/r/drama fights mosquitos

69 2017-11-13 by geraldo42

We've decided to participate in the Political Subreddits Against Malaria fundraising drive this year (since we all know /r/drama is the central hive of reactionaries on reddit so therefore is a political subreddit). We've been promised that donations will be kept anonymous this year and the charity even accepts bitcoin (I'm 90% sure that's why the nerds over at neoliberal chose it).

CLICK HERE to donate to the Against Malaria Foundation

INSTRUCTIONS HERE

LEADERBOARD HERE

This is the second political subreddit charity drive - the first raised more than 56K dollars for DeWorm the World. This time we're raising money for the Against Malaria Foundation, an organization that works to distribute insecticide-treated bed nets in the developing world to combat malaria. This charity was chosen in accordance with effective altruism principles - doing the absolute most good possible with the dollars we donate. AMF is widely regarded as one of the most (if not the most) effective charity in the world in terms of impact per dollar spent. AMF has received the 'Top Charity' rating from GiveWell in five of the last six years, as well as 'Top Charity' ratings from Giving What We Can and The Life You Can Save for six years running.

Some malaria facts:

Malaria kills nearly half a million people every year and more than 200 million fall ill. Before bed nets were made available, it was many times that. Nets are a proven intervention - a more effective a way of saving lives than any other.

70% of the deaths are children under 5

Malaria is the world's single largest killer of pregnant women

90% of the deaths are in sub-Saharan Africa

Yet malaria is totally preventable and treatable. Nobody need die. Prevention is better than treatment.

The most effective means of prevention is sleeping under a mosquito net

Specifically a Long-Lasting Insecticide treated Net (LLIN)

Each net costs $2.5/€2,2/£1.7

Malaria is one of the largest causes of human suffering in the world and we can prevent it. At a rough approximation every 1000 nets saves a life, and prevents dozens of others from the misery of contracting malaria. And it's an economic issue too - malaria acts as a drag on economic activity and actively impoverishes the third world. Every dollar towards malaria prevention leads to 12 dollars in economic gain.

All donations are anonymous if desired, and for a great cause. Donate today!

CLICK HERE to donate to the Against Malaria Foundation

137 comments

1 Sophistrycated 2017-11-13

So what you're saying is r/drama users are the mosquitos of Reddit.

1 southmouthneutral 2017-11-13

No, we're the malaria.

1 Ultrashitpost 2017-11-13

I hope i can reincarnate as a malaria mosquito.

1 geraldo42 2017-11-13

I hope so too buddy.

1 Ed_ButteredToast 2017-11-13

🐝🐝

1 Sophistrycated 2017-11-13

Those are bees

1 Ed_ButteredToast 2017-11-13

Potato potatoe

1 Ed_ButteredToast 2017-11-13

No shit Sherlock. Lol

1 SomeoneOnThelnternet 2017-11-13

And then die a painful death as you land on an insecticide treated net? Shiiiiit.

1 TNBK 2017-11-13

So you can reincarnate as a insectide treated net maker, of course.

1 Trapsarntgay1 2017-11-13

I thought you were the explosive type of brown, not the "welcome to quick-e-mart" kind

1 Ultrashitpost 2017-11-13

I want to reincarnate as a malaria mosquito so i can kill people and get away with it :3

1 Trapsarntgay1 2017-11-13

Dont let your dreams stay dreams!

1 wow___justwow 2017-11-13

i was going to laugh and say "have a nice 3 days" but then to make sure i didn't look like a total retard i looked it up and female mosquitoes which are the ones that bite can live up to FUCKING FIFTY FUCKING SIX FUCKING DAYS.

WHAT THE FUCk. Fuck mosquitoes.

1 Awayfone 2017-11-13

You will have to be a female

1 trjb 2017-11-13

Is there a link to donate straight to the mosquitos?

1 WarSanchez 2017-11-13

Save the Mosquitoes GAS THE MODS!

1 trjb 2017-11-13

I'll get the truck.

1 WarSanchez 2017-11-13

Oh shit!

I call SHOTGUN!