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Mandy Moore
August 12, 2011

Day 3 in Cameroon: Hope, and a better life for kids

I'm half way across the world, and today I am reminded of one of the many things that connects us. It's the hope that a parent in LA or DC or Yaounde has: that their child will have a better life than they do.

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Mandy Moore
August 11, 2011

Day 2 in Cameroon: Visiting Chantal Biya

This morning, I visited the Chantal Biya Foundation, a health clinic in Cameroon’s capital city of Yaounde. There I talked to the doctors and community health workers, who told me that they see dozens of cases of malaria each day – cases like Nouriatou, a little girl I met who was undergoing treatment at Chantal Biya.

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Mandy Moore
August 09, 2011

Day 1 in Cameroon: The Need is Clear

Over the next four days, I'll write about my experiences on the ground and share some of what I learn and a few stories about the people I meet and how malaria impacts the people of Cameroon.

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Chris Helfrich
August 04, 2011

Inspired by Usher's New Look Youth Leaders

The Nothing But Nets team has been traveling throughout the country over the past two weeks, including New York City (twice!), Philadelphia, San Francisco and Atlanta. While all of these trips have involved great visits with partners, Champions, and supporters, our trip to Atlanta was a very special experience because of the amazing members of long-time Nothing But Nets partner Usher's New Look Foundation (and because we got to meet Usher!).

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Monika Johnson
August 01, 2011

Celebrating African Women's Day

Yesterday (July 31) was African Women’s Day. The world celebrated the millions of women in Africa who are making a difference in their homes, their communities, and their world.

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Monika Johnson
July 15, 2011

The Laundry Basket Solution to Saving Lives

For years, scientists have been searching for a way to stop malaria-carrying mosquitoes in their tracks. While bed nets remain the most effective tool for protecting families from being bitten by the nocturnal mosquitoes, new technology is looking to cut the risk by trapping and killing the mosquitoes before they hit the net.

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Meril Cullinan
July 07, 2011

Together, we can do more -- and we can end malaria

Working for Nothing But Nets and the UN Foundation, I’m often asked how close we are to reaching the global goal of ending malaria deaths by 2015. Our team is asked questions like these a lot – on Facebook and Twitter and via email, phone calls, and letters – and we love it.

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Naomi Kodama
June 24, 2011

Naomi: Our 25th Champion

Giving back for me started when I was planning my seventh birthday party. The tsunami in the Indian Ocean struck on my birthday that year, December 26th, 2004.

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Chris Helfrich
June 21, 2011

Introducing our new campaign director!

Hello! I'm Chris Helfrich, the new director for the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign.

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Meril Cullinan
June 20, 2011

For Refugees Around the World

Today is World Refugee Day – a day to honor the nearly 50 million displaced people around the world.

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