The Against Malaria Foundation (US)

Hi there from Merrick and Ula! We are getting married, and in lieu of gifts, we would like to raise money for charity.

At current rates, roughly 600,000 people die from malaria every year, most of whom are children in Africa. As a rough approximation, this is equivalent to our entire wedding guest list dying in a period of 3 hours.

We feel very thankful to have the life that we do, and we want to help people in less fortunate circumstances around the world. We have chosen a few of the most impactful global health charities, and we ask that our wedding guests make a donation to support one or more of them. We're hoping to raise at least $5,500 overall, which, on average, is the amount necessary to save a single life.

Hi, I want to raise money for this great cause for my bar mitzvah. Instead of presents, please donate to the AMF.

Please click HERE to see a video of my Powerpoint presentation and narration on why I chose this charity.

To save a single life it is estimated to cost $3,000 so my goal is to try to save 3 people! As our tradition says "To save a peson is to save a whole entire world!" (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5 see manuscript for an universalistic view.)

I chose the AMF as my charity because it is the most efficient in the malaria sector, a parasite which kills over 600K yearly- the majority of them children. I liked AMF's transparency in comparison to other charities. With the AMF you know exactly what your paying for (Nets) and how much it costs, with a pretty consistent impact: Studies show that the usage of nets lower malaria by 41-56%. It uses a hundred percent of its donations to fund nets and I felt I could make a clear and direct impact to better the world in a small way. Please join me in my efforts to save three people's lives! Thank you so much!

Thanks so much.

Ami

Hi there! I'm Emily Calandrelli! I was going to sell my SIX TS tickets on StubHub to raise money for charity, but I was told that if instead I were to offer them at cost (through ErasTourResell), then Swifties would help me raise the $5k I would have gotten by upselling them on StubHub.

I'll now be giving out the tickets at cost (head over to https://twitter.com/ErasTourResell to learn how to get them) and hoping to raise money for the Against Malaria Foundation here!

This way we can raise money to save children's lives AND get tickets to Swifties at a reasonable price. Hopefully a win-win!

The Against Malaria Foundation helps distribute mosquito nets across Africa. Each mosquito net is $2 and for every 600 mosquito nets they statistically prevent 1 child from dying and [phone redacted] cases of malaria are prevented. It's one of the most effective charities in the world for saving lives. In fact, it's rated at 100% by Charity Navigator - the prime organization that rates charities for their impact and effectiveness.

By raising $5,000 - we can save 4 children's lives - and improve the lives of thousands more.

Thanks so much for contributing!

The Against Malaria Foundation works to save lives and improve health in Africa and Asia through funding and distributing anti-malaria bed nets. They have been one of the top-ranked charities on GiveWell  for over a decade. Bed nets cost only $2 per person, making donations to the Against Malaria Foundation a very cost-effective way to prevent thousands of malaria deaths and illnesses each year. In lieu of a physical gift, we'd be very appreciative of a donation to the Against Malaria Foundation so that they can continue to provide life-saving nets to at-risk families.

 

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According to givewell.org, this charity is the second most efficient in the world for saving lives. $5500 saves ONE LIFE.

I will be walking 10,500+ steps a day to help raise this money through an app called “Charity Miles”.

Hello,

I’m reaching out to share something simple, urgent, and life-saving.

Malaria kills over 600,000 people every year, most of them children under five in sub-Saharan Africa. But we can help stop it — for just $5.

I’m fundraising for the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF), one of the most effective charities in the world for Malaria. They distribute insecticide-treated bed nets to families in high-risk areas. These nets are proven to protect people while they sleep, reducing malaria infections and deaths dramatically.

$5 = 1 net = protection for 2 people for up to 3 years

$100 = protects 40 people

$5,500 = saves a life

This is one of the most cost-effective ways to save a life — period. And AMF rigorously monitors net use and outcomes, so you know your donation truly matters.

My goal is to raise [insert amount] to help protect these young kids from malaria. If you can chip in — any amount — it would mean the world.

Thank you for reading, and thank you for caring. Together, we can save lives.

Warmly,

Faizaan S.

Tanner and I would appreciate donations from our guests, if able, to a cause that is dear to us: global health. Thank you!