episcopal relief & development’s netsforlife® program presenter: abagail nelson senior vice...
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Episcopal Relief & Development’s NetsforLife® Program
Presenter: Abagail Nelson Senior Vice President, Programs
Mission and Scale
NetsforLife®, a health program of Episcopal Relief & Development, empowers African communities to fight malaria and other disease burden in Africa
NetsforLife® started in 2006 as a pilot in Zambia and expanded to 17 countries across sub-Saharan Africa
Since inception, faith-based community has been an integral component of the program implementation
Mobilizing Faith Communities for HealthMobilizing Faith Communities for Health
Knowledge
Approval Intention
Practice
Community Dialogue & Action
Community Results Tracking
Community Celebration & Planning
Faith Leaders & Traditional Leaders
Cost
Impact
112,235 children under 5
alive today due to the program
21.9 million LLINs
distributed to/or
in homes in 17
African countries
Influenced 5 countries national malaria
prevention approach based on
NetsforLife® evidence
41 million individual
s sensitized in malaria preventio
n
Impact: SBCC & Health Care Utilization
Angola Program as an Example
Prevention Use of Health Services
Social NormKnowledge
Impact: Increase in LLIN Use
Policy Change and Influence
Empowering communities for ownership
& action
Engaging key stakeholders at national level
e.g. NMCP, private sector
Using evidence-based results to
influence national policy. Successful in five countries- Angola, GhanaLiberia, Sierra
Leone andZambia
Leading change and sharing comparable impact
Robust Monitoring
& Evaluation
Strong Advocacy/
Partnership
Unique Value Proposition • Existing extensive network
– The power of the pulpit
• Assets-based Management– Institutional Longevity-Anglican Communion
– Community Health Volunteers
– Engagement of women’s groups, schools, health facilities
• Sustaining the Gains– Community ownership
– Continued engagement of volunteers
(e.g. through Savings & Loans)
Recommendations
Engage faith communities’ powerful, top-down, bottom-up advocacy platform already in place
Invest in faith engagement, which is highly cost-effective but NOT free
Build sustainability through community mobilization and ownership via SBCC
Thank You!