Save Our JIDC
Fundraising campaign by
John Wain
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£1,475.00raised of £10,000.00 goal goal
What is JIDC?
JIDC is the Journal for Infection in Developing Countries, and we need your help to save it. JIDC is an international journal with a mentoring system that supports
publication of scientific research about infectious diseases direct from
the developing countries that are most burdened by them. We are a non-profit organisation that strives to provide infectious
disease researchers from developing countries with an international and
free platform for publishing and viewing findings.
Why does JIDC need help?
Funding from public and private institutions has enabled JIDC to become
established and to develop the mechanisms we use for online article submission and processing.
Our initial sponsors contributed generously, allowing JIDC to become established, but their pledged support
period has ended. If we cannot raise further funds, JIDC will have to close.
What's unique about this journal?
For authors working in low income countries, fees to publish prevent many even submitting articles. We regularly waive our minimal submission fee of €366, enabling research from the poorest of countries to be published but placing financial pressure on JIDC.
Our mentoring scheme is aimed at potential authors for whom English is a second or
third language. We offer individuals free support and advice in presenting their data for
scientific publication, which they can submit to JIDC or elsewhere. A large majority of articles submitted to JIDC require English language adjustments, and without the efforts of JIDC mentors and editors, good science would be going unpublished.
How can I help?
We are organising a "walk the world" event on Saturday 16th June 2018 to help raise funds and awareness for JIDC. We invite all of our international friends to join us by signing up and pledging your time to complete 5km in your country, by your favourite means (e.g. walking, running, swimming, cycling etc). Ask friends and family to sponsor you via this page, where we will keep you updated on the ups and downs as we get ready and gain more participants
from all across the world. Currently we have participants in Singapore, USA, Italy,
England, Turkey, Scotland, and Canada!
Sign up to #walktheworld with @jidc on Facebook here
What will you do with the money?
To
keep JIDC open and available for article submissions and mentoring, we
need to pay the 5% of staff who work full time (95% are unpaid volunteers). The money raised
through our "walk the world" event will be put towards staff pay and the mentorship scheme. As this event is being organised from the UK, all funds will be taken through our UK branch (JIDCUK).
How can I find out more?
Read about why we founded JIDC in the first place here
Visit the journal website at https://jidc.org
Visit our WordPress site for more information: https://jidcorg.wordpress.com/
Fundraising Team
- John Wain
- Campaign Owner
- Emma Ainsworth
- Campaign admin
- Norwich, UK
- Gemma Langridge
- Campaign admin
- UK
- Marie Anne Chattaway
- Campaign admin
Huge thank yous
Update posted by Emma Ainsworth at 09:55 amWe need to give a huge thank you to you all, from everyone who walked the world to people who have helped spread awareness of JIDC. We have decided to continue our funding campaign, with walk the world being the first of many events.We continued the success of the walk. . . . .
From USA to Singapore via Thetford (UK)
Update posted by Emma Ainsworth at 02:37 pmWe saw an amazing array of walks on Saturday! Thank you everyone for keeping us up to date with your walks. Please encourage your friends and family to sponsor your efforts by donating here gogetfunding.com/save-our-jidcHere are our JIDC campaigner’s stories…Our marvellous Marie Anna Chattaway did over 7Km in 1hr 44mins. . . . .
From Brazil to Australia via Southold (UK)
Update posted by Emma Ainsworth at 12:50 pmWe saw an amazing array of walks on Saturday! Thank you everyone for keeping us up to date with your walks. Please encourage your friends and family to sponsor your efforts by donating here gogetfunding.com/save-our-jidcHere are everyone’s stories….Ana Carolina walked for JIDC in Brazil! In the end I actually did. . . . .
From India to Mexico via Cambridge (UK)
Update posted by Emma Ainsworth at 10:21 amWe saw an amazing array of walks on Saturday! Thank you everyone for keeping us up to date with your walks. Please encourage your friends and family to sponsor your efforts by donating here gogetfunding.com/save-our-jidcHere are everyone’s stories….Sonal Malhotra walked 2.5 Km and bicycled 5.0 Km to support JIDC in. . . . .
From Vietnam to Italy via Bournemouth (UK)
Update posted by Emma Ainsworth at 09:19 amWe saw an amazing array of walks on Saturday! Thank you everyone for keeping us up to date with your walks. Please encourage your friends and family to sponsor your efforts by donating here gogetfunding.com/save-our-jidcHere are everyone's stories….Duong Nguyen was Saving JIDC from Danang city in VietnamAlexx Elfy Haley and. . . . .
How time flys!
Update posted by Emma Ainsworth at 01:12 pmOnly 2 days left until we all go on our little walk. It is unbelievable to think where the time has gone. I hope you are all excited and ready to join together to walk the world to save our JIDC. Recently we have had people from Myanmar, Cambodia and
Spreading the word for Save JIDC
Update posted by Emma Ainsworth at 07:08 amOver the last week or so I have been amazed at the efforts our JIDC UK team has made at spreading the word for Save our JIDC around our base at the University of East Anglia. There were batches of free JIDC cookies to hand out, a world cup sweep. . . . .
25 days remaining!
Update posted by Emma Ainsworth at 08:15 amWith just 25 days remaining until the big day I hope you are all preparing your walking shoes. Joining our cause we also have Tahanee Bashir who will be walking for JIDC in Port Sudan, Sudan in North Africa. Please keep spreading the news of the campaign – Our global
An Aussie, a Mexican and a Walsh person walk into Save our JIDC
Update posted by Emma Ainsworth at 08:14 amThe last 24 hours have seen our walking pledgers soar. All I can say is thank you to you all on behalf of the JIDC and that we are all very luck to live in such a beautiful world. I am looking forward to seeing more stunning pictures of the
We’re gonna need a bigger wine glass!
Update posted by Emma Ainsworth at 08:12 amEsmeralda Ughi and amongst others of our greater JIDC family will walk for #savejidcin Stintino, Sardinia, Italy, from the fishermen village center to MuT – Tuna Fishing Museum – Stay tuned Minh-Duy Phan will be walking in Brisbane, AustraliaAlana Jackson Cray will be walking for JIDC in Glasgow, ScotlandAna Luisa
Donors & Comments
- Valerie Bevan
- Donated on Aug 27, 2018
Well done to all who did the walk to raise money for this important venture.
- Sally King
- Donated on Jul 07, 2018
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 22, 2018
- Derek Brown
- Donated on Jun 19, 2018
Well done to everyone who gave up their time for “the walk” and good luck with the fundraising.
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 19, 2018
- Bridget Penman
- Donated on Jun 19, 2018
Fantastic cause and well done on all the walking too !
- Emma Manners
- Donated on Jun 18, 2018
- Limon Nahar
- Donated on Jun 17, 2018
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 17, 2018
- Anne Holmes
- Donated on Jun 17, 2018
Well done Marie!
Well done to all who did the walk to raise money for this important venture.