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!
Transparency
If you want to have a REAL scare this Halloween, check out our list of the most SHOCKING global poverty facts that we're willing to bet you didn't know.
A lot of global development news broke in 2014. With the help of ONE's excellent policy team, we rounded up the most important findings of the year, from nutrition to energy. Scroll through to catch up on facts you may have missed.
We just launched a new report with this shocking fact: at least one trillion dollars is siphoned out of poor countries EACH year, robbing governments of valuable resources that could be used to fund the fight against extreme poverty, disease and hunger.
Why is this happening exactly? These 3 facts sum it up.
Ever wondered where the profits from dodgy deals and crime end up? Here are eleven places that have been used to hide ill-gotten gains. As we launch a new campaign to stop the Trillion Dollar Scandal that deprives poor countries of more than $1 trillion a year, we’re digging into the web of secrecy that makes it all possible.
Our guest bloggers today are Blair Glencorse, Executive Director of the Accountability Lab and Nora Rahimian, an organiser who uses the power of music to effect change.
Hip Co artists performing at the 2013 Hip Co Festival in Liberia. Photo: Morgana Wingward
“If we don’t speak up against the ills in society, who will?” asks Takun J, Liberia’s Hip Co King, in front of thousands of screaming fans at a concert in Monrovia. He then launches into “Police Man” a song about police corruption,...