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Seven graphics that explain energy poverty and how the US can do much more
This blog post was originally published on the Center for Global Development’s website. By Todd Moss and Madeleine Gleave. 1. Energy poverty is an endemic and crippling problem; nearly 600 million...
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Early marriage and poverty: Why we must break the cycle
By Lorriann Robinson, ONE UK Policy & Advocacy Manager Every year, more than 13 million girls marry before their 18th birthday. These girls overwhelmingly come from the world’s poorest countries,...
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Energy poverty: A part of life, a threat to life
Former ONE Global Policy Director Edith Jibunoh shares her experience living in rural Nigeria, where limited access to electricity was both a part of life, and a threat to it, too. A part of life...
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10 Ways to remember Nelson Mandela – this week and every week
How will you remember Nelson Mandela? There are many ways to commemorate the life and struggle of a remarkable man. We’ve come up with ten – but we’d like to hear what your plans are. Friday July 18 is...
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Help South Sudan survive hunger and malnutrition
This blog post was written by Aimee Ansari, Country Director, CARE South Sudan. 1-year-old Nyang Kur was forced to flee her home in South Sudan with her mother and brothers. Now, the family of five are...
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Want to help stop the Ebola virus? Here’s how.
10 organizations you can support right now to fight the spread of Ebola In the face of the worst Ebola virus outbreak on record, the international community has rallied around critical efforts to stop...
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How can I really help?
There are lots of ways for Americans to lend a hand to people in developing nations. Here’s how to find some that work. By Vince Beiser, TakePart World. Fair-trade shoes made in Africa. (Photo:...
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Five books to read over Labor Day weekend
Now that summer is almost at an end, cash in on your summer reading list this weekend with one or more of these great books about development and fighting poverty. Got a favorite book along these...
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Got 3 minutes? Find out how secrecy & corruption hurt the world’s poorest
ONE just launched a new report with this shocking fact: at least one trillion dollars is siphoned out of poor countries EACH year, robbing governments of valuable resources that could be used to fund...
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Members take action for vaccines & call The White House!
ONE members all across the country have taken action this week by calling The White House to ask President Obama to increase funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance! We love it when members take action...
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World AIDS Day report: 3 Ways to accelerate progress
The world has made incredible progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS—adding millions more people to life-saving treatment, gradually reducing the rate of new HIV infections, contributing more...
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Michael Gerson: A global conspiracy of health
ONE Fellow Michael Gerson reflects on the success of vaccines. This piece originally appeared in the Washington Post. [Photo Credit: Gavi/Evelyn Hockstein] In the category of stunning, heartening,...
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It’s a no-brainer: fighting Ebola and saving children’s lives
This piece is excerpted and edited from the original post in the Lancet Global Health Blog. Ebola has generated news around the world as an unprecedented global health crisis requiring urgent global...
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9 Reasons why this is the age of miracles
This year, we can do something remarkable: make what was once miraculous commonplace. In a piece for TIME, I’ve written that I believe we live in the age of miracles. You can read the piece here. These...
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2015 Gates Annual Letter: Our Big Bet for the Future
By Bill and Melinda Gates Fifteen years ago, the two of us made a bet. We started our foundation in 2000 with the idea that by backing innovative work in health and education, we could help billions of...
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Why I think 2015 is going to be momentous
Miranda Wolford is one of the 15-year-old activists taking action in 2015 to #DemandBetter from our leaders and to build the world she wants to live in. With the goals for our world’s future on the...
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Fact of the day: We can thwart malaria once and for all
This is the fourth in a series of 15 facts over 15 days that we will be sharing with you to get you up to speed on what’s at stake in 2015. In 2013, about 198 million people contracted malaria...
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Photos: Capturing the history of South Sudan
At the end of last year, National Geographic headed to South Sudan, where they hosted a photo camp for young photographers in the area. What resulted is stunning. 20 young adults from across South...
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Poverty is sexist
Poverty is sexist. We think it’s about time someone said it. No matter how you cut it – socially, economically, legally – girls and women in the poorest countries are being denied the chance to reach...
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US federal budget: Terms and concepts explained
Photo credit: Wikimedia commons Your go-to guide for terms and concepts necessary to the US federal budget: Budget Resolution – A very simple document that gives Congress’s budget plan. It includes how...
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