2009 Mosquito Bed Nets Project
The 2009 Mosquito Bed Net project "One Net One Life" project has ended. We were pleased to partner with United Nations Association of the Democratic Republic of Congo (UNA-DRC) to save lives from malaria in Eastern Congo.
Materials for Teachers - For Bed Nets and Malaria Awareness
Here are some resources for high school teachers to help you educate about malaria in D.R. Congo and give you ideas to help save lives with bed nets by fund raising with your students.
| Malaria Project Materials for Classrooms | Details |
PowerPoint Presentation |
A Teacher's Packet PowerPoint presentation about Malaria Intervention in D.R. Congo - for high school students. (3.8Mb download) |
| Instructor's Guide | The Instructors Guide is the suggested lesson that teacher's may use while showing their students the PowerPoint Presentation about Malaria Intervention for D.R. Congo. |
| Nets for Congo: Ning Social Network Web Site |
The Congo Cause Ning Web Site: Your students can create their own social networking web site to create groups, share ideas for fund raising, meet other students, and network. This Social Networking web sites have all the tools students might need to create their own pages, blog, chat, post videos, music, photos, and more. |
| Video of Nets Being Given in Eastern Congo | 2008 Bed Net Video: Here is a short video from UNA-DRC's bed net distribution in eastern Congo in May of 2008. This exciting video shows the crowds of people in one village, who were hoping to receive a bed net. This inspiring video shows how a simple net can bring life, hope, and joy to families in the devastated Goma-Kivu region of eastern Congo. |
| Bed Net Animation - A Two Minute Animation | Watch our bed net "ad" animation - A short two minute Flash animation that helps us realize the importance of saving children and babies with just a $5 or $10, the cost of lunch. |
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We think that Mosquito Bed Net fund raising is a great way to participate in social action, community service, and global awareness. |
| Press Release | Press Release for Talk by Cissa Wa Numbe on March 14, 2009 |
| Iroquois High School, Louisville, Kentucky | In the 2009 edition of "Best Foot Forward" section of the Iroquois High School's Newsletter, our friend, high school teacher, Doug Hart and his classrooms raised fundsfor mosquito bed nets. Cissa Wa Numbe visited Iroquois High School during his itinerary to the United States. |
| University of Michigan Flint Biology Class | Many thanks to Dr. Pace's 2009 Biology class at University of Michigan Flint. The 2009 student team joined The Congo Cause in savings lives from malaria in eastern Congo. |
Click here to download a letter (French Version) from the Congolese Department of Health to UNA-DRC regarding UNA-DRC's malaria prevention project for 2009. English version forthcoming in a few days. |
Direct Link on YouTube |
Please visit our links page for more information about malaria in Eastern Congo. |
Donations: Our Fiscal Sponsor is The Global Center. (501c3 #13-3580901). If you need a receipt and mailing address for your gift, please Contact us. |
Millennium Goals links:
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Photos from mosquito bed net distribution, May 2008. |