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Delivering Hope to Refugees in UgandaMalaria is the number one killer of refugees in Africa. For people who have lost so much, a bed net can mean life or death. I traveled to Uganda... |
Phone calls and nets comfort DRC refugeesWe're helping more than 60,000 refugees in Uganda who fled the conflict in Democractic Republic of Congo by giving them protective bed nets and... |
Net distribution impact reaches far & wideIn the fall of 2008, our Nothing But Nets campaign helped to distribute 855,000 insecticide-treated bed nets as part of an integrated... |
$1 Can Keep Measles AwayIn many parts of the world, mothers still fear that they may lose their children to measles. An estimated 540 children die each day from the... |
Rapid Hurricane Response: HaitiSummer 2008 was a tough time for Haiti. In August and September 2008, three consecutive hurricanes "Gustav, Hanna and Ike" devastated the island... |
Connecting in the Midst of a DisasterHeavy flooding along Mozambique's Zambezi River displaced nearly 300,000 Mozambicans from their homes in early 2008. Water levels were so high... |
Youth Get in the Game to Send Bed NetsThink a five year old can't make a difference in the world? See how Spencer is saving lives by saving pennies. |
Somalia Successfully Eliminates PolioSomalia undertook a massive effort to eradicate polio. Learn about the vaccination effort led by 10,000 Somalis. |
Video: It Just Takes Two DropsThe UN Foundation’s participation in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative includes providing $200 million to reduce the geographic... |
Rebuilding lives and livelihoods in MexicoWhen a category 5 hurricane devastated the mostly Mayan community of Sian Ka'an, Mexico, we appealed to our supporters and partners. The... |
