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Rachel Henderson

June 8, 2017

Today marks 500 days until the target date to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – eight goals embraced by world leaders and member states at the United Nations in 2000 to galvanize a global effort to alleviate poverty and improve lives around the world.

Anjali Singh-Code

9 students, 9 schools, 1 goal. The Nothing But Nets and Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism fellows made impressive strides in bringing the fight against malaria to college campuses across the U.S.!

Mozzie the Mosquito

Did you know that today is World Mosquito Day? I thought today was dedicated to celebrating mosquitoes like me in all of our buzzing and bloodsucking glory. To my surprise, World Mosquito Day is actually about how dangerous we are and is used by groups like Nothing But Nets to trash talk mosquitoes and discuss the importance of wiping out malaria!

Anjali Singh-Code

My work helping others began on my 7th birthday, December 26th, 2004, which was also coincidentally the day of the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. I couldn’t celebrate my birthday while the TV in front of me was showing children losing everything that they owned. So, for my birthday party, I asked my friends to bring in donations instead of presents, and we were able to raise over $500!

Dan Skallman

On August 14, our partner, JCI USA, rolled into Seattle, Washington on one of the last stops of this year’s BzzzTour. In the Seattle area, the team was able to meet with the offices of Congressman Jim McDermott, Congressman Rick Larsen, Senator Patty Murray, and Senator Maria Cantwell.

Chris Helfrich

Yesterday in Washington, the head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, said at a news conference that to date there have been at least 3,500 Ebola cases, with more than 1,900 deaths. She called the outbreak “the largest and most severe and most complex we’ve ever seen in the nearly 40-year history of this disease.”

Liz Wing

Each year, the Netherlands chapter of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) hosts a regatta, a boat race, in Croatia.  JCI members from across Europe attend the three-day race. Teams from Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Turkey compete in six separate boat races. This year, 100 people participated, filling 11 yachts.

Rachel Henderson

Next week, world leaders will gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, where they will discuss some of the greatest challenges of our time. And there’s an opportunity for you to join that conversation.

Elizabeth Ivanovich

On September 23, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene global leaders from governments, businesses, and non-governmental groups for a Climate Summit to spur action to address the climate challenge.

Dan Skallman

On September 28-29, over 150 of our grassroots supporters will come to Washington, DC for the 2014 Nothing But Nets Champion Summit, which will convene inspiring speakers and offer valuable trainings on how to take action in the fight against malaria.