Buy a Net, Save a Life

$10 buys one net. Hoosier United Methodists will be focusing on this initiative during Lent, are encouraged to receive special offerings for the Nothing But Nets campaign.
The bed nets work in two ways. They stop mosquitoes from biting during the night and spreading the disease, and the insecticide on the net kills the mosquitoes when they land on it, stopping them from flying on to find their next victim. Bed nets can prevent malaria transmission by 50 percent.
Nothing But Nets works with the Measles Initiative to purchase the nets, transport them to Africa and distribute them to families. The Measles Initiative is a long-term effort to control measles deaths that has successfully delivered more than 200 million vaccinations and other health services in sub-Saharan Africa.
100 percent of your donation is used to purchase nets, distribute them to families and provide education on the proper use of the net.

For more information on this campaign, visit www.umc.org or www.nothingbutnets.net.

Last updated on 25 Apr 2008