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For Change, Not Charity. One World Together supports communities across the globe by providing long-term funding that they can spend how they want.

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One World Together provides long-term, unrestricted funding to community organisations around world, enabling them spend the funds how they want & when they want to invest in their future. We help build strong organisations that can invest in their future development and respond quickly to challenges as they arise. One World Together was born out of frustration with existing

systems of charitable giving. Despite the generosity of the UK public – who give £2 billion a year to development NGOs – most of this goes to the biggest charities, which are expensive to operate and operate through unequal partnerships. You can read more about that here. This means that whether you are a small organisation working with communities in the UK or globally, it is incredibly hard to access the best form of funding that builds your organisational strength, stability and sustainability. The case for long-term, predictable and unrestricted funding has never been clearer. Charities are trying to do better, but they’re working within deeply ingrained systems that are hard to change. So we thought we’d design a new system, free of these costs and inequalities that accompany traditional forms of giving. One World Together was born to answer a simple question:

How can we get a greater volume of long-term and unrestricted funding to brilliant local organisations in the UK and globally?

07/05/2026

Something special is happening! 🎉🎈🩷

This May, our partners and the One World Together team will gather in Nairobi for our Community Building Summit. There will be so much more to share as the days come closer, and we can’t wait to bring you inside it! ✨

More soon 🫶

22/04/2026

Welcome to Solidarity Sip! A collection of a few moments of solidarity from around the world to reinforce all great things that are possible when people come together 🙌

🗺️ Putting Kibera on the Map
In Nairobi, youth mappers have turned “invisible” settlements into digital maps that save lives and shape city planning — proof that when local people lead, collective power grows.

⚽ Egypt Makes History at the Homeless World Cup
Egypt’s men and Uganda’s women claimed historic Homeless World Cup titles — showing how solidarity and teamwork can rewrite stories of struggle into pride.

🐟 Australia Bans Plastic Sushi Fish
South Australia is the first to ban those tiny plastic soy sauce fish. A small shift, but one with a huge ripple — a reminder that small changes, multiplied, make a world of difference.

13/04/2026

Hello there! Whether you’ve just found us or have been part of this journey for some time, this is the core of One World Together.

83p of every £1 you give flows directly to community-led organisations.
For us, that number matters because of what it makes possible.
When funding is long-term and unrestricted, our partners aren’t working around someone else’s timeline or priorities. They can respond to what’s actually needed, when it’s needed, and invest in the kind of change that lasts.
They’ve told us that in those conditions, each £1 can deliver up to five times the impact of restricted funding.
And when that kind of flexibility sits alongside a model that sends more directly to communities in the first place, the difference compounds - with each £1 having the potential to create up to 40 times the community impact of traditional systems.

This is what shifts when trust is built into how funding flows.

That is the model. And that is the movement.
Join us 🫶

10/04/2026

A glimpse of the kind of work your support helps sustain ✨
In Zambia, Play It Forward is supporting the everyday foundations of well-being and learning — from daily meals to continued access to education.
Through One World Together’s Solidarity Fund, this work is able to continue consistently, even where there is no dedicated funding in place.
Swipe to see what this looks like in practice 🫶

06/04/2026

We’re so excited to spotlight our Global Citizens today!

Ordinary people choosing to give consistently, coming together to support community-led change in a way that is simple, collective, and powerful.

Swipe to hear what Amelia and Rachel have to say about what their £1 stands for.

You can become a global citizen too, with just £1.25 a month!

01/04/2026

A glimpse of some of the amazing work your support helps make possible ✨

In Kenya, young people from Muungano wa Wanavijiji’s Youth Federation are stepping into roles as researchers, storytellers, and leaders - from mapping their communities to hosting conversations and shaping how their stories are told.
Through One World Together's Solidarity Fund, this work has been supported in ways that are flexible, responsive, and led by the priorities of the community itself.

Swipe to see what this looks like in practice 🫶

30/03/2026

✨Stories for Change ✨

Many a time, it is the ability to act at the right time that makes the difference.

As the Social Homes for Manchester Commission was about to begin, our partner Savers did not yet have the traditional funding needed to get their work off the ground.
Fortunately, the unrestricted and flexible funding made available through One World Together's Solidarity Fund helped initiate the work at that critical moment. Alongside support from partner organisations, this made it possible to bring in a research associate and produce a “state of play” paper on Manchester’s housing crisis.
Without this flexibility, the work would have stalled before it began.
This is what timely, trust-based support can make possible.

If you believe in locally led solutions and long term solidarity, join us!

27/03/2026

Welcome to Solidarity Sip! A collection of a few moments of solidarity from around the world to reinforce all great things that are possible when people come together 🙌

👶 Cash Grants Dramatically Reduce Child Mortality in Kenya
A groundbreaking study found that giving families in rural Kenya $1,000 with no strings attached cut child mortality rates by nearly half. Proof that dignity and trust save lives.

🏡 Women Build Tiny Home Community of Their Own
In a first-of-its-kind project, a group of women have created an all-women tiny home neighbourhood, offering safety, belonging and sustainable living. It’s more than housing, it’s a blueprint for solidarity and empowerment.

🇲🇽 Mexico Lifts Millions Out of Poverty
Since 2018, more than 13 million people in Mexico have moved out of poverty, a historic 26% drop. Landmark welfare reforms, higher wages, and direct cash support have transformed lives.

24/03/2026

Hello there! Whether you’ve just found us or have been part of this journey for some time, this is the core of One World Together.

We believe stability in aid is not a luxury, but a principal condition for meaningful change.

By moving beyond short-term, restricted funding, we support community organisations with trust based flexibility and continuity they need to grow their impact sustainably. ✨

If you believe in the power of trust and solidarity, join us!

22/03/2026

A few moments of solidarity from around the world
Small reminders of what’s possible when people come together 🙌

🏀 Youth Empowerment at Giants of Africa Festival
In Rwanda, youth from 20 African countries came together for a week of culture, sport, and community-building. NBA star Kawhi Leonard and singer/songwriter Ayra Starr joined to open new basketball courts and celebrate the power of connection.

🌊 Indigenous Youth Lead Historic River Journey
Indigenous youth and community members from four continents completed a 310-mile journey along the newly freed-flowing Klamath River in the US, following the removal of four major dams — celebrating a hard-won victory and building momentum for global river restoration.

🤝 UK NGOs Unite Against Division
Forty-three leaders from UK NGOs have signed a public statement of solidarity a year on from last year’s UK riots, calling for unity, trust, and community healing.

18/03/2026

The sun’s out in Manchester and so are we ☀️😄

Our team spent the day chatting with University of Manchester students as part of the Spring Festival 🎉

Over coffee at , we heard their honest thoughts on traditional charity and giving and what they think needs to change.

👀 Keep an eye out… more solidari-tea events might just be brewing on campus and across Manchester ☕️

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