This International Youth Day, we're highlighting the amazing work of young people in the fight to end malaria. Hiba Akbar and Priyanka Meesa are two high school students that have been working with Nothing But Nets for 2 years. Here, they share why they're passionate about ending malaria. Read their story below!
Read ArticleThis June, Katherine Commale was invited to speak in Taiwan- and receive a "Hero Award" from the Taiwanese President. That's amazing, but even more impressive is the fact that Katherine is 17 years old. But before she was an internationally known philanthropist, she was just a 5 year old girl with a big heart and a passion for the mission of Nothing But Nets.
Read ArticleWe all have at least one thing in common: we all have parents! And July 22nd was National Parents’ Day, so at Nothing But Nets, we want to show love to the hardworking parents around the world who strive to create a better life for their children.
Read ArticleIn just over a year, Mosquito Joe and its 145+ independently-owned franchises have raised close to $50,000 in donations for Nothing But Nets! These funds have sent over 5,000 bed nets to malaria-endemic regions in Africa, South America, and the Caribbean; protecting over 10,000 people from the disease. Mosquito Joe drives its fundraising and awareness-raising efforts through two separate campaigns, MoJo Bites Back and Beat the Bloodsuckers.
Read ArticleLast month, I attended my first Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill with the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), and I’m not going to lie, I was nervous. Many of my peers and colleagues had told me stories about getting lost in the halls of Congress and the treacherous walks across the hill in the scorching sun. But despite my fears, the day was a complete success, and once it was over I could not stop smiling. Here’s why.
Read ArticleLast week, the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign convened experts and leaders on Capitol Hill for a briefing on the fight to eliminate malaria in the important, but sometimes-overlooked, region of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Read ArticleOur team met Achol while visiting the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, located on a searing, inhospitable patch of land near the border with South Sudan. Achol was standing in line with her children at a new-arrivals area to receive food, water, medicine, and bed nets. A week earlier, her husband was killed in the country’s ongoing civil war.
Read ArticleSteph Curry has been a champion for Nothing But Nets for years now. To celebrate his third championship win, here are three times he's made a huge impact for good.
Read ArticleEbola is back. A new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has swelled to nearly 60 cases and left 27 dead as of this week. Worse still, a confirmed case has reached Mbandaka, a densely populated port city on the Congo River where 1.2 million people live. Mbandaka is 250 miles away from the village where the original Ebola case in this outbreak was identified, underscoring how quickly this virus can spread if left unchecked.
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