Every year, thousands of children, especially in Africa, die from a mosquitoe bite. Now, that may not sound like much, but when a mosquitoe carries the deadly disease of malaria, it becomes a serious issue. For many years, scientists have tried to come up with an inexpensive way to protect people from this dangerous disease. Similar to the March of Dimes or the collection of pennies for Unicef, people have started to make ten dollar donations to buy a mosquitoe net for people in Africa. Larger, more wealthy organizations, such as the National Basketball Association or American Idol, are giving millions of dollars to help with a simple solution for this disasterous disease. So far, "Nothing But Nets" is a donation organization that has raised over $20 million. Although many efforts are being made to help fight this disease, a child dies every 30 seconds from malaria, which comes out to be about 2 million deaths a year. Even children as young as 7 years old are organizing small fund raisers, which I think is a very good thing for people affected or not affected, because it creates a sense of urgency to help pressure people to help others. I believe that a net, although not large in stature, can make a significant impact on one's life.
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