Foreign assistance is an incredible US legacy, lifting millions of people out of poverty and giving them the resources they need to lead healthy, thriving lives – the lives ONE believes everyone, everywhere deserves a chance to live. But foreign assistance 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 and building on the support foreign assistance provides, eventually reducing the...
Our elected officials hold a lot of power so don’t forget we’re the ones that give it to them! Before you exercise that power at the polls, here are a few things to keep in mind. Make a plan This one seems obvious, but it is important you don’t just talk the talk about voting. Get out there and make it happen in-person or via mail in ballot. Each state has different guidelines, so check your voter registration status ASAP and create...
Barb Barrar has been a ONE activist from the very start – since May 16, 2004, the day ONE was launched in Philadelphia. On ONE’s 20th birthday, we chatted with Barb about her first 20 years as an activist – and what she hopes to see in the next!
Janet Kallon is an auditor, activist, entrepreneur – and a 2023 Mandela Washington Fellow. She calls Sierra Leone home but, for the month of August, she worked out of ONE’s Washington, D.C. office as part of her fellowship, which champions young African leaders.  Learn more about Janet, in her own words:  Q: Tell us a little about yourself!  I’m Janet, and I’m from Sierra Leone. I’ve been a dedicated advocate for 10 years! In my day job I help provide audits and...
Like many American families, Misty Uribe, ONE’s regional organizer for the South, piled her daughters into the car for a summer road trip. Perhaps unlike other families, though, their journey was not just with the goal of taking a vacation. Misty and her family drove from North Carolina to Texas to help achieve another goal – saving millions of lives through PEPFAR. She shares some highlights from her Road Trip for PEPFAR Reauthorization: North Carolina We kicked off our road trip...
A new report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) found that HIV/AIDS can be ended as a public health threat by 2030 but only with continued effort from world leaders to keep up the fight. We have the tools and resources to make it happen – we need the political will to see it through. As @Tom_at_ONE notes: "The world could end AIDS if it chose to." 2/4 https://t.co/miRfT6RTbr — ONE in America (@ONEinAmerica) July 13, 2023 The...
When it comes to the fight to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, ONE activists never rest! Here’s what they’ve been up to in June: Summit Camp 100 ONE activists traveled to Washington, DC for the ONE Power Summit, the first time the annual event has been held in person since before the pandemic. Our activists had 156 meetings on Capitol Hill, urging Members of Congress and their staff to reauthorize PEPFAR, the HIV/AIDS-fighting program that has helped save...