The first case of COVID-19 in Kenya was announced in February 2020. After that, an announcement was made on 15 March 2020 that all learning institutions were to be closed to contain the spread of the virus. Physical learning resumed on 4 January 2021. As a result, the school calendar was considered lost, affecting over 18 million students across the country. In Kenya, many aspects of society and the education sector have been dramatically affected. Before the pandemic, Africa had...
Over 1.4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. This is an impressive feat less than 15 months since the start of the pandemic — but we’re still a long way from reaching everyone, everywhere. Countries in North America and Europe have raced ahead, with national coverage as high as 40-50% of the population in some countries. But other parts of the world are struggling to protect even their most vulnerable citizens and frontline health workers. At the start...
Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, BHCPF is a federal and state funded initiative,it is a component of the National Health Act of 2014, which called for better investment within the health sector. It was signed into the 2019 fiscal budget by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018. BHCPF will provide free minimum basic healthcare to the poorest and most vulnerable Nigerians through accredited Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in each of the 36 states and federal capital territory. How many steps has your state...
Being alive in 2021 is another opportunity to cause positive transformations in our areas of interest. The year presents hope and glamour for ONE’s Champions. It is also full of uncertainties, especially following the lessons learned in 2020. Quite a silent year it was; from silencing the guns in Africa to the forced silence on the world economy courtesy of COVID-19. This does not in any way insinuate that the challenges of 2020 are gone. On the contrary, they remain...
The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) has won the 2020 ONE Award, which celebrates African efforts aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world’s blueprint for a better future. Established in Nigeria in 2003, this NGO aims to increase citizen participation in governance processes with a focus on improving the integrity of the public and private sectors.  Motivated by the desire to have a more transparent and accountable government, PPDC focuses on improvements to primary healthcare, primary...
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la jeunesse, la communauté internationale des activistes de ONE a formulé des recommandations sur la manière de garantir que la voix des jeunes soit entendue dans les réponses à la crise multidimensionnelle de COVID-19. En tant qu’activistes de ONE en Afrique et en Europe, notre engagement pour une réponse mondiale a la pandémie est réel. Nous sommes sénégalais·e·s, gambiens, tunisiens, français, et en Afrique comme en Europe, nous avons vu la jeunesse montrer...
Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated each year on 18 July to honour the legacy of one of the greatest campaigners of our time. The day is a global call to action for every individual to use their power to change the world. Madiba is recognised as a symbol of global solidarity and a fierce advocate for social justice. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the call for justice has never been stronger. “Freedom is meaningless if people cannot put food in...
As the voting for this year’s ONE Award commences, we’re looking at the top four finalists who have made it to the final rounds! The ONE Africa Award celebrates African efforts aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world’s blueprint for a better future. SDG targets range from halving extreme poverty, to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education. Working in both Kenya and Malawi, the African Institute For Development Policy (AFIDEP) is an African-led,...
The ONE Africa Award celebrates African efforts aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world’s blueprint for a better future. As the voting for this year’s award commences, we’re looking at the top four finalists who have made it to the final round!  The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) Established in Nigeria in 2003, this NGO aims to increase citizen participation in governance processes with a focus on improving the integrity of the public and private sectors. Read more...
With voting for this year’s ONE Award underway, we’re taking a deeper look at the top four finalists. The ONE Africa Award celebrates African efforts aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world’s blueprint for a better future. SDG targets range from halving extreme poverty, to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education. Working on agriculture and economic growth, Agrisolve engages smallholder female farmers through technical development, access to improved inputs, and technology to attain...