Yesterday a new store opened in Cape Town, South Africa – and everything is free.
Street Store has captured the imagination of people instantly. Anyone can come and donate clothes and shoes to the pop-up store, they are sorted and displayed, and homeless people can then pick out items they need.
Being able to choose clothes that fit, in a style and colour we like is something most of us take for granted. But living on the streets often takes this...
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German photojournalist Mario Gerth has captured the incredible, dramatic landscape of northern Ethiopia in this collection of stunning black and white images.
It includes shots taken in the Simien Mountains and the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. Mario trekked more than 350 miles by foot and donkey through one of the Africa’s remotest regions. He found monks praying with 600-year-old Bibles, and farmers and shepherds whose methods haven’t changed in thousands of years.
I trekked in these mountains a few years ago, and...
Our guest bloggers today are Blair Glencorse, Executive Director of the Accountability Lab and Nora Rahimian, an organiser who uses the power of music to effect change.
Hip Co artists performing at the 2013 Hip Co Festival in Liberia. Photo: Morgana Wingward
“If we don’t speak up against the ills in society, who will?” asks Takun J, Liberia’s Hip Co King, in front of thousands of screaming fans at a concert in Monrovia. He then launches into “Police Man” a song about police corruption,...
As today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we thought it was a great opportunity to ask ONE members their best advice for activists working towards this goal.
So we posted a question on our Facebook page. And 287 of you replied.
Now our creative team at ONE are good, but even they couldn’t turn that many responses into a graphic for us to share. So we picked 29 of our favourites, and here’s the result.
Whether you’re a self-proclaimed...
The number of extreme poor in 2030 could be anywhere between 100 million and more than 1 billion. If we want to expedite the end of poverty, we need a Data Revolution.
This graphic shows how international aid to selected African countries has changed over time. You can compare different countries or types of aid by clicking 'Explore data' in the corner of the graphic.
The happiest people in sub-Saharan Africa apparently reside in Angola, which ranks #61 in the UN’s recent World Happiness Report, a 156-nation survey of the world’s happiest countries. Angola’s happiness is on par with that of Eastern Europe, and way below the US (#17) and the UK (#22).
Although that may not seem like great news, there have been some major strides in sub-Saharan Africa’s general feeling of happiness, which 39 out of 50 sub-Saharan African countries participated in over...
Ever wondered how many protests take place around the world? This incredible animated map tracks every known protest since 1979, which adds up to 250 million individual events.
The data is taken from The Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone (GDELT) which tracks international news reports and records protests, violence and changes in military or police posture.
What’s incredible is the increase in activity over time. These are the protests happening in December 1983.
And this is February 2012.
The map is tracking...
In partnership with One Acre Fund, we are following Anne, a smallholder farmer from Kenya, for a whole growing season. From planting to harvest, we will check in every month to see what life is really like for a farmer in rural Kenya. Written by Hailey Tucker.
L-R: Loice Wachiye, Leah Wachiye, Joshua Wachiye Agnes Makokha, Anne and Phanice Wangila take a break from harvesting. Many of Anne’s family members and neighbours came to help her harvest. Photo: Hailey Tucker
It’s a...
By Hannah Elansary, ONE US marketing intern
Ricky Lee Gordon at work on a new mural. Photo: oxeloskateboards.com
Ricky Lee Gordon is on a quest to prove that art can make a difference. His artwork has been exhibited all over the world from the Gambia to New York, and featured on the BBC and National Geographic alongside world-famous graffiti artist Banksy.
Inspired by his hometown of Cape Town, South Africa, his creative alter ego Freddy Sam is a forever-young, fearless romantic who still...