Big organizations with big titles make big news. The World Bank, the United Nations and the Red Cross, just to name a few, are household names, but they’re not the only ones enacting change around the world. Hannington Segiriniya directs the New Dawn Africa Foundation (NDAF), a small nonprofit in the Entebbe region of Uganda
Testifying at a recent hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Africa on “The US Response to Entrenched African Leadership,” African mobile technology philanthropist and proponent of African good governance, Dr. Mo Ibrahim (a member of ONE’s board of directors), started off with a gentle reminder. “Democracy and human rights are not American
Beautiful landscapes and beautiful fruits have populated our past Amazing Africa posts — now how about some beautiful faces? In these compelling and intimate shots, the focus is on people and their stories — which is exactly what we’re about here at ONE. A staffer at the Okyereko Rice Cooperative Association in Ghana. Photo credit:
A relative newcomer to the social media scene, DailyFeats has a very particular goal: to help you achieve your goals through small, manageable steps. If you want to lose weight, be a better parent or, ahem, help combat global poverty, DailyFeats will present you will manageable tasks to help you meet that goal. This week,
With our THRIVE campaign in full swing, we can’t seem to get away from talking about agriculture. And how could we? We know that growth in agriculture is on average three times as effective in reducing poverty as growth in other economic sectors, such as mining and manufacturing. We know that the industry employs nearly
After months of electoral tumult, former Senegalese Prime Minister Macky Sall now holds the office of the President. The 50-year-old veteran politician defeated two-term-seeking-third-term incumbent Abdoulaye Wade — in no small part thanks the most vocal of the country’s protesters: musicians. “We are the ones who started the movement,” Senegalese rapper Malal Talla stated matter-of-factly
Last week we asked you to use your wit to help us publicize a petition aimed at preserving funding for programs like PEPFAR and the Global Fund. We wanted you to create your own wacky predictions like the one we used on April Fools’ Day. We weren’t disappointed. Check out some of the predictions below:
After spending the better part of 20 years under house arrest, the Burmese political icon and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will enter Burma’s parliament — and not a minute too soon. Her National League for Democracy (NLD) party should have claimed 80 percent of the seats back in 1990, but the
Action: 36. Time: 5 minutes. Level of difficulty: Moderate. Yesterday, we jumped on the April Fool’s Day bandwagon, shaking the foundation of all that is holy on the Internet: We joked that YouTube was banning kittens. To the relief of millions, ONE staff included, that will never happen. Nor will our other crazy predictions: that
Last week we asked you to tally your state’s foreign aid contribution using our nifty tax tool. Even with a mere 1 percent of money headed to HIV treatments, vaccines, bed nets, and other life-saving programs, the numbers are big and beautiful. Here are your findings: From the great Northeast, Miriam shared that lighthouse-loving Maine
Calling all thespians! Drama for Life, an HIV/AIDS awareness theater program out of Johannesburg’s Wits University, is now accepting applications from African artists to participate in their summer 2012 Sex Actually Festival. The boldly named festival, scheduled for Aug. 23 to Sept. 1, brings together activists and artists (and activist-artists) from across the continent who
We’ve shared landscapes, fruits and vegetables, vibrant colors, and your contributions. This time around we’re exploring education — what Nelson Mandela once said is the “most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Get in touch with your inner child through these images of learning and play. And don’t forget to sign
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