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Two months after Haiti was devastated by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake, thousands of children and families who were already facing a daily struggle to recover from the disaster now must contend with the rainy season. Save the Children is working to assist survivors and support children as they attempt to rebuild their lives.

This Sunday, MTV will air the documentary “Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro” which features Elizabeth Gore, Jessica Biel, Lupe Fiasco, and others climbing the mountain to raise awareness for the global water crisis.
The ending of the documentary will feature Justin Timberlake who will highlight the UN’s work on the issue. You can read more about the project which airs this Sunday, March 14th at 9/8c here.

ONE is embarking on a listening and learning trip to Senegal, Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya with members of our board and other supporters. Check out this guest post from Papa Madiaw Ndiaye, CEO and founding partner of Advanced Finance & Investment Group (AFIG). In 2004, he was selected as a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum of Davos and then as one of the ‘’Frontier 100 CEOs’’ of the Initiative for Global Development in 2009.

Exciting news!
Last week, we shared with you a letter signed by ONE and a broad coalition of NGOs, faith groups and others urging support for President Obama’s $58.5 billion request for the International Affairs budget.

Jeremy Cowart—a photographer and ONE supporter—just launched a powerful new website that I wanted to share. It’s called Voices of Haiti—and it features a striking new image every day. As Jeremy explains:

Here’s another great post in honor of International women’s Day from our partners at Opportunity International.

Water’s not my favorite beverage, even though I know it’s essential to our lives. It has no taste, no texture, and most importantly for a college student like me, no caffeine. Yet here in the U.S., we can buy watermelon flavored water, filter appliances that make our water taste pure, and even powders or mixes to caffeinate our water. But this is not the case for billions of people around the world. Over 884 million people across the globe don’t even have access to clean water.

ONE is embarking on a listening and learning trip to Senegal, Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya with members of our board and other supporters. Tom Freston checks in from Dakar, Senegal: