Our ONE advocates continually amaze us with their wisdom, commitment and compassion. Parent bloggers and ONE Moms Christine Koh of Boston Mamas and Asha Dornfest of Parent Hacks, are no exception. They just published a book inspired by their blogs, Minimalist Parenting, which serves as a guidebook for today’s parents who are suffering from information overload.

Here at ONE, we love reading but more than that, we love reading for a cause. Because of our affinity for literature with purpose, we really enjoyed Refuse to Do Nothing, an awesome book that tackles the issue of modern-day slavery. It encourages people who might believe they are unable to influence change to become active and empowered for the cause. So, we’re creating an action around just that: empowerment.

To celebrate World Water Day we have a guest post from Jonny McKay of Excellent Development. Excellent Development support communities in Kenya to build Sand Dams which provide clean water for life and the opportunity to grow more food to eat, store and sell. For women in the world’s rural drylands, life is defined by the burden of collecting water. For the old and the young, the sick and the healthy, it is a chore with no relief.

Refuse to Do Nothing is the book that was written for me two years ago. Well, not really. But it could have been. It was certainly the book that would have helped me tremendously as I wrestled with my own crises of moving from awareness to action. And now it is the book I carry around and give to any woman I meet who has that same look of pain/empathy/sadness/anger/zeal when it comes to the issue of modern slavery.

The Indian state of Haryana, a short drive from the capital New Delhi, is known for its social conservatism, a declining female population due to sex selection, and more recently, for a number of brutal rapes reported by the national media.

March 8 marks International Women’s Day, a celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social achievements. We wanted to join the worldwide celebration by creating a photo set that champions the beauty and strength of women in Africa. The women that compose the African landscape vary in occupation from farmers

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

The highlight of my visit to Ethiopia had to be visiting the various schools and childrens’ homes that were a liberal part of our agenda. Here’s a pro tip: if you’re ever in a country that feels completely foreign, find a spot where there are children, and close your eyes. There is something so universal

This week, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released the 10th annual 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, focused on youth skills. It’s a 480-page tome chock-full of analysis and the statistics that allow us to measure progress in education. Here’s a breakdown of some of the statistics from the report: Worldwide,

I’m sure a lot of you heard about Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old girl activist from Pakistan who was shot by the Taliban this week for standing up for the right to be educated. The Taliban targeted her for “propagating” Western culture and promoting education, which they called an “obscenity.” This tragedy couldn’t have come at

“You can’t marginalize more than half of the globe’s population and expect to see any meaningful solutions to the problems that ail the world.” Those powerful words are from Dr. Helene Gayle, President and CEO of CARE and a member of ONE’s board of directors, about the critical need to put women and girls at

This blog post was written by Kathleen Lay. Women are a formidable economic force across emerging markets in Africa, yet their role in economic production remains largely unrecognized. Their continued inability to access and control economic and social capital assets and resources has been a central factor in perpetuating Africa’s poverty trap and keeping the

This post by Kadiatu Blango was kindly provided by the Restless Development My name is Kadiatu, I am 20 and have two daughters. I had my second child when I was 18. Like every mother, I want the very best for my children and do everything I can for them, but I worry that it

On the eve of International Women’s Day, I had the opportunity to attend a screening of the film “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” hosted by our friends at CARE. This bold film is the first in “Women, War and Peace,” a special five-part series on PBS that challenges the conventional wisdom that war and

Joseph Terranova, co-founder of Tukula, shares his company’s model for women’s empowerment. In the East African country of Uganda, a staggering 276,000 young people cannot find jobs each year. Even though many of these youth are university or trade school educated, there is simply not enough infrastructure to accommodate them in the job market. And