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NetsforLife® Inspiration Fund
Visit the Inspiration Fund website at www.inspirationfund.org!
Starting with NetsforLife®, the Inspiration Fund campaign will empower local Episcopal communities to help shape a better world.
The Episcopal Church initially dedicated itself to supporting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the 2003 General Convention, and put its commitment into action in 2006 by endorsing the MDG Inspiration Fund, which raised over $3.2 million in three years. The 2009 General Convention pledged 0.7% of its budget to support the NetsforLife® Inspiration Fund, a grassroots effort to educate, engage, and unite Episcopalians to support the MDGs through the fight against malaria. Our goal is to build awareness about this disease, how it can be prevented, and raise $5 million by December 2012.
Moving Whole Communities from Sickness to Strength
Every 45 seconds in sub-Saharan Africa, a child dies from malaria, a deadly infectious disease transmitted by a mosquito bite. Just one life-saving, long lasting insecticide-treated net can save two lives from suffering and death.
Since 2008, NetsforLife® has delivered over 4.8 million nets across 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa resulting in less sickness, fewer deaths and stronger communities. By partnering with churches and faith-based groups in remote communities, NetsforLife® combats malaria by training community agents to deliver life-saving nets, educating community members about proper net use and maintenance, and providing on-going monitoring and evaluation of net use.
Working at the grassroots level within the Episcopal community, the Inspiration Fund will help NetsforLife® deliver upon its promise to distribute 7 million nets over the next three years. Combined with education and training, this work will better more than 37 million lives in 30,000 communities across the continent.
Through the Netsforlife® Inspiration Fund, we will:
- Engage one out of five Episcopalians in the Inspiration Fund, bringing together local communities to help shape a better world;
- Cultivate local grassroots movements to fight malaria reaching Episcopalians in dioceses, schools, universities and seminaries;
- Support NetsforLife® in the fight against malaria by:
- Empowering and uniting Episcopalians across the country to help save 1.25 million lives across sub-Saharan Africa from malaria over the next three years; and
- Contributing to a five-year goal of delivering 7 million life-saving mosquito nets across 17 countries in Africa.
Visit the NetsforLife® Resource Page for tools to help you educate your community in the fight against malaria!
