At its 2009 General Convention, The Episcopal Church renewed its commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by endorsing the NetsforLife Inspiration Fund and contributing 0.7% of its annual budget.
Consider that just one $12, long-lasting, insecticide-treated net can save three lives from the suffering and death that comes from malaria transmitted by a mosquito's bite. That $12 buys not only a treated net but the education and follow-up necessary to effectively combat the silent killer. By partnering with churches and faith-based groups in remote communities, NetsforLife®, a program of Episcopal Relief & Development, trains agents to deliver the nets, educate community members about how to properly use and maintain the nets, and to monitor and evaluate net use.
Since 2008, NetsforLife has delivered more than two million nets across 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, The goal of the Inspiration Fund is to work at the grassroots level within the Episcopal community to help NetsforLife deliver on its promise to distribute seven million nets across the continent of Africa over the next three years.
Co-chairing the national NetsforLife Campaign Fund Advisory Committee is our own Bishop Curry.
To learn about the ERD, NetsforLife and the Inspiration Fund, visit www.inspirationfund.org.
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