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1. NoahsArkOrphanCare-Malawi,Africa In the fall of 2008, as our work with Noah's Ark Orphan Care in Blantyre, Malawi, Africa continued to expand, I was asked to serve as NAOC Treasurer, USA- in addition to our treasurer in Malawi. Noah's Ark Orphan Care (or NAOC) is a Communi...
2. Bacteria 101- Protect yourself from MRSA, Salmonella, E.coli, flesh eating disease, more! For the past 5 years, I have worked as a microbiologist in a local hospital. I decided to write this lens to possibly offer a little clarity to someone looking for answers to some common questions about bacteria and infection. Questions like: What is...
3. Millennium Promise - A Proven Way To End Extreme Poverty Millennium Promise is the brain child of Professor Jeffrey Sachs - a leading world economist whose mission is to end extreme poverty in the world by 2025. Extreme poverty is defined as people trying to live on less than $1 a day, which currently repr...
4. Nothing But Nets - Help Fight Malaria Rick Reilly wrote a column about malaria in Sports Illustrated. In this article, he challenged each of his readers to donate at least $10 towards the purchase of anti-malaria bed nets. America's response was incredible. Within a few months, 1 millio...
5. Biovision - African Development and Agro Science Biovision is a NGO (Non Governmental Organization) that is operating mainly in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania and has its roots in Switzerland. With the cash award he recieved with the World Food Prize, Dr. Herren in 1998 established BioVision, a priva...
6. Using Essential Oils As Insect Repellant Are you looking forward to the summer season? Dreading having to use insect repellant that is full of chemicals? Are you ready to try something different? How about using insect repellant that utilizes the natural properties of essential oils? Ever...
7. Malaria in Africa I would be the first to admit that Malaria in Africa generates a lot of controversy among people who are passionate about it. So I have put this lens together, not to add to the controversy, but to outline a few interesting points about it and point...
8. Rawnda and What I Learned This Summer, 2009 This lens is about Rwanda and my observations of the genocide, the country and people of Rwanda. Other lenses will follow this one and will target the orphans and poor children of Rwanda as well as the current socioeconmic conditions in Rwanda. Thi...
9. Malaria No More - Lets You Give More this Christmas This Christmas a generous donor is allowing your gift giving dollars to do more. Until December 31, your gift of a net is doubled. Every dollar of any gift you make to end malaria in Africa will be matched, up to $250,000! So a gift of one net become...
10. Nothing But Nets Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. Malaria*, which was eradicated from the United States over 50 years ago, still claims one child's life worldwide every 30...
11. Mosquito Nets: Help Prevent Malaria Deaths Photo by Tjeerd Wiersma Will you join us and prevent Malaria Deaths? Malaria No More. All proceeds from this lens will be donated to Nothing But Nets. Thank-You! Kelly Wissink
12. The Only Patented Colloidal Silver in the World The New Silver Solution is safe and effective to use for treatment of many different problems. The first colloidal product ever granted a patent to be use for treatment of disease. Please visit: Colloidal Can Be Used For and you can make a stop by t...
13. Save a Life...For $10! Every 30 seconds a child dies from Malaria. Malaria is an infectious disease characterized by cycles of chills, fever, and sweating, caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium in red blood cells, which is transmitted to humans by the bite of an in...
14. Malaria Bites The Malaria Bites campaign is an initiative by the Canadian Red Cross to supply bed nets to thousands of children and families in Africa. Since 2003 the Canadian Red Cross has been working in Africa to provide nets FREE OF CHARGE directly to families...
15. How To Make The World A Better Place Ned.com is a global, all-volunteer, member-governed, online social network (in combination with real-world locations) that is made up of social entrepreneurs, activists, artists, social purpose enterprises, grassroots nonprofit, non-governmental, and...
16. Home Mosquito Control: How to Get Rid of Those Pesky Skeeters This year Time Magazine may feature the Mosquito as pest of the year. We've seen incredible rain and hot muggy temperatures. The perfect storm for mosquitoes to multiply! Some states continue to get hammered by heavy rains and flooding. Once the wa...
17. Ginger Essential Oils: Uses and Benefits Ginger oil is derived from a perennial herb that grows to a maximum height of 3 feet that produces a tuberous and thick rhizome emitting a pungent smell. That distinctive aroma is one reason why ginger is a popularly used spice in the field of culina...
18. MMS - Miracle Mineral Solution and the Immune System Jim Humble Origins Miracle Mineral -- The MMS protocol was developed by Jim Humble, a gold miner and metallurgist, on an expedition into the jungles of Central America, looking for gold. Malaria strikes the gold miners: It was a response to a need t...
19. NothingButNets.net Breinsamnesty Campaign We are gearing up for World Malaria Day on April 25 and are asking individuals around the world to help us reach our goal of sending 275,000 insecticide-treated bed nets to refugees in eastern Africa. We're halfway to our goal and need YOUR help over...