Malaria Hunger & Poverty Matt Jeppsen
“When malaria attacks a person, the whole household is affected. And the economic level of that household goes down.” Direct costs: clinic, medication, transportation, food Indirect costs: Education, livelihood, food security $12 billion a year Senior Pastor Alfred Chana, ELCZambia
Beyond 2015: After the ELCA Malaria Campaign
What happens to malaria programs after 2015? Nets wear out Sustainability! Drugs get distributed Test kits get used up
Sustainability: Structural Churches have been strengthened Advocacy has created new pathways Relationships with government and NGOs Strengthened clinics and hospitals
Sustainability: Local Trained volunteers Increased knowledge in households Families practice new behaviors Children have been healthier Parents more able to work Communities manage their money Lives have been saved!
What happens to malaria programs after 2015? Nets wear out Sustainability! Drugs get distributed Test kits get used up ELCA World Hunger!