Semhar Araia is founder and executive director of DAWN, the Diaspora African Women’s Network. Contact DAWN at info@dawners.org and follow on Twitter @DAWNInc. Last month, 14 American community leaders and change-makers from the Horn of Africa diaspora were honored by the White House as Champions of Change for their efforts to address global issues in

Everyone, say hi to our new intern Paulena Papagiannis. She just graduated from Oberlin and will be on our new media team for the spring. This is her first post, so be nice! In a recent Facebook post, we shared a staggering statistic: Consumers in rich countries dispose of 220 million metric tons of food

We’d like to introduce you to The African Future, an organization devoted to improving the quality of life for the future of Africa. In this piece, founder Abdi-Fatah Ahmed reports on their efforts in Somalia. Follow them on Twitter at @dafricanfuture We have all seen the figures: 4 million Somalis are directly impacted by the

Drought is a major concern throughout the Horn of Africa, where a majority of the population relies on rainfall, not irrigation, to grow food. In Ethiopia, farmers like Mrs. Silas Samson Buru have benefited from and contributed to a partnership called HARITA, now known as R4. Run by the Relief Society of Tigray, with support

Mark Bowden, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator and UNDP resident representative for Somalia, says that ongoing support is necessary to help beat the famine in the Horn of Africa. This piece was originally published on UNDP’s blog. Women await assistance at a feeding site in Mogadishu. Approximately 100,000 people are benefiting from cooked meals on

UNDP goodwill envoys Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane raise funds to fight the first famine of the 21st century with a friendly game of soccer. Find out where you can watch the match here. Americans call it “soccer,” but the rest of the world calls it “football.” Whatever you call it, two of the game’s finest,

Many thanks to ONE’s members, our collective voice has helped raise UN Appeal funding for the Horn of Africa by $1 billion and elicit another $700 million-plus in pledges. If combined and fulfilled, these pledges would more than fill the $530 million funding gap.

Adria Saracino of Distilled, a creative digital agency, shares an interactive infographic on global food consumption and income using data from a surprising source: Food Service Warehouse. Developing countries consume much less than Western nations, particularly in times of crisis, like with what we’re seeing in Somalia. However, despite a lower caloric intake, these poorer

This week, Americans from all across the country are making the pilgrimage home to spend time with friends and family over a delicious meal. Amid a heaping pile of mashed potatoes and seconds of whipped cream with a side of pumpkin pie, this quintessential harvest holiday also affords us the chance to step back and

Inspired by a recent meeting with USAID’s Raj Shah, Dr. Jill Biden and National Security Council Senior Director Gayle Smith, ONE Mom Amy Graff shares why Americans should feel good about supporting foreign aid. Elisa Morgan dances with a group of Village Reporters in Lwak, Kenya. Photo credit: Morgana WingardA family living in a mud

ONE Global Creative Director Roxane Philson shares a behind-the-scenes look at our new video, “A Future Free from Famine.” Tell her what you think in the comments below. Today we are releasing a new animated video, “A Future Free from Famine,” to show that with the right investments, it is possible to see a future

We are thrilled that Vice President Joe Biden mentioned our famine PSA, “The F Word,” and our declaration that “famine is the real obscenity” in his remarks honoring Bill Gates and Howard Buffett at the World Food Program USA Leadership Award Ceremony this week. Read what he said here, or watch the video below: “A

Today, USAID launches FWD, a public awareness campaign to elevate the profile of the crisis in the Horn of Africa. The title is an acronym for famine, war and drought — three devastating problems that are threatening millions of lives in Eastern Africa right now. The concept of the campaign is simple: use social media

Natasha Adams from Concern Worldwide shares the results of a new report, the Global Hunger Index. Six-year old Gloria and her 18 month old sister Musungu, going to the health clinic in Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya. Despite her young age, Gloria is responsible for looking after her two younger siblings since their mother went to

The past couple weeks I’ve been able to meet personally with churches in Missouri, Texas, Iowa, Oregon and Washington, and am tremendously encouraged by the ongoing concern for our world’s most vulnerable sisters and brothers despite economic challenges at home. As the leaves change and the temperatures turn, each of us will be gathering around