Blogwarming party - Knots for Nets is up and running!

Fighting malaria is knot for the weak.

Knots for Nets sells hand-knotted jewelry (mainly bracelets) to buy long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for people in malaria-endemic countries. These nets are great. They cost about $5 each and provide protection against malaria for 5+ years without having to be redipped in insecticide. They're tear-resistant. The Olyset net, a LLIN recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), is manufactured in Africa.

Coming soon from Knots for Nets

-Online stores at Etsy.com and 1000markets.com

-A fund- and awareness-raising event at Colorado College on/around April 25, which is World Malaria Day

-Informational YouTube videos describing how to make the bracelets for those who want to get involved

-Expansion into other universities and colleges

How to get involved:

-Donate directly to the Against Malaria Foundation if you want to support the cause but do not desire one of our bracelets.

-Buy some bracelets. For people who don’t live in New York City or Palo Alto, CA the current best way to do this is contact us (knotsfornets at gmail dot com) directly so we can correspond via snail mail.

-Become a fan on the Knots for Nets facebook page and help us spread the word!

If you are in the Colorado Springs area:

-Come to a Bracelet Begetting Bash to learn/teach new designs and hang out. It will be the cheerfullest sweatshop known to man, and will likely involve tasty treats.

-Sell some of the bracelets our group has made to friends, family and other people you know.

Comments, suggestions, complaints graciously accepted below...