Take That, Malaria.

^{Amos 5:21-24}“I can’t stand your religious meetings.
I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions.
I want nothing to do with your religion projects,
your pretentious slogans and goals.
I’m sick of your fund-raising schemes,
your public relations and image making.
I’ve had all I can take of your noisy ego-music.
When was the last time you sang to me?
Do you know what I want?
I want justice—oceans of it.
I want fairness—rivers of it.
That’s what I want. That’s all I want.

Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds and nearly one million people every year

Malaria is a disease that CAN be eliminated if we can provide enough mosquito nets, effective medicines and safe indoor spraying. Heck, we eliminated it here in the US back in 1947

Look out, malaria, we’re coming for you.

Confused? Stay with me.

I am privileged to be working on staff with a company called The Brave on a grassroots campaign in coordination with the United Nations Foundation that is fighting this rampant, deadly disease.

Worldwide nearly half of the world’s population (nearly 3.3 billion) are currently at risk of malaria.

Our objective? To create a movement that draws the attention of lawmakers in DC so that congress reappropriates the funds already given towards fighting malaria.

If the current funds continue for the next 5 years towards malaria prevention, education, medication and research, leading experts estimate that the disease can be completely eliminated from Africa by 2015.

And we all can be a part of it.

First up will be multi-city screenings of a film made and produced by the co-founders of The Brave (Ryan Smith and Bobby Bailey (Founder of Invisible Children) ) called “When the Night Comes” that examines the effects of this disease in Uganda.

Stay tuned as we release the trailer and film screening cities and dates but this is a CANT MISS opportunity to get involved.

The site and trailer will be up in the next week or so but in the meantime join our When The Night Comes Facebook group to stay up to date on all the hoopla.

Invite your friends, teachers, cronies, lovers etc.

91% of malaria deaths occur in Africa

85% of these deaths are children under the age of 5

Because you know what the great philosopher Dr. Seuss says,

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”

Let’s do this.

LR

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