Every person’s voice has the power to make a huge difference in the world, including in the fight to end extreme poverty. When you connect with your representatives, you are letting them know what changes you want to see in the world and telling them to make it happen.
Here are just four of the ways you can contact your officials and make your voice heard:
1. Call them
Picking up the phone and calling your elected official is a great way...
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Megan Gieske is a storyteller and photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
In Morocco, high in the Atlas mountains, a group of women is active in their own personal and professional development. Here, at rug company Illuminate Collective, the mainly female team works towards the goals of preserving Moroccan art, culture, and people.
Rugs are a tradition hundreds of years old in Morocco. Today, they’re dyed with color worthy of Chefchaouen, “The Blue City” of Morocco. Their modern design can...
By Tichaona Jongwe. Photos courtesy of Role Model Caregivers.
In Niger state, malaria is so endemic that, on World Malaria Day in 2016, State Commissioner of Health Dr. Jibril Mustapha revealed that the disease kills 19,500 children under the age of 5 in the state every year. But a small group of unpaid heroes is working to become a vanguard against the disease’s spread.
The group, called Role Model Caregivers (RMC), are paid nothing but a small transport stipend. Together, they...
On April 19, former President George W. Bush presented ONE co-founder Bono with the first-ever George W. Bush Medal for Distinguished Leadership at an event in Dallas, Texas.
While widely viewed as strange bedfellows, Bono and President Bush have worked closely together for years in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
During a visit to the White House in 2002, Bono lobbied the president to lend financial support to organizations that were fighting the AIDS crisis in developing nations. President Bush soon launched PEPFAR...
In a large, empty-looking house on a hill in Hargeisa, Somaliland, Nejuu is preparing dinner for her “babies.” The veterinary student cuts up a kilo of red meat and places chunks of it on a plate.
“Careful! They’re going to go crazy when they see it,” Nejuu says as she opens the kitchen door and walks out into the large yard. A second later, two young cheetahs emerge from the shadows and shoot towards her at breakneck speed, halting and...
Here at ONE, we’re in favor of foreign aid. (Maybe you’ve heard.) But foreign aid isn’t the only tool in America’s arsenal to fight global extreme poverty. Private sector investment in developing countries can be a transformative influence, creating much needed economic growth — but right now, it’s really underused.
Enter the BUILD Act.
What is the BUILD Act?
The Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act (BUILD) Act is an innovative way of putting private-sector dollars to work...
Throughout history, many inventions have undoubtedly helped women. Everything from birthing kits, to video technology, to agricultural developments, and so much more have helped women thrive and fight for better, more equal lives. Among all the great products that have impacted women around the world, there is an unsung hero: the bicycle. You might be thinking: What do bikes have to do with gender equality? As it turns out, a whole lot! The long journey of the bicycle, originally...
Story and photos by David Meffe
Somewhere in a garden-enclosed office on the outskirts of Kabale, Uganda, Faith Tushabe sits in an office scattered with binders and books. Tushabe is the Executive Director of the African International Christian Ministry, a Ugandan NGO that works with local indigenous communities to build self-reliance through poverty reduction, education, food security, shelter improvement, and sensitisation on human rights.
The NGO works especially closely with Batwa communities in Southwestern Uganda, where minority status leads to...
Across 37 African countries, from the grassy savannas to the towering forests, herds of African elephants can be found roaming in their natural habitats. These massive and intelligent creatures are essential to the continent in multiple ways. Without them, drastic changes could occur to local ecosystems and to local human communities. Unfortunately, they currently face immense danger at the hands of hunting and poaching.
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Elephant hunting has long occurred around the world. In...
There is nowhere on earth where women have the same opportunities as men, but the gender gap is wider for women living in poverty.
Poverty is sexist. And we won’t stand by while the poorest women are overlooked.
Want to take action? Sign our open letter to world leaders here.
Want to show your support? Download these free wallpapers created exclusively for the Poverty is Sexist campaign by talented female illustrators from around the world:
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