Bed Nets for Kids
Nurz Saz, International Nurse of Mystery, sent word that they’ve launched a website for the Bed Nets for Kids project. The project works to reduce malaria infection rates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The project is very efficient: a $5 donation provides a child in the DRC an insecticide-treated bed net that is good for five years. From the site:
Recent studies on bed net distribution show that freely distributed nets are not valued. However, the Bed Nets For Kids project is finding that 93% of our kids are using their net appropriately. We attribute this fact to the emotional and financial investment already made by the families with sick children. Follow up visits at home are proving that the free bed net and health education provided at the time of treatment is greatly valued by these families.
This is a great project, donations are tax-deductable, and they make $5 go a long way!
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This is really an awesome project!