Power of One is a non-profit organisation which supports small teams led by women predominantly in emerging markets who work in the animal welfare community, including funding transport and infrastructure projects, providing emergency funding, investment in local education and spay and neuter programmes and creating a support network for women.

Animal welfare disproportionately impacts women and there are thousands of women all over the world who are fighting to improve the lives of animals, make their communities safer by reducing the spread of disease, reduce the number of animals on the street through rescue, rehabilitation, re-homing and spay and neuter campaigns, raising awareness through education in local schools and improving public perceptions of the cities, towns and countries they live in. This industry relies almost exclusively on public donations and many women risk their livelihoods and, in some cases, their lives, to be a part of it. Yet behind each of these women and their stories, lies a community that can thrive from capital investment – job creation, family support, local business support, access to education, positive public perception, mental health support and at the forefront of these industries is women. Kindness shouldn’t equate to powerlessness. Our mission is to bring that power back to these women. To recognise the importance of their work and their contribution to society and to help them build sustainable businesses in a way that benefits everyone.

Across all industries there is a focus on environmental, social and governance issues – creating equality for women and platforms for women to thrive and working to improve environmental standards. The animal welfare community and everything it stands for embodies everything we should be concerned with furthering as a society and it’s right in front of our eyes. All of the foundations are already laid, all we need to do is open our eyes – choose to see and choose to change.