On International Women’s Day, Luwiza Makulula – a Zambian grandmother and tuberculosis survivor – shares her story of recovery as a powerful reminder of the need to fund institutions like The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria that support the world’s women.

Yesterday, 210 ONE members stormed Capitol Hill for Lobby Day, attending nearly 175 meetings with members of Congress to urge them to protect our life-saving programs for the world’s poorest people. Lobby Day is the crown jewel of the the 2013 ONE Power Summit. After three days of learning about ONE’s issues, sharing best practices

As I’m sure you all can imagine, it’s been a busy week in Congress. With the budget debate still going strong and sequestration looking more and more likely, all US-funded programs are on the chopping block. Photo credit: The Global Fund  With everything at risk, the Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC), a group of more than 25

Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing to discuss the impacts of the looming sequester, the approximately 5 percent across-the-board cuts in all discretionary spending, set to take effect on March 1. Sequestration will have severe consequences for programs that fight HIV/AIDS, childhood diseases and hunger. At the request of the Appropriations Committee Chairwoman,

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

Congressman Jim McDermott of Seattle is known in Africa, Washington, D.C., and at home for his longstanding leadership in efforts to help the world’s poorest people improve their lives. Local support for these priorities came through loud and clear during ONE’s petition drive calling on Congress to make the beginning of the end of AIDS

Sam Sanden, a congressional district leader for ONE and a pastor in Washington state, makes an eye-opening pit stop at a district hospital in Uganda. The hospital receives US foreign aid, which is put to good use, but still faces many challenges… Last month, I had the privilege of traveling to Uganda. I was leading

The beautiful city of Seattle has a secret they are keeping from all of us. It’s called sunshine. And plenty of it. OK, maybe that’s an overstatement, but I definitely had no trouble catching a few rays last week for Alleycat Acres’ second annual Streets and Beets Bike Ride. ONE joined forces with this innovative

ONE member Heather James reports on a faith event in Washington state. Saturday morning was incredible. Braving construction chaos and downtown parking, a group of 25 interested (and interesting) everyday citizens of Washington State converged in Tacoma to attend a ONE Faith workshop with Jonathan Young, our regional field director and Adam Phillips, manager of

Every Fourth of July, the people of Longview, Wash., my hometown, puts on the Go Fourth celebration. It’s centered around our beautiful Lake Sacajawea and draws more than 30,000 people. So, a few months back, shortly after my team and I began working with Jonathan Young (our amazing regional field director), we began thinking about

Tonight, the Washington Global Health Alliance will be hosting a big event with A Party With A Purpose to help raise awareness for the tuberculosis vaccine. Even if you don’t live in Seattle, where the party is located, you can still learn more about the party — which is pretty cool in of itself! A

“It’s a beautiful day/ Don’t let it get away.” U2′s “Beautiful Day” song must have been written on a day like this past Saturday in Seattle. As volunteers from around the Pacific Northwest gathered to hit the streets with the message of vaccines, there was not a cloud in the sky. And for that reason,