A new report issued by the United Nations Foundation said the total was raised as of Dec. 31, 2007, to buy and distribute insecticide-treated sleeping nets for families in Africa.
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Seventh-graders at Hampton Academy have found a mission. While studying Africa in their social studies classes in February with teachers Linda Trofatter and Lisa Wenger, they have worked to raise awareness and funds to save lives of children in Africa.
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Elizabeth Ginsberg is asking her fellow classmates to leave their mark on the world. Here’s how.
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Michigan State University scientist Ned Walker is taking on one of the biggest killers in the world—malaria. And he believes he can help win the battle to save lives, especially the lives of children.
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Every now and then, an idea comes along that is so simple and appealing that support seems to grow organically. Such is the nature of Nothing But Nets, a campaign by the United Nations Foundation to prevent malaria. A $10 donation pays for a bed net that is delivered to an impoverished African family along with education about its proper use.
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Reilly is most famous as a sportswriter and humanitarian. He has written for years, earning national Sports Illustrated Sportswriter of the Year honors 11 different times. He has since moved on and will soon be a fixture at everyone’s favorite sports network – ESPN. As for his humanitarian efforts, Reilly has focused immense amounts of time, energy and money into “Nothing But Nets,” a malaria prevention campaign that raises money for nets to protect families from mosquitoes in Africa.
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About $5 million of the total was used for administrative costs, including paying for the telephone lines to accept the contributions and the legal and other costs associated with making sure that the recipients had good plans for the money. At 7 percent of the direct contributions to “Idol Gives Back,” that is a generally lower amount than used by most charities for overhead.
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Five organizations received pledges of $6 million each for work in Africa: the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria; the U.S. Fund for UNICEF; Nothing but Nets and Malaria No More, which work on malaria prevention; and Save the Children.
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The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) celebrates April as National Pest Management Month, an observance that has been recognized by the President of the United States for nearly 30 years. National Pest Management Month celebrates the pest management industry’s societal contribution in its protection of food, health and property from the threats posed by pests. The 2008 observance is especially notable, as it coincides with the 75th anniversary of NPMA.
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Ted Turner, who once called Christianity a “religion for losers,” created a $200 million partnership Tuesday with Lutherans and Methodists to fight malaria in Africa, apologizing for his past criticism of religion and calling faith a “bright spot” in the world.
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