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Jer, Vici & Lize cycling for access to medicines!
Jer, Vici & Lize cycling for access to medicines!
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“Maak medicijnen voor mensen, niet voor winst!”
Want ook in landen zoals Nederland en Duitsland komt het steeds vaker voor dat levensreddende medicatie wel beschikbaar is, maar niet betaalbaar is... Wij als UAEM proberen dit probleem op te lossen, maar hebben hulp nodig om onze acties uit te kunnen blijven voeren. Steun jij UAEM door onze fiets-uitdaging te sponsoren?
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On August 25 and 26, we are going an extra mile this summer to show our support for UAEM, a great student-driven non-profit organization that campaigns for access to medicines for all. And YOU can support us! :) Together with a small group of UAEM volunteers, we will be cycling from the east of the Netherlands to the south. The distance will be more than 220 km and will be cycled in 2 days, a challenge in itself! On our way, we will proudly bear the UAEM logo to everybody and will share the following message where possible:
“People should not be poor because they are sick, or stay sick because they are poor!”
Nowadays, new medicines are often brought to market with very high prices, creating a barrier for many patients to actually receive the medicines they need. This matters for people living in poverty, but also increasingly for people in rich countries like the Netherlands and Germany. You might have heard from people in your surrounding actually facing this issue.
Moreover, the current system of research and development for new medicines focuses on diseases that mainly affect rich people, leaving behind poverty-associated and tropical diseases. This is also partly why new antibiotics have not been developed, and which will be of major importance for every person on this planet in the upcoming decade. So the system has to change…
Let’s make medicine for people, not for profit!
We are personally truly inspired by the efforts UAEM’ student-volunteers worldwide. They campaign and organize events for the sake of making this world a better place for all! To achieve our goals and continue our work, we need funds to support our students in campaigning, researching, meeting and advocacy-efforts. We would be both delighted and honoured if you would support our work by contributing to this fundraiser. UAEM is a charitable organisation (wohltätiger Verein) under German law and you will receive a donation receipt for your support!
Jerremy, Victoria and Lize
Priscilla L. published this fundraising event on 09. Juli 2018.
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You did it! We made it! Thank You
Priscilla L. posted this update on August 27, 2018.
Hurray! UAEM Europe's first ever bikeathon is done! What a feat for our three Dutch UAEMers! 200+km, arriving in Maastricht, tired, but oh so happy!
This was a huge challenge for our non-professional cyclists, and they rose to it willingly and stuck to it until the end. With your continued support along the way, it felt wonderful knowing that you took the time to read about our bike challenge, and even more when you gave something. We hope that we have managed to raise a question mark for you in regards to the access to medicines issue. It is not one that is spoken about everyday, but it affects millions around the world. We, at UAEM, are doing our little part to change the system, and we hope you feel called to do something about it too.
With this fundraising event, we have almost reached our 1,500euros goal, we are only a hundred euros away. Help us top it by the end of this month. Keep sharing the word about UAEM, our mission and our volunteers' dedication.
From the bottom of our hearts,
UAEM Love
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