‘Way back when I was in Tent City Toronto, Cathy Crowe of Toronto Disaster Relief Committee told me that they were getting email from squatters across the globe who were requesting to speak not to social workers or activists, but to someone living in Tent City. Tent City Toronto wasn’t a tent city at all, [...]
On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced it would increase lending to low-income countries to help contend with the global economic crisis. The IMF is expected to provide up to $17 billion to these countries through 2014, including up to $8 billion over the next two years. Additionally, the IMF said that these countries [...]
Last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report tracking donor funding for health in low- and middle- income countries. The report notes how Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the wealthy countries of the world, who are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), represents most of the donor funding going toward [...]
Your senators are coming home for August recess, giving you a great opportunity to meet them at their district offices and help advance the fight against global poverty.
Check out ONE’s August recess meetings in your state, and RSVP for the one nearest you.
Over the coming months, the Senate will make critical decisions about helping the [...]
Reuters: Clinton Must Strike the Right Tone in Africa
Reuters writes that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faces a delicate job striking the right tone on her seven-nation trip to Africa next week if she wants to compete against China’s growing influence. Pressing for good governance is seen as important in Africa, but experts said Clinton [...]
Our ONE Campus Challenge students are on the ground in Kenya. Steven Thai reports back:
Another amazing day in Kenya! Today I was able to meet with many people in my age group! Most of the people we were able to meet today were HIV-positive. This was an uplifting experience because most [...]
In Uganda, the name “Makerere” is synonymous with Uganda’s oldest and most prestigious institute of higher learning: Makerere University. The university sits on Makerere Hill and is not only revered for its students’ academic proficiency and health education, but also for the spacious, manicured lawns and modern buildings that constitute this seat of learning.
In [...]
This morning, at 8:30 a.m., I received a phone call. There was a frantic female voice saying, “I need your help!” This was from a woman, with whom I had been classmates for several months during a counseling training program last spring. Apparently, what had happened was that, a former neighbor of hers was beaten [...]
John Sauer of Water Advocates yesterday filmed this short interview with Jae So, the manager of the Water and Sanitation Program with the World Bank. They filmed this iReport at a briefing at the Capitol Building called “Water is Medicine: Why Water and Sanitation Matter to Global Public Health.”
Check it out!
-Chris Scott
Our ONE Campus Challenge students are on the ground in Kenya. Melissa Boles reports back:
Today was spent learning a lot about youth, and visiting a number of facilities that reach out to youth ages 10-21 with HIV counseling and testing, STI treatment, and even male circumcision. The clinics have served over 12,000 women in [...]
Our ONE Campus Challenge students are on the ground in Kenya. Tomas Moreno reports back:
Sorry for not blogging for a day, our time in Kenya has been very hectic. But amongst all of this chaos of going from site to site there has been a lot of hope expressed by the stories of the [...]
Our ONE Campus Challenge students are on the ground in Kenya. Stephanie Parrish reports back:
If I had to sum up the past two days in one sentence, I would say that Kenyan youth and American youth have a lot to learn from each other. I have had the opportunity to interact with some of [...]
Reuters: IMF to Boost Funds, Revamps Lending to Poor Nations
The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it was mobilizing up to $17 billion in new resources to lend to the world’s poorest countries seen most at risk from the global economic crisis. The Fund also said it will temporarily freeze interest rate payments on outstanding [...]
