every line item of military spending is worth more to our national security, even, than bed nets for kids with malaria, to keep them from getting it. these are choices. i was in touch with our convigressional teams today, they re hoping the republican $61 million cuts will come from across the board. we talk about the house cuts, seems to get a lot of attention. with regard to your fast, jim, other than the fact you re here on national television talking, do you feel like you re getting enough attention? well, faith leaders across the spectrum, conservative, liberal, all kinds of folks, not left or right, we are forming, brooke, a circle of protection, a circle of protection around those programs that most impact our poorest and most vulnerable people. food and nutrition, child health. these things don t even cost that much. and they re cost-effective. in the past they ve had
philadelphia, katherine commale. she s definitely without a doubt an inspiration. my goal would be everyone in africa gets a bet net who needs a benet. reporter: when katherine at age 5 learned millions of children s lives could be saved with a bed net she came up with a plan. here s a bed net certificate, and we decorate them and then we sell them in honor of someone. we usually decorate them with markers, glitter, and like crayons. and then we usually s i was bowled over that really here was this young woman who has raised about $150,000 for nothing but nets since she was 5 years old. reporter: in the last five years, nothing but nets has distributed more than 3 million bed nets to africa, potentially reducing overall childhood deaths by malaria by 25%. it feels good to be a hero. once you send a couple of nets you ll try to keep going and try to change the world. and that again was dr. richard besser reporting. we want to remind you to watch the abc news special be
with a bed net she came up with a plan. here s a bed net certificate, and we decorate them and then we sell them in honor of someone. we usually decorate them with markers, glitter, and like crayons. and then we usually sell 1,000 a year. i was bowled over that really here was this young woman who has raised about $150,000 for nothing but nets since she was 5 years old. reporter: in the last five years, nothing but nets has distributed more than 3 million bed nets to africa, potentially reducing overall childhood deaths by malaria by 25%. it feels good to be a hero. once you send a couple of nets you ll try to keep going and try to change the world. and that again was dr. richard besser reporting. we want to remind you to watch the abc news special be the change, save a life. it will air this friday at 10:00 p.m. eastern. the series is sponsored in part by the bill and melinda gates foundation. good work, mandy moore, a great cause.
she s now asking for your help. here s dr. richard besser. reporter: mandy moore is in the central african republic to distribute bed nets for a group called nothing but nets. voila! reporter: their goal? to help prevent malaria, a disease transmitted by mosquitos that infects over 500 million people and kills more than 1 million each year. realizing that a child in africa dies every 45 seconds from malaria, and that really with just $10, that s all it takes to send a net and change a life. i was in. reporter: mandy, who had millions of fans, says the person she admires most is this 10-year-old girl from philadelphia, katherine commale. she s definitely without a doubt an inspiration. my goal would be everyone in africa gets a bet net who needs a bed net. reporter: when katherine at age 5 learned millions of children s lives could be saved
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