http://www.globalhealthforum.org/gmin-distribution-of-itn-in-sierra-leone.php Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:27:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.globalhealthforum.org/gmin-distribution-of-itn-in-sierra-leone.php/comment-page-1#comment-1123 Minus Malaria Week 2010 « Global Health Forum Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:58:08 +0000 http://www.globalhealthforum.org/?p=769#comment-1123 [...] Students participating in Minus Malaria Week will do this in three ways: education, fundraising, and advocacy. Student organizations in support of the Minus Malaria Initiative (MMI) will host both an educational campaign and a fundraising campaign on their college campus.  Through their campaigns, organizations will work to raise awareness about malaria in their communities and to advocate for malaria relief by participating in the Give a Net, Get a Vote campaign: for every $5 donated (the equivalent of one net), supporters of MMI will have the opportunity to sign a letter to Congress, expressing support for legislation that furthers the goals of MMI.  All funds raised will be used to purchase bednets to be distributed in Malen chiefdom in Sierra Leone, a community where MMI has previously focused its efforts. [...] [...] Students participating in Minus Malaria Week will do this in three ways: education, fundraising, and advocacy. Student organizations in support of the Minus Malaria Initiative (MMI) will host both an educational campaign and a fundraising campaign on their college campus.  Through their campaigns, organizations will work to raise awareness about malaria in their communities and to advocate for malaria relief by participating in the Give a Net, Get a Vote campaign: for every $5 donated (the equivalent of one net), supporters of MMI will have the opportunity to sign a letter to Congress, expressing support for legislation that furthers the goals of MMI.  All funds raised will be used to purchase bednets to be distributed in Malen chiefdom in Sierra Leone, a community where MMI has previously focused its efforts. [...]

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