Feb28

WWE Divas Helping Fight Malaria in Rwanda

WWE News 13 comments

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WWE Divas Alicia Fox and Natalya are used to jetting off around the world, but the girls are currently fighting in a different way to what they’re used to.

The former Divas Champions are visiting Rwanda as part of WWE’s relationship with the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign, which will see the girls provide refugees with mosquito nets in order to fight malaria.

WWE are also working with the UNDP, which is helping ” to empower women who have experienced great hardships” – hence Alicia and Natalya’s participation in the charity initiative.

WWE.com is following the girls’ progress with a blog and the latest entry was posted today. It reads:

Every day we wake up feeling blessed to have the roles of being WWE Divas, but today was truly exceptional. Our day began with our partners with the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign escorting us to UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) headquarters in Rwanda. UNHCR officials briefed us about how refugees are affected by malaria. Neimah Warsame, UNHCR representative for Rwanda, was an amazing inspiration. She’s powerful and proactive in the community; seeing her and other Rwandan officials with various UN agencies showed us how passionate they are about helping refugees stay healthy and safe.

The hardships refugees face are unbelievable. There are about 65,000 refugees in Rwanda, most escaping fighting from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. We couldn’t believe the very steep, uphill battle they face, even just to get to the safety of the camps in Rwanda.

Malaria is one of the refugees’ biggest challenges. Only 60 percent of refugees in the country’s four camps have bed nets. That’s where the work of Nothing But Nets comes in. All of UNHCR’s goals for this year seem reachable, and we want to help them get there. 

The most shocking thing we learned today is how many children die from malaria, a disease that’s completely preventable. A child used to die every 30 seconds from malaria — now that figure is every 60 seconds. The work of Nothing But Nets has helped. But no child should die from a preventable disease. We want to make a real difference. Stay tuned to WWE.com to follow our journey through Rwanda.

Both Divas have also taken to Twitter to inform the fans of their progress, and Natalya noted how she was having fun with the locals as well as helping save lives.

WWE.com have also posted an exclusive gallery of images of Alicia and Natalya’s trip, which can be viewed here.

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13 Comments

  1. shameronstar
    on Feb 28, 2013
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    Two not only have great chemistry with each other in the ring but they also have great chemistry outside it helping the world:) Push them wwe! PLEASE!!!

     
  2. hellaciousheart
    on Feb 28, 2013
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    i hope they also visit other countries like zambia and the drc.

     
  3. k2evecrew
    on Feb 28, 2013
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    I love that they’re giving alicia the role of promoting the company & doing apperences. Maybe this will lead to a push like it did with eve & kelly.

     
  4. JillianHallTNA
    on Feb 28, 2013
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    Awww!! So adorable :’D

     
  5. Ryan
    on Feb 28, 2013
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    Go Natalya and Alicia!!

    Seriously! I went to NO, LA once, and everything over there either wanted to eat me or give me malaria!!

    Kayfabe! Reply:
    March 1st, 2013 at

    New Orleans, Louisiana?

    Ryan Reply:
    March 1st, 2013 at

    Yes!

     
  6. 3xplicit
    on Feb 28, 2013
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    this is cute & all good for wwe , but i hate the fact that they put wrestling LAST, wwe is TRYING so hard to take over other aspects outside of wrestling that they forgot where they came from. wwe doesn’t hire “wrestlers” anymore , they hire “spokes people” , people who just so happens to be athletes that travel the world for them & make them money by Representing their organizations. NOT their wrestling.

    velvelove Reply:
    March 1st, 2013 at

    Thats why they sent Natalya right?

     
  7. Ace Of Base
    on Mar 01, 2013
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    Bravo WWE! If you’re not using these gorgeous women in the ring, this is actually a worthy cause and something that will enrich them as people in good ways.

     
  8. aldo
    on Mar 02, 2013
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    Well, they don’t use the divas with the best in-ring chemistry to give us a long and amazing feud around the Divas title, but instead they help, and that’s GOOD.

     
  9. CandiceMichelle&TorrieWilson
    on Mar 02, 2013
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    ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!

    Attention All WWE Diva Fans, It’s Time For Us To Band Together And Fight For Our Divas Division.

    Starting March 4th, 2013 During Monday Night RAW. All Of Us That Have A Twitter Account Shall Help Trend “#WWEwantDIVAS”

    As Followed By March 6th’s Main Event, March 8th’s SmackDown & March 9th’s Saturday Morning Slam.

    I Encourage To Please Keep This A Weekly Thing, I Know We Don’t All See Eye To Eye Sometimes But We Can All Agree That We Loooove Divas… I Don’t Want Our Division To Die Out, Because I Believe We May Be On The Edge Of That… Keep The Fight Going!

    Sincerely,
    “CandiceMichelle&TorrieWilson”

     
  10. BornChampion
    on Mar 03, 2013
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    That’s so sweet!

     

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