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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · 5d

What an incredible celebration the #WorldRiverRun has been!

From Kenya to Mexico, classrooms to riverbanks, people everywhere came together to celebrate and protect our rivers.

A huge thank you to @wetlandsint.bsky.social, and to each of you who brought this movement to life.

Until next time! 🙏💙

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 9d

Very proud that Wetlands International partnered with @minaguli.bsky.social & @thirstfoundation.bsky.social on the #WorldRiverRun

Fantastic way to raise awareness about our the need to protect & restore our rivers - and raise funds for community water & wetland projects 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️👏

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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · 9d

That’s a WRAP on the #WorldRiverRun! 🎉🏃‍♀️🌊

From every corner of the world, thousands of us moved for our rivers, filling #WorldRiversDay with power, purpose and unstoppable spirit.

Massive thanks to everyone who stepped up. I’m blown away by the energy of this incredible community 🙏

Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · 22d

For the first time, you can sign up through our brand new Run Blue platform! Create your profile, join or start a team, set your goals and track our collective progress in real time.

✍ Sign up for free and get your personalised race bib ➡ go.runblue.org

#WorldRiverRun

#WorldRiverRun 2025

Join the #WorldRiverRun on 28 September 2025 to celebrate World Rivers Day!

go.runblue.org

Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · 22d

For 24 hours, people everywhere will run, walk or move for our rivers by taking one small action to protect them.

Each action, shared across the world, will build into a powerful movement for the ecosystems that give us life. #WorldRiverRun

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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · 22d

Rivers are critical wetland ecosystems. They supply us with water for drinking and agriculture, provide livelihoods for over a billion people, and sustain diverse and endangered biodiversity. #WorldRiverRun

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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · 22d

📣💧🏃 Announcing the #WorldRiverRun 2025! 📣💧🏃‍

On 28 September, World Rivers Day, we’re partnering with @wetlandsint.bsky.social to bring back a #RunBlue classic: the #WorldRiverRun!

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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · Sep 3

If we are serious about water for climate action, we need stronger leadership. Bold goals, courage to do the hard things, and the cross-sector collaboration that will ultimately solve this crisis.

Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · Sep 3

But there are also gaps we can’t ignore: too few local voices, a lack of courageous leadership, not enough collaboration, and a tendency to lower expectations rather than rise together to meet them.

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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · Sep 3

There are reasons for hope: more countries signing onto the Freshwater Challenge, more young people stepping up, more innovation and engagement in trying to secure real progress.

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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · Sep 3

Leaving Stockholm after #WorldWaterWeek, I carried with me two feelings that don’t sit easily together: hope for what’s possible, and concern for where we are falling short.

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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · Aug 25

The best part is that don’t have to be in Stockholm to join! You can sign up for free and watch online here ➡️ 💧https://tinyurl.com/335m4b38

Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · Aug 25

Later today I’ll be speaking at the #FreshwaterChallenge event about why accelerating collective action on the ground is so important, and how this challenge is helping to make it happen.

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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · Aug 25

Hello from Stockholm 👋 I’m here for #WorldWaterWeek, the biggest global gathering on water, where we come together to share ideas, challenges and solutions.

This year’s theme is all about water and climate, and how we speed up action that tackles both.

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