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  • One Acre Fund

    March 16 2012

    One Acre Fund is an agriculture organization that helps smallholder farmers become more prosperous. Its complete service model includes farm inputs, financing, training, and market facilitation. As of November 2011, it serves over 75,000 smallholder farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi. MORE

  • Bono and K’naan Meet with Somali Minnesotans in Minneapolis, Urge Action on Growing Famine in the Horn of Africa

    July 23 2011

    Bono, U2 lead singer and cofounder of ONE, the global anti-poverty advocacy group, and K'naan, the Somali-born singer and poet, met last evening with members of the Somali community in Minneapolis to discuss the growing famine in the Horn of Africa, where a food crisis is threatening the lives of 11.6 million men, women and children according to the UN. After the meeting, during U2's performance in Minneapolis, Bono and K'naan performed a duet of "Stand by Me" in solidarity with the people of Somalia. Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota are home to the largest concentration of Somalis in the United States.
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  • American Refugee Committee

    April 26 2010

    An international nonprofit bringing together refugees and disaster survivors with people from around the world who want to help them recover and take back control of their lives. MORE

  • Church World Service

    Dec. 16 2009

    Church World Service is the cooperative ministry of 35 Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican denominations working to eradicate hunger and poverty - providing sustainable self-help and development, disaster relief and refugee assistance around the world. MORE

  • Save Africa's Children

    Oct. 22 2009

    Save Africa's Children (SAC) provides direct support and care to orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS, poverty and war throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. SAC partners with individuals, churches, grassroots organizations, government and corporate sectors, endeavoring to build a dynamic, diverse movement to restore hope and a future for Africa's children. MORE

  • “ONE Sabbath 2009-10” Launched to Inspire Action for World’s Poor

    Sept. 16 2009

    ONE today launched "ONE Sabbath 2009-10," a campaign to mobilize people of faith to speak out and take action in the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease. MORE

  • Water.org

    July 22 2009

    Water.org has transformed communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America by providing access to safe water and sanitation. We deliver innovative solutions for long-term success and our WaterCredit Initiative is pioneering sustainable giving.     MORE

  • Senate Has Chance to Bring Clean Water to 100 Million People for the First Time

    July 2 2009

    More than 100,000 ONE members called on Senators to provide first time  clean water and sanitation for the world's poorest people by cosponsoring the Durbin-Corker Water for the World Act of 2009 (S. 624). MORE

  • Carolina for Kibera

    June 22 2009

    Carolina for Kibera (CFK) is an international organization based in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya focused on fighting abject poverty and preventing ethnic violence through sports, education, healthcare. MORE

  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    April 2 2009

    Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, we focus on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, we seek to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. MORE