Stomping Out Malaria in Africa 20 Countries. 3,000 Volunteers. 6,000 Stomps Strong.

Peace Corps Uganda spent all of April “STOMPing Out Malaria” throughout the country. In a Peace Corps Uganda malaria activities competition between regions, Volunteers earned points for their regions through participating in various malaria activities. A few example activities are airing a malaria radio talk show, organizing or participating in a world malaria day event,

An important part of my service here in Guinea has been my involvement with a Peace Corps initiative called Stomp Out Malaria. STOMP is a Peace Corps program designed to harness the strengths of Volunteers on the ground with regard to malaria work. In Peace Corps Africa posts, members of the STOMP team work to

By: Stefan Tangen/PC Sierra Leone A normal day in my village starts with greeting my neighbors, “Beeyi, e bi gahun?” Or in English, “Morning, how are you?” Frequently, the answer is “fine” or “I thank God.” However, many times the answer is “I’m not well, I’ve got malaria.” For a long time I thought people

On April 25th, World Malaria Day, Erica Berlin, her CM2 school teacher, Abdoulaye Bodian, and her school director, Pape Ousmane Diedhiou, conducted the last of a series of malaria after school classes for 24 primary school students. This school curriculum, called Nightwatch, teaches students about malaria and how to prevent its spread: by sleeping under

How can we get better? How can we involve more Peace Corps Volunteers this year? What is our plan for World Malaria Day 2013? These are questions SWAT (Standing With Africa to Terminate) Malaria Team asked during the August 2012 meeting. It came down to the basics- mobilize all PCVs, regardless of sector, to execute