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On the ground in Liberia
ONE has a team in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital city, where the UN’s High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is meeting this week. Building where the High Level Panel is...
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As a young man growing up in Witbank I dreamed of becoming a musician and using my voice and my music to bring happiness to others. But your voice is even more powerful. Alone we may go unheard, but if...
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ONE Member Meet Up: Monrovia
Earlier this week, ONE met up with 30 of our Liberian members in Monrovia at a local watering hole called Tides, which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. As I reported earlier, we have been in Monrovia the...
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Make yourself heard with ONE’s new ‘You Choose’ campaign says D’banj
This January, two years away from the expiry of the 2000 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the post 2015 agenda has already created a buzz in Monrovia and Johannesburg. As Liberia’s President Ellen...
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ONE and Save the Children connect Liberian youth with MDG 2.0 movers and shakers
This week, ONE and Save the Children gathered close to 200 Liberians, including several Liberian ONE members, at a popular event in Monrovia, which included an exhibition and panel on transparency and...
View ArticleD’banj: “Africans must come together and take control of our own destiny”
ONE member and musician D’banj is our guest blogger today, calling for you to be part of the You Choose campaign. Click here to view the embedded video. I’ve always been passionate about taking...
View ArticleBenni McCarthy wants you on his team
ONE member and Bafana Bafana striker Benni McCarthy has an invitation for you: tell world leaders which global issues they should take urgent action on as part of the You Choose campaign. Click here to...
View ArticleHard talking at the African Mining Indaba
The annual African Mining Indaba is the world’s largest gathering of mining professionals. This year it brought 7500 investors, corporates, government officials, advocates and academics to Cape Town’s...
View ArticleA tribute to Goldie Harvey
Beautiful. Sophisticated. Elegant. Intelligent. Creative. Bold. But above all, humble. I remember meeting Goldie for the first time right after the 2012 Big Brother Africa show had concluded. I had...
View ArticleGuinea’s mining contracts go public
Secret deals and confidential contracts have long characterized Africa’s mining industry. Its history is one of quiet hand shakes and signatures attached to the end of a series of legal provisions that...
View ArticleHip Hop Pantsula says ‘Be a human doing, not a human being’
Musician and ONE member HHP has a special video message for you today. Click here to view the embedded video. Our You Choose campaign launches in Malawi today, where millions more people will be...
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Hugh Masekela: Ask the poor what they really need
The people directly affected by the Millennium Development Goals were not involved in drafting them. This must not happen again. Women farmers in Tanzania. Photo: ONE The United Nations’ high-level...
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Winiko: I am a comedian, but poverty is no fun.
My name is Bon Kalindo, better known as WINIKO. I am a comedian, teacher and social rights activist. Most importantly, I am a Malawian who loves my country. I am supporting ONE’s You Choose campaign...
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Slap Dee: Have your say on how to tackle poverty – even my granny is texting!
Our guest blogger today is musician and ONE member Slap Dee, who helped to launch the You Choose campaign in Zambia this week. In 2000, leaders from 189 nations signed on to the Millennium Development...
View ArticleKenya Decides: What Next for President – Elect, Uhuru Kenyatta?
The real winners of the Kenyan election to me are first and foremost, Kenyans. Kudos for maintaining peace and calm through out the electioneering and election period against all odds and predictions....
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Sisterly advice on oil – start with transparency
Lauren Pfeifer, ONE’s Transparency and Accountability Research Assistant, shares Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s call for transparency and accountability mechanisms in the oil industry of Ghana. Renowned...
View ArticleWhy women’s voices are essential in deciding the next Millennium Development...
This post was originally published in New Vision The day of reckoning has come round yet again. On behalf of the world, the United Nations has set up a process for thinking about the next big thing to...
View ArticleA growing opportunity: investments in African agriculture
Roger Thurow is a ONE agricultural fellow, journalist and author. He was a reporter for The Wall Street Journal for 30 years, 20 of them as a foreign correspondent. He is the author of ‘The Last Hunger...
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You Choose: What people are saying
As the current Millennium Development Goals meet their goal-line in 2015, it’s more important than ever to ensure the world’s poorest people have a say in the development of the next set of goals to...
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Listen to what the world is telling us
Edith Jibunoh, ONE’s director for multilateral institutions, is reporting from the UN High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda in Bali, Indonesia, where she joined a team of ONE members in...
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