Empowering the Marginalised Through Scalable Philanthropy
Pontus Noren travelled with the UBS Optimus Foundation to see the work of NGOs in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. This is an extract from his impressions from the trip.
In November 2024, Zano Kunene published a wonferful article about the work of One to One and our Mentor Mothers in the leading health journalism site, Bhekisisa. The story was then picked up in the Daily Maverick, Mail & Guardian, and News24.
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Groote Schuur Hospital was where One to One Children’s Fund started its pioneering work to deliver life-saving ART to children at the height of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. In January 2018, we returned to Groote Schuur Hospital supporting a project working with teenagers living with HIV.
The refugee crisis across Europe has left children and young people traumatised by conflict and displacement. Many have endured horrors that no one should have to go through – in their home country, on the journey here, and even once they arrive in the UK.