Malaria No More
National Geographic Kids teamed up with Jordin 
Sparks and Malaria No More to help save kids' lives in Africa. Last fall we asked readers to donate to the "Be a Star, Save a Life" campaign through the group Malaria No More, and thousands of you joined the effort. Kids all over the country donated funds to purchase bed nets to protect African children from mosquitoes which carry a deadly disease called malaria.
Sparks and Malaria No More to help save kids' lives in Africa. Last fall we asked readers to donate to the "Be a Star, Save a Life" campaign through the group Malaria No More, and thousands of you joined the effort. Kids all over the country donated funds to purchase bed nets to protect African children from mosquitoes which carry a deadly disease called malaria.Through your generosity, we received $23,459, which Jordin and Malaria No More matched dollar for dollar for a total of $46,918! Now we can help protect 9,380 kids from malaria in Africa.
Along with donations, kids sent in letters about their fundraising efforts at school or in their neighborhoods.
Here are excerpts from a few of the letters we received:
My name is Spencer and I am a third grader. I am trying to raise money for Malaria No More, a nonprofit organization. I learned about malaria from my classroom magazine, National Geographic Explorer…All the money I raise will help MNM provide bed nets. To raise money for these bed nets, I will be selling homemade crayons shaped like pumpkins, hearts, and gingerbread men. …If you want to help out, but you don’t want the crayons you can write a check to Malaria No More…
These kids are really making a difference in the world.
What is malaria?
How are these kids helping people with this disease?
My name is Spencer and I am a third grader. I am trying to raise money for Malaria No More, a nonprofit organization. I learned about malaria from my classroom magazine, National Geographic Explorer…All the money I raise will help MNM provide bed nets. To raise money for these bed nets, I will be selling homemade crayons shaped like pumpkins, hearts, and gingerbread men. …If you want to help out, but you don’t want the crayons you can write a check to Malaria No More…
These kids are really making a difference in the world.
What is malaria?
How are these kids helping people with this disease?
Malaria is a disease from mosquitos. Kids are helping people by raising money for bednets. I really think the kids who do this are really kind.
ReplyDeleteBy Ginny L.
Malaria is someone who helps kids.
ReplyDeleteThese kids are helping people with this disease because there helping make money.
By Malina
Malaria is a diseases. Malaria also gives African people diseas . These kids are helpingby sending donations
ReplyDeleteBy Arnav
Malaria is a desease that a lot of kids have.
ReplyDeleteThese kids are helping people with this desease by making them crayons that are shaped like pumpkins, gingerbread men, and are doing other things too. I think they are doing really good things for people that have a desease.
By: Sarah Lushaj
Malaria is an African women .The kids are helping people with disease by selling things to people, giving medisin to people.
ReplyDeleteBy Jessie