ONE supporter, activist and award-winning actress Charlize Theron appeared this morning before lawmakers to talk about her work against AIDS and celebrate the 10th anniversary of PEPFAR. During a breakfast organized by ONE and UNAIDS, which took place at the US Capitol Visitor Center, Charlize joined Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark., Mike Johanns, R-Neb., and Reps. David Cicilline,
Ok, so the US bilateral AIDS assistance program, PEPFAR, didn’t win an Oscar on Sunday night, but it still deserves a round of applause. Last week, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a 678-page, congressionally-mandated report validating the life-saving initiative that we at ONE and others in the HIV/AIDS advocacy community have believed in and
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation‘s President and CEO Charles Lyons shares his experience in the Kingdom in the Sky. I have just returned from the Kingdom of Lesotho, a country entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa; a country that’s about the size of Maryland, but has a strong reputation for providing important lessons
ONE Regional Field Director Brian Sweeney reflects on the importance of advocacy and the significance of the voice of constituents. As many of you know, in just a matter of weeks the US budget funding for global AIDS, hunger and poverty will be slashed – unless our elected officials act. This week, I joined fellow Pennsylvania
In the final days of an election campaign, things can get pretty crazy. Candidates will criss-cross counties, states, and the country to appear before their constituents leading up to the big day. In Texas, the candidates are no different, and we made sure that ONE members came out to meet them, no matter where in
Fallon Frappier is a student at Furman University who was selected from over 1,500 students for the Chegg for Good and ONE internship. Fallon just returned from the internship trip to South Africa and Zambia. This post was originally published on the Huffington Post blog. Last month, while the International AIDS Conference was held in
Guest blog post by Helen Blakesley from Catholic Relief Services. Cécile is talking to Séraphine about her medicine. Séraphine is HIV positive. She lost her husband to the virus and is now bringing up their six kids in Bungwe, a village high in the hills of northern Rwanda. A senior nurse at Bungwe Health Center,
Sam Sanden, a congressional district leader for ONE and a pastor in Washington state, makes an eye-opening pit stop at a district hospital in Uganda. The hospital receives US foreign aid, which is put to good use, but still faces many challenges… Last month, I had the privilege of traveling to Uganda. I was leading
Every day this week, we’ll be highlighting a personal story from our new AIDS report, “Progress. Proof. Promise.” In this essay, former President George W. Bush discusses the impact that PEPFAR has had on the fight against AIDS. In 2001, an AIDS pandemic threatened to destroy a generation of Africans. In country after country, people
I can remember where I was when PEPFAR was announced (I know, I know, it takes a certain sort of person to can geek out over legislative policy). But sitting down to dinner in my humble seminary apartment in Chicago that night inspired me and filled me with hope, because PEPFAR is one of the
On Wednesday, I went to a Congressional hearing titled “PEPFAR: From Emergency to Sustainability and Advances Against HIV/AIDS.” It was held by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Rayburn House Office Building. Several members of Congress (including Rep. Berman, Rep. Smith, Rep. Watson, Rep. Lee, and Rep. Woolsey ) came to discuss the
ONE is hitting the campaign trail to find out where candidates in New Hampshire, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Florida stand on extreme poverty. Stay tuned for more updates like these from our field team and organizers on the road. Last night, New Hampshire Senate candidate Bill Binnie held an event at the baseball stadium here
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