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Ethiopia – Nothing But Nets Campaign

Jeff Erwin - owner of red jet films recently traveled to Ethiopia on behalf of the United Nations Foundation to document their Nothing But Nets campaign. This program was created in 2006 and distributes millions of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets in Africa as a form of malaria prevention.

In the fall of 2008, Nothing But Nets teamed up with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to send bed nets to refugees living in camps. The campaign has already purchased more than 275,000 bed nets for four countries – and aims to send enough nets to cover 11 more countries over the next year. As the next rainy season approaches, those living in refugee camps – the majority of whom are women and children – are now threatened by malaria.