Photo credit: Save the Children As you may have learned from this year’s International Women’s Day, gender-based violence is one of the largest and most widespread issues in global public health today. Though it has only recently been considered as a health concern, it deserves global attention alongside HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB. But now that the

ONE Mom Karen Walrond of Chookooloonks.com suggests three things you can do this Mother’s Day to help connect with moms around the world. This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a day of fragrant bouquets, breakfasts-in-bed and sweet handmade gifts from our kids. It’s a lovely day to remember our moms, and to honor our partners for

Model, mom and Every Mother Counts founder Christy Turlington Burns explains why she wants moms to skip Mother’s Day this year: I’m Christy Turlington Burns, founder of Every Mother Counts and proud member of ONE. I’ve been on these pages before, blogging about my travels and the work we’ve done together on behalf of human

Christy Turlington Burns, ONE member and founder of Every Mother Counts, shares a resourceful way you can help the world’s poorest today. When was the last time your cell phone saved your life? In the world’s poorest countries, this happens every day. Cell phones help mothers get the medicine they need, babies receive life-saving vaccines

I’m thrilled that “No Woman No Cry,” my documentary on maternal and child health, premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network last weekend for Mother’s Day. It couldn’t have aired at a better time. I hope that it encouraged women to advocate for improved health for moms all over the world. In case you missed it,

It’s a funny thing to be back on the pages of ONE. I spent eight amazing years as ONE’s policy director and was fortunate enough to learn so much about development and what it really takes to make an impact in that time. With ONE, I got to work on the various elements of development

Model, mom and activist Christy Turlington, founder of Every Mother Counts, an organization devoted to improving maternal health for moms across the world, is in South Africa this week. She’ll be blogging her experiences on the Every Mother Counts website, so be sure to check back there or here on the ONE Blog for more