Ashton Kutcher Donates to Fight Malaria

Ashton Kutcher is putting his tweets to good use.

Ashton bet Ted Turner $100,000 that he could get one million Twitter followers before Turner’s CNN could.

Kutcher won the bet, claimed his prize and immediately donated Ted’s money to the United Nations to fight malaria.

The UN is spearheading a campaign to stop the spread of the deadly disease which kills 3,000 children a day in Africa alone.

Inspired by Kutcher, his wife, Demi Moore, Ryan Seacrest and Oprah Winfrey followed his lead and also made donations that coincided with World Malaria Day on Saturday.

UN Special Envoy for Malaria Ray Chambers said, “A week ago Tuesday, malaria was the most often used word on Twitter as the result of the bet between Kutcher and CNN. And [CNN boss] Ted Turner has challenged Kutcher and his followers to raise another 100,000 for Nothing but Nets.”

Malaria is a simply preventable disease. All that’s required are mosquito nets and available medication.

To make a donation, please click here.

—Sasha Perl-Raver