This is the first in a series of monthly book picks from our ONE Mom bloggers. Stay tuned for the next selection in December. Books can do a lot of things; they can inspire us. They can teach us; they can move us to action. Books can transport us to another time and place. The
Tomorrow, ONE and (RED) will team up to join BabyCenter, BlogFrog and ABC’s Million Moms Challenge for the Baby Shower for Global Good. Photos from ONE’s last Twitter party. It was a lot of fun!The Baby Shower for Global Good is an 8-hour online party that will be held on Twitter (#AMillionMoms) and in
Every Halloween, I try to make conscious choices about my candy purchases. I know many like-minded people are the same and want to be sure that their purchases aren’t contributing to the extreme poverty that we all work to eradicate on a daily basis. But it’s hard –- where do you start? How do you
Scientists See Promise in Vaccine for Malaria – Preliminary results for GlaxoSmithKline’s malaria vaccine, RTS,S, indicate that it protected 47% of children who received it from contracting a serious case of malaria. The vaccine, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has been in progress for over 25 years and was initially intended for
ONE mom can make a difference; she can tell another mom’s story. She can help a child with homework; she can tweet, blog and use her voice for mothers in the world’s poorest places. It only takes ONE mom to inspire hope. Next week, the moms who traveled with ONE to Kenya will be in
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the Ministers of Health Millennium Development Goal 5 Forum, hosted by the Princess of Africa Foundation, Women Deliver, Strategies for International Development and Vestergaard Frandsen. The forum convened to discuss ways to advance issues surrounding women and girls in the world’s poorest places, specifically on the fifth
With all the high-level meetings happening at the UN last week, ground-breaking commitments being made at the Clinton Global Initiative, and inspirational talks by the likes of Desmond Tutu, Jose Andres, Elie Wiesel and Christy Turlington at the Social Good Summit, it’s easy to forget what everyday folks can do to make lasting change in
Darfuri al-Haj Adam Youssef named Sudan vice-president – Sudan’s president has named a politician from Darfur, Adam Youssef, as his vice-president, the state-run Suna news agency says. One of Sudan’s two vice-presidency roles became vacant in July when Salva Kiir gave up the position to lead newly independent South Sudan. Mr Youssef comes from one
Ending AIDS Pricetag Starts at $6 Billion as Donors Pull Back Amid Slump: Michel Kazatchkine and Eric Goosby may be able to halt the spread of HIV. They just need the money. The two men control the funds that buy drugs for most of the world’s AIDS patients. Studies in July provided the strongest evidence
US Lawmaker Seeks Bipartisan Effort to Reform US Foreign Aid: The ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee lobbied Thursday for support among conservatives for a reform proposal that seeks to improve how U.S. foreign assistance is provided. Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) unveiled Sept. 8 at the conservative U.S.-based think tank American Enterprise
From Zimbabwe to South Africa in search of an education: The collapse of affordable schooling in Zimbabwe is leading thousands of children to make a perilous trek to South Africa. But some of those who make it, penniless, to Johannesburg, get what they want – a top-quality education. Moses Matenere was 17 years old when
Libya’s bizarre leader Gadhafi defiant to end: In flowing brown Bedouin robes and black beret, hailed as the “king of kings of Africa,” the aging dictator swept up onto the global stage, center front at the United Nations, and delivered an angry, wandering, at times incoherent diatribe against all he detested in the world. (AP)
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