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Adrianna Logalbo

June 15, 2017

One of the coolest aspects of going to Kenya to distribute bed nets in the refugee camps was to see our partners participate and get something out of it, too. This time around, we were with the Union for Reformed Judaism (URJ).

Lola Ajayi

A dedicated Nothing But Nets supporter from the Union for Reform Judaism used her traditional Jewish coming of age celebration to raise money for anti-malarial bed nets. Naomi Keren Black, a thirteen year old girl from Australia, asked for donations to Nothing But Nets in lieu of Bat Mitzvah gifts.

Stephanie Garry Tatge

I had no idea what to expect when traveling to Kenya to visit refugee camps in Dadaab. I had been on a safari to Kenya 14 years ago with my husband and son and so loved the air of the land and the romance of the sky and the vistas of animals on our planet.

Derek Devore

Quillian Recreation Ministries, the Sports and Recreation Ministry of First Methodist Houston, recently held a shootout competition at our gym in Houston, TX to raise funds for the Nothing But Nets campaign – to help send bed nets to prevent malaria. 

Elizabeth McKee Gore

Driving down a dirt road today in Uganda, we were reminiscing that two and a half years ago, several of us at the UN Foundation were sitting around a small table in Elizabeth’s office, brainstorming.

Elizabeth McKee Gore

Sitting under a roof made of UNHCR plastic sheeting while squeezing into a mud-brick house just 8ft by 10ft, on my left is Eliza, a 40-year-old refugee from the Congo. She is a polio survivor sitting in a homemade wheelchair with a baby on her lap. To my right is Tom Cavanagh, Hollywood star and producer.

Elizabeth McKee Gore

We had the privilege to visit the primary school within the camp, which actually brings together both refugee and national (Ugandan) students.

Julie Willig

The United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria, Ray Chambers, recently released a report highlighting the advances that have been made in expanding malaria control interventions.

Tom Cavanagh

A child dies every thirty seconds from Malaria. That’s a gut-punch stat – the showstopper. It has the rare effect, elusive to statistics, to draw you up cold, made altogether worse because it’s true.

Amy DiElsi

Entertainment shows are buzzing with news about Gavin DeGraw and Tom Cavanagh’s recent trip to Uganda, where the stars helped the UN Foundation distribute life-saving bed nets to refugee families.