What is Malaria No More's mission?
How do you distribute bed nets?
Why bed nets? What kind of bed nets?
Do you only do work in Africa? Why?
How do I make a gift on behalf of or in memory of someone else?
How do I donate by check?
Is my donation tax deductible?
How is my $10 spent?
What is the Malaria No More Network?
What can I do to help?
Do you have brochures, flyers and other tools available?
Are there volunteer opportunities available?
What is Malaria No More's position on spraying?
How do you ensure that the nets are used properly and not sold?

What is Malaria No More's mission?
MNM's mission is to inspire, engage and motivate individuals, organizations and institutions to protect families from malaria.
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How do you distribute bed nets?
We work with our partners, UNICEF, the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), and the American Red Cross, to procure and distribute bed nets and to educate families on their proper use. All three organizations have expertise in malaria and in implementing malaria interventions.
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Why bed nets? What kind of bed nets?
Bed nets are an effective, inexpensive and available tool in malaria prevention. Lasting for up to five years, long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) work by creating a protective barrier against mosquitoes at night, when the vast majority of transmissions occur. The African malaria mosquitoes generally bite late at night or early morning, between 10pm and 4am. A net treated with special insecticides offers about twice the protection of an untreated net, and through its repellency, can even protect other people in the room outside the net. When enough people (about 70 percent) sleep under LLINs, entire communities, even houses without an LLIN, can be made safer.

We work with our partners to distribute World Health Organization-approved, long-lasting, insecticide-treated bed nets that are effective for up to five years and do not require re-treatment.
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Do you only do work in Africa? Why?
MNM is focused on fighting malaria in Africa where 90% of malaria-related deaths occur. While malaria does impact other regions of the world, it is most destructive to the African continent where over 1 million people die a year of malaria and an estimated $12 billion of economic output is lost as a result of the disease.
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How do I make a gift on behalf of or in memory of someone else?
You may make a gift on behalf of or in memory of someone by visiting our donate page. Once there, next to "Gift Information," you may chose "on behalf of" or "in memory of" and then fill out the name and, if desired, contact information for the person on behalf of whom you are donating. A notification of the gift you made will be sent to whomever, if anyone, you indicate should receive one.
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How do I donate by check?
To donate by check, please make your checks payable to The Malaria No More Fund at Millennium Promise and mail them to:

Malaria No More
432 Park Avenue South
13th Floor
New York, NY 10016
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Is my donation tax deductible?
Yes. Your contribution to Malaria No More is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable under law. Malaria No More is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that has applied for tax-exempt status with the IRS. In the interim, Millennium Promise, a founding partner of Malaria No More, is acting as the organization's fiscal sponsor. Millennium Promise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to ending extreme poverty. This means that gifts to Malaria No More have the same tax advantages as gifts to other organizations with IRS tax exempt 501(c)(3) status. All gifts made to Malaria No More through Millennium Promise are segregated in the Malaria No More Fund and will be used only for programs of Malaria No More. For more information on Millennium Promise please visit www.millenniumpromise.org.
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How is my $10 spent?
Your gift of $10 provides a family a bed net – including the purchase, distribution and education as well as monitoring and evaluation. Bed nets are only one tool in the comprehensive solution to control malaria and a portion of each $10 gift supports Malaria No More's overall work to control this deadly disease. [back to FAQs]

What is the Malaria No More Network?
The Malaria No More Network consists of organizations committed to protecting people from malaria. It includes international NGOs, corporations and grassroots fundraising organizations all focused on malaria interventions. MNM Network members are united in their desire to end devastating deaths from a disease that is as preventable and treatable as malaria.

We are seeking support from all those that share our goal from organizations and and institutions that have specific programs and goals to get malaria under control. Anyone interested can contact Malaria No More at network@malariaNoMore.org.
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What can I do to help?
At Malaria No More's core is a campaign, with the goal of raising enough funds that, when combined with other efforts, will provide a bed net to virtually every family in sub-Saharan Africa that needs one. There are many ways that you, as an individual, family, class, team, or group, can do your part in the movement to combat the disease. Our Get Involved section outlines some ways you can have an impact. In addition, the includes many other ways to participate and help control malaria.
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Do you have brochures, flyers and other tools available?
You may visit the Press Room and Get Involved areas of our website for downloadable materials, including our brochure and flyers.
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Are there volunteer opportunities available?
At the moment, we do not have any opportunities to volunteer directly with Malaria No More or on-the-ground in Africa. However, there are many ways you can help in the fight against malaria, many of which are outlined on our Get Involved page of our website.
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What is Malaria No More's position on spraying?
MNM relies on the guidelines and regulations of African nations regarding what technologies are and are not allowed or encouraged for use in their states. Recognizing the importance of local expertise and the autonomy of African nations, we seek to ensure countries are empowered in their decisions regarding the best technologies their malaria control needs and therefore abide by their guidelines. For an example of how spraying, and specifically Indoor Residual Spraying(IRS), supports a comprehensive malaria control plan, read the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) guide (PDF) on prevention and control of malaria in Africa
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How do you ensure that the nets are used properly and not sold?
MNM partners with UNICEF and the American Red Cross to distribute bed nets and provide education on their proper use that, together, dramatically reduce the misuse and sale of nets. With education about the importance, impact and proper usage of the bed net, recipient families are far more likely to use and value the nets properly, hanging them in their homes and protecting their families.
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