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Poverty is Sexist – here’s what we can do about it
A map of the big moments we need to influence – click on the markers to explore. Our Poverty is Sexist campaign makes it clear that girls and women are hit hardest by poverty, and millions are being...
View ArticleStrong Girl: Get the lyrics, stand #WithStrongGirls & join the movement!
When eight top female artists from across Africa, superstar music producer Cobhams Asuquo and a team of ONE staff got together in Johannesburg to create ‘Strong Girl’, the song didn’t exist. We had a...
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1 MILLION of you say Poverty is Sexist – and world leaders are listening
Supporters pose for a strengthie with their Poverty is Sexist tattoos at United Against Poverty in Munich. Photo: ONE Since we launched our Poverty is Sexist campaign in March this year, an astounding...
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Follow the Money: real stories of how open data can change lives
All around the world, information is empowering people to ensure that money is being invested in fighting poverty. When citizens can follow the flow of public money, it helps to stifle corruption and...
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The homeless man who turned his life around by offering book reviews instead...
Meet Philani Dladla, a.k.a. the Pavement Bookworm. He’s 24 and lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, and his story is quite incredible. Philani Dladla. Photo: http://facebook.com/jacaranda942 As a...
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ONE Africa Award – finalists announced!
Let’s start with a very big ‘THANK YOU’ to all of the organisations that took time to submit applications for consideration for the eighth ONE Africa Award. We applaud you! We appreciate all of the...
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Meet ONE Africa Award finalist AFRICA!IGNITE from South Africa
Welcome to the blog countdown to the announcement of our 2015 Africa Award Winner! The Africa Award recognises Africa driven and led advocacy efforts that have demonstrated success at community,...
View Article10 films from Africa that will change the way you think about poverty
Did you know that each year, more movies come out of Nigeria’s ‘Nollywood’ than Hollywood? We’ve picked our top 10 films and documentaries from across Africa that you simply have to see. Special...
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Africa: 10 places to go in 2016
The New York Times recently published their annual list of 52 places to go in 2016. Seeing that there have been only a handful of destinations from Africa in the past few years, we decided to put...
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8 African startups leading the way to ending poverty
South African tech writer and speaker Toby Shapshak says that “in Africa, necessity is the mother of invention” and there is certainly a boom in exciting new companies that are tackling vital issues...
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