The March to Kigali campaign launched in April 2021, in the context of the build-up to the summit on NTDs and malaria on the eve of the Commonwealth Heads of government meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda.

The campaign sought to garner global attention and accelerate action to end malaria and neglected tropical diseases and sought to maintain and foster this energy to develop an integrated approach to advocating for the elimination of both NTDs and malaria.

It builds on the existing partnerships and platforms of the « No to NTDs » and « Zero Malaria Starts with Me » campaigns and aims to secure commitments from national and sub-national stakeholders to end these epidemics by 2030, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It includes political engagement, private sector engagement, civil society, and youth engagement.

March to Kigali Campaign Objectives

• Highlighting the work of CSO’s from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Sierra Leone.
• Promoting the signing of the March to Kigali call-to- action.
• Increasing awareness amongst decision-makers, the private sector, CSOs, media and the general public about the need to invest in malaria and NTDs.
• Making the case for the need to further integrate NTD and malaria programming.

Campaign Highlights

• 300+ Supporters of the Campaign from civil society, business and media organizations
• The campaign was viewed by over 340,700 people online.
• 69 media outlets.