The program is about Malaria Partners International (formerly Rotarian Malaria Partners) and RI's 1st "Programs of Scale" $2,000,000 award to Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia, a malaria elimination program.  This program is Malaria Partners International's largest project.  Jeff Pritchard, Chairman of Malaria Partners International, discussed this work and award at our Monday meeting .  RI's grant of $2 million joins additional grants of $2 million each by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and World Vision International.

 

KRC was the first Arizona Rotary club to contribute to our malaria elimination projects.  This Programs of Scale Award is a huge step toward making malaria elimination the next worldwide Rotary disease-fighting and life-saving initiative. Malaria kills 400,000 to 500,00 people annually, especially children under 5 and women.

Medhat and Fatima have 3 children and are originally from Egypt.  The family invests 400 or more hours in its construction and then will purchase the house from Habitat at its appraised value with an interest-free mortgage with affordable payments provided by Habitat.  This house is the Lutheran Coalition's 25th annual house and the Kyrene Club's 15th or 16th.