In order to make a difference, we must be the change we wish to see in this world. ONE Champions do just that — they are global activists who are working today to create a better world for tomorrow. They are a strong and vibrant group of volunteers who work to support ONE Africa’s advocacy work via lobbying, recruiting, and supporting the ONE mission.
In order to grow that amazing team and further their efforts, ONE has just launched recruitment...
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The socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 crisis is real. Beyond the deaths and hardships caused by the coronavirus, the pandemic is also devastating livelihoods and disrupting the movement of people, goods, and services.
Virtually every sector that contributes to economic growth is affected: health, education, transport, environment, infrastructure, hospitality, tourism, entertainment, construction, manufacturing, transport, agriculture, and wholesale and retail trade, among others.
With limited public resources to combat the pandemic, the global economy is struggling to achieve positive growth rates and...
ONE Champion Felix Brian Onyango shares why it’s important to raise up the voices of today’s youth.
International Youth Day on 12 August gives an opportunity to celebrate and bring to the forefront young peoples’ voices, actions, and initiatives, as well as their meaningful, universal, and equitable engagement. The theme of International Youth Day 2020 is “Youth Engagement for Global Action,” which aptly highlights the ways in which the engagement of young people at the local, national, and global levels...
In light of the current global pandemic, Hewan Berhane, a ONE Champion in Africa, is sharing why COVID-19 is the wake up call we all need to take global action.
Exasperating; is it not? The overwhelming spread of a virus in all corners of the world. How do we stop it? We will stick to the World Health Organization’s recommendations. But here is another essential question to ask: What is our take away from this health crisis?
Our reaction during the...
Philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa is a special envoy for the African Union. We interviewed him as as part of our #PassTheMic series. Here’s some of what he had to say in the interview.
From Africa’s perspective, we have to tackle the problem both globally and continentally.
Africa is 54 sovereign countries, so its leaders have formed an executive committee that meets every two weeks to review how the continent and the countries within it are tackling the problem.
We’ve also got to realise...
As ONE global activist from Africa and Europe, our commitment to global action is real. We are Senegalese, Gambian, Tunisian, French, and in Africa and in Europe. We have seen youth show their bravery and undertake many actions in solidarity during this pandemic. Our conversations about the management of this multifactorial crisis have highlighted the increase in solidarity within our local communities. This has inspired us to write to a diverse and changing youth.
The mobilisation of young people in...
Eseosa Iyagbaye, a ONE Champion in Nigeria, has a message for young people on why they need to get involved in activism.
Many people may believe that we are all propelled towards contributing to societal change or that we all have social causes we are passionate about. But it is not that simple. Although it may seem like a thing common, not everyone is currently moved towards pursuing a socially oriented cause, nor does everyone possess an area of passion.
Some...
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la jeunesse, la communauté internationale des activistes de ONE a formulé des recommandations sur la manière de garantir que la voix des jeunes soit entendue dans les réponses à la crise multidimensionnelle de COVID-19.
En tant qu’activistes de ONE en Afrique et en Europe, notre engagement pour une réponse mondiale a la pandémie est réel. Nous sommes sénégalais·e·s, gambiens, tunisiens, français, et en Afrique comme en Europe, nous avons vu la jeunesse montrer...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire globe and continues to alter life as we know it. But as COVID-19 cases soar in Europe, the United States, Brazil, and India, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa remain comparatively low. With a population of 1.2 billion and weak health infrastructure, experts feared that COVID-19 would severely impact the entire continent of Africa. Speculation is growing that Africa’s youth bulge and warmer climate could help spare most African countries from the worst...
Google the words “African Union” and you will find two out of the four top questions are “What is the purpose of the African Union?” and “Why was the African Union formed?” The answers? The African Union (AU) was formed for times like these – a global moment that requires global collaboration. The AU was formed to increase cooperation and integration of African states to drive Africa’s growth and economic development.
With a crisis of a century such as the...