Sebastian Devonshire

The Race Against Time

Fundraising for World Mosquito Program Ltd
£1,783
raised of £1,500 target
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Support our Mosquito Milers team racing across Death Valley to raise awareness of dengue: the world's fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease. Your contribution aids WMP's vital efforts in putting a stop to dengue.

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We're a group of mums and dads, friends since our school days in the early 1990s. Nearly 30 years on, after building our careers and families, we're reuniting for a cause close to our hearts.

We're taking on The Speed Project, a 550km ultra-distance relay from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, to raise awareness about the alarming spread of dengue and the crucial work of the World Mosquito Program.

Our journey, up to and including the event itself, symbolises the urgency in combating the world's fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease, an issue that impacts not just communities globally but also poses a significant risk to future generations. Through our participation in this iconic challenge, we aim to amplify the message about the necessity of proactive health measures and WMP's groundbreaking and innovative solutions in 'outrunning dengue'.

This event is our way of contributing to the greater good, a chance to make a difference and safeguard the world for the next generation.

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About the campaign

Support our Mosquito Milers team racing across Death Valley to raise awareness of dengue: the world's fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease. Your contribution aids WMP's vital efforts in putting a stop to dengue.

About the charity

World Mosquito Program Ltd

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The World Mosquito Program (WMP) is a not-for-profit group of companies owned by Australia's Monash University that works to protect the global community from mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, yellow fever, and chikungunya. The World Mosquito Program uses naturally occurring bacteria called Wolbachia to reduce the ability of mosquitoes to transmit viruses that cause life-threatening diseases throughout tropical countries of the world. Following years of laboratory research, independent risk analysis and successful field trials, WMP has undertaken deployments in 14 countries around the world and has widespread support from communities, governments and public health regulators. We are now undergoing rapid organisational change to position WMP to play a key role in scaling global access to Wolbachia and helping to protect the 4 billion people worldwide who live at risk of dengue and other mosquito-transmitted viral diseases. More information about the WMP can be obtained from www.worldmosquitoprogram.org.

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£1,782.58
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£1,782.58
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