Nameless: Use the opportunity to say no to hunger and yes to food security
Kenyan Music legend David Mathenge, AKA Nameless, popped into the Big Brother Africa house via video this morning to remind the house mates to keep staying hungry for change. Watch his message here:...
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A little swagger, a lot of heart: ONE Ambassador Prezzo
Meet Prezzo, a rapper from Kenya with a big heart, great style and a positive attitude. He just won second place on the latest season of Big Brother Africa, earning him a gig as a ONE Ambassador,...
View Article2012 ONE Africa Award: Saving a Forest While Developing a Community
The first 2012 ONE Africa Award finalist we’re proud to profile on the blog is Muliru Farmers Conservation Group (MFCG), based in western Kenya. Founded in 1997 and formally registered as a Community...
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4 African programs that are lifting HIV-positive people out of poverty
For this World AIDS Day, ONE agriculture expert Kelly Hauser highlights four stellar agriculture programs that are working to improve the incomes and nutrition of people living with HIV and their...
View ArticleKenya Decides: What Next for President – Elect, Uhuru Kenyatta?
The real winners of the Kenyan election to me are first and foremost, Kenyans. Kudos for maintaining peace and calm through out the electioneering and election period against all odds and predictions....
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African solutions to African challenges
This post is by ONE Chief Executive Officer Michael Elliott and was originally published on the Skoll World Forum website. In 2008, ONE launched its first call for applications for the newly created...
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UWAZI KWA AFRICA! The Open Government Partnership takes root in Africa
Is the Open Government Partnership (OGP) taking root in Africa? How can we build on initial successes and meet national commitments to open governance? These were the questions dominating discussion...
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Farming in Africa: time to debunk some myths
Our guest blogger today is Mercy Karanja, Senior Program Officer and Senior Regional Advisor to East Africa for Agricultural Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She grew up on a...
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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...
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International 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...
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The 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...
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Judi’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...
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Why 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...
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Patricia’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...
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Consolata’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...
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Is 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...
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Meet 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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