Wednesday, October 8, 2008

ONE's Challenge

According to ONE, poverty fighting programs make up less than one percent of the entire U.S. budget. Yet for that modest investment in the developing world, we've helped deliver life-saving AIDS medicine to 3 million people, been an important part of the effort to put 41 million children in schools across developing world, and hung anti-malaria bed nets across Africa. These efforts are saving millions of lives and helping the world's poorest people break free from crippling poverty and will be more important than ever as the effects of any global economic slowdown are sure to be magnified in already struggling countries. 

As ONE, we are coming together, as Democratic and Republican, men and women, young and old, Americans from all walks of life- the gaol is to come together to form a powerful constituency that needs to be heard. Adding your name to the petition and reminding Senators Obama and McCain that in these weeks before the elections, we will be watching to make sure that they keep their poverty-fighting commitments...

Check this website to sign your own name...
http://www.one.org/keepourcommitments/