Update May 11: We are pleased to announce that the global effective giving community raised over $643,000 USD for the Against Malaria Foundation and Malaria Consortium during the World Malaria Day 2023 campaign! Learn more on Giving What We Can’s campaign page. Thank you for your generosity!
Over 600,000 people die from malaria every year, with over 80% of deaths being children under five years old. This number is unacceptably high, especially knowing that malaria is cheap and easy to prevent.
Join us April 19-25 in raising money for Against Malaria Foundation and Malaria Consortium, which cost-effectively prevent malaria in the places that need it the most. RC Forward is partnering with over 10 organizations around the world in a global campaign to build awareness and raise $1.3 million CAD to fight malaria.
It costs less than $7 CAD to provide an insecticide-treated bednet that can help shield 2 people for up to two years from malaria.
It costs less than $10 CAD to provide medicine to prevent malaria to a child in target areas.
Why malaria?
The United Nations World Health Organisation organizes World Malaria Day each year on April 25 and draws attention to the need for progress in combatting this disease.
Over 600,000 people died of malaria in 2021, and 247 million were made ill by the disease.
This represents an enormous disease burden that primarily affects people living in extreme poverty.
Malaria prevention is cheap and effective to prevent, and your donations will have a tangible impact on those living in at-risk areas. Roughly $5,000 USD will provide enough bednets or seasonal medicine doses to save someone’s life.
Giving What We Can have put together a page full of resources that includes:
- Facts about malaria
- A list of all the organizations around the world who are participating
- Information about the campaign
- Social media graphics to help you spread the word
Over 10 organizations have banded together for this campaign, and we’re excited to see how much our global community can raise to fight malaria.
How can I get involved?
Donate
There are two charitable programs being promoted for World Malaria Day 2023. RC Forward is raising funds to provide nets to prevent malaria, and to provide medicine to prevent malaria.
It costs less than $7 CAD to provide an insecticide-treated bednet that can help shield 2 people for up to two years from malaria.
It costs less than $10 CAD to provide medicine to prevent malaria to a child in target areas.
Spread the word
You can increase your impact by sharing your story with your friends and family, to help them feel inspired to take action to fight malaria.
Giving What We Can has plenty of great ideas and social media posts on its campaign page, to make it easier for you to share the word with the people in your life. Get 5 friends to join you in donating so we can increase the impact of this campaign, 5 friends means 5x the impact!
Join the live YouTube event
Giving What We Can is premiering an event on World Malaria Day with Against Malaria Foundation and Malaria Consortium. Learn more about the work of these effective charities and learn about the impact your donations have!
Hear from:
- Rob Mather, Founder and CEO of Against Malaria Foundation
- Olusola Oresanya, Senior Country Technical Coordinator, Malaria Consortium
- Christian Rassi, SMC Program Director, Malaria Consortium
The event premieres 9 am PST (Vancouver) / 12 pm EST (Toronto) on Tuesday, April 25. Learn more on the Giving What We Can campaign page for World Malaria Day 2023.
Measuring your impact
We’re very excited to measure the impact our Canadian donors are creating during this campaign.
Giving What We Can is tracking the impact of this campaign on a global scale, and will be reporting donations raised around the world.
RC Forward will share total donations raised when it has numbers finalized in May, check back on this page for updates!
Thank you for joining the RC Forward team in donating April 19-25 to support cost-effective programs to fight malaria, providing help where it’s most needed.
It costs less than $7 CAD to provide an insecticide-treated bednet that can help shield 2 people for up to two years from malaria.
It costs less than $10 CAD to provide medicine to prevent malaria to a child in target areas.
Don’t hesitate to reach out to our team if you have any questions about the campaign or RC Forward — we’re here to help!
