Malaria kills an estimated one to three million people each year, about 70 percent of them children (that's about one child every 30 seconds). But malaria is preventable and treatable. One simple solution: bed nets treated with insecticide. The nets protect against malaria-carrying mosquitoes at night, and kill mosquitoes on contact. The cost of each bed net? Just $5 through Against Malaria.100 percent of donations goes towards buying and distributing bed nets to countries most affected by the disease. Peer-to-Peer Match: The Spud will match the first $100 donated through The Spud's Against Malaria page by Friday. Additionally, we'll donate $1 for each new person who "likes" us on Facebook or follows us on Twitter (up to $250) by then. We're on Facebook here, and on Twitter here. Photo credit: Against Malaria
Monday, May 17, 2010
Project #19: Help Buy Nets to Prevent Malaria
Malaria kills an estimated one to three million people each year, about 70 percent of them children (that's about one child every 30 seconds). But malaria is preventable and treatable. One simple solution: bed nets treated with insecticide. The nets protect against malaria-carrying mosquitoes at night, and kill mosquitoes on contact. The cost of each bed net? Just $5 through Against Malaria.100 percent of donations goes towards buying and distributing bed nets to countries most affected by the disease. Peer-to-Peer Match: The Spud will match the first $100 donated through The Spud's Against Malaria page by Friday. Additionally, we'll donate $1 for each new person who "likes" us on Facebook or follows us on Twitter (up to $250) by then. We're on Facebook here, and on Twitter here. Photo credit: Against Malaria
