Jamie Drummond, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The ONE Campaign, said:

“GSMA’s recognition of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development is a boon to the fight against extreme poverty. Through those handy mobile devices we can accelerate efforts to ensure that once marginalised young people around the world become a movement of empowered local scorekeepers, keeping check that their leaders are meeting these ambitious targets. That’s pretty m-Powerful. Mats Granyrd and the GSMA have engineered sector-wide support – a global industry first for the new Global Goals. We hope that others now quickly follow their lead.”

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ONE is a campaigning and advocacy organisation of more than 7 million people taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. Not politically partisan, we raise public awareness and press political leaders to combat AIDS and preventable diseases, increase investments in agriculture and nutrition, and demand greater transparency in poverty-fighting programmes. To learn more, go to ONE.org.