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Investing in Education: An Interview with Theopista Seuya
Theopista Seuya is the Asante Africa Foundation Country Director for Tanzania. She holds a Master’s Degree in Education Policy and International Development from the University of Bristol, and previously served as a teacher, head of school, and university lecturer. ...
Celebrating 300 Grants!
One Day’s Wages began in 2009 with one small grant: $5,000 to help 200 displaced Burmese students attend school. This August, we reached the significant milestone of awarding our 300th grant! This most recent grant will build the capacity of 225 midwives to...
Best Practices for Preventing Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring, and receiving of people, typically by force or coercion, for the purpose of exploitation. Trafficking can take many forms. One of ODW’s partners, Next Generation Nepal (NGN), stops...
One Day’s Wages Welcomes Carissa Youssef as New Executive Director
After nearly 15 years of dedicated work in the fight against extreme poverty, One Day's Wages is thrilled to announce the appointment of Carissa Youssef as the organization's new Executive Director. Founded by Eugene and Minhee Cho in 2009, One Day's Wages has been a...
Kienyeji: The Case for Locally-Made Products
Kienyeji: The Case for Locally-Made Products By John Kavyavu John Kavyavu is the Founder and Director of Maarifa, a project of Mavuno. Mavuno’s mission is to alleviate extreme poverty in rural areas of North Kivu and Ituri provinces in eastern Democratic Republic of...
Climate Justice is Gender Justice
We’re pleased to introduce you to one of our ODW partners, Marc Romyr Antoine. Marc is the Vice President of International Programs at Tearfund USA, and formerly served as Tearfund’s Country Director for Haiti. Marc is also a Pastor and social justice advocate,...
How do Identification Cards Empower People in Poverty?
According to the World Bank, roughly 1.7 billion people do not have access to a bank account, almost all of which live in the global south. The most underrepresented groups in the financial world are often women and under-educated individuals as well as the poorest...
How COVID-19 Impacts Other Diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained many parts of people’s lives. One impact we’re highlighting this month is the number of people infected by preventable diseases. Infections such as measles, pneumonia, polio, and the flu can be fatal, but are easily preventable...
Why is Half of the Global Refugee Population Children?
According to the United Nations (UN), there are currently 26 million refugees worldwide. These individuals have to leave their home countries in the face of unimaginable war, political violence, and persecution. Within this growing group of refugees, nearly half, 13...
5 Free Ways To Support Nonprofits
Nonprofits not only run off of donations, we work better when everyone can contribute to the cause. Here are five ways that you can give without having to spend a dime. 1. SPREAD THE WORD The simplest way to support us is to amplify our cause! This could be...
Grassroots Change for Climate Action
Why Grassroots Change Matters Climate change can be a daunting problem to think about. After all, it is a global issue. The good news, however, is that there are numerous people who have been at the forefront of change in their communities for a long time. One such...
COVID-19, Climate Change and The Vulnerable
With COVID-19 spreading rapidly across the world, areas with high poverty rates, such as Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and Southeast Asia, are extremely vulnerable because many living in these regions have already been negatively impacted by effects from climate...
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