Changing Poverty, Changing Policies (National Poverty Center Series on Poverty and Public Policy)
ONE (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
We’ve just received word that markup of the Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act (S.1524) which was scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed due to tomorrow’s memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas. The hope is to hold the markup next Tuesday, November 17. We’ll keep you posted with any new developments.
ONE (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
The Wall Street Journal: The Berlin Wall of Aid: When Will It Fall? (Op-Ed) In light of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall today, co-author of “The Aid Trap: Hard Truths About Ending Poverty,” Glenn Hubbard, questions why top-down economic development in Africa – or the “Berlin Wall of Aid” as he [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
This evening at 9pm EST, Oprah and CNN are joining for a special program about “Say You’re One of Them”, a collection of 5 short stories, each told from the perspective of a child from a different African country. The book’s author, Uwem Akpan, will also participate. The event will be broadcast live on CNN.com [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Last week, ONE member Dianna Grobstein wrote about an event hosted by TOMS Shoes in Whittier, California. TOMS Shoes, which aims to provide shoes for children in need, was also profiled on the CBS Evening News recently. You can check out the segment below, and learn more about TOMS Shoes here.
ONE (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Over the weekend, CNN ran this interesting segment about an effort to bringing more solar light installations to East Africa. The organization spotlighted is called Solar Light for Africa and was founded by Retired Episcopal Bishop Alden Hathaway in 1997. Clip below:
ONE (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
This weekend I had the opportunity to join Pittsburgh PA ONE Members for their annual monthly meeting. It was really inspiring to listen to the ideas flowing out of this group! We discussed many different topics including the upcoming screening in Pittsburgh of the award-winning film Youssou N’dour: I Bring What I Love. [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Last week I posted on the Living Proof Project’s photo gallery detailing efforts to protect children against rotavirus in Nicaragua. This photo gallery, I think, serves as an interesting companion piece. It tracks the rotavirus vaccine’s journey from a manufacturing plant in Lansdale, Pennsylvania to a clinic in Pantasma, Nicaragua. It’s an excellent visualization [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Our friends at 1GOAL report on several meetings Jessica Alba held with Speaker Pelosi, the Obama administration, and Secretary Hillary Clinton. As we’ve written about before, 1GOAL is a campaign focused around the 2010 World Cup to provide education for all children. You can read more about 1GOAL here, and their report of the meetings [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
In Zambia, a rainy season has raised fears of a cholera outbreak. To help prevent a cholera outbreak, UNICEF and its partners have launched a new advocacy campaign called “Your Life is in Your Hands.” The key to the campaign’s effectiveness, according to UNICEF, is that it relies on peer-to-peer advocacy, meaning that children and [...]
New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
Source: NLJ.com, November 6, 2009. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp State Department Official Worked on Behalf of Pakistan Immediately Before Taking Job "Newly filed lobbying disclosure documents show that Robin Raphel, the State Department's nonmilitary aid coordinator for Pakistan, attended meetings to help Pakistan craft lobbying strategy less...
John's Labour blog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Picture is from today’s West Ham Labour Party stall in Green Street, E7. Our local MP Lyn Brown (left of pic) is shown with local Party activists. We were handing out leaflets about the introduction of free school meals for all Newham Primary school children. This is a very welcome Labour Government and Newham Council anti-poverty initiative that I think will make a real difference. It’s...
ONE (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Yesterday a team of ONE members, interns and staff delivered our Upgrade Aid petition with more than 45,000 signatures from ONE members across the country. We were well-received in every office we visited, reflecting the bipartisan nature of the bill we support: S.1524, the Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act. This bill will give USAID, the [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
ONE is turning to its community of artists, friends, members and staff for their top picks on creative works that have enhanced their knowledge and understanding of the richness of African culture and arts. Today we have a recommendation from Vusi Mahlasela: Two years ago, I met an inspired young South African named Fred Swaniker at [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
If you watched Bill and Melinda Gates’ “Impatient Optimists” presentation, you probably remember this discussion about rotavirus, and the deadly impact it can have on children: The Living Proof Project also has this great corresponding photo gallery documenting clinics in Managua and Pantasma, Nicaragua where great progress is being made in the administering of rotavirus vaccines....
ONE (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Les Roberts, Clinical Associate Professor at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health has worked extensively in countries ranging from Zimbabwe to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today he writes about a lesser-known country– the Central African Republic: The Central African Republic (CAR) is a little known nation in the middle of Africa with a [...]
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patrickguillard | 05/16/2008
Around 200 Europeans on the front line of the battle against social exclusion will today meet EU and national policy makers in Brussels for a direct dialogue
patrickguillard | 12/12/2007
The € 17 million campaign aims to reaffirm the EU's commitment to making a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty by 2010.
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