It’s that time of year again. The world’s most powerful leaders will soon be making their way to Davos for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, where they will spend a week in their mountain conclave discussing the world’s problems. Those problems are mounting up. The Iran crisis has prompted renewed questions about peace, security and stability in the world’s most volatile region. The bushfires in Australia provide a daily reminder of our failure to respond adequately to the...
For more than a decade, Teodorin Obiang, the eldest son of the president of Equatorial Guinea, held a modest government post in his native country that paid him US$80,000 a year. But according to the US Department of Justice, Obiang siphoned off $300 million through corruption and money laundering to finance luxury purchases in the US, including a $30 million seaside mansion in Malibu, California, and a $38.5 million Gulfstream jet. He even purchased Michael Jackson’s Thriller Jacket and...
Ending poverty isn’t about charity or top-down interventions. It’s about ensuring people have the tools to build their own better future, writes Mimi Alemayehou as she joins ONE’s board. Great organizations — whether public, private or non-profit — that operate on a global scale tend to possess some of the same core attributes. They take a long-term view of their mission. They have a can-do mentality, refusing to be daunted by the complexity of the challenges they face. And they...
One of the most fun and rewarding parts of the holiday season is giving gifts that bring joy to people around you. And with the 2019 (RED) SHOPATHON, your holiday shopping can become even more meaningful. It’s (RED)’s fifth annual holiday shopping extravaganza, with over 150 products that all fight AIDS with every purchase. When you shop (RED), you’re helping to save lives. (RED)’s SHOPATHON campaign has generated over $140 million for the Global Fund since it launched in 2015,...
In 2018, 770,000 people died from AIDS-related causes. Malaria is back on the rise, especially among children under 5 years old, who account for two-thirds of all malaria deaths. More than 10 million people contract TB every year, but nearly 40% of those are left undiagnosed. If you don’t live in a community where these diseases are prevalent, they might seem like far away issues — but global health affects everyone. That’s why everyone, everywhere, should play a part to...
HIV/AIDS likely isn’t on the front page of your morning paper—but the crisis is still affecting millions of people worldwide. Thirty years ago, news of HIV/AIDS swept the world. Unsure of what it was, what caused it, and how to stop it, fear and stigma became hallmarks of the epidemic. While many bought into the stigma, others decided to take action. 5B is a documentary following nurses who worked in the first HIV/AIDS ward in the United States, San Francisco General...
A young spice farmer in Zanzibar is on a mission to grow her business and improve her future, one plant at a time. Wearing a pink headscarf and a grey abaya, 24-year-old Khairat Suleiman Ame doesn’t look like your typical Zanzibari farmer. Don’t let looks fool you; she’s ready to get her hands dirty tending to her ginger, turmeric and hibiscus plants. Although many Zanzibari women rely on their husbands for economic support, Khairat has other ideas. “Most of my friends are...
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As a young girl, Christine Amea Manzan would follow her father into his cacao field. After losing her mother, it was up to her father to raise her. She grew up in a rural area of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire, always wanting to stay alongside her father and his crops. When she turned six, her father sent her away to school. Years later, as a teenager, she was again sent away – this time to learn sewing, a “proper skill” for...
In 2017, a group of five Kenyan teenagers, known as “The Restorers,” began an innovative project: developing an app that would combat female genital mutilation (FGM). Their app, I-Cut, helps girls at risk of FGM find rescue centers, while also providing medical and legal advice to those already affected. Their story took the world by storm, getting picked up by news sources worldwide. But, what happened after the buzz, where are they now, and why did the world forget...