Real Life Stories
ukGeoffrey Baines
Photo by Will Carroll
I just happened to be checking out Twitter one day at the time when a tweet from the author, Seth Godin, appeared encouraging people to buy a couple of copies of the book End Malaria – one to read and one to give away. With most of the cover charge for this going towards the global fight against malaria, I thought this was a great idea and bought my copies. I also encouraged the congregation of Rosyth Methodist Church in Fife, Scotland, to get together over their coffees and teas after a service to think up how they respond to the need to help end suffering and death from malaria, and they decided to give generously towards Malaria No More UK’s work.
We had a great night with quality performances and began to make a small difference in the lives of others
At the same time, I was planning the first VOX party (from the Latin for voice) for which the goal is to find our voices so others may find theirs: a place where artists and artisans can explore ways for using their abilities to make the world more humane. With a ticket price of £5 (enough to buy a mosquito net to protect a mother and her child from malaria) every person who got involved potentially saved a life. The event featured The Weatherfolk and Cynthia Gentle with Rise Kagona – two Edinburgh-based musical acts. We had a great night with quality performances (and gave away the second copy of End Malaria – a really good book), and began to make a small difference in the lives of others.
More real life stories
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Dinah Hawes
Dinah decided to join the fight against malaria when she saw a Comic Relief programme on TV about the devastating effects of malaria throughout Africa. She was struck by the fact that just £5 is enough to buy, deliver and hang a mosquito net to protect a mother and child from malaria for up to five years.
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Morwenna Cross
A motor-racing enthusiast, Morwenna opted to join the fight against malaria after seeing David Brabham’s Highcroft Racing car decorated with the Malaria No More logo at the Le Mans race in 2010.
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Paul Albrow
In May 2010, I saw my cousin take part in and complete the Great Manchester 10km Run; the challenge of completing the 2011 Run was passed on to me.
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Thomas Sandow, Ghanaian Malaria Volunteer, 28
I volunteer with a malaria prevention project in my community, Dromankuma, in Ghana’s Ashanti Region. Volunteering was an easy decision for me: I want to do all I can to help prevent others from going through the pain endured by my two year old daughter Irene when she had severe malaria last year.
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Bonafactious and Valencia Oroses
Parents Bonafactious and Valencia live with their family in rural Namibia. Their home is in an isolated part of the country meaning they are officially some of the ‘hardest to reach’ communities with little access to malaria prevention and treatment support.
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Chief Nana Oteng Korankye
Local leader, Chief Nana has witnessed the devastating effects of malaria in his community in Ghana where malaria is endemic.
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Rra Poroto
Okavango Region of Botswana, a country that has cut malaria cases by more than half in the last decade. He’s been championing malaria education campaigns as part of a malaria prevention programme that we helped fund last year, thanks to your support.
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Mallam Nasiru Abdullai, Deputy Imam of Dromankuma Central Mosque
Mallam Abdullai is the Deputy Imam of a mosque in Dromankuma, Ghana, where the whole population is at risk of malaria. Mallam told us about the important role the Mosque has played as a source of information about malaria.
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Queen Mother Mana Afua Fionkobei
Community figurehead Mana is married to the Chief of Apenten Village and known as the ‘Queen Mother’.
