Kristi Wooten

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Kristi is a writer, activist and artist. She is the Founding Director of Sustenance Group, a coalition of professionals who donate their time, talents and resources to reducing poverty, empowering women, and developing sustainable communities through partnerships with NGOs. A graduate of Furman University, Kristi writes about music, art, women’s issues, and poverty, and her articles have appeared in a variety of national and international publications and websites, including Newsweek, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and many others.

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In Atlanta, Senator Johnny Isakson shares his hope for Africa

In Atlanta, Senator Johnny Isakson shares his hope for Africa

By Kristi York Wooten, ONE member The best thing about being a longtime member of both ONE and the CARE Action Network is the opportunity we have to develop tangible relationships with our elected officials and affect their policy decisions. It was a privilege to be one of the Atlanta friends and supporters of ONE

Third Day joins with ONE for World Malaria Day in Atlanta

Sometimes, an opportunity to spread awareness about global poverty and disease can be right under your nose and you don’t even realize it. That’s how I felt when my dear friend Christina Howell approached me (and my fellow ONE members Nancy Bauer and Angela Harvey) about collaborating on a World Malaria Day event at Marietta

Senator Isakson in Africa

Recently Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Bob Corker (R-TN) went on a fact-finding trip to Africa as part of their work on the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Senator Isakson is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on African Affairs. He invited Nancy Bauer and me to represent ONE at a special private debriefing

Senator Isakson Cosponsors Water for the World Act

I just heard that Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) has signed on as a cosponsor of the Durbin-Corker bill — the Water for the World Act, S.624. And he said he was aware of our petition! This is great news in our fight to get the Water for the World Act, which would provide 100 million

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