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	# Nets 1,353,648 nets funded with the money raised. more

as at 03 Sep 2010

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Meguet, Ganzourgho, Burkina Faso

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Surveys take place 6, 18, 30 and 42 months post-distribution. A survey of 50 households provides sample information on what proportion of nets continue to be used, if they are used correctly and the state of the nets.

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Distributed by PCV The Peace Corps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. From that inspiration grew an agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship. LLINs What is a Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN)? An LLIN is a mosquito net impregnated with insecticide. The insecticide is cleverly bound within the fibres that make up the netting and is 'slow released' over a 4-5 year period. Hence 'long lasting'. more... Nets: 2,000 LLINs	When: Sep-Oct 09	Status Distribution complete Distribution status The bednet distribution programmes go through a number of different states from being manufactured to being installed over a head/bed: Being manufactured Ready at factory En-route to country Arrived in country En-route to zone Being distributed Distribution complete	Distributed by PCV
Part of the Meguet distribution

About the distribution location Photos and video People who made this possible

Pre-distribution information

Meguet is a rural commune located in the province of Ganzourgho in Burkina Faso. In 2007, malaria affected 36% of the population of the commune of Meguet (reported cases at the CSPS-community health center). Malaria is a big problem here.

The commune consists of 21 villages, ranging in size from 524 habitants to 7,273 habitants. The total commune population is 36,490. Meguet is the principal village of the commune, with a population of 7,273. The distribution effort will be conducted in this village.

Documentation (pdf)

Distribution Proposal (36 kb)

Post-distribution information

The distribution was completed successfully as planned. Video will be added here shortly.

Documentation (pdf)

Immediate Report (101 kb)

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Follow-up surveys

These take place 6, 18, 30 and 42 months post-distribution. A survey of 50 households provides sample information on what proportion of nets continue to be used, if they are used correctly and the state of the nets.

Survey	Status	Comments
6 months	Expected
18 months	Expected
30 months	Expected
42 months	Expected

PCV volunteers arrive in the malaria-stricken region of Meguet in B...

Bundles of nets are collected from a central storage point in orde...

The nets are unloaded from the truck and carefully accounted for.

Local people gather for the distribution.

They are taught about ways in which malaria can be prevented, incl...

A demonstration of how to use the nets is given...

...so that everyone will be able to successfully install them with...

The team move to a nearby settlement in order to distribute more o...

Prior preparation helps the series of distributions to be a success.

People wait patiently to receive their nets...

...while one youngster makes the most of them before they are even...

One-by-one, homeowners make their way to collect their nets.

Young children remain the most vulnerable from malaria...

...with one child dying in Africa from the disease every thirty se...

The volunteers arrive in the main urban area.

People arrive, interested in the distribution process.

One young mother collects all of the nets required to protect her ...

The caregivers are careful to ensure that the nets reach their pre...

Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets are the best way to prevent malaria...

...at a cost of only US$5 per net.

A bond of trust develops between the visiting volunteers and local...

Nets are carefully passed around the group.

After everyone has collected their nets, the community head home t...

Photoset editor: Ben Hudson

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Sponsor/Donor	Location	Country	Message	Amount
Don & Sara Wagner	Lancaster	USA	Please help save a life	US$100.00
Ruth Weaver-Hazen	Fishers	USA	Blessed....to be a blessing. Thanks Mike!	US$300.00
Kurt Borgmann	N. Manchester	USA	I offer my prayers too.	US$100.00
Stace & Lezlie Nicholson	Randolph	USA	Bonne chance!	US$20.00
David and Becky Fuchs	Lancaster PA	USA	Way to go Michael! Keep up the good work!	US$100.00
Larry, Janice & Janet ...	Mountville, PA	USA	Mountville COB is proud of you, Michael.	US$100.00
Nell Dickinson	Richmond VA	USA	Raggedy Ann and Andy want to save some lives	US$100.00
Norman and Marian Boll...	Fallston, MD	USA	We want to help you beat the 'skeets!	US$50.00
Mike Wagner	Meguet	Burkina Faso	I have Mosqitoes	US$50.00
Dell & Joan Boshnaugle	Columbia	USA	Thank you Michael for this opportunity to help.	US$25.00
Gloria & John Hess	Mountville	USA	So glad your dad is in the choir, we hope you r...	US$50.00
Jim and Kathy Long	Lancaster, PA	USA	Mike, you are doing good work - we are all prou...	US$50.00
M. & A. Friedman	Lancaster	USA		US$25.00
Ed Weaver	Wilmot	USA	Nice to see Burkina Faso	US$140.00
Tom & Margie Musser	Columbia, PA	USA	pass the offering basket this way again Michael...	US$100.00
Mark & Brenda Yoh	Lancaster, PA	USA	Thank you, Michael, for all you do. God Bless ...	US$100.00
Anita Sherman	Indiianapolis	USA	What a wonderful "leave behind"!	US$200.00
Connie & Bill Inglish	Bartlesville...	USA		US$50.00
Pat and Sue Hansen	Greenfield	USA		US$100.00
Mildred Musser	Columbia, PA	USA	We are proud of you Michael!	US$100.00
Dan Benefiel	Greenfield, IN	USA	Sounds like a great cause	US$40.00
PW	London	England	Another net	US$6.41
Shirl Lenox	Lancaster	USA	Nets from Nettie's mom	US$50.00
Anne Probst	Lancaster PA	USA	Thanks for the opportunity	US$50.00
Ruthie and Glenn Bushong	Columbia PA	USA		US$100.00

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Meguet, Ganzourgho, Burkina Faso

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LLINs

Nets: 2,000 LLINs

When: Sep-Oct 09

Status Distribution complete

Distribution status

Distributed by PCV

Part of the Meguet distribution

Pre-distribution information

Post-distribution information

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Follow-up surveys