The One Foundation is the charitable division of Global Ethics Limited. We are a UK-based registered charity that works with communities in Africa to address the most pressing humanitarian needs, such as clean drinking water, nutrition and HIV/AIDS testing.

We work in partnership with selected NGOs in Africa who are specialists in their respective areas of expertise.

We raise money for The One Foundation via the sale and marketing of a series of One branded products, including One Water, One Vitamin Water and One® Condoms, and through additional fund raising activities. 100% of the money Global Ethics makes from the sale of One branded products is donated to charity via The One Foundation.

The One Foundation is a Registered Charity No: 1118810

If you would like to donate to the One Foundation please click here. 

Projects We Fund

WATER

We fund PlayPump® water systems. A PlayPump® uses a specially crafted children’s roundabout to pump water from deep underground. So, as children spin on the roundabout, fresh, clean water is pumped from a borehole into a storage tank for use by the entire community. 

It’s a simple idea but one that is changing the lives of thousands of African people. Now, instead of walking for hours to collect water, children can go to school and the entire community benefits from access to fresh drinking water.

A PlayPump® provides much more than clean water. It provides a community with a sustainable resource that saves time and energy and facilitates education, hygiene and health. Plus, excess water can be used to irrigate vegetable gardens, giving communities the opportunity to grow and sell their own crops. 

HIV/AIDS

To help address the issues associated with the HIV and AIDS pandemic all your donation will go to funding HIV projects via charity partners such as The Donald Wood Foundation. Set up in 2003, The Donald Wood Foundation encourages people to get tested for HIV and runs support programmes for those affected by HIV and AIDS. The profits from the One condom range are funding Voluntary Counselling & Testing outreach clinics.

The programmes take teams of nurses and counsellors to visit rural communities to help educate and raise awareness of HIV and HIV-related issues as well as testing for HIV. This way people that are HIV negative know it and are educated on how to stay negative and those who are HIV positive are identified as soon as possible and are given the correct life-saving ARV (antiretroviral) drugs to increase their quality of life.

NUTRITION

Your donation will be used to help families grow enough food to feed themselves, plus a little bit extra to sell. That way they can earn enough to see them through times when the crops fail. 

Your money will go where it is needed most – to the poorest farming families in rural communities, such as in Malawi and Zambia. The aim is to work with them to improve not only the quality but also the quantity of food produced. So they can have enough nutritional food to feed their families all year round. This is especially important for those families affected by HIV/AIDS – of which there are tragically many. 

Here’s where your money could go: 

£250 would provide 20 families with the tools and skills to grow crops

We help everyone in the community, including those living with HIV/AIDS, to create their own gardens and grow their own vegetables. And we give them the training to use the crops to create healthy and nutritious meals.

• Your money will go towards: 
• Seeds to grow a variety of nutritious vegetables
• Tools such as wheelbarrows, hoes and watering cans
• Training in how to grow veggies, using sustainable farming practices
• Education in nutrition and food processing skills.

£500 would provide 20 families with water and crop support

Malawi and Zambia have unpredictable rains and rural communities depend on a single growing season to harvest enough food to feed their families throughout the year. Your support will improve access to water, helping farmers to grow more and be less vulnerable to drought.

Your money will go towards: 

• Community land-use planning for sustainable catchment management
• Developing small-scale irrigation systems
• Exploring water harvesting and constructing the most appropriate option1
• Training in irrigated crop management.

£500 would provide 20 families with livestock for fertile soils

For all families owning livestock can make a huge difference. Not only are they great to have around as a valuable source of protein, but they have something else which comes in handy. Manure. Animal’s manure can be used to improve soil’s fertility, increasing crop yield. It also increases soil’s capacity to absorb moisture – helping farmers through dry spells. And if that wasn’t enough, offspring can be sold for extra income.

Your money will go towards: 

• Small livestock e.g. goats and pigs provided to most vulnerable families
• Implementing the “pass-on-system” so more community members benefit by receiving offspring
• Training in care of animals, including building of appropriate housing, feeding, controlled grazing, etc
• The establishment of a revolving drug kit and links to veterinary care
• Training in use of manure to improve soil fertility and crop production.

Our Charity Partners

PlayPump International’s mission is help improve the lives of children and their families by providing easy access to clean drinking water, enhancing public health, and offering play equipment to millions across Africa. They strive to bring joy and play into the lives of African children, better health for millions, and to achieve the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. They carry out their mission by installing PlayPump® water systems in sub-Saharan Africa.

Self Help Africa is an international development agency working with poor rural communities in nine countries in Africa, tackling hunger and poverty. Their main focus is on training families and communities to use simple, cost effective agricultural methods that improve crop production and quality. Alongside this they help identify real income earning opportunities, promote natural resource management and improve access to basic services like clean water, healthcare and education. 

Agri Iphepeng is based in the North West Province of South Africa where rural unemployment reaches 60% and the prevalence of HIV/AIDs is high. They aim to insure that all primary school children (and pre primary) get at least have one balanced meal per day provided by the school feeding schemes and supplemented by a school vegetable garden. The intake of fresh vegetables daily is integral to having a healthy immune system. In turn children’s can have longer, stable lives with their parents at their side. They give children and adults the skills to create their own private gardens. They also inspire people to start their own small businesses through vegetable gardens. 

The Food Gardens Foundation (FGF), also based in South Africa, was established in 1976, when the Soweto riots, which resulted in many people loosing their jobs and income created a desperate need for Household Food Security. The founders had a philosophy of helping people to help themselves.  Rather than give people HAND OUTS they give HAND UPS, which helps to restore hope and bring back their dignity. They provide people with a life skill of growing vegetables using organic principles. The family benefit from eating a balanced diet, which helps the families’ immune system, which is especially important for the many people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and TB. They also help families to generate income by selling excess vegetables and create jobs by extending the garden to small scale agricultural projects.

Set up in 2003, The Donald Woods Foundation is dedicated to fighting poverty through education, health, heritage and community-building in some of the most under-developed communities in South Africa. They encourage people to get tested for HIV and are the main partner in what is the largest rural integrated HIV treatment and care programme in South Africa. The profits from the One condom range are funding increased access to health through Voluntary Counselling & Testing outreach clinics.

The programmes takes teams of nurses and counsellors to visit rural communities to help educate and raise awareness of HIV and HIV-related issues as well as testing for HIV. This way people that are HIV negative know it and are educated on how to stay negative and those who are HIV positive are identified as soon as possible and are given the correct life-saving ARV (antiretroviral) drugs and wellness programme to live active lives into old age to increase their quality of life.