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Send a Net. Save a Life!

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Will you join us and prevent Malaria Deaths? Malaria No More.

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Thank-You!

Kelly Wissink

Nothing But Nets- Together we make a difference

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Mosquito Nets Are Saving Lives!

A $10 Mosquito Net Is Making Charity Cool
Donating $10 to buy a mosquito net to save an African child from malaria has become a hip way to show you care, especially for teenagers. The movement is like a modern version of the March of Dimes, created in 1938 to defeat polio, or like collecting pennies for Unicef on Halloween.
Expectant mothers get mosquito nets | Katine | guardian.co.uk
Richard M Kavuma is present as Amref hands out anti-malaria mosquito nets to Katine locals. A key focus is on supplying nets to pregnant mothers, whose unborn babies can be damaged if they contract malaria.
TED | TEDBlog: Ending malaria: We're not spending enough, or evenly enough
As Jacqueline Novogratz says in her 2005 TEDTalk: "You can't talk about poverty today without talking about malaria bednets."

Yesterday, the Guardian UK reported on a massive new study of malaria prevention -- which found several alarming gaps in the global drive to wipe out this disease, especially in the poorest countries. Read the study's press release here. From the Guardian story:

$10 to buy, distribute and educate... so little to save a life, and you can help!

Information courtesy of NothingButNets.net



It's Easy to Help

$10 to buy, distribute and educate... so little to save a life, and you can help!
1. Buy a bed net now

2. Start fundraising as an individual or team

  • Sign up as an individual fundraiser recruiting your friends, family and co-workers to help support you in raising money for bed nets to pevent malaria in Africa.

  • Sign up as a team captain.
    Become a team captain, then invite people to join your team. Each team
    member asks friends, family, co-workers, or sponsors to support your
    fundraising.
    *Check out our great guide to starting your own team!


3. Become a team member

  • Sign up as a team member on an established team. Find a Netraiser team by searching for a team captain or team name. Sign up and start fundraising.


4. Bring Nothing But Nets to your Community

Nothing But Nets is powered by you%u2026passionate
people and communities. Everyone has the power to help save lives, and
this toolkit offers resources to get you started. Thank you for getting
involved and for sending nets to save lives.



5. Show your support with Nothing But Nets apparel

  • Purchase a Nothing But Nets t-shirt or hat to show your friends and family that you are part of the Nothing But Nets team to save lives. Ten dollars from every purchase will send a net and save a life of a child in Africa. Some people wear their heart on their sleeves. Why not wear your cause on yours?


6. Play our game, Deliver the Net

Mosquito Netting Feedback

  • enslavedbyfaeries Jul 19, 2008 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens! Welcome to the Going Buggy group. :)
  • KimGiancaterino Jun 24, 2008 @ 8:17 pm | delete
    This is a great cause. Welcome to the Help Africa Group.
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