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One Day's Wages is turning 2-years-old and over the month of November, we're asking our friends and supporters from all over the world to help us celebrate our birthday!

In two short years, we have had 7,431 people from around the world join the ODW movement. In addition, we've had numerous partnerships with musicians, artists, companies, and other organizations. In total, we've raised $858.318.13. One of the Read more »

Please help.

There is a severe crisis and famine in the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia) that is impacting more than 11 million people. 

One Day's Wages has launched a Horn of Africa Relief Fund to join others to provide immediate humanitarian response. Our board has released $10,000 (USD) and we Read more »

Everyone loves the idea of changing the world but not everyone acts upon their ideas and convictions.

This is why we are so compelled by Justin's story.

Starting on July 6, 2011, Justin will be starting a 2,000 mile journey - on his bicycle. He will be cycling from Vancouver, B.C (Canada) all the way down to the Mexico Read more »

Water is essential to life.

The majority - if not all - of those who are reading this blog and visiting our website likely has zero concerns about water. We don't have to worry about where to find water or if the water we're drinking is clean. It is something we take for granted.

But did you know that there are still approximately 884 million people in the Read more »

Amazing news. One Day's Wages is excited to announce that not only have we reached our goal of $22,795 for our partner project with a child's right in Cambodia but the response was so overwhelming, we had to expand the projects from 5 schools and orphanages to 7 sites. Of course, the funding goal was raised to $34,041.

And the incredible news: Fully funded! Read more »

ODW is proud to welcome MiiR Bottles as one of our newest company partners in the fight against global poverty.

Nearly 1 billion people in the world do not have access to clean water. But amazingly, just $20 can provide clean water for one person for 20 years. In this innovative partnership, MiiR will donate $1 for every MiiR bottle that's sold as part of their Read more »

We have an amazing story to share with you. It's a story of generosity, creativity, and the impact a group of people can make in the fight against extreme poverty.

In this case, this group is a school in Taiwan called Morrison Academy Kaohsiung (MAK). They recently joined One Day's Wages as a partner school and started a campaign to raise awareness and funds for ODW's project with a child's right to help bring Read more »

As we commemorate the 1st anniversary of the earthquake, please join us in renewing our commitment to the people of Haiti.

Even before the quake, Haiti was one of the poorest countries in the world. About 80% were unemployed and 60% were living in extreme poverty.

And that was before the quake of January 12, 2010. Read more »

We have great news to share.

Through the generous and creative ODW community, we have fully funded our partnership project with HEAL Africa to raise $25,000 for 250 Congolese women to receive Fresh Starts Kits!

Not only will this dramatically impact 250 women but also their children and families. Read more »

Great news! One Day's Wages is excited to announce that we have reached our goal of $25,000 for our 2nd completed funded project with one of our partners, charity: water. 

The funds will go towards a project that will "radically transform" a school and community in Ethiopia: $20,000 will go towards providing clean sanitation - toilets and wash sinks - and $5,000 will build a water well that will Read more »