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Global family-entertainment giant and its fabulous WWE® Divas will help spread the buzz about preventing malaria to 115 million social media followers and fans New York, NY (PRWEB) October 01, 2012 The United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign announced an exciting new alliance with WWE at the 2012 Social Good Summit to help spread the buzz about the fight against malaria to WWE fans across social media. At the Social Good Summit this past weekend, UN Foundation Vice...

Groundbreaking Digital Collaboration for Social Good Asks People to Donate Their Voices, Take Actions to Improve the World, and Win One-of-a-Kind Experiences and Prizes WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- They say doing good is its own reward, but sometimes it's nice to get a little something extra for your passion and activism. Today the United Nations Foundation launched its largest and most ambitious digital initiative to date: the Global Good Challenge, which...

LITITZ, Pa., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with World Malaria Day and the efforts of volunteers working to provide effective malaria control in Africa, Mosquito Magnet® announces a donation initiative partnering with their Facebook community. The initiative's goal is to donate a total of 200 treated mosquito nets - a $2,000 value - to the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign. Facebook users can take part by going to...

Broadway and the NBA join the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign to send life-saving bed nets to protect families fleeing conflict and returning home (PRWEB) March 26, 2012 Since last June, more than 130,000 refugees—and counting—have entered South Sudan to escape fighting on the border of Sudan. As the situation worsens, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is providing food, water, and shelter. Yet malaria is the leading cause of death among children under five in South Sudan and...

KOLDING, Denmark, Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bestnet A/S has announced that the company is once again donating Netprotect® Long Lasting Insecticide Incorporated Mosquito Nets (LLINs) to the Junior Chamber International - JCI/Nothing But Nets campaign in support of their participation in the Budapest to Bamako Great African Run, the world's largest charity road rally. Hundreds of drivers and adventurers from over 30 countries set out on January 13, 2012 from Budapest, Hungary...

KOLDING, Denmark, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bestnet A/S announced today that it has introduced a new feature to its corporate website. This new feature has been designed to help support the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign to raise funds to combat malaria. Even though it is a preventable disease, malaria claims the life of a child every 45 seconds. Bednets, such as Netprotect® Long Lasting Insecticide Incorporated Mosquito Nets (LLINs), and educating people about the...

R&B Legend Usher Raymond IV presented Ted Turner, founder and chairman of the United Nations Foundation, with the Service Legacy Award at Friday's World Leadership Conference, hosted by Usher's New Look Foundation. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 25, 2011 R&B Legend Usher Raymond IV presented Ted Turner, founder and chairman of the United Nations Foundation, with the Service Legacy Award at Friday's World Leadership Conference, hosted by Usher's New Look Foundation. The award recognized...

Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 20, 2011 Updated 6 p.m. The United Nations Foundation announced today the appointment of Chris Helfrich as Director of its Nothing But Nets campaign"”a global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria. Mr. Helfrich brings ten years of fundraising and advocacy experience to the role. There are more than 200 million cases of malaria every year, and in Africa a child dies every 45 seconds from the disease, which is easily prevented through the...

NEW YORK, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, as a follow up to World Malaria Day, PSI Global Ambassador Mandy Moore and ABC News' Be the Change: Save a Life are co-hosting an on-line essay contest, asking others to share stories of what inspires them to take action in global health. Selected essays will be highlighted on ABC News' SaveOne.net and Moore's personal blog. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...

Actress and Singer Mandy Moore and NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo join United Nations Leaders to send the message that "Everyone can be a Champion in the Fight Against Malaria" United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign launches Dynamic Public Service Announcement at Crossroads of the Globe on World Malaria Day New York, NY (PRWEB) April 25, 2011 Today, as people all over the globe commemorate World Malaria Day, the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign debuted a...