Canadian Rotarians have been at the forefront of efforts to prevent malaria deaths in Africa.

Rotary clubs have partnered with the Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group, a Canadian charitable organization founded in 2004 to combat the disease in Uganda, one village at a time.

The Rotary clubs of Cataraqui-Kingston, Ontario, and Kololo-Kampala, Uganda, teamed up with Buy-A-Net last year on a US$47,000 malaria prevention project in Kampala. Rotarians contributed club donations and District Designated Fund allocations, and Buy-A-Net served as the implementing partner.

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The Cataraqui-Kingston and Kololo-Kampala clubs hosted a booth with Buy-A-Net at the 2010 RI Convention in Montréal, Québec, in June, to scale up their efforts by getting more clubs involved. Gray also served as a moderator for a breakout session on malaria prevention with panelists from the Canadian Parliamentary Malaria Caucus and the Canadian Red Cross, and an official from the Ugandan Ministry of Health. Experts from Rotarians Against Malaria, a Rotary Australia World Community Service activity, and Rotarians Eliminating Malaria: A Rotarian Action Group attended the session.

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Gray says the booth at the convention was inspirational. “Buy-A-Net had people in the booth the whole time. We had Rotarians from Uganda and my district working side by side and getting to know one another. There was lots of enthusiasm from everyone.”

Lefebvre says Buy-A-Net has received hundreds of inquiries from Rotary clubs to collaborate on efforts to “net a village.”

“The need to eliminate malaria is staggering,” she says. “We welcome more partnerships with Rotarians. Ugandan Rotary clubs are ready and willing to facilitate.”

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Artist Heather Haynes introduces her video mini documentary for Rotary from her recent volunteer trip to Uganda. The club and members presented Heather with donations to support the purchase of more treated bed nets for Buy-A-Net’s Kawempe District Campaign in Uganda.

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