Welcome
The United Nations Staff 1% for Development Fund was created in Geneva in 1977 to make micro-grants to community projects in developing countries. From village libraries, to daycare center training, to carpentry, to honey bee-keeping, the Fund continues to change lives for the better.
Members select projects based on their potential to become self-sustaining and keep in touch with local contacts who supervise and monitor the development initiatives.
The 1% for Development Fund at United Nations Headquarters is an association that comprises about 100 current and former staff members, but is independent of the United Nations and its agencies. For as little as $10 per month, you can add your voice and enrich your heart.
A thank you gift from one of our projects!
(l to r): Pat Duffy and Pauline Lopez-Guzman, Language teachers
Framed hand-woven mat: a thank you gift from the Kitengesa Community Library of rural Uganda to the UN Language and Communications Programme — for the extra funds raised for library programs at LCP ‘s annual World Teachers Day Book Fairs for Literacy.
Visit from Paul Auster, a prize-winning author
An Authors-for-Literacy evening took place on 13 June 2019, with prize-winning author, Paul Auster – to benefit literacy projects of the United Nations Staff 1% for Development Fund.
The renowned fiction and non-fiction works of Paul Auster have been translated into 40 languages, attesting to their international appeal. Mr. Auster read from his most recent work, Talking to Strangers, a collection of articles on literary, political, and cultural topics written over the last fifty years. The literary event and reception, held at the UN Correspondents Association meeting room, was co-hosted by the 1% Fund.
Read the full article: Author-for-Literacy: Paul Auster
The ‘UN 1% Fund Management Committee’ and supporters
(l to r):Robert Johannsen, Kathryn Kuchenbrod, Paul Auster, Chuck Appel, Pat Duffy, Alice Harrison, Carina Stearn.
Authors-for-Literacy supports the 1% Development Fund
Thursday, 7 June 2018 | New York | United Nations Staff 1% for Development Fund
(l to r:) Katherine Vaz, Elizabeth Strout, Major Jackson; photo by Francoise Bouffault
An Authors-for-Literacy evening took place on 23 April, – the birthday of William Shakespeare, – to benefit literacy projects of the United Nations Staff 1% for Development Fund.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout was joined by renowned fiction writer Katherine Vaz and acclaimed poet Major Jackson in presenting their fiction and poetry to spotlight the beauty and power of the word. The event was appropriately held on English Language Day, designated by UNESCO as one of the six “language days” to mark the importance of Organization’s six official languages.
The literary event and reception, held at the UN Correspondents Association meeting room, was co-hosted by the 1% Fund in cooperation with UNCA and the Language and Communications Programme. Elizabeth Strout, the event’s featured author, read from her latest best-selling novel of hope, Anything is Possible, which has been translated into 30 different languages, attesting to its international appeal.
