Grace Altree was in middle school when she first learned that African children were dying from malaria. Once she learned that $5 would buy a mosquito net that would protect an entire family, she created the nonprofit Kids Fight Malaria. Now a senior in high school, Grace sees the huge impact of that decision. Kids Fight [...]
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Apr
19
We Couldn’t Do This Without You
I work for an organization that could not exist without volunteers. I don’t mean it would be a lot harder to do the work, or it would be more expensive, or it would be less fun without them. I mean Medical Teams International would literally not exist without volunteers. The foundation of Medical Teams International [...]
Feb
06
Healthy habits creating healthier lives
“Wash your hands, brush your teeth, eat your vegetables!”…a mother’s mantra. Many of us were taught at an early age the importance of these habits and have reaped their rewards in good health (although I will never appreciate brussel sprouts!) But in some places in Indonesia, health education is sorely lacking. Nias is the largest [...]
Nov
15
Efficient and Effective Use of Donations
As you may know, we are in the middle of a campaign to raise $2.35 million to help improve the lives of 1 million women and children around the world and we can’t do it without you. Last year, we helped 2.1 million people in 72 countries and we did it by leveraging every dollar [...]
