In just a matter of weeks, US budget funding for global AIDS, hunger and poverty will be slashed – unless our political leaders act.
Call your senators today and urge them to protect these programs. Millions of lives are at risk.
It's a scenario that's becoming frighteningly familiar: huge proposed budget cuts to poverty-fighting programs. These cuts mean moms won't receive medicine to make sure their babies are born HIV-free. Bed nets won't get delivered to protect families from malaria. It's time to make sure these cuts don't fall on the people who can least afford them.
Tell Congress to protect the world's most vulnerable from devastating budget cuts.
With little break after last year’s spending challenges, ONE is once again gearing up for another major battle for the world’s most vulnerable people. That’s right: it is time to begin work on the FY ’14 appropriations bill. This week, the House Appropriations Committee announced how much they plan to make available or “allocate” in
Although this piece focuses on UK foreign assistance, it raises some important concerns that citizens in the US and Canada might have about their country’s own aid. This article was originally published on The Huffington Post UK. The debate on the UK’s aid budget has never been more polarized. A small group of aid critics use
It’s undeniable. China has a huge presence in Africa. Many Africans can point out Chinese-funded buildings, roads and mines, and it’s not uncommon to see more than a few Chinese faces around construction projects and efforts across the development sector. As the country moves toward the up and up both economically and as a world
It’s a little known fact: less than 1% of the total US budget goes to lifesaving programs that educate children and fight global diseases every day. This 1% does a world of good – but now we’ve got to step up and protect it.
Tell Congress to protect the world's most vulnerable from devastating budget cuts.
