Who are we? We are activists, policy experts, and change-makers. We make our voices heard, demand accountability, and fight for a more just world where Africa is an equal player and people across the continent can live healthy, thriving lives. This is who we are. 💪

The future of Africa cannot be shaped without its youth. 🌍 Young Africans are already building businesses, driving innovation, shaping culture and pushing for change – and their ideas, leadership and perspectives must also have a meaningful place in the decisions shaping what comes next. The future isn’t just theirs to inherit. It’s theirs to help shape. 🌍🤝🏽 🔁 Repost if you agree. #African #Youth

Africa is a continent of opportunity. 🌍 Across the continent, African innovators, entrepreneurs and a rising generation are building solutions, creating opportunities and shaping industries with impact far beyond their borders. The opportunity now is to make sure the way the world engages with Africa reflects that reality — through partnerships that value African ideas, expertise and leadership. 📣 Share this if you believe it’s time we changed outdated narratives.

"I am always amazed at the ingenuity, the creativity, the entrepreneurship of African youth, working with precious few tools; imagine what the world can benefit from…if we can simply reach out, lift up, and help liberate this huge youth population, which is aspirational, full of big dreams, full of big ideas, simply looking for a chance. We should find ways to be collaborators and enablers…I argue that we help Africa not just for Africa’s sake but the world’s sake; it’s good for all of us.” - ONE President & CEO @AmbassadorGreen today at @semafor's The Next 3 Billion at #UNGA.

We’ve halved it before. We can halve it again. One generation of progress has shown us what sustained investment in vaccines, health workers and stronger health systems can achieve. Now is not the time to pull back. It’s time to protect that progress, keep investing in what works and give more children the chance to reach their fifth birthday and beyond. 🔁 Share if you agree that progress like this is worth protecting. #BornToLive #GlobalHealth

We know how to make progress in global health. The challenge now is making it last. For decades, sustained investment in vaccines, health workers and stronger health systems has given millions more children the chance to reach their fifth birthday. But recent funding cuts have exposed a bigger challenge: progress can remain vulnerable when essential healthcare depends too heavily on decisions and resources beyond a country’s control. In her op-ed for The Telegraph, ONE Africa Executive Director, Serah Makka makes the case for what needs to change — and why countries investing in stronger health systems is critical to giving every child the chance to thrive. 👉🏽 Read the full op-ed: bit.ly/4xXQkKl #BornToLive #GlobalHealth

A healthier future starts with what we choose to invest in today. When healthcare is accessible and health systems are strong, more children get to grow up healthy and thrive, more families can build secure futures, and communities have a stronger foundation to prosper. We’ve already seen what sustained investment can achieve. Decades of progress have saved millions of lives and changed what’s possible for generations. That’s progress worth protecting and building on. 🌍🤝🏽 🔁 Share this if you agree that health is worth investing in, not cutting back on. #health #investment #future

The progress we made before didn’t happen by accident. Since 2000, the number of children not reaching their fifth birthday has been cut by more than half. That progress came from decades of investment in vaccines, health workers and stronger health systems — giving millions more children the chance to grow up, thrive and live the futures ahead of them. We know what works. With sustained investment in the solutions we know make a difference, we can continue to make progress towards a future where every child has the chance to reach their fifth birthday and beyond. 📣 Share this because progress like this is worth protecting. #BornToLive #GlobalHealth

Every child is born to grow, thrive, and have a future of their own. But where a child is born can still determine whether they get that chance. We’ve made extraordinary progress through vaccines, health workers, stronger health systems and sustained investment. Yet not every child has equal access to the healthcare they need to grow and thrive. #BorntoLive is about protecting that progress and pushing forward until every child has the healthcare and opportunities they need to reach their fifth birthday and beyond. We know what works. Now we need to make sure it reaches everyone. 📣 Share this if you believe a post code should never determine whether a child lives.

