The US spends less than 1% of the budget on foreign assistance. Now the smart programs that we spend so little on are at risk and millions could lose access to food, medication and AIDS treatment.
Start 2013 off right and help us protect the world’s most vulnerable. Fill out the form on the right to send an auto-generated letter to your congressman or senator with a link to this video. Let Congress know we won’t stand by idly while these important programs — and the people that they help — are needlessly cast aside.
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.
Oluseun Onigbinde is an Ashoka Fellow and co-founder of BudgiT, a Nigerian startup using creative technology to represent budgets and public data. Lauren Pfeifer of ONE’s policy team sat down with Oluseun to talk about his website, open data and how he’s working to increase the transparency of the Nigerian government. You’re the co-founder of BudgiT. What
Shouldn’t the US government buy food from small farmers in the poor countries where they work? Timi Gerson, director of advocacy for American Jewish World Service, shares an opportunity where YOU can help make this a reality. What if I told you that right now, today, we have the opportunity to prevent 4 million people from
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
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.