NETwork Against Malaria

Mission:1) To raise money to purchase malaria nets for needy Africans to protect them from sickness and death. When children are not sick with malaria, they can attend more days of school. Parents have more time to work, and they spend less of their small income on malaria medication. 2) To ensure the nets are used correctly volunteers educate the bednet recipients about malaria, the benefits of bednets, and how to use nets. 3) To educate U.S. students about the burden of malaria in the world.

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Pregnant Women and Mothers Receiving Nets

Malaria causes over 60% of Ugandan miscarriges.

A Village of Recipients Celebrates their Bednets

Because bednets are insecticide treated, one bednet protects the three children under the net and reduces the liklihood mosquitoes will enter the home and bite anyone else. When bednets are heavily used in one area, malaria transmission is reduced by 93%. This happens because as the number of malaria cases decreases, so do the number of mosquitoe carriers.

Distribution Recipients

Children learned how to properly use nets. They took the nets home to teach their families

Ugandan Students

On average, a Ugandan student misses 60 days of school due to malaria. Often, they fall behind in classes and are forced to drop out, condemned to the cycle of poverty.

All Girls' School Distribution