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Promoting health, fighting disease, saving lives.
The MDG Inspiration Fund was launched in 2007 by Episcopal Relief & Development, Jubilee Ministries and the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church.
Focusing specifically on achieving MDGs 4, 5 and 6, the Fund implements programs to fight malaria and other preventable diseases in Africa and Asia, and provides basic health care, health education, and sanitation systems in Latin America and the Caribbean.
With just a few simple interventions, we help to save millions of lives:
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Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets provide protection from malaria — a preventable illness that kills 1 million people every year.
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Basic sanitation systems and wells eliminate water-borne diseases that claim the lives of 4,000 children every day.
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Smokeless stoves reduce acute respiratory infections and chronic respiratory disease — the leading cause of death in children under 5 in Latin America.
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Knowledge about HIV/AIDS prevents the spread of the disease, which has now killed 25 million people and left 15 million orphans.
Learn more about funding and allocation at The MDG Inspiration Fund: In Dollars and Cents.
Hold an MDG Inspiration Fund Campaign. Holding a special campaign at your parish — typically for a week — is a good opportunity to join the Church’s concerted effort to achieve the MDGs. Learn how to get started and download resources for your own MDG Inspiration Fund Campaign in our Congregational Tools section.
Make a donation today. Fulfill your own 0.7% commitment to reach the MDGs, and help ensure the success of the MDGs.
