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YouthGive in Africa 2008: Malaria

Found by Brooke Minters | 9 months ago | Flag this

YouthGive is a nonprofit that teaches youth about how to give back. In the summer of 2008, a group of students from the US traveled to South Africa and Zambia to learn about the projects going on there. There they learned about malaria. Malaria is the #1 killer in Zambia.

  • Host a Night of Nets

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    Other Action created 4 days ago by salvatore.cardoni | Flag this

    Of the approximate 300 million new cases of malaria each year, there are 1 million deaths.  This must end now. The easiest way to fight malaria is through bed nets -- which prevent dise...View action

    Issue: Malaria

  • Help Me Help Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma by ...

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    Loan created 25 weeks ago by DemocracyinAction | Flag this

    This year, I am joining hundreds of people across the United States and around the world in "Arrest Yourself" 2009 - a global action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma. I have committed to staying at ...View action

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  • Your Face Against Malaria

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    Pledge created 4 days ago by salvatore.cardoni | Flag this

    Face the facts: of the more than 1 million deaths caused by malaria each year, 90% occur in sub-Sahara Africa. Upload your photo fo show 'your face against malaria' to the EU-Governments....View action

    Issue: Malaria

  • Bird-killing pesticide facing a ban in Canada

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    Loan created 26 weeks ago by WildlifeDirect | Flag this

    U.S. regulator announces crackdown on carbofuran, and Canadian health authorities are considering whether to follow suit Mark Hume Vancouver - Globe and Mail Update, Wednesday, May. 20, 2009 ...View action

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  • Buy a Bracelet, Save a Life

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    Other Action created 4 days ago by salvatore.cardoni | Flag this

    "Be their angel. Buy a bracelet.  Save a life." Yes -- malaria kills around 3,000 children a day in Africa.  But yes -- it can be stopped and for only $7.00 a day. When you ...View action

    Issue: Malaria

  • Send a Malaria No More eCard Gift

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    Donation created 4 days ago by salvatore.cardoni | Flag this

    There's no denying the facts:  malaria kills more African children than any other disease. But there is hope:  malaria can be stopped.  And it starts with you. By purch...View action

    Issue: Malaria

  • Where are the vultures going to?

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    Loan created 14 weeks ago by WildlifeDirect | Flag this

    Vultures have been getting a lot of attention recently what with the poisoning crisis in East Africa, but still so little is known about these vultures. In Kenya, eight species occur: the African W...View action

    Issue: Malaria

  • Pneumonia vaccines for everyone, by Orin Levine

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    Loan created 15 weeks ago by Change.org | Flag this

    Thanks for visiting my fundraising page! Please help me support GAVI Alliance Immunize Every Child by making a donation. It's fast, easy, and secure. Thanks so much for your support - and pleas...View action

    Issue: Malaria

  • "One in three bites of food..."

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    Loan created 21 weeks ago by WildlifeDirect | Flag this

    “One in three bites of food can be attributed to a pollinator”.   An overlooked ‘ecosystem service’, pollination, is essential to humanity. In Africa pollinators are primarily wild inse...View action

    Issue: Biodiversity

  • government healthcare reform

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    Volunteer created 14 weeks ago by FreedomSpeaks | Flag this

    I OPPOSE the current plan to reform healthcare. Any plan that funnels tax or program dollars to a community organization or union organization has completely overstepped the bounds of health...View action

    Issue: Health Care Reform
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