Band Aid’s ‘Do they Know it’s Christmas’ Flawed Narrative and the Path to Real Change Another year on, and the narratives remain flawed. It feels timely to repost this blog from last Christmas, as little has changed in how these stories are told. Bob Geldof’s iconic Band Aid song, Do […] Read More
Imagining 2060: A Colourful Future of Kindness and Community “Imagine 2060. The world is fair and kind to everyone. What do people’s lives look […] Read More
“It’s not just between the four walls…” A reflection on a day spent learning from our community partners: Muungano wa wanavijiji and […] Read More
Running for Change: Can Race Sponsorship Go Further? This blog comes from Amelia Sanford, one of our incredible Global Citizens, who recently ran […] Read More
#3 Why Good Intentions Aren’t Enough: How Real Change Gets Thwarted by the Aid System It’s mid-afternoon on a Wednesday. You sit across from a partner in the Global South, […] Read More
#2: Why does the global funding system fail to build lasting change? The global aid system presents itself as a bridge between the ‘core’ of wealth and the ‘peripheral’ need. But what if that bridge was never built to reach the people it claims to serve?
From Aid Cuts to Media Silence: Time to Reimagine Development International development as a practice in the Western world, seems to be at a crossroads. […]
How can philanthrocapitalism ‘do good, better’? It is uncontroversial to recognise the extreme inequality that permeates economies globally and nationally. A […]
Team Spotlight: Nele Engbrecht, Germany My journey with One World Together started during my Master’s in Global Development at the […]
One World Together: Funding, finances and our future June 8th 2023 marked a momentous occasion. One World Together – and our vision to […]
Student Spotlight: Jessica Zeynel, The University of Manchester Hello, everyone! My name is Jessica Zeynel, and I’m a medical student at the University […]
Celebrating the First Year of One World Together! One year ago on Saturday we launched One World Together at The University of Manchester […]
Student Spotlight: Shepard Riley, The University of Manchester Hi there! My name is Shep Riley, and I’m excited to share my recent journey […]