On September 26th, you could be one of 60,000 global citizens listening to Pearl Jam, Beyoncé, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran in New York City’s Central Park.
The 2015 Global Citizen Festival is at a SUPER important time for the international development community, as the Global Goals will be announced the day before at the United Nations. As we fight to end extreme poverty by 2030, these goals will help shape the international development agenda and serve as the key targets...
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Steamed Bread (Ujeqe)
Ingredients
4 Cups of flour
Half a teaspoon of salt
½ to ¾ of a packet of instant yeast
4 tablespoons of sugar
1 ½ cups water, warm or cold but not hot and more as needed (mine used just under 2 cups)
Directions
Mix ingredients until combined
Coat dough in 2 tablespoons of oil
Cover and let rise for an hour, preferably in a warm place
Fill the bottom of a large pot with one inch of water and bring to a boil
Place dough in a...
Malala Day (Malala’s birthday) is this Sunday, July 12th. She is turning 18 and she is done with wishes. Instead of the birthday greetings, cake, balloons, gifts, parties, new clothes, special songs or any other celebratory birthday rituals practiced around the world, Malala wants action. Specifically, Malala wants you to support the cause she almost died fighting for: access to education for everyone.
The shocking truth is that world leaders have the money to fully fund primary AND secondary education around the...
Crowds gather for the Make Poverty History march on July, 2005 in Edinburgh. Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images.
10 years ago today world leaders met at Gleneagles for the 31st G8 summit. This summit was a HUGE deal for organisations like ONE: a moment for the world to take a stand against poverty and make real commitments to those people living in extreme poverty.
The Make Poverty History campaign had reached its peak, with rallies and concerts attended by millions all over the world chiming...
Senegal
For the past week, Twitter has been addictive for those with wanderlust or simply curiosity about the world due to the trending hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou. Do a quick Google search and you will see why the visual venture went viral: stunning photography of vibrant and varied landscapes, joyful glimpses into daily life across the continent, and proud displays of diverse cultures, architecture, art and fashion.
Started by 22 year old Somali Twitter user Diana Salah and a friend, the hashtag has generated...
Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We can always use someone to look us in the eyes and to tell us we can do it! This past May, one lucky group of college graduates listened to the incredible Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as their commencement speaker.
The author of three powerful novels and recipient of myriad awards, the Nigerian writer gave a speech detailing her life growing up, her struggles with sexism, her embrace of feminism, and, most recently, the kidnapping of her father.
Her advice? Take...
Mothers wait in line for post-natal care at a clinic in Senegal. Photo credit: Jonathan Torgovnik/Images of Empowerment
Lack of access to modern forms of energy – or energy poverty – has both direct and indirect harmful effects on health and medical care facilities in sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, more than 30 percent of clinics and hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa, serving approximately 255 million people, are without electricity. Here are 6 surprising ways that energy poverty affects the health care system and puts lives...
Africa is a huge continent made up of 54 countries and over a billion people. But did you know that in Ethiopia, clocks are upside down with our 6:00 at their 12:00? This and 12 other incredible facts are sure to turn you into the captain at your next trivia tournament.
The view of Morocco from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar.
1. Africa and Europe are separated by less than 9 miles at the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Spain from Morocco....
This is a photo series from photographer, Darren Ornitz. He is based out of Brooklyn, NY and working as a freelancer for Reuters, his work has been published in the New York Times, Travel + Escape, Afar, and by various other publications and NGO’s.
116 million girls aged 15 to 24 in developing countries have never completed primary education, or have in some instances never attended school, which drastically hampers their chances of rising out of poverty. What Darren Orntiz does...
The craft of cheese-making has been thriving in one region of the Congo, dubbed the ‘Switzerland of Africa’.
David McNair is an award-winning reporter and editor based in Charlottesville, Va. He runs the hyper-local news site The DTM and his fiction has appeared inVirginia Quarterly Review. A version of this was published on Take Part.
In the lush hills of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, an unusual craft practiced in the Masisi Mountains is thriving despite decades of war: fine cheese-making.
Known in...