Our new tees celebrate the power of YOU

Our new tees celebrate the power of YOU

That’s the premise of our “It Starts with Me” campaign and it’s the reason that we hope you have joined us in action. To build up the campaign, we are launching a brand new “It Starts with Me” t-shirt at the ONE store. These exclusive new tees, made in Tanzania and Uganda of 100% African cotton, are available in both men’s and women’s sizes. They are the perfect addition to your socially-conscious and ethically-sourced selection of statement tees that drive conversation and action among you and your friends.

7 Ways to refresh your social good vocabulary in 2013

7 Ways to refresh your social good vocabulary in 2013

This post was originally published on the Impatient Optimists Blog by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read the original article here. What’s “crowd-sourcing”? Where did the term “shared value” come from? What on earth is an “Armchair Advocate”? It’s 2013 and now more than ever we have an excuse to revisit the basics in

Gifts that Give Back: Gift Ideas for Women

It’s easier than ever to give a gift that does some good. When shopping for my mom, sister and friends this holiday season, I went looking for gifts that had impact and here are some of my favorite finds.  Some help women and girls attend school, some provide new economic opportunities for women and their

ONE Chicago’s World AIDS Day happy hour

ONE Chicago’s World AIDS Day happy hour

This World AIDS Day, ONE members tried something different in Chicago – we got together over drinks to talk about the global fight against AIDS and take action by writing letters to our Illinois Senators Kirk and Durbin. Writing letters is one of the most effective ways of getting your voice heard by your elected

Dance (RED), save lives: A live webcast of the biggest party in Melbourne for World AIDS Day

Dance (RED), save lives: A live webcast of the biggest party in Melbourne for World AIDS Day

Get ready! Tomorrow, for World AIDS Day, (RED) will be livestreaming the Stereosonic 2012 dance music festival from Melbourne, Australia, on YouTube. It’s the biggest dance music festival in Australia and for the first time ever it’s coming right into your home throughout the weekend of December 1st and 2nd. Watch the live webstream here:

Connie’s surprise: The links between AIDS and women’s health

Connie’s surprise: The links between AIDS and women’s health

If you ever want to make someone’s eyes gloss over as quickly as possible, you should start by telling them you want to talk about “integration.” If that doesn’t work, you should clarify that what you really mean is that you want to talk about “a holistic approach to development.” I know this trick works,

Amazing Africa: Capturing the beauty of Zambia and Lesotho

Amazing Africa: Capturing the beauty of Zambia and Lesotho

Sunset over Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho Earlier this week, I wrote about some of the incredible people I met and programs I saw while traveling through Lesotho and Zambia with (RED). But what I didn’t fully capture—and probably couldn’t with words—was the stunning, diverse beauty of the two countries. Here are just a

More than words on a page

More than words on a page

Erin meeting Mostelisi, who is now 5, for the first time at her home in rural Lesotho. Erin Hohlfelder just came back on a trip to Lesotho and Zambia with (RED). Over the next few days, she’ll be reporting back on her experience on the ONE Blog. Over the last few months, I’ve been spending

(RED)RUSH Music: Three great ways to make noise for HIV/AIDS

(RED)RUSH Music: Three great ways to make noise for HIV/AIDS

Over the past few days, we’ve been putting the spotlight on some of our favorite (RED)RUSH actions for ONE members to take part in, like playing video games and checking in to foursquare, to help raise funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS. And now, for all you music lovers out there, are three great ways you

70 women. 1100 miles. 4 cities. 4 days. 1 goal – fight AIDS

70 women. 1100 miles. 4 cities. 4 days. 1 goal – fight AIDS

Tomorrow a group of 70 inspiring women will begin a four day trip across Europe with one goal in mind – to help ensure no child is born with HIV by 2015. The Cash & Rocket (RED) Tour is part of ONE’s sister organization (RED)’s campaign (RED)RUSH TO ZERO. It aims to raise awareness and

Check in with (RED)RUSH on foursquare

Check in with (RED)RUSH on foursquare

By now, I’m sure you’ve noticed all the (RED) on our website and blog… we’re helping to promote (RED)RUSH, a 10-day campaign to raise money and funds for the fight against HIV/AIDS. Today, we want to highlight how you can get involved with (RED)RUSH through foursquare. In case you haven’t heard of foursquare, it’s a

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