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Moving whole communities from sickness to strength.

There are an estimated 250 million cases of malaria each year, resulting in nearly one million deaths. The majority of these deaths are children younger than five years old.

Children are most vulnerable because they have not built up any immunity to the disease. In addition, pregnant women are at risk because their immune systems are compromised by pregnancy.

NetsforLife® is a partnership of corporations, foundations, nongovernmental groups, and faith based organizations working to fight malaria.

The program partnership includes ExxonMobil, Standard Chartered Bank, the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, Starr International Foundation, the J.C. Flowers Foundation, and Episcopal Relief & Development.  Learn more about our NetsforLife® partners.

NetsforLife® works to instill a “net culture”—a community-wide understanding of the protective value of nets and the right way to use and maintain them.  When a net culture is in place, people know how to prevent malaria, when to seek medical treatment and how to access effective treatment. 

Since 2008, NetsforLife® has delivered over 5.6 million nets across 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa resulting in less sickness, fewer deaths and stronger communities. NetsforLife® combats malaria by training community agents to deliver life-saving nets, educating community members about proper net use and maintenance, and providing on-going monitoring and evaluation of net use. 

More than 22 million people have benefited directly from NetsforLife® to date.