They aren’t just for princesses anymore.

Insecticide-treated bed nets are one of the most effective strategies to stop the spread of malaria. Here’s a few reasons why:

1. Bed nets are cheap.

For about $10—the cost of a CD or night at the movies—a bed net will protect a child for about three years. Believe it or not, that is less than a penny per day.

2. Bed nets are effective.

When a bed net is treated with insecticide it is effective in blocking mosquitoes from transmitting malaria. How effective? The nets can reduce the mortality rate from malaria by 20 percent.

3. Bed nets are part of a larger strategy.

Bed nets are even more effective when used in combination with other strategies such as spraying insecticide inside and outside the house and removing mosquito breeding grounds.

The BITE BACK campaign wants to provide 300,000 nets to children across Africa through Compassion International. In addition to the nets, Compassion works with communities to provide insecticide spraying, education and other malaria prevention strategies.

Your youth group can provide bed nets for $10 each. How big of a bite will you take out of malaria? Donate now.