ONE Urges Hundreds to Action at NAACP Youth Night

Washington DC -- ONE joins the NAACP to rally hundreds of young people in the fight against global poverty in Africa.

Edith Jibunoh, ONE Senior Manager of Africa Outreach, who works on the ground in Nigeria, will participate in a panel discussion along with other leading policy and media experts to educate students and discuss ways they can get involved in finding solutions to key issues afflicting the African continent, including poverty, genocide, and the green movement.

In anticipation of the event, Edith Jibunoh said:

"Working in Nigeria, I have seen how America has helped propel successful development programs forward. As the most energetic and dynamic constituency in the United States, students are vital to maintaining momentum behind these efforts throughout Africa. My hope is that we all leave tonight with renewed energy, greater knowledge on the issues and new, creative ideas about how we can help shape a better world."

Who:

Edith Jibunoh
Senior Manager of Africa Outreach, ONE
Abuja, Nigeria

Noelle LuSane
Staff Director, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
Office of Congressman Donald Payne
Washington, DC

Jeff Johnson
Host, BET News / Commentator, Tom Joyner Morning Show
Bowie, Maryland

Briggs Bomba
Director of Campaigns, Africa Action
Washington DC

Tonex
Grammy Nominated Gospel Artist
Los Angeles, California

When:

Monday July 13, 2009
6:30-8:30PM EST

Where:

100th NAACP Convention
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

ONE Background
ONE is a grassroots organization whose millions of members work in their local communities to raise awareness of global poverty and treatable, preventable disease and help build the political will to address these challenges. ONE achieves change through advocacy and public mobilization, pressuring global leaders to adopt smart policies and invest in tested, proven solutions that save lives and combat extreme poverty. America's lifesaving global efforts have delivered historic results in the last several years. America's commitment has contributed to putting nearly 4 million people living with HIV/AIDS around the world on lifesaving medicines, up from just 50,000 people in 2002.

Millions more are surviving malaria because of cost-effective investments in simple bed nets and medicines. In Rwanda and Ethiopia, for example, malaria cases and deaths were cut in half in two years. And some 34 million more children living in the world's poorest and often most dangerous regions have been given the chance to go to school for the first time in recent years.ONE is a global advocacy and campaigning organization backed by more than 2 million people from around the world dedicated to fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.

For more information please visit www.ONE.org