THE ONE CAMPAIGN
www.theonecampaign.org

ONE is a campaign to rally Americans ­ ONE by ONE ­ to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. The ONE Campaign is engaging Americans through a diverse coalition of faith-based and anti-poverty organizers to show the steps people can take, ONE by ONE, to fight global AIDS and poverty. 'We believe that allocating an additional ONE percent of the U.S. budget toward providing basic needs like health, education, clean water and food, would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation of the poorest countries.'

Along with Bono, a prime mover in the campaign, thousands of ordinary Americans have already signed up - and a pretty impressive array of musicians and actors are also lending their weight. We can't put it better than THE ONE DECLARATION:

"WE BELIEVE that in the best American tradition of helping others help themselves, now is the time to join with other countries in a historic pact for compassion and justice to help the poorest people of the world overcome AIDS and extreme poverty. We recognise that a pact including such measures as fair trade, debt relief, fighting corruption and directing an additional one percent of the U.S. budget toward meeting basic needs ­ education, health, clean water, food, and care for orphans ­ would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation in the poorest countries. We commit ourselves - one person, one voice, one vote at a time - to make a better, safer world for all."

Want to join them ? It's here www.theonecampaign.org