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ONE Applauds Senate Introduction of the Energize Africa Act
The Energize Africa Act, like the Electrify Africa Act that passed the House, is a transformative piece of legislation that would help millions of people access the electricity necessary to run hospitals, schools, factories, farms, and businesses.
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Let us continue to fight poverty, injustice and gross inequality; let us be that “great generation” Nelson Mandela spoke of nine years ago in Trafalgar Square and bring an end to extreme poverty.
ONE Welcomes G7 Summit News on Extractives Transparency
This is a particularly salient message given recent efforts by some oil companies to undermine the global move toward project-level reporting in the US.
ONE Welcomes Bipartisan Senate Food Aid Reform Bill
When millions of lives are on the line due to a shortage of food, these reforms will ensure that the generosity of the American people will reach more people, more quickly, and at a lower cost.
ONE Joins Forces with Ghana, Yale, & IBM to Fight Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV
“We believe this union of medical and technological expertise, along with high-level political commitment, can save and improve countless lives and serve as a model for tackling mother-to-child transmission of HIV elsewhere.”
ONE Kicks Off Vaccine Campaign Ahead of World Cup
Just as teams from six continents are coming together to compete on a level playing field, GAVI is also a story about the world coming together.
ONE Applauds Historic House Passage of the Electrify Africa Act, Urges Senate Action
The Electrify Africa Act is a transformative piece of legislation that would help Africa provide electricity to 50 million people for the first time.
Akon & ONE Launch Social Media Incubator at USC to Fight Energy Poverty
The #PowerProject Campaign Lab offers students the chance to submit digital campaign ideas in support of ONE’s mission to fight extreme poverty.
ONE Applauds Confirmation of Dr. Deborah Birx as US Global AIDS Coordinator
The ONE Campaign welcomes the confirmation of Dr. Deborah Birx to serve as US Global AIDS Coordinator, a position that leads America’s life-saving PEPFAR program and oversees its important partnership with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
ONE Tells US Senate: Electricity Access is Key to African Growth and Prosperity
Tom Hart, US Executive Director of The ONE Campaign, told members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee today that the issue of energy access in sub-Saharan Africa “impacts nearly all aspects of human development including health, agriculture, education, economic growth, and poverty reduction.”
Tullow Oil Sets New Standard for Transparency
Tullow Oil PLC has today set a new standard for transparent disclosure of payments to governments, becoming the world’s first extractive company to publish details of payments, on a project-by-project basis, in all countries where they are made.
Gender Gap Holds Back Africa’s Women Farmers: New report from ONE and The World Bank
Tackling the pervasive inequality faced by women farmers across Africa is critical if the continent is to reduce poverty, boost economic growth and feed its growing population says a new report published today by the World Bank Group and The ONE Campaign.