Written by Uptown Liz Marketing Intern Nandini Kavuri
Every 30 seconds one child dies from malaria. Malaria is an especially serious problem in Africa, where one in every five childhood deaths is attributed to this preventable disease. Singer and actress, Mandy Moore, joined the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign to help combat malaria.
The goal of this grassroots campaign is to end malaria induced deaths by 2015. One of the simplest ways to prevent malaria and protect families is by using insecticide-treated bed nets. For every ten-dollar contribution that Nothing But Nets receives, a bed net is distributed across 15 different African countries. In order to reach their goal, Nothing But Nets plans on distributing millions of these nets.
The goal of this grassroots campaign is to end malaria induced deaths by 2015. One of the simplest ways to prevent malaria and protect families is by using insecticide-treated bed nets. For every ten-dollar contribution that Nothing But Nets receives, a bed net is distributed across 15 different African countries. In order to reach their goal, Nothing But Nets plans on distributing millions of these nets.
Visit http://www.nothingbutnets.net/ where you can find resources on malaria, toolkits to help raise awareness and organize fundraising events, and instructions on how to create or join a NET-Raiser team.
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