April 25th was World Malaria Day. On April 26th, I invited Soft Power (an NGO based in Jinja) to come out and do a demonstration in my village.
It was great. The team came out and gave a really good presentation on the causes of malaria, how to prevent it, now to treat it, and how to properly use a mosquito net. Afterwards we sold mosquito nets to the villagers at a heavily reduced price of 3,000 shillings (about $1.25). It was a great success, villagers were eager to buy the nets and bring them home to their extended family members or even themselves. Many would otherwise have to travel long distances to get the nets at a reduced price, incurring unnecessary transport costs.
Pictures of Event
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