The ELCA is celebrating a significant milestone in reaching a five-year goal of raising $15 million for the ELCA Malaria Campaign.
Since the start of the campaign, ELCA members and others have joined with Lutheran companion churches and partners in 13 African countries to support programs designed to save people’s lives from malaria – a preventable and treatable disease – by providing mosquito nets, insecticides, medication, health care services, education and more.
As a result of campaign contributions, malaria programs in 13 African countries have been fully funded. Millions of community members were educated about the disease, nearly 10,000 local volunteers were trained on disease prevention and treatment methods, 50,000 nets were distributed, 32,000 pregnant women received prevention medication and more. Although the campaign’s financial goal has been met, the ELCA will continue its anti-malaria work post 2015 through ELCA World Hunger.
Read more on the ELCA website and celebrate this achievement in your congregation with these resources.
