Jessica Gomez-Duran

I wanted to write a short blog post, as I had an incredible day last week. I’m still thinking about it now, and so I wanted to share my experience with you. As Chris mentioned in an earlier post, we were in the Neno district of Malawi for a night, and the next morning, we

Often the picture painted in the media of Africa, and global poverty more generally, is pretty negative yet that’s a bit misleading as that’s not the whole story … Mark Suzman, acting president of the Global Development Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, wrote about this for the Huffington Post earlier this month.

The Africa Progress Panel (APP) launched its Africa Progress Report today, which monitors and promotes mutual accountability and shared responsibility for progress in Africa. The report was presented in Johannesburg by the Chair of the APP, Kofi Annan, alongside panel members Peter Eigen (founder and Chair of the Advisory Council, Transparency International and Chairman of

3000 white roses highlighted the fact that every minute of every day a mother-to-be from somewhere around the world dies simply because they don’t have access to the vital healthcare they need before and during childbirth. © Save the Children Last week was an unofficial women’s week in the UK with a string of events

On a sunny Monday hundreds of women met on London’s Millennium Bridge to show their solidarity with women around the world on International Women’s Day. They were joined with thousands of other women in more than 100 Join Me on the Bridge events in 18 different countries around the globe. From Sudan, Rwanda, the Democratic

Jessica Gomez-Duran from ONE’s UK office got a chance to interview John Githongo. Worth a watch: John Githongo, anti-corruption activist and chair of the organizations Zinduko and Twaweza in Kenya, popped in to the ONE office in London recently and took some time out to talk to us. Twaweza (which means “we can make it

Yesterday I had the honour of speaking to Senegalese singer and guitarist Baaba Maal after he had performed at a special event here in Copenhagen. Watch the video: Baaba Maal, one of Africa’s most famous musicians, is attending the Copenhagen summit as the climate change ambassador for Africa Talks Climate, a ground-breaking research and communication

Last week we wrote about ONE’s involvement with the UK’s Labour Party Conference. Some commenters naturally asked about ONE’s involvement withe the Conservative Party Conference. Today Jessica Gomez-Duran from ONE’s UK office reports back: The ‘Africa Dream Team’ sticker album that was produced for the Conservative Party Conference Well, now that we’re rested post party

Jessica Gomez-Duran from ONE’s UK office checks in with this exciting development from the Labour Party Conference in Brighton: Yesterday was a pretty incredible day. And no it wasn’t because the sun was actually shining in the UK (although that is pretty incredible). The Labour Party Conference is happening in Brighton this week and yesterday

A few days ago, the Freakonomics blog on the New York Times website profiled three highly driven and motivated Africans who are demonstrating the huge potential for a thriving business sector across the African continent: a venture capitalist and founder of a technology incubator in Uganda, the cofounder of an HIV/AIDS organisation in Northern Uganda,

Yesterday, ONE’s own Eloise Todd got a chance to ask Prime Minister Berlusconi a question- in Italian- during a press conference at the G8 Summit in Italy. It was a great moment. You can check out the video here (about 2/3 of the way through). Transcript below! Question to Prime Minister Berlusconi: I was present

President Obama has just spoken at a press conference at the G8 summit in Italy. He was followed by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. They were talking about climate change. An update from the ground of what was said is coming right up! -Jessica Gomez-Duran