The 2030 Collaborative leads in advocacy for hundreds of leaders of faith across the United States on issues of global health and development. From time to time, we submit letters to elected officials with request to protect and increase foreign assistance funding for U.S. programs in maternal, newborn, and child health, international family planning, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, to name a few.

Signature

Lending your name and your voice to our faith-based coalitions is a strong, public signal of your support and will aid in raising awareness and building leadership for global health issues. The 2030 Collaborative will write letters to Congress and the White House to request their concern and support for global health issues and funding. From time to time, we may ask if you will consider joining others in the coalition to “sign on” to these letters of support, letting your leaders know that you care deeply about these issues.

Letter

In lieu of a group letter, a personal letter can be extremely impactful for your Congressional Representative, Senator, or the President. We are happy to help shape the content and language of the letter with you to show your support of global health issues. See below for our Sample Advocacy Letter. Go to Senate.gov or House.gov to search your zip code and find your Senator or Representative’s direct email address to send the letter.

Phone Call

A person-to-person call can be most effective in creating tone and conversation around the issues important to you. We may ask that you consider a phone call with your Congressional leader(s) to convey your interest in and support for global health issues. We are happy to help set up such a call on your behalf.

In Person Meeting

The most successful advocacy is often done in face-to-face meetings. If time permits, we will aid in scheduling an in-person meeting with your Congressional leader(s) either in your home state or in Washington D.C. It is so important that our leaders hear directly from you about your interest in and concern for global health issues. We ask that you consider an in-person meeting in the near future.

Sample Advocacy Letter

Dear President/Senator/Representative _________________________________, 

As a constituent, I write to urge you to protect and increase funding for the U.S. International Affairs Account (150 Account) for global health and development. 

As a person of faith, I care deeply about the health of vulnerable populations, including mothers and children, worldwide. 

• Nutrition: Currently one in three persons suffers from malnutrition, which has devastating consequences particularly for mothers and children in the first 1,000 days of life. Cognitive and physical stunting and wasting is a lifetime tragedy leading to chronic disease, impaired immune system, and inhibited intellectual development for individuals. Malnutrition is the root of nearly half of under-five child deaths globally each year (approximately 3 million deaths). The good news is that we can change that. We know that proper interventions during pregnancy including foods rich in folic acid, iron, and vitamin A can alter the course of a child's life. With the prevention of anemia in the mother while encouraging breastfeeding for the first year of life for the child, lives can be offered a full potential for healthy growth and flourishing. 

• Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: This public-private partnership fund over the past fifteen years has provided critical, strategic funding supporting programs in over 135 nations worldwide to halve HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria deaths. Its unique integration and coordination with U.S. bilateral funding including PEPFAR and the President’s Malaria Initiative, launched by President George W. Bush, has contributed to saving the lives of millions. Today, more than 10 million people have access to antiretroviral medications; 49 million lives have been saved with tuberculosis treatment; and more than 626 million treatments for malaria have all been provided through the efforts of the Global Fund. 

Secondly, we ask you to restore cuts to the President's recommended budget and support the protection for Global Nutrition in the Global Health Account and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

Thank you for your service. We are counting on your leadership and support for healthier families around the world. 

Sincerely,

Your Signature/Name