Our own Christina Roberts, Director of Program Operations, was featured in her alumni newspaper for writing a song with a cause! Combining her two passions, music and malaria, Christina wrote the song, A Closer Far, about Africa. Some of the proceeds from song sales will benefit Malaria No More to help buy bed bets in Africa.

In Christina’s words: “The big thing is to raise awareness and raise the profile of the fight against malaria. The best thing people can do is pass it on to their friends and begin a conversation about how to get involved.”

Christina spends a lot of time in Africa with MNM and her on-the-ground experiences are a tremendous help to us in NYC. With her help, we are able to determine where our bed nets are needed most and how our contributions directly reduce the malaria rate in Africa.

To all my friends in Austin, show your support at Flipnotics on Friday, July 10 at 8 p.m.! If you can’t make it (or if you don’t live in the great state of Texas), buy the song here.

Erica is the new Communications Associate with Malaria No More. She is also a Texas native and will remind her friends in Austin of their new Friday plans.