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Chris Helfrich

June 9, 2017

This World Malaria Day, the eyes of the world are on South Sudan. More than 130,000 people—and counting—from the world’s newest nation have fled their homes to escape the violence on the border with Sudan. These refugees have evaded one deadly threat. But they face another in the camps they now call home: malaria.

Susannah Rosenblatt

The Pantages Theatre in Hollywood provided a gorgeous art deco backdrop for the Nothing But Nets World Malaria Day event, hosted by our partners at the Nederlander Organization. Stars, singers, and talented young actors came together to lend their support to our appeal to send 100,000 life-saving bed nets to refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan.

Chris Helfrich

Chris Helfrich, director of the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign, reports on the South Sudanese humanitarian crisis from Nairobi, Kenya.

Susannah Rosenblatt

A Nothing But Nets team of friends and supporters is gearing up for an eye-opening visit to Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya this week; we’ll be distributing life-saving bed nets to refugees fleeing violence along the border of Sudan and South Sudan.

Chris Helfrich

Today we toured Kakuma Refugee Camp in the northern Kenya desert, home to nearly 95,000 refugees, about one-third of whom are from South Sudan. People there have walked days or weeks, or ridden buses, or flown in airplanes, to escape dangerous conditions in their home countries.

Chris Helfrich

My wife Kate, the mother of our two young boys, understood immediately when I explained to her that I wasn’t going to be home on Mothers Day. Instead, I was traveling to Africa.

Chris Helfrich

More than 130,000 refugees and counting have fled fighting along the border between Sudan and South Sudan. Thousands more are arriving at Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya every month.

Susannah Rosenblatt

Not much scares Jordan Freer. Not ocean currents. Not icy water. Not sharks. And certainly not defeat.

Chris Helfrich

Leaders from around the world are gathering in Washington, DC this week with UNICEF and other organizations for a Child Survival Call to Action.

Susannah Rosenblatt

What do a giant inflatable boy, a hairy dog, a human-sized mosquito, and a member of Congress have in common? These unlikely allies came together this past weekend to bring the fight against malaria to Lincoln, Nebraska!