Kids really, really need to start life with vitamin-rich foods if they want to grow up to be healthy, strong and productive adults. Roger Thurow shares the story of Harriet and her son Abraham. This post was originally published on The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting’s website.  A mother knows. “This child is brilliant,” Harriet Okaka says

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

Since December 2011, Uganda’s traditional donors led by the World Bank indefinitely withheld their aid on account of runaway corruption. As a result of some of the reforms the government has just undertaken, this week several countries are in reviewing whether to reinstate the aid or stay away a bit longer to push the government to undertake more reforms. The funds involved amount to USD$300 million and for Uganda’s economy, that is not pocket change.

In 2008, ONE launched its first call for applications for the newly created ONE Africa Award. Five years later, we have been overwhelmed with the depth of creativity, enthusiasm and innovation coming from the continent; awarding the prize becomes more difficult each year. Through this process, certain applicants have stood out. We’re particularly interested in recognising organisations that can tie direct service delivery elements—let’s say providing pro bono legal knowledge to women fighting for their rights —to innovative advocacy efforts that will result in systemic transformation of their nation’s prospects.

Miles Melody, a Fellow with the President’s Malaria Initiative, writes on Uganda’s malaria surveillance systems that, despite high demands and limited staffing, perform a laboratory test on every patient suspected of having malaria and ensure all malaria deaths are reported.

What if you could take a fraction of a penny and use it to help build a health system? Believe it. It takes only a fraction of a single penny per American taxpayer dollar to train a global health workforce—a workforce that will reach millions through treatment, prevention and counseling services.

The ruling party in Uganda, the National Resistance Movement, recently held a retreat at which, on the urging of the chairman of the party and the President of the country, Yoweri Museveni, resolved to be the one to spearhead the budgeting process. It is argued that this will help the government to better align the budget to the President’s manifesto, upon which he was elected to lead the country for a period of five years.

What can we do to fight corruption? One of the most frequently asked question Transparency International got when we published the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 last week.

Danielle Bernstein, producer of documentary film “Mothers of A Nation,” shares the incredible story of Florence Lubandi, an HIV-positive mother. This is Part One of three. Florence Lubandi is a 58-year-old woman from the Jinja District of Uganda. She is a mother, a farmer and an educator of her community. Mothers of a Nation: Florence

This post by Agiroi Thomas was kindly provided by Restless Development In my culture, cattle are very important. They can be used for food, trading, as a dowry or as a status symbol. My life and that of my family is dependent on cattle. As this is the case it is common for clans to

This week, I am featuring the photgraphy from two different people who spent time in Uganda. Jessica Restucci, the executive director of Maternal Earth, took these beautiful photos while she was training women on maternal health issues in Uganda. And Marty Berg, another wonderful photographer, shares his personal photos from his time in Kampala, Uganda

Many of you liked my article, Small idea, big impact: Recycled soap last week, so this week I wanted to highlight another simple innovation making a huge difference in Africa: affordable sanitary pads. I recently spotted a feature on them in Inc. Magazine and thought I’d share his story with you. Dr. Moses Musaazi (pictured

Congratulations to Uganda Village Project (UVP) for winning a feature on the ONE Blog for ONE Act a Week. More than 2,000 members of the online community voted for UVP, so let’s give them a warm welcome to the Blog! While big, multinational NGOs like CARE, the Red Cross, Oxfam, Save the Children are doing