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  • Nicole Pampanin: Why I Care So Much

    By: PCV Nicole Pampanin, PC/Madagascar In July 2010, while volunteering in Ghana for the fourth time, my 13-year-old friend, Jennifer passed away from malaria. After finding out about Jennifer’s death, I wrote the following: “As tears run down my face, Alex tells me how in Africa, things are different than in the Western world and
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  • Ally Young: Coming Back to Madagascar as a PCRV

    By: PCV Ally Young, PC/Madagascar PC Madagascar welcomes the newest member of the malaria team, PCRV Ally Young, back to Madagascar. Ally served as a health PCV from 2010-2012 and returns for another year as a PCRV working with USAID | DELIVER. Ally’s work concerning malaria began when she served as a health PCV in
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  • Kimberly Conner: Every Volunteer is a Malaria Volunteer

    When I first heard that the Peace Corps initiative Stomping Out Malaria in Africa had a vision of every Peace Corps volunteer being a “malaria volunteer”, meaning every volunteer regardless of sector would be active in malaria awareness projects, I was a bit skeptical. As a Community Health volunteer I have an obvious interest in disease prevention
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  • Corey Ackerman: World Malaria Month – 3 communities, 3 festivals, ONE week

    By: PCV Corey Ackerman, PC/Madagascar With World Malaria Month activities happening all over Africa, Corey Ackerman was excited to bring some of the festivities to her small village on the East Coast of Madagascar. Her village of Tsarasambo, has a population of about 2000. Situated in a malaria endemic region of the country, malaria is
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    • At the net washing/drying station children get soapy as they learn how to properly wash nets and dry them in the shade.

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    • PCTs decide to have a dream banner activity near the net reinforcement area to teach children that if they protect themselves from malaria they can achieve their dreams.

    • Local women's association participate in sewing fabric to the top and bottom of a circular net. The mayor of the commune expressed interest to teach other women and provide an income generating activity.

    • Parade commencing the World Malaria Day event. The parade was about 2 km, consisting of students, teachers, trainees, staff members and community members.

    • Trainees help CHWs teach about IPTp usage, Rapid Diagnostic testing and early treatment at one of the most important stations.

    Raffaele Macri: The Tables Have Turned…Trainees Are Now Malaria Teachers

    April 25, 2013 marked the second World Malaria Day event for a PST group in Mantasoa, Madagascar. 36 Peace Corps Health and Agriculture trainees took part in the biggest Bed Net Care and Repair event that Mantasoa has ever seen. The event marked an important time in their PST because trainees not only learned useful
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  • Stomp Madagascar trains 18 New Peace Corps Health Trainees, Gearing up for World Malaria Day

    This March Peace Corps Madagascar welcomed the newest Health and Agriculture stage to the country. They started their PST on March 7th and will swear-in as PCVs in the beginning of May. The 18 new health PCTs recently went through a 2-day malaria FITU training. The first day consisted of malaria prevention and control and
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  • Madagascar Mini Boot Camp

    The Madagascar Stomp team facilitated the first of many mini boot camps last week! On Friday, February 22, fifteen Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) from the Tamatave, Moramanga and Ambatondrazaka regions gathered in Moramanga for a one-day mini boot camp on malaria. Most participants had not received any malaria training prior to the boot camp. The
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  • Manakara Malaria Training

    From August 27-29, eight Peace Corps Volunteers and ten community health worker (CHWs) counterparts met in Manakara, Madagascar for a regional malaria training.  The southeastern region of Madagascar has some of the highest prevalence rates of malaria in the country and volunteers from all sectors recognize the importance of malaria prevention activities. For this training,
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  • Crossing Sectors, Part 2

      Volunteers from all 4 sectors are teaming up to prevent malaria in their communities in Madagascar. With no health volunteer around, education PCV Stephanie Edwards and Environment PCV David Illgen, took it upon themselves to talk to various groups about malaria prevention.   Photos: Chalkboard brainstorming at the Girls’ Club session before the malaria
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  • Crossing Sectors, Part 1

    Volunteers from all 4 sectors are teaming up to prevent malaria in their communities in Madagascar. With no health volunteer around, education PCV Stephanie Edwards and Environment PCV David Illgen, took it upon themselves to talk to various groups about malaria prevention. The video featured here is their girls’ club song. The Girls Club that Stephanie
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