Physical Health Sierra Leone Project #5582

Prevent Malaria in Sierra Leone with Mosquito Nets

by Develop Africa, Inc.

Project Report | Jan 6, 2014
Juanita is Now Free From Mosquito Bites and Malaria!

By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader

Juanita - bed net beneficiary

Did you know that over half a million people die from malaria every year, mostly children younger than five years old. Only about 5% of children sleep under a net. These statistics can be depressing!

The great news, on the other hand, is that we are together helping to address this and turning the tide. Along with your support, thousands of nets have been distributed free.

The insecticide-treated mosquito nets that we provide are a proven method of reducing exposure to mosquito bites and the killer disease of malaria. The bed nets save lives by effectively reducing exposure to mosquito bites. The nets are useful particularly for protecting vulnerable children who are less resistant to the malaria.

Juanita is one of the beneficiaries who received a net and this video includes her brief testimonial. As you can see from the video, we are making a definite impact and Juanita is now mosquito-bite and malaria-free. Thanks so much for helping to make this happen!

Thousands of families do not have nets. We could together help many more families stay healthy.

Can you join us in providing 5 nets today? Your donation of $50 will bring the priceless gift of health to 5 deserving children. Thanks so much for your support!

Make a donation now!

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Impact Summary and Brief Testimonial of Juanita

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Aug 12, 2013
Hurrah! Together We are Providing The Best Form of Protection... Verified and Proven

By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader

Randy holding his new net

Did you know that YOUR donation / support of this project is helping to accomplish something effective and proven! Here are 2 snippets / resources that confirm this:

1. The families that we have provided with nets now have a dramatically reduced or zero incidence of malaria. Thanks to your support - there has been a dramatic drop in illness and loss of time due to illness - at work and school. One such beneficiary is Randy F (pictured). Randy lives in the Wellington suburb of Freetown. He is a carpenter and the main provider of a family of four, with monthly income of $50 - not enough to cover the basic needs of the home. His family lives in a single bedroom apartment with electricity but no running water.

When we interviewed Randy, he confirmed that his family is now having interruption and mosquito-bite-free sleep each night. Since he received a net 13 months ago, no one in his family has had malaria. This is significant because malaria used to be a common occurrence - with each person getting malaria between 1-3 times each year! Randy and his family are deeply grateful to Global Giving and Develop Africa donors for the provision of the health-preserving bed net.

This is truly exciting news - to know that Your support is making a proven, verified impact.

2. I just read an article that further confirms the efficacy of treated mosquito nets. According to the article, "Prevention still the best form of protection. But there's still no malaria vaccine in sight. So prevention remains the first line of attack." Source - http://www.dw.de/mosquito-nets-laced-with-insecticide-help-tanzania-lower-malaria-rates/a-16998413

Given the wide-spread and on-going exposure to mosquitoes, we are together indeed taking the best course of action - helping to provide mosquito nets.

The Next Step: While we have together provided thousands of nets, there are many more homes with no mosquito nets or with just one net. We invite you to join us in ensuring that every family that needs a net gets one. Can you help us do so by provide a net through your donation of $10 today?

The next best way you can help is to join us in raising funds. This is an fantastic way to invite your friends and family to join you in making a difference. You can start your fundraiser here - http://www.globalgiving.org/dy/v2/fundraiser-new/type today! Let us know if you have any questions or need our help setting this up. Thanks!

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Apr 4, 2013
Thanks to Treated Bednets Provided, Beneficiaries are Free from Malaria

By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader

Dear friends and supporters

It's a pleasure once again to share a project update - this time in the form of a video. It certainly helps to see and also hear about the impact we are making together. Sometimes, we may be disengaged or not fully grasp the impact of our intervention - providing nets. The video helped me realize again how essential nets are to life and health in Sierra Leone.

In the video, Joshua conveys gratitude on behalf of the community (in Wellington, Freetown, Sierra Leone) and Door of Hope for the provision of insecticide-treated bed nets. He explains that as a result of the provision of hundreds of nets, the children, women and men are no longer under threat from malaria. Thanks to your generosity and that of Develop Africa donors, many lives are now malaria-free.

Watch the video

The linked WHO report confirms that "Mosquito nets have been key to bringing down the death toll from the disease". Global targets for combating the disease are under threat as the rate of increase in funding is leveling off. Given this decline in global support, it's all the more important that we increase our efforts to combat this disease. Let's continue to ensure that many more families are able to live in good health - free from malaria. The nets we provide together will help them live longer by making sure that they are malaria-free. With these nets the beneficiaries can focus their energies and resources on other important issues.

We welcome your on-going support that enables the provision of many more nets. Through your special large gift today or by signing up for a recurring donation, we will together do so much more. Thanks for helping to maintain funding for the provision of nets - setting people free from the threat of Malaria!

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