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RSSThe MDG Inspiration Fund: In Dollars and Cents
By 2009, the MDG Inspiration Fund seeks to raise and allocate $3 million.
In 2007, the MDG Inspiration Fund was launched with a grant of $924,000 from the Executive Council — the Episcopal Church’s 0.7% budget commitment to the MDGs for 2007. Additional fundraising by Episcopal Relief & Development has brought the total of the fund to approximately $1.3 million.
The Fund will assign $2 million of the total $3 million to support NetsforLife®, a partnership for malaria prevention in 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. A pilot program in Asia is being considered as well. NetsforLife® promotes an integrated prevention model that focuses on distributing long-lasting insecticide-treated nets, building community awareness about malaria, training people in the proper use of nets, and educating communities on effective malaria prevention and treatment while advocating for better access to drug therapies.
Episcopal Relief & Development will work with Jubilee Ministries to allocate the remaining $1 million for programs in Latin America and the Caribbean that prevent malaria, HIV/AIDS, water-borne illnesses, and acute respiratory infections; provide maternal health care; and train community health workers.
