This postEvery thirty seconds someone dies from malaria. Most of those are African children. This is not good.
From Connor’s blog, I came across Nothing But Nets, a group dedicating to help stop malaria:
Despite the magnitude of the problem, there is a simple and cost-effective solution to prevent malaria deaths. For just $10, we can purchase a bed net, deliver it to a family, and explain its use. Bed nets work by creating a protective barrier against mosquitoes at night, when the vast majority of transmissions occur. A family of four can sleep under an insecticide-treated bed net, safe from malaria, for up to four years. The benefits of bed nets extend even further than the family. When enough nets are used, the insecticide used to deter mosquitoes makes entire communities safer—including even those individuals who do not have nets.
Although $10 for a bed net may not sound like much, the cost makes them out of reach for most people at risk of malaria, many of whom survive on less than $1 a day. Nets are a simple, life-saving solution, but we need your help to provide them to those in need.
Only ten dollars? That’s something I can afford. :) (And did afford, as of about five minutes ago.) If I’m willing to spend ten bucks on an iTunes album, I really should be willing to spend the same to save lives. (And in retrospect, buying music on iTunes suddenly feels extremely selfish. It’s not like I don’t have enough music to listen to. This money-spending habit of mine needs to be curbed, broken in, and turned to good causes. It feels good to spend money on things that truly matter. By the way, C.S. Lewis gave away two-thirds of his income to charities.)
Save a life and donate a net!