Africa’s youth aren’t waiting for the future. They’re already shaping it now. Across the continent, young people are building businesses, driving innovation, shaping culture, and creating solutions with global impact. Backing their ideas and partnering with their ambition isn’t just an investment in Africa’s future. It’s an investment in our shared future. 🌍 Know a young change maker whose work deserves more recognition? Tag them below. 👇🏽

The question isn’t whether Africa has something to offer the world. It’s whether the world is ready to recognise its value — and engage accordingly. Across innovation, entrepreneurship, health, technology and more, African ideas and leadership are already helping shape our shared future. Equal partnership means recognising that contribution, investing in its potential, and ensuring African countries have a real say in the decisions that shape our world. 🌍 What does equal partnership with Africa look like to you? 👇🏽

The question isn’t whether Africa has something to offer the world. It’s whether the world is ready to recognise its value — and engage accordingly. Across innovation, entrepreneurship, health, technology and more, African ideas and leadership are already helping shape our shared future. Equal partnership means recognising that contribution, investing in its potential, and ensuring African countries have a real say in the decisions that shape our world. 🌍 What does equal partnership with Africa look like to you? 👇🏽

Conflicts don’t stop at borders, and neither do their consequences. In 2008, 59 countries were involved in external conflicts. By 2025, that number had risen to 103. As conflict spreads, so do its costs — disrupting lives, slowing economic progress, and threatening opportunities across borders. In the latest ONE Stubborn Thing, ONE's President & CEO, Amb. Mark Green (ret.) looks at the rise of interconnected “conflict clusters,” particularly across the Horn of Africa, and what they mean for people and economies across the region. Read more here: bit.ly/4wPLJIC

A tiny mosquito shouldn’t have the power to determine who gets to grow up healthy. Yet malaria still takes hundreds of thousands of lives each year, with Africa carrying nearly all of that burden and young children hit hardest. On this World Mosquito Day, the takeaway is clear: Sustained investments in malaria prevention, treatment, and stronger health systems save lives and bring us closer to a future where a mosquito bite is no longer a deadly threat. #WorldMosquitoDay #EndMalaria

Some books don’t just tell stories. They challenge the stories we’ve been told. 📚🌍 For generations, African writers have challenged narrow narratives and brought the continent’s complexity, imagination, and humanity to readers everywhere. Here are 5 books from African authors that you can read before summer is over. Save this list for your next read, then tell us: which have you read?👇🏽 #books #summerreads

“Where children live shouldn’t determine whether they live.” Yet the 20 countries with the highest rates of child mortality are all in Africa. In the latest ONE Stubborn Thing, ONE's President & CEO, Ambassador Mark Green (ret.) reflects on a moment in Kenya that has stayed with him for decades — and why sustained investments in global health remain essential to giving every child the chance to survive and thrive. Read more here: bit.ly/3UvyyyY

Across every sector, from technology and business to culture, climate, and health, young people are bringing fresh ideas, challenging old ways of thinking, and creating solutions rooted in their communities. They are championing stronger health systems, greater access to quality care, and the investments needed to build healthier, safer communities. On this #InternationalYouthDay, we celebrate the young leaders expanding what’s possible across Africa and beyond.👏🏽

The systems that stop an outbreak are built long before the first case is detected. As the DRC faces the largest Ebola outbreak in its history, vaccine and treatment trials offer hope. But turning scientific progress into lives saved requires trained health workers, trusted local leadership, laboratories, surveillance, and systems that can reach communities quickly. Sustained investment ensures that threats are detected earlier, responses move faster, and lifesaving tools reach the people who need them. See below for what you need to know about the outbreak 👇🏽 For a deeper look, read the full blog here: one.org/stories/ebola-outbre… #Ebola #GlobalHealth #HealthSecurity

The future is already being built in Africa. 🌍 With the world’s youngest population, growing markets, and innovators transforming industries, Africa is creating opportunities that extend far beyond the continent. Backing that talent and innovation is an investment in shared global progress. 📈 The opportunity is here. The world must recognise it—and back it. 🤝🏽

Changing Africa's narrative doesn't stop with one conversation. It is the result of people who consistently challenge assumptions, expand opportunities, and help the world see Africa more fully. This Pan-African Women's Day, we're celebrating the women whose leadership and partnership with ONE are changing how the world sees Africa. Their stories are part of a much bigger one—of women across the continent who are challenging assumptions, opening doors, and shaping Africa's future. Tag a women like them whose impact deserves to be celebrated today.👏🏽 #PanAfricanWomensDay

The people who change the world are often the ones who make room for someone else to belong. That's the kind of impact #Futuremaker Nasiphi Khafu is working to make. After finding community, confidence, and purpose through sport, she's dedicated her career to helping young people, especially, girls and young women discover that same sense of purpose and belonging. Today, as Director of Strategy & Partnerships at @peaceplayers, she's creating spaces where young people can grow into leaders, discover their potential, and believe they belong. Because when more young people have the opportunity to belong, we all benefit from the ideas, leadership, and change they go on to create.🌍🤝🏽