Malaria infects more than 500 million people a year and kills more than a million— one person dies about every 30 seconds. Malaria is particularly devastating in Africa, where it is a leading killer of children. Many areas in Africa lack the proper infrastructure and resources to fight back.

For just $10, Nothing But Nets 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.

Nothing But Nets (nothingbutnets.net) began as a grassroots campaign to fight malaria by challenging people to purchase one ten dollar net at a time.

Please make your online purchase of a mosquito net by visiting the Ancient Future sponsorship page for Nothing But Nets. Making your purchase via this link is what enables us to keep track of our progress.