Children’s Book Week: 6 Books to turn young readers into activists

Children’s Book Week: 6 Books to turn young readers into activists

ONE is celebrating Children’s Book Week with a focus on literature that centers on global issues. By couching “adult” material with friendly illustrations and dialogue, children’s books explore topics previously deemed too scary, too serious or too difficult to understand. Now, children are learning about the world in a way that is safe but informative. We’ve included suggestions that we think are an educational and interesting way to learn about cultures and places that might be very different from the environment where you and your family live. So get to it and see if your local library has a copy of the books below!

Why I feel even luckier this Mother’s Day

Why I feel even luckier this Mother’s Day

A personal reflection to Save the Children’s new report, “State of the World’s Mothers.”  On Sunday, May 12th, several countries in the world will celebrate Mother’s Day. It’s a day that most of us associate with flowers, cards, boxes of chocolates, or perhaps that late-in-the-evening-just-in-time-I-still-remembered-call. Many of us – and I include myself into this

Take it from me: Your senators want to hear from you!

I’m not sure why, but when ONE asked me to walk into the offices of senators and members of Congress during a lobbying day on Capitol Hill last month, it never once occurred to me to be nervous. In hindsight, my confidence was probably rather premature. I’d never been on Capitol Hill before — for

15 do-gooder actions you can take to support global moms on Mother’s Day

15 do-gooder actions you can take to support global moms on Mother’s Day

In case you’ve forgotten… Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Why not use this year’s Mother’s Day as your big chance to honor mothers all around the world? Dozens of our partner organizations, including (RED), Every Mother Counts and Shot@Life, are mobilizing around the special day to raise awareness around women’s issues. Take a minute to

10 fair trade gift ideas for mom (and a lesson on what ‘fair trade’ means)

10 fair trade gift ideas for mom (and a lesson on what ‘fair trade’ means)

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

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