In today’s “post-truth” world, educating ourselves about important issues and finding varied and reliable information sources is as critical as ever. Recent events across the globe coupled with how we obtain, share, and replicate news of these events demands we step up and seek out quality sources of information about our world and what is happening in it.
Documentaries have the power to educate.
Documentary films are an in-depth and informative resource which are a perfect platform to create dialogue....
Culture
Conversations with strangers have become much easier, and I am more confident about sharing my own opinion on matters around international development.
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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.
The idea of a meal of turkey or ham with all the trimmings is synonymous for many of us over the holiday period, but have you ever wondered what our fellow citizens around the world are going to be tucking in to on Christmas day?
As the new Global Goals start to sink in, it is exciting to appreciate how they are linked to some wisdom that has been passed on for many generations through African proverbs. Here is a sneak peak in to some of our favourites!
Music can hold real power for positive change. When songs of protest and inspiration hit the mood of the time just right, they have helped change laws, free the innocent and end wars!
The new movie Suffragette tells the story of the vote for women in the UK – but what are the big global issues in the quest for gender equality today? We run through the biggest present-day challenges to Global Goal number 5.
Here at ONE we know that actions speak louder than words. Over 1 million people have taken action with us so far this year to tell world leaders that poverty is sexist and it's time to put girls and women at the heart of the development agenda. When you invest in women and girls, they are able to pull themselves and their entire communities out of poverty.
Africa is a beautiful and varied continent, but going by what you see from the majority of photographs in the media, you’d be forgiven for thinking all that existed in each of its 54 countries was never ending savannahs and endless safaris.
This year a brilliant hashtag erupted on social media – #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou – which aimed to break the perception that all African countries were the same – affected by poverty, war and hunger – and boy were the...