The NetsforLife® Story

Malaria prevention: sleeping under a net. ©Ron Haviv/VII

In 2005, a group of Episcopal Church members visited a remote community located quite literally “at the end of the road” in eastern Zambia.

They found people suffering and dying from malaria because they had no understanding of malaria prevention and no access to nets and effective treatment.

Realizing these communities were beyond the reach of the national health system, the group was inspired by the idea of using the church to teach malaria prevention and deliver nets in the isolated communities it served.

The plan quickly took shape. With the help of Episcopal Relief & Development, support was galvanized and the NetsforLife® collaborative partnership was born.

NetsforLife: A Unique Partnership

NetsforLife® is a partnership of corporations, foundations, NGOs and faith-based organizations brought together by their commitment to eliminating malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.

Sponsors include ExxonMobil Foundation, Standard Chartered Bank, Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, The Starr International Foundation and J.C. Flowers Foundation.

A Faith-based Approach

NetsforLife® is managed and monitored by Episcopal Relief & Development in 15 countries and Christian Aid in two.

Programs are implemented by local Anglican dioceses, churches and faith-based groups.

Participating churches have up to ten outstations in remote areas with women and youth networks that, when trained, become powerful activists in their own communities. These networks are the hands and feet of NetsforLife®.

8,534,913
Nets Distributed

25,079,403
People Reached

73,998
Volunteers Trained

How you can help

Fighting Malaria in Africa

There are an estimated 216 million cases of malaria each year, resulting in nearly 655,000 deaths. The majority of these deaths are children younger than five years old. Join us in the fight against malaria in Africa. Give today.

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

NetsforLife® is a partnership program of Episcopal Relief & Development, a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.