Today is the official first day of my stay here in Bamako, Mali. As i sit in my room to blog, i am overlooking the Niger river. The beauty here is astounding. From the colorful fabrics, to the red soil, to the different languages that the people speak.
I am here for a purpose. My husband and I have come as representatives of MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER AND THE NOTHING BUT NETS FOUNDATION. The work that we are doing in conjuction with the United Nations Foundation is a package for the people of Mali. The aim is to target 2.8 mllion children in the course of a week in order to observe the distribution of measle vaccines, polio vaccines, vitamin A deworming medication, and insecticide treated mosquito bed netting.
In Mali, MALARIA is the #1 killer of children. Every 30 seconds a child dies here from Malaria. Also, daily some 25 million pregnant women are at risk for Malaria related sickness. This is an epidemic that is quite costly to African nations in terms of the loss of people. We are here to save children. Pray for us. This campaign has to be one of the single most important events happening in the world right now!!!!!!!!
Today was full of briefings and a press conference, tomorrow we begin our fieldwork.
I feel incredibly blessed to be apart of this campaign. I am thankful for the opportunity, as this will impact life tremedously. Much lies ahead, I will return with more info. Please stay tuned
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