DO AGRIC campaign launches at the AU Summit with D’banj, Yaya Toure and Juliani
Last week, we launched our pan-African campaign DO AGRIC at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. We were joined by D’banj, the African Union Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Economy H.E Rhoda...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day: The secret of 3 women farmers’ success
Across Africa, a growing number of women farmers have a secret: incredible success. These women are not just farmers. They are also legal land owners, job creators, house builders, agriculture trainers...
View ArticleThe most powerful Kenyan in the world?
Right now the Kenyan ambassador to the United Nations, Macharia Kamau, is one of the most important people on planet earth. He is in charge of a crucial global process that will determine a new set...
View ArticleJudi’s story: How I escaped child marriage in Kenya
Siegfried Modola is an independent photojournalist and documentary photographer based in East Africa. Find out more about him at his website. Judi Lerumbe. Photo: Siegfried Modola/ONE Judi Lerumbe fled...
View Article10 films from Africa that will change the way you think about poverty
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. Special...
View ArticleWhy the Kenyan announcement on refugees should be reversed—and what we need...
On May 6, the Kenyan government announced it would no longer be hosting refugees, citing reasons including the security threat of Al-Shabaab, the lack of financing and the economic impact of hosting...
View ArticlePatricia’s story: Why this mother wants to create a better future for...
By Patricia Asero Ochieng I found out I was HIV positive in 1990, when I was just 22 years old. I had gone to a local hospital in Nairobi to give birth to my daughter, Consolata, and when I was there...
View ArticleConsolata’s story: “I am ambitious, I am driven, I am HIV positive”
By Consolata Opiyo My name is Consolata Opiyo. I am 25 years old. I am from Nairobi, Kenya and I live in a neighbourhood called Dandora Phase 4. I am ambitious, I am driven, I am HIV positive and I am...
View ArticleIs the Africa Green revolution for tomorrow?
In the last century, the Green Revolution that brought high agriculture productivity as a result of technological advancements in most developing countries did not reach Africa. But there seems to be a...
View ArticleMeet the three 2016 #ONEAfricaAward Finalists!
This year we received hundreds of amazing applications from civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations and other groups from all over Africa. ONE acknowledges and applauds the progress...
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