Since 1996, my home country of the DRC has been involved in violence that has killed more than 6 million people. I was born and raised in the eastern parts of the country where fighting continues and destroying infrastructure, creating human rights violations and causing physical and psychological damage to citizens. My family was attacked several times, which made us move from place to place.
Read ArticleThe efforts of our advocates and partners have made a difference. This week, the House Appropriations Committee released funding levels for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), rejecting the Administration’s proposed drastic cuts and calling for full funding for PMI and an increase for the Global Fund. This is critical to continuing progress against the big three diseases of AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Read ArticleMore than 200 Nothing But Nets champions, partners, and celebrity ambassadors came together in Washington DC in March for what was the largest Nothing But Nets Leadership Summit ever.
Read ArticleThe annual Nothing But Nets Leadership Summit (March 24-26 in Washington DC) is just around the corner. Here are the top five reasons why you should attend our big event!
Read ArticleOur champions make us who we are – the largest global grassroots campaign fighting malaria.
These are the folks who make up our “global grassroots campaign” and have been crucial to our efforts that have successfully continued strong U.S. funding for PMI and the Global Fund.
Read ArticleThis International Youth Day, we’re highlighting the amazing work of young people in the fight to end malaria. Hiba Akbar and Priyanka Meesa are two high school students that have been working with Nothing But Nets for 2 years. Here, they share why they’re passionate about ending malaria. Read their story below!
Read ArticleThis June, Katherine Commale was invited to speak in Taiwan- and receive a “Hero Award” from the Taiwanese President. That’s amazing, but even more impressive is the fact that Katherine is 17 years old. But before she was an internationally known philanthropist, she was just a 5 year old girl with a big heart and a passion for the mission of Nothing But Nets.
Read ArticleLast month, I attended my first Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill with the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), and I’m not going to lie, I was nervous. Many of my peers and colleagues had told me stories about getting lost in the halls of Congress and the treacherous walks across the hill in the scorching sun. But despite my fears, the day was a complete success, and once it was over I could not stop smiling. Here’s why.
Read ArticleThroughout April, Nothing But Nets champions hosted 31 World Malaria Day events across the country. These events ranged in structure and objective, some focusing on advocacy and recruitment and others on fundraising. The results were staggering.
Read ArticleLast week, international leaders, global health partners, and malaria specialists all converged in Dakar, Senegal for the 7th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Conference (MIM) to discuss the achievements and challenges the world has faced in the past two decades as malaria has progressed.
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