About Sweat for Nets:

Every thirty seconds a child dies of malaria, and worldwide, more children die as a result of malaria than any other disease. Attempts to control malaria have been made increasingly difficult as the disease’s resistance to existing drugs has grown. Yet, for only a few dollars, an insecticide-treated bed net can help keep out the carriers that are killing so many innocent and vulnerable children.

In response to this worldwide pandemic, generationOn has developed Sweat for Nets, a web-based and community-centered service-learning and fundraising program to involve school-aged children in an awareness network that enables them to learn and teach others about the urgency of the global fight against malaria.

Through Sweat for Nets, children learn the importance of insecticide treated bed nets in preventing the spread of malaria, and methods of raising funds to purchase these nets for their at-risk peers around the world. The goal of Sweat for Nets is to motivate young people around the world to address the issue of malaria head-on through education, action, and reflection. Sweat for Nets is a service-learning program that helps benefit both the recipients of the nets overseas as well as the young people who participate in the activities here at home.

Sweat for Nets Service-Learning Lessons:

Sweat for Nets lesson plans are designed to help teachers and service-learning coordinators incorporate youth service into their schools and communities. Focused on malaria and the significance of this issue as a global pandemic, the lesson plans feature materials for student-led service projects, as well as additional resources to encourage continued dedication to giving and volunteering. GenerationOn hopes the Sweat for Nets lesson plans will enable teachers to integrate service-learning into their curricula and encourage their students to Get Active in the Fight Against Malaria.

• At the end of each Sweat for Nets lesson plan, teachers and students are encouraged to work together to brainstorm ways to teach others about malaria and to develop Sweat for Nets fundraising activities at school or in their community to help purchase insecticide-treated beds.

Sweat for Nets Project Resources:

• Sweat for Nets Organizing Guide
• Click here for project sheets and templates
•  Sweat for Nets Donation Form