Welcome to The One Foundation

The One Foundation is committed to working to achieve a society that guarantees equality for refugees, migrants, ethnic minority and underserved communities

About Us

The One Foundation is a private philanthropic trust, founded in 2004 by Dr Dec Ryan. Dec firmly believes in the power of ‘active philanthropy’ to generate long-term solutions to address entrenched and emerging social issues. We invest funds, skills, expertise, and other resources in organisations that share our vision, ethos, and values and help them make a step change in impact.
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We incubate new ideas and work with organisations to effect positive social change. We are agile in the pursuit of our long-term strategy, enabling us to respond quickly and effectively to sudden crises that require a rapid response.

How We Work

We understand that change is slow and incremental, which is why we support long term work and work that brings about innovative and transformational change. The One Foundation places an emphasis on supporting people who are marginalised and oppressed and people with lived experience our immigration and protection systems.
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“You have to understand, no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land”

Warsan Shire