Can’t find the perfect gift for the doting mom in your life? I’ve got you covered. As ONE’s resident products-for-good expert (don’t believe me? Check out all the gift guides I’ve written for ONE!), I’ve scoured Pinterest, blogs and more to bring you some of my favorite fair trade products that I think would work

Agnès Binagwaho, minister of health of Rwanda, discusses the progressive health measures being taken in her country.  Every night I go to bed knowing that the health of the children of Rwanda and of the world is better. This is what moves me forward every day. This week, I am very proud, because Rwanda was

One of our favorite nonprofit and technology bloggers, Beth Kanter, went on a trip to Rwanda to train African women leaders on how to use social media to help spread the word about their issues. She shares her presentations and exercises with the women in this piece: For the past ten days, I’ve been in

This is a guest post from Peter Opondo, head of news at NTV Uganda. In this piece, he uses his encounter with President Kagame to illustrate Rwanda’s changing government. This was originally posted on ONE’s Africa Blog. They call it “Umwiherero,” literally meaning a “retreat” or a “getaway” for a private meeting in the main

Beauty of Rwanda contacted the ONE Blog through Twitter, and we were intrigued by their beautiful products on their website. Here’s their amazing story: The hardworking men and women of Rwanda inspired Salha Kaitesi to start her business, Beauty of Rwanda. She came across basket weavers in Rwanda and after talking with them, and she

President Kagame at a youth rallyEarlier this week, the Senate passed the United States-Rwanda Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). This is the first BIT concluded between the United States and a sub-Saharan African country since 1998. This BIT was initiated by former President George W. Bush and Rwandan President Paul Kagame in 2008 and has been

Could Rwanda become a hot travel destination like Italy, the Bahamas and Thailand? Well, it’s certainly on its way. People from all over the world are flocking to Rwanda for their award-winning gorilla trekking tours, national parks, cultural activities and bird-watching. Just in the first quarter of this year, the country hosted more than 200,000

Samuel Gatembeyi, a small farmer from east Rwanda, is in Washington to urge US lawmakers to support a soil improvement program that has increased his food production by sixfold. He was kind enough to talk to ONE about life on the farm, his work ethic and agriculture in Rwanda. So, Mr. Gatembeyi, what brings you

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Minister of Health in Rwanda, Dr. Fidel Ngabo, director of the Ministry of Health in Rwanda and Cynthia Kamikazi of the GAVI Alliance discuss a comprehensive new program to eliminate cervical cancer in Rwanda. In 2002, the Rwandan government set up a strategy to tackle priority diseases that were the major killers

Understandably the last few weeks have seen a surge in debate around the influence of the Internet and social media on the popular protests in Tunisia and Egypt. Here in Uganda –- when wondering if a similar situation could arise after the Presidential elections on February 18 -– people often mention the growing proportion of

Yesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the United States-Rwanda Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) out of committee. This is the first BIT concluded between the United States and a sub-Saharan African country since 1998. This BIT was initiated by former President George W. Bush and Rwandan President Paul Kagame in 2008 and has been waiting

Here’s some really cool news — we just caught wind that Rwanda is donating $1 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. According to a press release, Rwanda is the fourth African country to contribute to this year’s replenishment, which has received $11.7 billion in commitments from both the private and

Cholera outbreak kills 200 in Cameroon: Cholera has killed 200 people in Cameroon and aid agencies feared the outbreak could spread to neighboring regions and nations. The disease is caused by contaminated water and about 70 percent of people living in the country’s far north region, bordering Nigeria and Chad, do not have access to

Rwandan Leader appears to win new term – Rwanda’s president, Paul Kagame, who has been in control of the country since 1994, appeared to have been re-elected on Monday by a staggering margin. Voters were mixed, with some saying the leader has delivered tangible benefits while others complained of corruption. (Jeffrey Gettelman, The New York

ONE is hitting the campaign trail to find out where candidates in New Hampshire, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Florida stand on extreme poverty. Stay tuned for more updates like these from our field team and organizers on the road. Thousands of miles of separation are not enough to keep two sister churches from running together