Programs and results
What we aim to solve
In a world where 700 million people live under $2.15/day, we work to raise awareness and funds around the issues of extreme global poverty. Our goal is to one day end extreme global poverty by empowering local leaders around the world to create long-lasting change.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Clean Water + Sanitation
Our Clean Water Fund has impacted over 100,000 people through 33 projects. Join us as we continue to work to provide clean water and better sanitation around the world!
onedayswages.org/water-sanitation
Girls' Empowerment
Educating girls is vital to human development and improving quality of life across the globe. Girls are more likely to reinvest in their families and communities, boosting economies and increasing opportunities for everyone.
onedayswages.org/girls-empowerment
End Human Trafficking
The ODW Human Trafficking Fund is part of a larger movement focused on ending modern day slavery through prevention, rescue, and holistic aftercare. There are about 20.9 million people enslaved today, and nearly 27% are children. Human trafficking is best addressed through cooperation of governments, communities, schools, faith groups, and families. ODW partners with organizations working to end human trafficking by empowering people through education, vocational training, counseling, safe housing, and working with communities to raise awareness in effort to prevent trafficking in the first place.
onedayswages.org/human-trafficking
Children's Education
The ODW Education Fund fights to address the lack of access to education, affecting 61 million primary school aged children worldwide who are out of school. Over half of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa. Your donation will help children in need receive education, providing opportunities for them to reach their full potential.
onedayswages.org/childrens-education
Maternal & Child Health
ODW partners with organizations that value the lives of women and babies, recognizing that the importance of quality healthcare and access to resources can be the difference between life and death.
onedayswages.org/maternal-health
onedayswages.org/child-health
Jobs + Skills
Providing sustainable jobs, skills training, and other resources helps build local economies and is vital to ending the cycle of poverty.
onedayswages.org/jobs-skills/
End Global Hunger
Approximately 702 million people live in extreme poverty and suffer from hunger. These people are disproportionately susceptible to preventable illnesses, infant mortality, stunted physical development, and are hindered from economic growth. ODW partners with organizations providing sustainable nutrition to those most in need. That means providing families and communities with resources to generate and maintain their own local food sources.
onedayswages.org/hunger
Preventable Diseases
ODW has helped treat over 60,000 individuals living with preventable diseases. In Myanmar, we used prevention education and the distribution of 1,000 custom bed nets made by local women to decrease the spread of malaria through our partnership with BusinessKind. We have also assisted in providing lifesaving services to children living with HIV through the establishment of HIV treatment programs.
Refugee Relief
One Day’s Wages is partnering with organizations focused on food, education, medical care, and shelter for those who are displaced by war and violence in Syria, Myanmar, South Sudan, and around the world.
End Gender Based Violence
ODW is coming alongside women through supporting holistic services such as counseling, physical and emotional healing, vocational skills development, and training community leaders to be advocates.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Extremely poor people, Low-income people, Internally displaced people, Refugees and displaced people, Victims of conflict and war
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total number of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of participants engaged in programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Total number of people directly impacted through our matching grants
Number of people with improved water access
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Clean Water + Sanitation
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
People gained access to clean drinking water
Number of people trained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Jobs + Skills
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
People trained on a marketable skill through our matching grants
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
As a grassroots movement, we work to raise awareness and funds around the issues of extreme global poverty. Through a thorough vetting process we select partners for projects on the ground that are community-led, backed by solid data, and sustainable in their approach. This is a grassroots effort that is made possible by thousands of individuals that donate their one day's wages, or other small amounts, and by those that pledge their birthdays to raise funds for a specific issue.
In short, we invest in people and communities, and we seek to inspire people to see themselves as everyday philanthropists.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
One Day's Wages is committed to the highest standards of accountability and transparency because we understand that your trust in our work and leadership is the backbone of our organization.
We work diligently to ensure that our administrative costs are low and 100% (minus transaction fees) of all public donations towards projects are allocated and invested wisely with organizations that go through our thorough grant process. We're able to donate 100% of all public donations (minus credit card costs) because our administrative costs are covered by the giving and fundraising of our respective boards.
In addition, we're committed to:
Showing our completed projects and matching grants on our website and social media
Making available our annual report
Having an independent annual audit of our financial records
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
When looking at extreme global poverty it is easy to feel discouraged and ask: What can one person do? Could my day's wages have an impact? Can I really make a difference? Here at ODW, we believe the answers are an emphatic “Yes."
Yes, one person can make a difference. As one individual joins another and this process continues, soon there is a community fighting to change the world. It is during this process we learn and are changed too. We not only have much to give but also much to receive and learn.
Yes, a person's one day's wages can make a difference. An average working person's daily wage is approximately 0.4% of their annual salary. Consider the impact we can make for another person, family, community, or organization on the ground uplifting people out of poverty!
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We hope to inspire people around the world to donate their one day's wages, start a fundraising campaign for an issue they're passionate about, or join the movement to end global poverty by supporting our work.
In short, we invest in people and communities, and we seek to inspire people to see themselves as everyday philanthropists.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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ONE DAYS WAGES
Board of directorsas of 06/21/2023
Eugene Cho
Bread for the World
Eugene Cho
Bread for the World
Jeannie Pae
Starbucks
Krystel Mumba
World Relief
Andy Mar
Meta
Jason Brantley
Bank of America
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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