The Anglican Malaria Project (AMP) provides low-cost, highly effective malaria intervention in Southern Africa. AMP is guided by an important partnership between Anglicans (Episcopalians) and other supporters in the United States, and Anglicans in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa.

1. Episcopalian parishes, deaneries, and individuals in the U.S. will click through on the AMP Web site to donate to specific parishes.

2. AMP purchases insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN’s) and anti-malaria medications.

3. Anglican congregations in Southern Africa will serve as central distribution points for nets and medications, as well as centers for education on malaria prevention and treatment, empowering women in a critical role.

How does AMP work? 

Through the Episcopal Church in the U.S., we are coordinating with the churches of the Anglican Communion in Swaziland and Mozambique, and specifically with the Mothers' Union, a social institution of great power and credibility, to create a low cost distribution network that empowers poor village women to help roll back malaria.

We are training mothers in African villages to do early diagnosis of malaria symptoms. Two studies published in Lancet have proven this results in a ten-fold reduction in mortality (down 30 to 40 percent) compared to using community health workers.

We will be using sophisticated mapping with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to document our impact. We are completely transparent about all costs, and have an innovative approach to Web-based donor development through telling stories of individual mothers and children, and connecting them with donors in local churches in the U.S.

How is AMP different?

• It is an extremely low-cost distribution system

• It uses techniques that reduce mortality ten fold vs. traditional methods

• It is a women's empowerment project

Our motto: One child, one net, one life.

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