Stimulating entrepreneurship: The case for investing in farmers

ONE’s Global Policy Director Ben Leo wrote this article for the Global Public Square on CNN World. Read the original piece here. GPS recently published a thoughtful piece on how global poverty rates are falling fast. It argued that one country in particular is almost solely responsible for this dramatic trend: China. Meanwhile, it said

Although this piece focuses on UK foreign assistance, it raises some important concerns that citizens  in the US and Canada might have about their country’s own aid. This article was originally published on The Huffington Post UK.  The debate on the UK’s aid budget has never been more polarized. A small group of aid critics use

It’s undeniable. China has a huge presence in Africa. Many Africans can point out Chinese-funded buildings, roads and mines, and it’s not uncommon to see more than a few Chinese faces around construction projects and efforts across the development sector. As the country moves toward the up and up both economically and as a world

Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida’s 25th Congressional district took the time to talk to ONE in his office in Congress last month. Rep. Diaz-Balart is known for being one of the most bipartisan members of Congress, and as a member of the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, he’s a great champion of our fight to end extreme poverty. He’s also been a great ONE supporter – he’s been meeting with ONE members from Florida since 2007.

In our interview, Rep. Diaz-Balart talked to us about Bono, his wife Tia’s humanitarian efforts, why he thinks US foreign assistance is such a bipartisan issue, and what he plans to do to help keep the IA budget off the chopping block.

Jen Olson, ONE’s Deputy Director of US Government Relations, keeps us posted on budget resolutions and what they mean for foreign assistance in the future. Late last week, the House and Senate passed their budget resolutions, which outline each chamber’s tax and spending priorities for the year. In the House, Republican Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s

For the last month, ONE Campus chapters (OCC) across the country have been playing bingo. But this wasn’t your typical game of bingo. Instead of numbers, each square on the OCC Bingo board was filled with a different kind of advocacy action.Welcome to the second ONE Campus Challenge of the semester. And let me tell

As people of faith, and as cohabitants of this planet, the knowledge that millions of people go regularly without clean drinking water should set off the alarms in our conscience. When we read in Scripture about Jesus’ miracles, it’s not hard to conclude that God cares about human suffering. All but one of Christ’s miracles involved an element of compassion, and He makes it clear that His followers must do the same.

I first met Jacktone Otieno when I was doing research on women’s rights in Kenya. A group of graduate students I was working with had hired him to drive us to a rural project site. We became close quickly. I was the only person who spoke Swahili and our conversations broke up long drives through the dusty Rift Valley. When my Swahili stalled on serious topics, his perfect English swooped in and filled the gaps.

Kelly Ranck, communications liaison for World Concern, has shared a series of her beautiful photos that highlight some of World Concern’s incredible water, agriculture and education projects taking place in rural Kenya. Please be sure to read each caption as you scroll through the photos – it’s amazing to see how World Concern is addressing some

Imagine an all-day event where great minds and organizations come together for a rapid-fire discussion of how technology and social good can work together.