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Edem Torkornoo

June 8, 2017

Today is the first ever International Day of Charity. Last December, the UN General Assembly designated this day to raise awareness of the impact millions of people like you have had through humanitarian work around the world.  

Chrystal Ramsay-Dyess

After sixty days of travel, hard work and anticipation, our day on Capitol Hill was finally here. It was the culmination of weeks spent journeying across the country as part of the JCI-Nothing But Nets BzzzTour.

Chris Helfrich

Our campaign is on the front lines in the fight against malaria, and the efforts that you are making in the U.S. are saving lives in Africa. Our impact is big, but our formula is simple

Deborah Derrick

I was recently in Sri Lanka, where I was stunned to learn that cases of malaria there have gone from 260,000 in 1999 to not one indigenous case this year. Shortly after I got back, I was thrilled to read about the successful new trials for a malaria vaccine, thanks in large part to U.S. investments through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the Naval Medical Research Center.

Edem Torkornoo

Girls around the world need to stay healthy from illness such as malaria so that they can stay in school and complete their education! It’s the International Day of the Girl and for the past 11 days, our friends at Girl Up have been counting down with “11 Days of Action.”

Tara Morazzini

Early this month at the UN General Assembly, a group of world leaders launched an integrated approach to fight malaria to meet the MDGs and contribute to the next set of development goals after 2015. President Kikwete’s remarks point to the great strides that have been made with regards to malaria— malarial deaths have fallen by 25% since 2000—while recognizing that disease still claims 660,000 lives per year and poses a major challenge to development.  

Liz Wing

In August, the JCI Netherlands chapter organized its third-annual regatta which raised more than $25,000 to send long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets to families in South Sudan.

Liz Wing

This summer, a group of my friends and I raised money for Nothing But Nets while playing our favorite sport – volleyball.

Edem Torkornoo

For 68 years, the UN has been working to improve the lives of people around the world. Did you know that the UN assists more than 34 million refugees and people fleeing war, famine, or persecution?

Elizabeth Ivanovich

This month, three big scientific advances were announced at the MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference. All of them are bad news for malaria.