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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971. Today, MSF provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters. MSF provides independent, impartial assistance to those most in need. MSF reserves the right to speak out to bring attention to neglected crises, to challenge inadequacies or abuse of the aid system, and to advocate for improved medical treatments and protocols. In 1999, MSF received the Nobel Peace Prize. The mission and purpose of MSF is inline with the core concentrations of the Nelson Foundation in providing personnel and funding to key areas of: Education, Social Development and Child Welfare.

Michael E. Nelson and the Nelson Foundation as LIFE-TIME members of the organization NetImpact, rose to the needs of MSF during the recent, meningitis epidemic in Africa, which Keith A. Nelson has participated, and through the numerous donations and increased financial support the Nelson Foundation has become a Field Partner, with MSF, as a Field Action Partner, the Nelson Foundation has become one of MSF's most valuable supporters.  The regular donations of Michael Nelson, his companies and the Nelson Foundation provide "steady and reliable source of resources which allows MSF to prepare for emergencies and plan for long-term operations."  according to Sophie Delaunay, Executive Director, of MSF, the Nelson Foundation's support "continues to help our volunteers provide life-saving medical care to men, women, and children around the world." 

Founded by Michael E. Nelson, a Norwich University graduate, the private and independent foundation's charter enables it to do charitable work worldwide.  Since his under-graduate work at Norwich University, in Vermont, Nelson has worked with a variety of non-profit organizations and even while at University worked with a colleague and former "cadre", senior member of the Corps of Cadets at the University to create and develop a non-profit 501c3 Charity, at the time called:  "The Foundation for Enhancing Education and Literacy", F.E.E.L. as an acronym, with the slogan:  "US Corporations FEEL Social Responsibility".  The initial charity only lasted a few years, and slowly fizzled out due to lack of funding, however, the lessons and great feelings knowing he was able and willing to help others was deeply instilled.  At Norwich University the Founder Alden Partridge, envisioned a College, at the time an Academy, first called the American Literary and Scientific Military Academy, which would train young men with the mettle to take on the responsibility to be free-thinkers and would be trained not only in skills needed to continue to build the greatest nation on earth, the United States of America, but would be trained to be Citizen Soldiers.  These Citizen Soldiers would be ready at a moments notice to protect and serve the United States of America.  Through this belief of a Citizen Soldiery, Nelson has envisioned a series of non-profit organizations and independent philanthropic efforts.  The support and funding of these collective projects and chosen non-profit organizations and NGO's is the way in-which Nelson has chosen to carryon this tradition of Citizen Soldiery, and continue to be a Citizen Soldier.

In addition to special larger donations provided by Michael Nelson and the Nelson Foundation, regular contributions are provided to MSF which include the funds and resources to provide more than 200 refugees with clean drinking water EVERY Month, these efforts continue to show the commitments of the project www.CleanH2o.org in Addition the resources committed also provide more an a half a dozen children of famine and starvation with two (2) noursihing meals per day EVERY Month!  Demonstrating continued efforts of the Nelson Foundation project:  www.FeedOthers.org  The Nelson Foundation's efforts also provide a field nurse to treat the ill and more than a dozen surgical kits containing essential instruments to carry out examinations and even surgeries in the field.