Ben Leo, ONE’s global policy director, has written the article below with Lauren Pfeifer, ONE’s policy associate on the Transparency and Accountability Team. On President Obama’s first day in office, he signed an executive order that called for open, transparent government. Photo credit: The White House The order is based on the principles that openness
The past two days have been hustling and bustling in Washington, D.C. As usual, ONE was along for the ride. Fresh off a busy election season, ONE members and staff gathered on the National Mall to celebrate and congratulate President Obama on a hard-fought election victory at the 2013 Inauguration ceremony. Our favorite quote of
NPR: Meet the four African women who are changing the face of coffee – Your morning coffee has a history, and chances are, it starts in Africa. Even more certainly, the production probably started in the hands of women. It’s estimated that 70 percent of the maintenance and harvesting of coffee beans are done by
President Obama visited the swing state of Wisconsin three times over a week-long period earlier this month. ONE members were there, front and center, braving the cold during each one of the President’s appearances, for the opportunity to remind him of the importance of fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease around the world and to
Photo credit: Palm Beach Post Four more years, that’s what we got last night. Four more years to solidify American leadership in ending hunger through agricultural development. Four more years to make President Obama’s Feed the Future initiative a permanent part of American policy no matter the political makeup in Congress and the White House.
Devex: The American Dream in an interdependent world – At the center of every election is America’s prosperity. How we can grow and progress socially and economically as a nation is a constant priority in politics, but in an interconnected word, could some of the answers actually lie in the prosperity of other nations, particularly
Over the last several days I am sure you have seen countless ads from different candidates explaining where they stand on the issues. Below are portions of statements that President Obama and Governor Romney both made about foreign aid. Excerpt from Romney Statement: Our assistance to developing countries, if used wisely, can encourage growth, promote
Action: 64. Time: 10 minutes. Level of Difficulty: Moderate Last week, presidential candidates President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney shared their plans to address extreme poverty around the world with ONE. Do you know where they stand? Take this quiz to find out. Election Day is only a few days away, and this will
Action: 60. Time: 5 minutes. Level of difficulty: Easy. Over the next month, the presidential and vice presidential candidates will engage in a series of four debates on domestic and foreign policy — and we want our ONE members to help ensure that our issues are on their agenda. Romney and Obama — put extreme
The Obama Administration released eight interim reports last week measuring results achieved in core elements of our US global health programs through the Global Health Initiative (GHI). For those of you keeping track at home since 2009 (I know you’re out there!) this is a long-awaited outcome for those of us looking to monitor the
ONE Regional Field Director Tzviatko Chiderov reports on a recent event in Chicago Food security has started dominating many development discussions, and for a good reason — hunger alleviation is a basic prerequisite to helping people lift themselves out of poverty and prospering in their communities, and investing in agriculture is a key means to
Yesterday 20 ONE volunteers and I had the opportunity to attend a grassroots campaign event for President Barack Obama at the State Fairground in Des Moines, IA. We were there to wear our ONE shirts and represent the world’s poorest people, but we were also there to say thank you Mr. President. For months, ONE
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