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Bono's ONE Campaign growing in Seattle
By Tom Paulson
Credit One Campaign Seattle
Members of ONE on the streets of Seattle, taking names and fighting poverty.
How were world governments, under constant pressure to cut back on foreign aid due to the economic downturn, convinced to support the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization to the tune of $4.3 billion?
Bill Gates and his foundation likely had some influence, sure. He’s long been a big proponent of vaccines. But even the Microsoft billionaire can’t always get governments to do what he wants. That’s where his friend Bono and the ONE Campaign come in.
