Comments on: Where Do ONE’s T-shirts Come From? http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/20/where-do-ones-t-shirts-come-from/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Diane http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/20/where-do-ones-t-shirts-come-from/#comment-566411 Diane Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:05:43 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=11003#comment-566411 I have to disagree with the assertion that there was a lack of accountability and transparency in the above account. I am a member of a grassroots non-profit that works to fund water and sanitation projects in Africa. One of the things we struggle with is finding the balance between supplying donors with reports from Africa without placing undue hardship on those working on the ground there. Having visited Africa myself, I have seen first hand how hard Africans are working to improve their lives and the lives of their fellow countrymen. I applaud ONE for their work in assisting the farmers of Northern Uganda in this endeavor! EDUN is another great ally in the fight to bring fair trade to Africa. It is a fight that requires allies all around and I'll be happy to purchase ONE tees, EDUN or any other organization committed to the principles of fair trade. I have to disagree with the assertion that there was a lack of accountability and transparency in the above account. I am a member of a grassroots non-profit that works to fund water and sanitation projects in Africa. One of the things we struggle with is finding the balance between supplying donors with reports from Africa without placing undue hardship on those working on the ground there.

Having visited Africa myself, I have seen first hand how hard Africans are working to improve their lives and the lives of their fellow countrymen. I applaud ONE for their work in assisting the farmers of Northern Uganda in this endeavor!

EDUN is another great ally in the fight to bring fair trade to Africa. It is a fight that requires allies all around and I’ll be happy to purchase ONE tees, EDUN or any other organization committed to the principles of fair trade.

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/20/where-do-ones-t-shirts-come-from/#comment-566380 Debbie K Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:32:28 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=11003#comment-566380 Hey Aaron, any links to substantiate the info provided above? It all sounds great but there are no garment company names mentioned, no organic farmers co-operatives mentioned, no textile mill names (and locations) mentioned. Thus, there is NO TRANSPARENCY and NO ACCOUNTABILITY regarding the info that you provided. As an organization which was founded on the principles of transparency & accountability, I think ONE members deserve more info that is able to be confirmed than what has been provided. These ONE tees could have easily been made with EDUN LIVE tees & I can guarantee you that they would have been BIG sellers! As it stands now, I have many more important things to do with my next $25 than to buy this ONE tee. Just some food for thought....and some questions to answer. AS ONE, debbie :) Hey Aaron, any links to substantiate the info provided above? It all sounds great but there are no garment company names mentioned, no organic farmers co-operatives mentioned, no textile mill names (and locations) mentioned.

Thus, there is NO TRANSPARENCY and NO ACCOUNTABILITY regarding the info that you provided. As an organization which was founded on the principles of transparency & accountability, I think ONE members deserve more info that is able to be confirmed than what has been provided.

These ONE tees could have easily been made with EDUN LIVE tees & I can guarantee you that they would have been BIG sellers! As it stands now, I have many more important things to do with my next $25 than to buy this ONE tee.

Just some food for thought….and some questions to answer.

AS ONE, debbie :)

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