Ebola, Black Mambas, and a Walk on the Wild Side.

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Since I had recently viewed "The Story of Stuff" and was kinda stuck for what to give that didn't involve stuff, I asked him if he would give me the links to any direct-action African health care projects that in his opinion would provide the best value for every dollar donated. This was his response:

Malaria bed nets for all Africa:

https://give.malarianomore.org/NETCOMMUNITY/SSLPage.aspx?pid=184&srcid=184

http://www.nothingbutnets.net/its-easy-to-help/

Rwanda

http://www.kibogora.org/index.php

Uganda

http://www.showmercy.org/page/smistore.php

http://www.ugandavillageproject.org/malaria.htm

My two favorites are: The Kibogora.org site and Uganda Village Project. : it is 6 to 10D US about 2.50D US per person. People generally sleep 1-4 under 1 net. Plus both projects make sure children, pregnant, at risk newborns get the nets to use. There are other reasons like the partnerships with other groups in their countries and fund accountability, plus they are very affective in leveraging donations to where 1 net cost 2.00D US

Here is more information on haemorrhagic fever viruses like ebola. These are very agressive viruses and affect animal (primate populations as well)

click here A little old in information but the graphic nature of these diseases like ebola are explained.

I haven't checked out all his links yet, but the ones I checked were happy to accept small PayPal donations.

So here I sit in front of my computer, as usual, doing absolutely nothing, not a poisonous mamba snake anywhere in the vicinity, and yet, with a click of the mouse, able to help some incredibly courageous unpaid volunteers get some of the equipment and medicines they need to assist some of the most vulnerable people in Africa.

Best of all possible worlds, if you ask me. ;)

--Mark