ONE is a grassroots advocacy and campaigning organization that fights extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa, by raising public awareness and pressuring political leaders to support smart and effective policies and programs that are saving lives, helping to put kids in school and improving futures. Cofounded by Bono and other campaigners, ONE is nonpartisan and works closely with African activists and policy makers.
Backed by a movement of more than 2.5 million ONE members, ONE achieves change through advocacy. We hold world leaders to account for the commitments they've made to fight extreme poverty, and we campaign for better development policies, more effective aid and trade reform. We also support greater democracy, accountability and transparency to ensure policies to beat poverty are implemented effectively. ONE is not a grant-making organization and we do not solicit funding from the general public. As we have always said, at ONE, 'we're not asking for your money, we're asking for your voice.'
ONE and its partners, have played an important role in persuading governments to support effective programs and policies that are making a measurable difference in fighting extreme poverty and disease. As a result of those programs, today nearly 4 million Africans have access to life-saving AIDS medication, up from only 50,000 people in 2002. Malaria deaths have been cut in half in countries across Africa in less than 2 years and 46.5 million more children are now going to school.
Leadership
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Board of Directors
ONE's Board of Directors includes individuals with extensive experience in advocacy and activism, policy, politics and business. The board oversees ONE's work and helps to ensure we are making progress against our mission. More
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Africa Policy Advisory Board
ONE’s Africa Policy Advisory Board is a regular forum for many of ONE's friends and advisors to come together to discuss the pressing issues facing the continent, and play a key role in informing ONE’s work in Africa and globally. More
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Leadership Team
ONE's global leadership team helps to direct and implements ONE's strategy. More
Supporters
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Supporters
ONE's supporters lobby leaders to keep their promises, and help get the message out about ONE and the fight against extreme poverty. More
PAST CAMPAIGNS
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Vaccines
June 2011 saw an incredible campaign success for ONE and our partners. World leaders promised a remarkable $4.3 billion over the next 5 years to support the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) in their drive to save lives by making new and underused vaccines available in the world's poorest countries. More
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Pakistan Floods
In late 2010 ONE was part of a campaign coalition that delivered a petition signed by over 200,000 people calling for Pakistan's debt to be frozen. This sent a strong message that rich countries should ensure Pakistan has as much of its own resources possible to spend on reconstruction after the devastating floods. More
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Drop Haitian Debt
Following the terrible earthquake that struck the country in January 2010, ONE members took action, calling for the cancellation of Haiti's existing debt and demanding that new aid was provided in the form of grants. More
