One Campaign
Non-profit organisation fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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ONE Campaign (styled as ONE) is an international, non-partisan, non-profit organization advocating for the investments needed to create economic opportunities and healthier lives in Africa. The campaigning organization uses data, grassroots activism, political engagement, and strategic partnerships to get political leaders to support policies and programs that save lives and improve futures.[1]
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Formation | May 16, 2004 |
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Type | Development advocacy |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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Official language | English, French, German, Dutch |
CEO and President | Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli |
Key people | Bono (co-founder); Bobby Shriver (co-founder) |
Website | www.one.org |
ONE was founded in 2004 by Bobby Shriver and Bono along with a coalition of 11 non-profit humanitarian and advocacy organizations; including DATA, Care, World Vision, Oxfam America, and Bread for the World. Funding was provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2007, ONE announced it would be merging with DATA.