solutions can effectively deliver despite the escalating impacts of the climate crisis, and how can they be made resilient to extreme weather events to support global ...
https://dvx.cm/TechOnePointFive
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We kicked off this yearโs
#InstantNetworkSchools
Journalism Contest with an inspiring Leadership Lesson from Emma & Charlotte Robertson, co-founders of @DigitalSisters. ๐๐ก
#WithRefugees
@unhcr.org
3 months ago
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๐ As floods, storms & heatwaves disrupt millions, digital tech can boost climate resilience. But tech itself is also vulnerable. Thatโs why
@vodafonefoundation.bsky.social
+
@devex.com
launched 'Tech 1.5: Adapting digital solutions for a +1.5ยบC world' - unveiled today at
#UNGA
. ๐บ๐ณ
#ClimateAction
3 months ago
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๐ Weโve hit a huge milestone: improving 300 million lives by the end of 2025! ๐ Since 2016, an estimated 305.6 million lives have been improved through projects we lead, and through our local Foundations around the world. ๐ ๐ฌ Watch below to find out more.
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3 months ago
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๐โโ๏ธ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ Over 1,000
@vodafonegroup.bsky.social
colleagues from 25+ countries joined
#StepForSchools
- logging 26,000 hours across 54 sports & raising ยฃ100k+ for
#InstantNetworkSchools
with
@unhcr.org
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#RefugeeEducation
#ConnectingForGood
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3 months ago
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โAdults make decisions about the internet without knowing what it's like for us.โ ๐ We teamed up with
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social
to hear from 9โ16 yr olds across Europe, about online safety & digital wellbeing.
#OnlineSafety
#DigitalWellbeing
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3 months ago
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๐ณ๐ฑ Our
#InstantNetwork
#EmergencyResponse
(INER) volunteers took on a 2-day Wilderness First Aid training ๐ง๏ธ From ๐ป bear attacks to ๐ drowning risks, they trained day & night to prepare for natural or humanitarian disaster deployments.
#FirstAid
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3 months ago
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๐ฑ๐ญ New research from Vodafone Foundation &
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social
shows urgent risks to childrenโs
#DigitalWellbeing
in Europe: โ ๏ธ Online stress & harassment โ ๏ธ Gaps in digital education โ ๏ธ Rising deepfake & AI harms โ ๏ธ Inequality for vulnerable groups โ ๏ธ Weak policy enforcement 1/2
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3 months ago
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๐โจ Back to school means back to opportunity. From digital skills for children ๐ป to refugee education ๐ and wellbeing tools ๐ฑ, weโre working to ensure no one is left behind in todayโs online world. ๐
#DigitalInclusion
#BackToSchool
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3 months ago
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๐โโ๏ธ๐ Our
@vodafonegroup.bsky.social
colleagues joined a Fun Run in Newbury as part of our global
#StepForSchools
challenge - raising funds to support refugee students, host communities & teachers, through our
#InstantNetworkSchools
programme with
@unhcr.org
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3 months ago
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๐ฃ๏ธ Your voice matters. We are helping to build a global Lived Experience Panel to shape the future of
#BrightSky
โ the free app and website supporting people affected by domestic abuse. Join safely, on your terms. Email:
[email protected]
#DomesticAbuseSupport
4 months ago
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๐ช๐น๐ค๐น๐ฟ A team from Ethiopia visited Tanzania to learn from our m-mama programme - which connects expectant mothers to life-saving care. ๐ก Momentum is building to bring this proven model to Ethiopia.
#mmama
#MaternalHealth
#EmergencyTransport
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4 months ago
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Meet Abbas, an Instant Network Schools (INS) Coach at Nyarugusu Camp. ๐น๐ฟ Once a refugee himself, he now helps students & teachers gain vital digital skills and embrace new ways of learning. ๐ป โจ
#ConnectingForGood
#RefugeeEducation
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4 months ago
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๐ โEducation should never be a privilege, itโs a right.โ ๐๐ฃ Elisabeta is taking part in our #StepForSchools challenge, raising funds for #InstantNetworkSchools with @unhcr.org ๐ โค๏ธ Make a donation here:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/step-for-schools
#StepForSchools
#InstantNetworkSchools
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4 months ago
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๐๐ท๐ด At
#ElectricCastle
, our team from @fundatia in Romania took Bright Sky - our free app supporting those affected by domestic abuse - to new heights. ๐ 2,500% surge in downloads ๐ฉ 20k festival SMS ๐โโ๏ธ 8 team members on the ground
#TechForGood
#BrightSky
4 months ago
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๐ข The
#TuskTurtleTrail
has launched in London! 16 stunning turtle sculptures are now on display to raise awareness of marine conservation. Weโre proud to sponsor โGolden Turtle Dude Winking At Usโ by artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman. ๐ซ
#MarineConservation
4 months ago
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