Malaria No More UK is an innovative charity working tirelessly to end suffering and deaths from malaria. Malaria No More UK save lives through high-impact awareness and fundraising campaigns and by making strategic investments in Africa where 90% of all malaria deaths occur. The Malaria No More UK office is located in London.
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Overview
Malaria No More UK launched in 2009 to build on the unprecedented global and local momentum to end deaths from malaria, a preventable disease that claims the life of a child every minute.
The charity is made up of a small team working on high profile advocacy, communications & fundraising projects across the UK & Africa. It engages a broad range of stakeholders in its mission to make malaria no more, from governments & businesses to faith groups, celebrities, other charities & the public. The charity uses popular culture & stories on malaria to inspire action & to raise vital funds to save lives in Africa.
Milestones
Since launching in 2009, Malaria No More UK has secured the support of all the major political parties in the fight against malaria and helped persuade the coalition government to place malaria at the top of its international development agenda.
The charity has also raised funds to invest in life-saving malaria education, prevention and treatment campaigns in Ghana, Namibia and Nigeria to help protect over ten million people from malaria. The investments are made directly to partners on the ground to support the county's National Malaria Control Programme plans and goals. Innovation is also encouraged in delivering effective education, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria.
Malaria No More UK has created pioneering communications campaigns to make malaria an issue that people feel inspired and motivated to support. These have included
See more about Malaria No More UK’s work in 2013
Partners and supporters
Malaria No More UK has worked with a cross section of partners to build and sustain the vital momentum to end malaria deaths. These include business champions, such as Jack Wills GSK and Esso. Malaria No More UK is one of two charities supported by Deutsche Bank's Charity of the Year 2014.
David Beckham and Andy Murray are founding members of the Malaria No More UK Leadership Council and committed long-term supporters. Malaria No More UK’s key campaigns have been supported by leaders with faith, music, fashion and sporting backgrounds.
Board of Trustees
Malaria No More UK is run by Executive Director, [3], who reports to a Board of Trustees including Entrepreneur Heather Rabbatts; Peter Chernin, Co-founder of Malaria No More and Simon Fuller, Founder of XIX Entertainment.
International networks
Malaria No More was founded in the US at the White House Summit on Malaria in 2006 by former News Corporation President Peter Chernin and Wall Street pioneer Ray Chambers, now the first UN Special Envoy on Malaria. Malaria No More Affiliates operate in the UK, US, Netherlands, Canada and Japan and together they form part of a growing global network of organisations tackling malaria under the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.