Through the ELCA Malaria Cam- paign, ELCA members have helped thousands, including Piwai Chimiti in Burure, Zimbabwe, and Sylvester (inset), from Kanyibombu, Zambia.


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reasons ...


to get involved in the ELCA Malaria Campaign


By Jessica Nipp Hacker


his summer while you’re swatting away mosquitoes (which, incidentally, scientists say may be becom- ing resistant to DEET), consider what it’s like for the


many Lutherans who fi nd these insects to be not merely an annoyance but a life-threatening menace. And if that isn’t reason enough to get involved in the ELCA Malaria Campaign, here are nine more reasons:


1. Join a winning team. Global action against malaria saves 700 lives a day. ELCA members and Lutherans in Africa are part of that global team—and our work makes a diff erence. Since 2000 the death rate from malaria has dropped by 49 percent in Africa, according to the World Health Organization. Hand in hand with our global allies, we


can turn the tables on malaria.


2. We can do more together. Let’s do some math: our $15 million fundraising goal represents about $4 per ELCA member. Maybe you can’t give a million dollars, but I bet you can give $4. We’re working hand in hand with Lutherans in 13 African countries—


people who have a history of deliv- ering gospel-driven human services in hard-to-reach areas. People in these rural communities are will- ing to learn from trusted Lutheran voices.


3. Low cost, big impact. A net costs $10. Medicine to treat malaria? $2. And a test kit costs $1. Every giſt makes a diff erence; every giſt can change a life. And we use your giſt s wisely—no more than 10 percent goes to over- head. Ninety percent goes to mission.


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