As winners of the ONE Campus Challenge’s THRIVE campaign last semester, Carthage College played host to ONE agriculture fellow, journalist, and author, Roger Thurow on March 18. It took months of planning, and Carthage was proud to hear from this renowned anti-hunger advocate and champion. Roger was able to share his passion for agriculture development to students throughout the day in large group presentations and classroom discussions. For many of the students to whom he spoke, this was their first time hearing about the issues. For others, this was the first time faces and stories were put to the numbers.The gears in their heads were clearly turning as Thurow shared his experiences helping Kenyan farmers increase their yields and provide stronger food security for their community and families. As Roger demonstrated the tremendous and sustainable benefits smart US agricultural investments are quickly achieving in Africa, he asked Carthage students to lend their voice to the ONE Campaign in advocating on behalf of these programs.

Maroon 5 is halfway through their 2013 Overexposed tour across North America. and the ONE team has been there every step of the way! ONE members and staff have been tabling inside the venues, encouraging concert goers to join ONE, take action and pick up some ONE wristbands to wear while dancing to their favorite

Do you know a woman blogger who is currently working or living outside of the US and actively working to raise awareness, consciousness or funding for a community, region or nation through social media? Nominate her for the International Activist BlogHer scholarship! The nominations for the International Activist BlogHer scholarship have been opened and will remain

Chicago ONE Congressional District Leader Kyle Deming shares tips on how to translate your passion into effective advocacy. A few weeks ago, ONE Regional Field Director Tzviatko Chiderov and I led an “Advocacy in Action” event at Wicker Park in Chicago. The purpose of the event was two-fold: first, to provide current and prospective ONE

Illinois ONE member John Cockrell believes your voice can-and will- be heard.  For organizations like ONE, this is a crucial month: Unless our leaders in Washington act, sequestration will take effect on March 1st, which would significantly reduce the International Affairs account of the US budget. For these last few days of February, ONE will

ONE at Chicago AIDS Run 2012 5,500 people died of AIDS today. These are mothers, fathers, daughters, brothers, sisters, and friends whose stories are often left in the shadows of oblivion. Their voices rendered silent from the ability to live full and productive lives —5,500 voices silenced by a preventable disease. Photo caption: ONE Regional

What do wizards, magic wands and flying broomsticks have to do with ONE, lifesaving programs like the Global Fund, and the fight against extreme poverty? Before attending LeakyCon, the Harry Potter Convention in Chicago a few days ago, my answer to this question was absolutely nothing. Despite being a Harry Potter aficionado and a sucker

Walking boma to boma to leave no dog unvaccinated in villages surrounding the Serengeti National Park: Copyright Lincoln Park Zoo. At ONE, we love sharing unexpected stories of US-funded programs that help benefit the health and economies of communities across Africa. In this piece, we are thrilled to have US Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) tell

ONE Regional Field Director Tzviatko Chiderov talks about his experience at a recent Chicago Council event with Roger Thurow. As Chicagoans, not only are we fortunate to have the Chicago Council in our backyard, but to also to have author Roger Thurow call our city his home. When these two come together, it’s a guaranteed

ONE Regional Field Director Tzviatko Chiderov meets with a fascinating young entrepreneur from Malawi. I met an inspiring African entrepreneur the other day. Rachel Sibande is a true leader from Malawi who is helping her country and her people prosper. Rachel is working on an exciting project that is providing smallholder farmers in Malawi with

A high school student at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill., Mary Kate Vanecko shares her school’s new-found passion for ONE. We now have a ONE chapter at my high school! We believe the issues that ONE focuses on are extremely important, especially to our generation, since we have the ability to drastically reduce HIV/AIDS and

Over a 100 people gathered on Saturday, March 25 to commemorate World Water Day at an educational event in Chicago sponsored by SURGE for Water, a non-profit that promotes clean water projects globally and raises awareness about water issues locally. Senator Durbin spoke, thanking ONE for our work passing the Senator Paul Simon Water for

When people in Chicago think of St. Patrick’s Day, they think of the Chicago River dyed bright green and participating in our massive parade for the holiday. But as a ONE volunteer, I thought of St. Patrick’s Day as the perfect opportunity to educate a group of people about our cause. In the beginning, I

ONE Illinois member Jivko Chiderov reports: One of our Illinois senators, Senator Mark Kirk suffered a stroke in January. Thankfully he seems to be recovering well. Senator Kirk is no stranger to the fight against extreme poverty and disease. In the past, he has fought hard to make sure poverty-fighting programs got the funding they

I attended a local Bread for the World event in Naperville, Illinois last week. It was a gathering of an interesting group of three generations of dedicated Bread volunteers. There were people involved with Bread for more than 30 years and others whose first event was that night. Folks had traveled for more than an