Act Now to End Malaria

Mar 8th, 2010 4:12 PM UTC
By ONE Partners

Check out this great opportunity from our partners at World Vision.

On April 21 and 22 in Washington, DC, we’re hosting an Action Summit to End Malaria, our very first event that brings people from across the country together to advocate for an end to this horrific disease.

Malaria was eradicated in the United States 60 years ago. But tragically, malaria is still a leading cause of death for children around the world. With enough focused attention, we could be the generation that actually does away with a disease that has killed generations of people – many of them children under five.

So join us this April in Washington, DC. We will train advocates from across the country to use their voice to draw awareness and drive change around a cause. We’ll hear from a friend in Zambia who knows the threat of malaria first-hand, from a leader in the Administration and from a child advocate and pastor from Dallas, TX with a passion for tackling poverty and injustice.

In addition, the event will include training for face-to-face meetings with elected leaders, a Night of Nets event (a model of an artistic, experiential, interactive evening gathering anyone can host in their church/community) and an afternoon of outside-the-box creative activism opportunities near the nation’s capital.

Let’s join forces to descend on Capitol Hill and let our legislators know that we won’t remain silent while more than 2,000 children die every day from this preventable disease.
The means to end malaria is cheap and available, but we need your voice to make it a reality. Learn more and register here.

-Kelli Day, World Vision’s Advocacy Manager

TAGS: From Our Partners, Malaria, World Vision