#kite patch

Haiku, Removing Humans From The Mosquito Food Chain

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/high-tech-hope-for-repelling-mosquitoes/?src=me&_r=0

“High tech patch is an – invisibility cloak – against mosquitoes”

Kite Patch Makes Wearers Invisible to Mosquitoes

"Essentially, the Kite Patch is a little square sticker that emits a cloak of chemical compounds that blocks a mosquito’s ability to sense humans. According to its developers, users simply have to place the patch onto their clothes, and they become invisible to mosquitoes for up to 48 hours. This is big news for developing countries like Uganda, where residents have little beyond mosquito nets and toxic sprays to combat the illness-spreading insects." The Kite Patch was created by a collaborative team made up of innovation venture capital group ieCrowd and Olfactor Laboratories. They intend to ship these off soon as they have raised more than enough money on their Indiegogo campaign.

Created with the collaboration of scientifics and developpers, the Kite Patch is a revolutionary sticker which protect you from mosquitos up to 48 hours. The company which is willing to produce it raised more than half a million dollars through their Indigogo crowdfunding campain  after beeing supported by foundations and laboratories for developping the product. It is 100% non-toxic and could be a great help for preventing malaria and other mosquito-borne infectious disease in the world.

A patch that keeps away for mosquitoes.  Seriously.  Donate to these guys and you can donate some patches to people who really need it (malaria prevention...pretty damn important) and if you donate enough, you get some patches for yourself (ya know, if you're a selfish American like myself).

Please go and donate!  This will be amazing!

Kite | Inspiring life without Mosquitoes and Disease

The KitePatch is a groundbreaking mosquito repellent that can save lives--a lot of lives.

Malaria is the leading cause of death and disease in many developing countries. 3.3 billion people (half the world’s population) live in areas at risk of malaria. In 2010, malaria caused an estimated 660 000 deaths, mostly children. (source: CDC and WHO)

Read more about the KitePatch project here (pdf fact sheet here). Support the project here.  News coverage here, and here.

WE LOVE PEOPLE WHO DO THEIR HALF!

Join us in supporting Kite Patch, a company raising funds to create and produce a patch that will protect humans from even the deadliest mosquitoes. Want to know the coolest part? They have been successfully crowdfunding and are set to provide over 1,000,000 hours of protection to communities in Uganda. Uganda is the most affected area of Malaria in the world. Kite Patch is doing more than their half to help end the spread of Malaria. This small patch will change the outcome of lives for so many children in some of the worst areas in the world. Your support of companies like Kite Patch and HALF UNITED, you can make a difference in the lives of so many.