Nets for Tanzanian School Children!

Thanks to our generous supporters Spread the Net is contributing over 7,500 bed nets to school children and their families. Net recipients will receive education and training on the proper use and care of their bed nets. 

 Spread the Net and Buy-A-Net Distribute Nets in Uganda!

In September 2012, STN and Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group partnered  to distribute 1650 WHO approved bed nets to children and families living in Kawempe, a district in Uganda’s capital city, Kampala.

This is the second time that STN and BAN have teamed up to provide bed nets for those in need. Since 2011 STN and BAN have successfully distributed 2650 bed nets.      

Success stories from the Spread the Net and Buy-a-Net Partnership

“I am Edith Nakato 30 years old of Kikaya zone, Kawempe Division - married to Peter Mutyaba with 2 children. I received a mosquito net in March 2011. We had not used a treated net before. What I appreciate about a treated net is that it repels mosquitoes out of my house thereby making it a 'no mosquito bite' place. None of my family members have gotten malaria ever since I received this net. I am grateful to Spread the Net for their contribution towards malaria prevention.”

“As VHTs of Corner Zone, We appreciate Spread the Net’s contribution to Malaria prevention. In our village, fevers (especially among children) have decreased since March. Spread the Net, your support means a lot to us and our communities, you are making a difference!”

Children of Corner Zone, Kawempe Division

Stories from the Spread the Net and UNICEF Canada parternship

Child's View - A boy lies under an insecticide-treated bednet, in the city of Gisenyi in West Province. Malaria-bearing mosquitoes are especially common during the rainy season, from August to November. The photograph was taken by Joseph Ganza, 15, one of 20 students who participated in a UNICEF-organized photography workshop to increase awareness about malaria and related issues. He was part of the 'malaria' theme group. From 5 to 10 November 2007 in Rwanda, UNICEF coordinated a photography workshop to raise awareness among children about malaria and related issues that affect their lives. Malaria is the number-one killer of children under five in Rwanda, and in all of sub-Saharan Africa. The country is also struggling to deal with HIV/AIDS; poverty; and the rehabilitation of schools and other basic services after a war and genocide that killed over 1 million people 14 years ago. Children make up over 50 per cent of the population, and play a crucial role in reconstruction and reform. Twenty children aged 10 to 16, half of them girls and half boys, participated in the workshop. They were selected from schools in the Rubavu District and the city of Gisenyi, where the workshop was held, and included children with disabilities and orphans and other vulnerable children. Most had never before held a camera. UNICEF photographer Giacomo Pirozzi led the workshop. The students were divided into four groups, each of which selected a theme to express through imagery. The themes were malaria, the environment, poverty and a child’s right to play. Funding for the workshop came from the Japanese National Committee for UNICEF and Sony Corporation, which also donated all cameras and peripheral equipment.

  © UNICEF Canada-M.Hallahan Sumitomo Chemical/2011-01/Olyset Net

Child's View - Children stand together at a former camp for the displaced near Monrovia, the capital. Their parents cannot afford to send them to school. The photograph was taken by Herrietta Zabon, 15, one of 20 students who participated in a UNICEF-organized photography workshop to increase awareness about malaria and related issues.

From 22 to 27 October 2007 in Liberia, UNICEF coordinated a photography workshop to raise awareness among children about malaria and related issues that affect their lives. Malaria is the number-one killer of children under five in Liberia, and in all of sub-Saharan Africa. The country is also struggling to deal with poverty, lack of safe water and sanitation; HIV/AIDS; and the legacy of a 14-year civil war that killed over 250,000 people and displaced nearly 1 million. Five years after the cessation of hostilities, most inhabitants continue to live in makeshift structures, as squatters in public buildings or in former camps for the displaced. Unemployment remains at 85 per cent and most residents lack water and sanitation facilities. Children make up over 50 per cent of the population, and play a crucial role in reconstruction and reform. Twenty girls and boys, aged 9 to 16, participated in the workshop. Some of the children live with their parents and go to school. Others temporarily reside in juvenile transit centres, because they have run away from home, have lost their parents to AIDS or have been victims of domestic violence or trafficking. Most had never before held a camera. UNICEF photographer Giacomo Pirozzi led the workshop. He worked with the students to define themes to express through imagery. In addition to malaria, themes included poverty, sanitation and displacement. Funding for the workshop came from the Japanese National Committee for UNICEF and Sony Corporation, which also donated all cameras and peripheral equipment.

Seventh-month-old Mawi, who has recently recovered from malaria, sits on her mother Sia's lap under an insecticide-treated bednet at a WFP-sponsored feeding centre in Virginia, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Monrovia, the capital. UNICEF supports the centre's  therapeutic feeding, growth monitoring and immunization programmes, and also provides a generator, vehicle, insecticide-treated bednets and essential drugs and supplies.

In 2007 in Liberia, children continue to suffer the consequences of a 14-year civil war that displaced more than 800,000 people and decimated basic infrastructure and services. Currently, unemployment stands at 85 per cent, and infant, under-five and maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the world. Some 75 per cent of women and girls have experienced some form of sexual violence. Weak governance systems, food insecurity and a lack of access to basic social services have hampered the transition from emergency relief to development. The nation remains in a fragile state, and continues to rely on the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) for its security. Nevertheless, progress has been made in rebuilding the country. Since the inauguration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in January 2006, some 100,000 children, women and men have gone through the disarmament and demobilization process, and over 75,000 are in reintegration programmes. Children are back in school and immunization programmes are reaching most parts of the country. UNICEF supports government efforts to provide child health and nutrition services, basic education, access to safe water and sanitation and protection from violence, exploitation, HIV/AIDS and other preventable diseases. Development partners include the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Food Programme (WFP), and other UN agencies and civil society donors.

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Click here to read Alvera's Story (beneficiary of UNICEF-supported bed net program in Rwanda)