ONE member Andre Kemayou is our featured photographer for Amazing Africa this week. He tells his story much better than I ever could, so without further ado, meet Andre! “I was born in Cameroon and relocated to the United States in 1999. I work as a database administrator for a company in Northern Virginia. I

In this week’s Amazing Africa, we’re taking a walk on the wild side and checking out life through of lens in the jungles of the Central African Republic. A friend of mine from Georgetown, Laurel Chor, is currently working in local health clinics and researching lowland gorillas throughout the country. Check out her incredible photos!

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

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

Spend a few minutes searching the term “travel” on Pinterest and you’ll be wanderlusting before you know it. In this week’s Amazing Africa, we’re bringing you the top pins from four incredible water landmarks in Zimbabwe, Senegal and Malawi. Pack your bags, book your flights and get ready to dive into these amazing lakes and

Lauren Pfeifer wrote up a great article outlining how programs like GAVI and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria have helped make progress on our poverty-fighting plan, the UN Millennium Development Goals, last week. Her article outlined the hard facts – but at the end of the day, we know that seeing

We have had a wonderful response from ONE members sending in their incredible pictures from Africa this week. ONE member Anna Marshall captured some incredible photos on her trip to Cote d’Ivoire in 2008. Katherine Salerno shared her pictures from Kenya and Malawi. And Mariana Rosa sent in a touching photo that she took while

This week’s Amazing Africa highlights the great variety of landscapes all across Africa. From craggy rock formations in Madagascar to the lush coastline of Tanzania, and from snowy mountains in Lesotho to and dirt roads in Kenya, our featured photographers have really captured how varied the continent’s landscape can be. A note on our photographers:

ONE members sent us their best photos from Africa last week. This week’s photos come from Malawi, Swaziland and Ghana. Winston Boney, a photojournalism student at the Savannah College of Art and Design’s photos pop with intense color and energy. Kristi Mathis, a Peace Corps volunteer from Michigan, took all her photos with her iPhone.

This week, we have a fantastic collection of photographs from ONE member Rebecca Kuntz, a 19-year-old student from Chicago, Illinois. She recently spent 7 months in Africa, working with non-profits and communities in Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zanzibar.

KickStart Ghana is a UK-registered charity that aims to ensure that the people of the Volta Region, Ghana, can fulfill their potential and have every opportunity to succeed. We focus on the promotion of education and physical activity to do this. We use a mixture of grants and volunteers to achieve these aims. At KickStart

Sunset over Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho Earlier this week, I wrote about some of the incredible people I met and programs I saw while traveling through Lesotho and Zambia with (RED). But what I didn’t fully capture—and probably couldn’t with words—was the stunning, diverse beauty of the two countries. Here are just a

There’s no doubt about it: When farmers have access to better agricultural practices, irrigation methods and resources like seeds and tools, their yields improve. ONE members from around the world sent us their best photos of small farmers in Africa who are successfully growing healthy, abundant crops. Some of this success is credited to US-supported

This week, ONE agriculture policy manager Kelly Hauser tells the story of a Ghana cocoa farm through photos. Have you ever wondered where that stunningly delicious chunk of chocolate actually came from? Well, earlier this month, I got to find out. I traveled with a delegation of Yale Alumni ServiceCorps members who were already working

Take your eyes on a summer holiday and view these breathtaking photos of landscapes from various parts of Africa. These photos — taken by ONE members Sophie Wainwright, Jacqueline Akakpo, Jessica Frisina, Karen Walrond, Brent Cline — highlight the unique geography of Africa. You’ll find sandy beaches, lush jungles, massive waterfalls and beautiful ocean views.