Grant #2: Justice Ventures (India)

Posted on: June 11th, 2010

As we shared in our previous blog entry, one of the main components of ODW's vision is to support and partner with small but thriving organizations around the world that are doing compelling work in the fight against extreme poverty.

In that spirit, One Day's Wages is pleased to announce the recipient of our 2nd grant. ODW is awarding a "matching grant" to Justice Ventures International Read more »

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Why We Support Smaller Organizations

Posted on: June 4th, 2010

Take few minutes and type “Humanitarian Organizations, Global Poverty” in your favorite search engine.  There are thousands of altruistic organizations out there!  Many of them are doing good, selfless and effective work around the globe.

However, what you may not find from this search are the hundreds and thousands of small NGOs (non-governmental organization) and CBOs (community based organizations) Read more »

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7 Months Update: 300K & Counting

Posted on: May 27th, 2010

It's very early here in the ODW office. No one's here so it's a good time of reflection. 

We moved into this small dinky office a little over 7 months ago before the official launch of ODW on October 20, 2009. [The picture above is the first week we moved in!]

We have one paid staff (Kate), numerous volunteer staff, a boatload of interns, our Global Street Team, our respective boards, Read more »

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Ghana: The Black Star of Africa

Posted on: May 21st, 2010

The big talk in Accra, Ghana these days is whether or not soccer star Michael Essien will be healthy enough to play in the 2010 World Cup held this June in South Africa. Sure, Essien’s getting up there in years (he’s 27!), but the Chelsea midfielder’s presence--even when not at his best—is always a threat. At least that’s what some of the students I met at Ryan’s Irish Pub in Accra told me. Read more »

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