Trucks were used to reach the common distribution points in Mpinga before volunteers took the nets on foot to various households.
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Those distributing nets were trained to distribute three nets per household to achieve universal coverage.
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Pregnant women and those with small children are especially vulnerable to malaria.
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Bundles of nets were delivered to common distribution areas for volunteers to pick up.
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23 volunteers brought nets to 1752 households traveling by foot.
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A total of 5256 nets were distributed in Mpinga.
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Volunteers received instructions on how to distribute the nets so that each household would receive three nets.
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Distributing the nets was very difficult work. Households were widely dispersed and transportation limited to foot and bicycle travel.
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Numbers were carefully recorded to ensure responsible distribution.
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20,000 nets were purchased by Against Malaria, 10,000 were donated by the Finnish Red Cross, and 14,679 were provided by the National Malaria Control Program of Burundi.
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Families eagerly awaited the net distribution in part because this area was missed by an earlier national campaign.
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A total of 88 worked tirelessly for this distribution in Burundi.
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One child dies of malaria every 30 seconds in Africa. Bednets are an effective way of preventing malaria--especially for young children and pregnant women.
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The difficulty of distribution with households spread several kilometers apart did not stop the volunteers.
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Safe storage of bednets before distribution was achieved in Burundi.
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23 volunteers covered a lot of territory in four days. The fourth day of distribution was even more difficult due to a heavy rains.
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Carrying bednets was a heavy task. Note the women carrying their supplies on their heads.
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Volunteers were trained to be sure that the nets achieved universal coverage.
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Because of the widely dispersed homes, some nets had to be distributed from central points rather than household visits.
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Net distribution was done by foot and bicycle as that is the main means of transportation in this area.
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Young children like this little boy will be able to survive to adulthood with the bednet program.
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Each household received three nets with the idea that two people will sleep under each net.
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The LLINs are treated with an insecticide that will last 4-5 years, but is mild enough for children to be safe.
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This young family will be able to escape the deadly malaria statistics with the use bednets for all family members.
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Children and pregnant women are most likely to die if they contract malaria.
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Universal coverage with bednets has been shown to cause a dramatic reduction in the malaria-carrying mosquito population as the mosquito dies if it is unable to get a blood meal every 10 days.
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Households in this area are commonly several kilometers apart.
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12 volunteer supervisors were trained to supervise all of the volunteers in the Rutana Province of Buringa.
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While malaria can be treated, scarcity of medicine to treat the disease makes prevention key.
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Each volunteer carried nets to households in Mpinga.
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Supervisors insured that all households were contacted.
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Previous surveys were used to determine how many nets to bring and where to bring them.
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Volunteers at work in Mpinga.
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