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Nothing But Nets is a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. While the UN Foundation has been working with the UN to fight malaria for years, it was a column that Rick Reilly wrote about malaria in Sports Illustrated, challenging each of his readers to donate at least $10 for the purchase of anti-malaria bed nets -- and the incredible response from thousands of Americans across the country -- that led to the creation the Nothing But Nets campaign. Within a few short months, Nothing But Nets raised over 1 million dollars. And so Nothing But Nets was born.

The UN Foundation has now partnered with groups as diverse as National Basketball Association’s NBA Cares, The People of the United Methodist Church and Sports Illustrated to bring Nothing But Nets to the American public. These Founding Partners are joined by corporate, multi-media and financial partners to make a significant impact by raising awareness and funds to purchase and distribute bed nets and save lives.

Five million people will die from malaria this year; most of them are young children and pregnant women in Africa. In Africa, malaria is the No. 1 cause of death among children under the age of 5. In fact, every 30 seconds somewhere in Africa a child dies from malaria.

$10 will purchase a net for a family;
$20 will purchase a t-shirt and a net.
Buy a shirt, save a family.
Wear a shirt, help save thousands.