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Provide a mosquito net, save a life from Malaria

Summary

Proven insecticide-treated nets save lives by protecting them from mosquito bites and the killer disease of malaria. Project also provides preventive anti-malaria tablets to Sierra Leoneans. The nets are useful particularly for protecting vulnerable children who are less resistant to the malaria. Additionally, when people fall sick, there is considerable lost time and loss of productivity for all members of the family. By providing a net, you are helping to support economic development. progress reportread updates from the field


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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Malaria is still a killer disease in Sierra Leone and claims the lives of many thousands yearly. Malaria can be prevented by limiting exposure to mosquitoes. The provision and use of insecticide-treated nets significantly reduces the chances of contracting malaria. Many homes do not have these nets and Develop Africa is working with local partners to ensure that this simple, inexpensive and life-changing protection is provided to all.

Activities

Beneficiaries will be provided with long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets and anti-malaria preventive medication / tablets. This dual protection will effectively protect from the scourge of malaria. No malaria means no lost time from sickness - at school, work and business. This indirectly affects economic development.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £2,939
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £2,910
Total Funding Goal: £5,849

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This will eliminate lost productivity and save beneficiaries from unnecessary sickness, possible hospitalization and even death. This project has a tremendous short-term and long-term impact.

Project Message

Thank you for providing this net. I am happy as now I can stay healthy and not get sick. No more missed school days because of malaria!
- Yeabu Kamara, Beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Sylvester Renner,
Founder
1906 Knob Creek Road
Suite 3
Johnson City, Tennessee 37604
United States
4232820006
Email:

Project Sponsor

Sylvester Renner

Organisation

Develop Africa, Inc. Logo Develop Africa, Inc.
1906 Knob Creek Road
Suite 3
Johnson City, Tennessee 37604
United States
423-282-0006
http://www.developafrica.org

Learn more about Develop Africa, Inc. and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Sierra Leone and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Sierra Leone, read the Human Development Report on Sierra Leone or the Wikipedia entry for Sierra Leone.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 08, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 15, 2010.

Latest Update from the Field

Princess Will Now Grow Up to Become a Princess - Thanks to Her New Malaria Net

By Sylvester Renner - Project Leader, December 08, 2011 01:13 PM

Princess mosquito net recipient safe from malaria
Princess mosquito net recipient safe from malaria

Meet a life you've helped preserve - Princess.  Take a 2nd look at her photo...

Princess lives at Upper Beccle Street in the Wellington community. She is almost four years old. At this early age, she is very talkative and talks of becoming a lawyer when she grows up

Princess' father has abandoned the home for two years now. The mother is a seamstress / tailor and uses the money derived from her skill to help in providing for the home.  Her grandfather is a bike rider (motorcycles are used as a form of public transportation – providing fast access independent of traffic).  He is the main provider of the home with monthly income of $70 – which is not enough to cover the basic family needs. They live in a three bed room apartment with running water and electricity.

Princess has heard of the horrors of Malaria from the members of her family – who have each earlier contracted the sickness through mosquito bites.  She and her family were delighted to receive this simple but effective protection against the killer disease of malaria. 

Thanks to your generosity, Princess and many, more children, (who are particularly prone of this illness due to lower resistance) will be able to sleep safe and protected from the pesky mosquito bites and the risk of sickness from malaria.  By your donation, you have helped to preserve her life from sickness and even death and this is tremendous!  You have saved her from becoming one of the unfortunate millions who die every year - lives lost to malaria.  Thank you so much for helping to preserve Princess’ life.  Now she will grow up to be a true Princess and fulfill her destiny.

Tremendous and Effective Way to Save Lives:  Giving towards the provision of mosquito nets is an effective way to help combat the spread of malaria and save lives.  Study after study confirms this and we have together been able to furnish many families with these nets.  Your donation is making a definite difference and positive impact to the lives of families.  As you go about your day / week, remember her face and the fact that you have made an indelible difference.

By donating to this project - you are doing the greatest good saving lives from malaria and death!  It’s heart-warming to have this opportunity to help preserve a life and destiny.  Join us in extending and doing tremendous good.  Thanks for your on-going support.

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