Imagine a company that puts purpose before profit. Next, imagine a world where all business and profit are driven by the goal of supporting local and global grassroots campaigns. For the past five years, I have been working for a brand called Cotopaxi whose goal is to alleviate poverty. Cotopaxi is an outdoor brand based … Continued
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United to Beat Malaria invites you to go the extra “kilometer” in the fight to beat malaria. Between April 25-May 5, 2024, join supporters around the world for the third annual Move Against Malaria 5K, a virtual event to raise awareness and funds to support lifesaving malaria tools and programs. We want to make this … Continued
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Champions, Thank you for joining our training webinars leading up to our 2024 United to Beat Malaria Leadership Summit which will be held in Washington, D.C. March 10-12, 2024! You can register below for the trainings and all recordings and slides will be posted here: Monday, January 22 Webinar – Recording | Slides Monday, February … Continued
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We’re excited to welcome three new interns for the spring semester! Our next intern spotlight features Apurva Joshi, our new Development and Partnerships intern. Check out the Q&A below! Tell us about yourself! My name is Apurva Joshi and I am pursuing a degree in International Affairs at George Washington University with a minor in … Continued
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We’re excited to welcome three new interns for the spring semester! Our second intern spotlight features Krutika Patel, our Grassroots Advocacy intern. Check out the Q&A and the video below! Tell us about yourself! My name is Krutika Patel and I am a recent graduate from Johns Hopkins University. I majored in International Studies and … Continued
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We’re excited to welcome three new interns for the spring semester! Our first intern spotlight features Brian Zhang, our Communications intern. Check out the Q&A and the video below! Tell us about yourself! I am Brian Zhang, and I am a third-year undergraduate student at Yale on the pre-med track. My dream is to one … Continued
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On January 31, 2024, the United to Beat Malaria Grassroots team kicked off our pilot Advocacy Ambassadors program with a cohort of 20 students from across the country who will take a leadership role in rallying their campus communities in support of global programs working to end malaria. Ambassadors can refer to this post to … Continued
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The 2023 World Malaria Report revealed that, following significant setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, malaria rates have stabilized in many respects. Nevertheless, malaria cases and deaths remain higher than they were pre-pandemic, in part due to growing drug and insecticide resistance, rising rates of humanitarian crises and displacement, an invasive new mosquito species in the African continent, among other threats. And yet, … Continued
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We are looking forward to another impactful year of advocacy as we all unite to #BeatMalaria! As we move into this new year, we look back at 2023 with great appreciation for all your efforts in supporting life-saving malaria programs. Together we led 226 meetings with members of Congress across 41 states! Congratulations to each … Continued
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The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly severe, and climate-driven health challenges are becoming increasingly prevalent. Malaria is no exception to this trend. A preventable and climate-sensitive disease, malaria is the cause of over 600,000 deaths worldwide every year — 96% of whom live in Africa and 75% of whom are children under five … Continued
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