Today is a big day. Today marks the debut of "Be the Change: Save a Life."
"Be the Change: Save a Life" is a year-long campaign by ABC News to feature the world's top health issues and empowers individuals with simple ways to make a difference.
Here's what ABC News says about this incredible journey:
On Friday, December 17, ABC News begins a year-long odyssey – covering a story that spans the world; challenging Americans to save untold lives. “Be the Change: Save a Life” sets out on a journey across three continents and into nine countries, focused on the health conditions endured by the poorest of the poor – and some of the innovations that may be able to save them.
Featured throughout this series will be a maternity ward in Afghanistan, infant death in India, disease spread from contaminated water in Bagladesh, clean water search in the jungles of the Central African Republic, malnutrition across hemispheres of the world, tuberculosis in Cambodia, a camel caravan in Kenya, and a place called "Kingdom in the sky," where ponies are used to deliver life-saving blood test results atop a 10,000 ft mountain.
Tonight, ABC News will also debut SaveOne.net, a website dedicated to serve as "a clearing-house for global health iformation. Viewers who want to know more and get involved will find ways, large and small, to make a differece in their own communities and around the world." Bookmark it as a favorite and visit the site often.
In the similar spirit of 365, "Be the Change: Save a Life" is a one-year journey that will inspire taking simple steps to make a big difference. Tune in tonight.
"A story may not be able to change the world, but it can inspire the world to change."
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