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Pledge Your 1%

"It is poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish," Mother Teresa

1% percent of the 2007 U.S. budget – $2.77 Trillion – could: [1]

• Feed half the people in the world who suffer from hunger

• Provide free primary education for 77 million out-of-school children

• Provide clean water to 450 million people and basic sanitation to 700 million people

• Save the lives of 5.4 million young children who are dying of poverty-related illnesses each year

• Save 16,000 lives a day by fighting HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

1. ONE Campaign

Extreme Poverty and HIV/AIDS: Crisis

HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty continue to overwhelm communities across the globe, impacting billions of lives.

HIV/AIDS, a highly preventable and treatable disease, has killed 25 million people to date and devastated the lives of millions more. Lack of education about the disease and restricted access to effective treatment has caused HIV/AIDS to reach pandemic levels.

This has been most pervasive in areas of extreme poverty where billions of people have been forced to live with little or no access to basic necessities such as food, water, sanitation, adequate shelter, health care, and education.

The massive scope of this unnecessary suffering demands a global response of resources, and a commitment to stand up, speak out, and step forward in action to end extreme poverty and HIV/AIDS.

A Glimpse of Hope

With so much that needs to be done, what can any of us do? Given our limited time and resources, we can only do so much. But if each of us is doing our part, we can tackle this crisis.

Imagine if we all gave just 1% of ourselves: 1% of our income, 1% of our time, and 1% of our heart. It may not seem like much, but that's the beauty of it: if we all give just a little, together we will change the world.

Think of what we could accomplish.

What is one%matters?

We are here to recruit you in the fight against extreme poverty and HIV/AIDS suffering by giving 1% of your money, time, and heart. Once you have made the commitment to fight with us, we want to help you keep it. By finding organizations that are doing the work that is changing lives, we want to help you decide where to give your 1% and actively engage you in the fight against HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty.

What Can I Do?

1. Read more about the problems of extreme poverty and HIV/AIDS.

2. See what 1% of your income can do.

3. Pledge to give 1% of your money, time, and heart

4. Find organizations to donate your money to