June 2010

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MEDA COO visits Tanzania net project; hears kudos

Kim Pityn, MEDA's chief operating officer, is excited by her recent trip to Tanzania to see MEDA's progress in a large-scale mosquito net distribution program that is part of the country's anti-malaria initiative. [more]

MEDA net program saving countless lives
MEDA's work in Tanzania is aimed at increasing the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to help prevent malaria, targeting the two highest at-risk groups, pregnant mothers and infants. [more]

YasintaBeing malaria free "truly amazing"
Yasinta Richard, 25, lives with her husband and two children in Tabora Region, Tanzania. "Our family began sleeping under insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) about two years ago. At first, I was scared that … [more]


OficinaMeeting Mozambique client motivating for Kim

On a trip to Africa in April, MEDA chief operating officer Kim Pityn had the opportunity to both revisit old friendships and witness new progress in Mozambique. She visited clients of a MEDA project, Breaking the Rural Poverty Trap, funded by the European Commission. [more]

A highlight for Kim was meeting Oficina Guambe, a mother of seven who grows green beans, maize and tomatoes to feed her family and try to get ahead. [more]


JamesMEDA's Board in profile: James Schlegel

James Schlegel loves MEDA's bias towards action
Day job: As president of RBJ Schlegel Holdings Inc., James Schlegel of Kitchener, ON, oversees 2,000 employees in three divisions [more]


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