Hamline University Students Engaged in Imagine No Malaria Campaign

Students at Hamline University celebrated World Malaria Day 2011 by raising awareness.

Last year, the students held multiple viewings of the documentary “When the Night Comes” which was produced by Bobby Bailey.  This year, however, they have put a plan together to engage Hamline students, assist congregations, and educate children.

For World Malaria Day 2011, the students put up educational displays around the campus to build awareness of malaria in Africa and to encourage action.

They plan to assist church leadership in congregational involvement with Imagine No Malaria as engagement increases throughout the conference by hosting additional viewings of “When the Night Comes”, leading programs about the disease, or supporting church activities.

Furthermore, for an Earth Fair near the campus, Hana Tesfaye (Wesley Staff at Hamline University) and Yvette Diaz (Freshman at Hamline University) have arranged to have a booth for children.  At their booth, children and teachers can learn about malaria’s effects, insecticide treated bed nets, and mosquitoes.  They even created a more ‘child-friendly’ way to create a pipe-cleaner mosquito!

With the fall semester in view and several summer months for planning, the students and staff will, no doubt, have amazing ideas for the upcoming school year!