{"id":21484,"date":"2014-05-22T17:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.one.org\/international\/?post_type=one_press&p=21484"},"modified":"2014-05-22T17:00:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T17:00:31","slug":"one-is-10","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/ca\/press\/one-is-10\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE is 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Digital anthology highlights the remarkable progress made in the global fight against extreme poverty in the last decade<\/em><\/p>\n

More than 4 million members around the world<\/em><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON\u2014 Today, The ONE Campaign launched \u201c10 Years Together<\/a>\u201d, an interactive timeline created by award-winning production house Wondros<\/strong> that combines images, video and text from some of the key moments throughout ONE\u2019s last 10 years \u2013 from Nelson Mandela\u2019s landmark \u201cMake Poverty History\u201d speech in London\u2019s Trafalgar Square in 2005 and the creation of ONE’s division (RED) in 2006, to the 2014 music video, \u201cCocoa na Chocolate,\u201d featuring 19 of Africa\u2019s top recording artists urging their leaders to invest in agriculture.<\/p>\n

On May 16, 2004, in a ceremony at Philadelphia\u2019s Liberty Bell \u2013 one of the world\u2019s enduring symbols of freedom \u2013 ONE was born, launched by a diverse group of American, European and African activists, students and faith leaders, musicians, sports stars and politicians from left, right and center. They were all inspired by the belief that one voice, coming together with many others, can change the world.<\/p>\n

Michael Elliott<\/strong>, President and CEO of ONE, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our first decade, ONE has brought together millions of activists around the world committed to the belief that where you live shouldn\u2019t determine whether you live.<\/p>\n

We are proud that our advocacy has played a part in the collective progress that has been made over the years\u2014from cutting malaria deaths in half in 13 countries in Africa to increasing the number of people globally on lifesaving HIV\/AIDS medications from 300,000 in 2002 to nearly 10 million today. Working with partners from all over the world, we have proved that together we are so much stronger than the sum of our parts.<\/p>\n

We know we can make change happen, but our work is not done. Let us continue to fight poverty, injustice and gross inequality; let us be that \u201cgreat generation\u201d Nelson Mandela spoke of nine years ago in Trafalgar Square and bring an end to extreme poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamie Drummond<\/strong>, co-founder of ONE, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cONE is entirely a product of those who inspire us, fired by the same ideals: Desmond Tutu [ONE\u2019s International Patron], Zackie Achmat and Noerina Kaleeba on AIDS, Zie Gariyo, Ndungane Nyerere on debt, Bill and Melinda Gates on malaria and vaccines, George Soros, Mo Ibrahim and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on fighting corruption, and above all Nelson Mandela and now Pope Francis on the fundamental fight against the injustice of extreme poverty.<\/p>\n

We all believe injustice in the world is a preventable, treatable condition, one that can be cured by dealing with an underlying malaise \u2013 something called apathy. ONE is an experiment in anti-apathy on a global scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

The timeline features an exclusive animation film by award-winning artists Oliver Jeffers <\/strong>and Mac Premo, <\/strong>highlighting the fact that the number of people who live in extreme poverty worldwide has been cut in half in just over two decades. If current trends continue, the world could see virtually the end of extreme poverty by 2030. But this will not happen if we do not redouble efforts to fight inequality, apathy, and corruption, as Bono outlined in his 2013 TED talk<\/a>\u2014highlights of which are on the \u201c10 Years Together<\/a>\u201d site.<\/p>\n

Among other work, over the last decade ONE and its members, working with wonderful partners, have:<\/p>\n