WWE and the Divas have announced their partnership with Nothing But Nets at the Social Good Summit! On Saturday, Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon and former Divas Champions Layla and Alicia Fox spoke about the new alliance with the United Nations Foundation’s global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. (View Photos)
"We have an incredibly powerful voice, with over 115 million social media followers, and we want to use that voice to give back to the community," McMahon said. (Watch Her Tout)
The announcement was made by McMahon at the Social Good Summit and via Twitter by Layla (@MsLayEL) and Alicia (@AliciaFoxy) during the “Wrestling Malaria: Uniting Fans Online & Offline for Social Good” Q&A, which was held at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. The Q&A, which was streamed live online in over 200 countries and translated into six languages, was moderated by Elizabeth Gore, Vice President of Global Partnerships for the United Nations Foundation.
"We are very excited to join WWE in this special partnership," said Gore, who added that they hope to eliminate malaria in Africa by 2015.
"We have an incredibly powerful voice, with over 115 million social media followers, and we want to use that voice to give back to the community," McMahon said. (Watch Her Tout)
The announcement was made by McMahon at the Social Good Summit and via Twitter by Layla (@MsLayEL) and Alicia (@AliciaFoxy) during the “Wrestling Malaria: Uniting Fans Online & Offline for Social Good” Q&A, which was held at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. The Q&A, which was streamed live online in over 200 countries and translated into six languages, was moderated by Elizabeth Gore, Vice President of Global Partnerships for the United Nations Foundation.
"We are very excited to join WWE in this special partnership," said Gore, who added that they hope to eliminate malaria in Africa by 2015.