My friend just handed me this article about the Bell family in Cherry Hill, NJ. Nine-year-old Courtney and her 12-year-old brother Tyler are spreading the buzz by saying Boo!
Read ArticleToday we had the opportunity to witness life in Tetugu, a camp managed by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). We had the great privilege to provide 200 nets to the health clinic, mostly for pregnant women receiving prenatal care.
Read Article24 hours, four airports, three time zones and one very long, bumpy ride later, we have finally arrived in Gulu in northern Uganda with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Read ArticleOur favorite phrase, “Send a net. Save a life,” has been chosen as one of 13 top nonprofit taglines in the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards!
Read ArticleAt 8/7c ABC’s Ugly Betty premieres, featuring the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets!
Read ArticleJust in time for tonight’s 2-hour premiere of ABC’s Ugly Betty, the sitcom’s lead actress America Ferrera (who plays title character Betty Suarez), stopped by Good Morning America for a preview of the show.
Read ArticleFor the next three days from Oct. 16-17, millions of people will make their voices heard in the fight against poverty through Stand Up and Take Action, a symbolic global event
Read ArticleGeneration Change: 150 Ways We Can Change Ourselves, Our Country, and Our World is a Skyhorse Publishing book that will be released at booksellers on November 4.
Read ArticleOn Friday, Oct. 16 at 8/7c, ABC’s Ugly Betty will feature the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets!
For his seventh birthday this summer, Nothing But Nets supporter Amon celebrated with 12 of his closest friends by hosting a NET-Raiser party. In lieu of birthday presents, the birthday boy asked each of his guests to donate $10 to send a life-saving bed net.
Amon’s mom, Svea, said the party was a great success and the kids loved learning about malaria and how easy it was to help save children from the disease. Svea says, “I am very proud of my son to give up gifts for himself and help such a worthy cause! We raised money for 14 bed nets, and next year we plan to do the same thing!
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