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World AIDS Day 12/1: The beginning to the end of AIDS?
Back in July I wrote a post titled “The End of AIDS: We can’t stop funding now”. The post was in response to my visit to our nation’s capital on behalf of my advocacy work with Results, a grassroots...
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The impact of the good old Sweet Potato on Global Health
Today I am honored to be collaborating with a group of women bloggers on behalf of ONE, a non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization that fights extreme poverty and preventable diseases, to...
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Gifts that Give: The perfect gift for Mother’s Day
Back in the fall, I had written a piece about a fabulous organization that I’m honored to be a part of as an advocate and ONEMom Community Partner, ONE. ONE is a non-partisian advocacy organization...
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Interview with Dr. Hawa Abdi of “Keeping Faith Alive”
“Dr. Hawa Abdi is the fiercest, most compassionate frontline humanitarian and doctor on the planet. The story of her extraordinary life, which defies imagination, instills courage in each of us” –...
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The Power of Music to Change the World
Music has been used for centuries to give people a voice to tell stories, entertain and inspire. Perhaps it is the emotional feelings one gets from listening to music that allows so many of us to...
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Electrify Africa
On a recent flight I was reading an article on Martin Luther King Jr. in the Delta Sky magazine in which they interviewed some of Atlanta’s top civil rights activists in honor of the 50th anniversary...
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#Moms4MDGs: What it means to me
Do you know what the word MDG stands for? MDG stands for Millennium Development Goal. It may sound like some kind of fancy jargon however in my opinion MDGs are pretty amazing. Established at the...
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Buy (RED) – A Powerful Way Consumers Can Support the End of AIDS
During my visit to the Social Good Summit in New York City last month, I attended a meeting with a group of bloggers to learn more about (RED), a division of the ONE Campaign that works to eliminate...
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ONE Campaign and Heifer launch #GiveaGoat for the holidays
It is that time of year again. The holidays are coming! And with the onset of the biggest consumer spending of the year comes the reminder that many people around the world are not so fortunate when it...
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Buy (RED) and Help Achieve “The Beginning of the End of AIDS”
The ONE Campaign, an advocacy group who works tirelessly to end extreme poverty, yesterday launched “2013 AIDS Report: The Beginning of the End? Tracking Global Commitments on AIDS, Volume 2“ in time...
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Keep Calm and Change the World! #AYASummit
Sometimes my family reminds me that I need to stop and just take a big deep breath. Those who don’t know me well may see me as an energetic, positive, get things done kind-of woman. I am. Yet I am also...
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Top Inspirations and Takeaways from the #AYASummit
One thing I’ve learned through attending social good summits is that it always takes me days to sort through all the information, emotion and impact such an event brings. I’ve now attended three Social...
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The Fight to Replenish the GAVI Alliance for Vaccine Fund
Shouldn’t a child be given the same shot of life no matter where he or she is born? I believe that children everywhere deserve the chance to live and reach their full potential. The availability of...
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Ask World Leaders to #EndEbola Now
As a proud member, supporter and advocate of ONE.org, a global advocacy group that works to end extreme poverty, I am posting today to let you know that the world needs to take urgent action to end...
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ONE Launches #PovertyIsSexist Campaign to improve the lives of women worldwide
POVERTY IS SEXIST: “It’s about time someone said it. Being born female in one of the world’s poorest countries means your life will be harder, simply because of your gender. Unlocking the full...
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Poverty is Sexist: How you can make a difference in the lives of women and girls
62 million girls are denied the right to education. Half a billion women cannot read. 155 countries still have laws that discriminate against women. This can change. In honor of International Women’s...
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