College Ambassador Program

About the Program
The College Ambassador Program is a new initiative underway to help Shot@Life reach and empower younger generations. As such, College Ambassadors are “spokespeople” for the work of the Shot@Life campaign, using their online presence to connect with other students, professionals, and leaders across the United States. Being a College Ambassador will open doors to networking and professional development in the global health and international relations sphere, and create a support system for using your voice in the movement for global health equity.
About the Program

What does it mean to be a College Ambassador?
As a College Ambassador, you will
Ambassadors in Action
Check out our latest episode of Vaccine Vignettes, featuring Shot@Life College Ambassador Micah Benjamin!
Learn and Advocate with Shot@Life
College Ambassadors Discuss Vaccine Advocacy
Hear from two of Shot@Life’s College Ambassadors, Micah and Wajiha, about the importance of vaccine advocacy!
Watch HereKey Dates to Post
Here you will find a list of UN holidays and important days for visibility of the issues that Shot@Life works for. Keep these in mind when deciding when to post each month!
- February 26 – 28: Shot@Life Champion Summit
- March 4: International HPV Awareness Day
- March 8: International Women’s Day
- March 16: Measles Immunization Day
- April 24 – 30: World Immunization Week
- April 25: World Malaria Day
- June 20: World Refugee Day
- August 20: World Mosquito Day (Malaria)
- September 10 – 17: UN General Assembly
- September 27: Shot@Life Virtual Summit
- October 20: World Polio Day
- November 12: World Pneumonia Day
- December 12: International Universal Health Coverage Day
Key Dates to Post

2024 Posting Resources for Current Ambassadors
Recent Posts to Amplify from Shot@Life
Good news alert! 🌱💡
Despite the uncertainty, @gavialliance’s 2025 high-level pledging summit was a moment of hope. Alongside strong leadership from historic donors, the summit saw a record number of new donors step up to support Gavi’s work, including former and current Gavi-supported countries.
From Indonesia, which underwent a two-decade journey from receiving Gavi support to funding the effort it once received, to the Gates Foundation, which emphasized their support for Gavi in an age of polycrisis, the record-breaking pledges served as a “moment of resolve and a reminder of the work ahead.”
A healthier world for all is a collective effort—and the collective is stepping up to the plate for another five years of giving everyone, everywhere a shot at life.
Jul 7

The Americas have now seen 8x the number of yellow fever cases this year compared to last.
What’s behind the surge of this vaccine-preventable disease? Spillover from animals.
While Yellow Fever itself is not a zoonotic disease, cases are now largely originating from an animal host. Unvaccinated humans can be infected by mosquitos that pick up the virus from infected primates. And the impacts are far-reaching; PAHO has denoted the public health risk of yellow fever as high.
Even though a single dose of the vaccine provides lifelong protection, rates have dropped below the recommended 95% coverage in 10 of 12 countries with circulating Yellow Fever, leaving their populations at risk. Limited global vaccine supply is further complicating the effort.
Jul 3

The U.S. has historically been a strong supporter of @gavialliance on a bipartisan basis, helping the Alliance save more than 18 million lives since 2000.
But last week’s newfound uncertainty around the continuation of this support may put millions of lives at stake.
Take action today: tell Congress that supporting Gavi is key to a safe, healthy world for all. #linkinbio
Jul 2

From extreme winter cold spells impacting food security in Mongolia to dramatically increased rainfall triggering disease outbreaks in the Caribbean, the climate is forcibly recalibrating our approach to health.
And, on the flip side, health is becoming an entry point for conversations around climate change.
Initiatives like the ongoing collaboration between the World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization (WHO-WMO) aim to “turn climate intelligence into health intelligence,” touching everything from disease transmission to vaccine mobilization.
Jul 1

Over 18 million lives have already been saved—but millions of children remain unprotected.
The question of another global disease outbreak is “when,” not “if.” Pandemic preparedness and response is more vital than ever before. @gavialliance’s health system strengthening and stockpiles of emergency vaccines are critical to these preparation efforts.
The high-level funding summit for Gavi’s next strategic period has now come to a close. Despite many record-breaking pledges, U.S. funding remains shrouded in uncertainty.
Tell Congress to fund Gavi at the link in our bio.
Jun 27

Yesterday, the Administration announced its decision to end funding for @gavialliance, which provides lifesaving immunizations for children around the world.
The U.S. has historically been a strong supporter of Gavi on a bipartisan basis. Without this critical support, up to 75 million children could miss out on basic vaccines over the next 5 years.
Tell Congress using the link in bio.
Jun 26

Today’s the day! World leaders are currently meeting in Belgium to fund Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s next five years, with a plan to save at least 8 million lives from 2026-2030.
Gavi’s new investment opportunity places an emphasis on strengthening health systems and increasing equitable immunization to reduce the number of ‘zero-dose’ children in the world by 50% by 2030.
To learn more about Gavi’s next 5 years and the increasing need for multilateral cooperation in global health, check out our latest blog (link in bio).
Jun 25

Tomorrow, world leaders will gather to invest in immunization efforts and help shape the future of global health at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s high-level pledging summit.
Gavi seeks to raise at least $9 billion to fund an ambitious strategy of protecting 500 million children from the threat of disease.
Gavi’s unique sustainable financing model centers on co-financing; countries gradually increase their financial contribution to vaccine programs over time, eventually leading to full self-financing. 19 countries to date have “graduated” out of Gavi support since the start of the organization.
Stay tuned for more on Gavi 6.0 among the ongoing conversations #ForOurFuture.
Jun 24

All children deserve to feel safe, healthy, and hopeful for the future, no matter where they are.
It’s #WorldRefugeeDay.
Since the launch of #HealthyStart for Refugee Children last summer, public health and nutrition programs for refugees and host communities have been severely impacted.
We need your help reaching one million refugee children in East Africa with lifesaving health services—the need to support refugees and displaced children has never been greater.
www.shotatlife.org/healthystart
Jun 20

Every child deserves a childhood, yet an alarming percentage of those forced to flee are children.
Some had to part with their parents.
Some lost loved ones.
Some don’t even remember their homes.
Refugee and displaced children who were forced to flee deserve better than today’s #GlobalTrends of conflicts and displacement.
🔗 unhcr.org/global-trends
Jun 18

Today, 1 in every 67 people on the planet is forcibly displaced.
Fleeing to save your life is an extremely hard choice.
But helping is NOT.
Join us in helping to reach one million refugee and displaced children in East Africa with lifesaving health services at shotatlife.org/healthystart.
And for more on #GlobalTrends among refugees and IDPs, visit unhcr.org/global-trends
Jun 17

Mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and Dengue are spreading around the world and creeping across U.S. borders.
In many countries, this phenomenon is only going to escalate. Summer marks the start of the rainy season in Sub-Saharan Africa, the peak time for malaria transmission.
Scientists are working rigorously on new vaccines against Dengue, and malaria vaccines are continuously being implemented across the African continent. But these efforts are threatened by shifts in foreign aid funding.
Raise your voice: shotatlife.org/take-action
Jun 11

Hear From Our Advocates
Students or teachers, nurses or policymakers, parents or children – anyone can be an advocate! Check out some of these videos for first-hand testimonials about just how easy it is to advocate. Being a College Ambassador means you will also be a trained Champion and advocate for #VaccinesForAll.
Questions? Feel free to reach out to media@shotatlife.org with any inquiries!
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