Campaigns
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Hungry No More
Drought may be an act of nature, but famine is not. The current crisis in the Horn of Africa is a man-made disaster that could have been avoided. But we don't have the necessary political will to stop the starving – and its causes. As a consequence, millions are affected and tens of thousands of children have died. More
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IMF - Fairness Required
Almost 48,000 ONE members signed our petition urging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to run an open, transparent and merit-based process for their top position. More
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Save 4 million children's lives in 5 years
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. This is well over the target of $3.7 billion. More
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Support Transparency
Too often African countries rich in natural resources have been plagued by instability, corruption and huge inequality. But it doesn't need to be like this. The first step is transparency - we need all companies to disclose exactly how much they pay governments for the right to extract natural resources. More
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The ONE Baby Protest
Every day, more than 1,000 babies are born with HIV. But a simple treatment can stop a mother passing the virus to her unborn baby. Speaking up on their behalf as part of the ONE Baby Protest.
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Call on the IMF to freeze Pakistan’s debt
On 14 November 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 earlier this year. More
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Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela!
When Mandela was born, his father named him Rolihlahla, an Xhosa word affectionately meaning “troublemaker.” While the world would later come to know this boy as Nelson – the English name given by his teacher on his first day of school—Mandela has spent a lifetime stirring up an inspiring dose of trouble. More
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Make education for all a reality
During the 2010 Football Worlc Cup in South Africa our friends at 1GOAL presented a giant yellow card to President Zuma containing the names and messages from supporters around the world, including more than 10,000 ONE members, all calling on world leaders to provide education for 72 million children worldwide by 2015. More
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3.5 million healthworkers needed
The facts are shocking: Every year more than 300,000 women die in pregnancy and childbirth; 3.6 million children die within their first month of life and 5.2 million more die before they reach 5 years of age. More
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Make Bankers Give Back
On 16 June 2010 ONE met with Hugo Sobral, adviser to the EC's President Barroso on Development and Climate Change, to hand over our petition on using the revenue from a tax on banks to reduce extreme poverty. Mr Sobral took the message straight to the President and received a positive response. More