African Communities Against Malaria

Academic founded 2002

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Organization Description

ACAM-African Communities Against Malaria seeks to create a vital focal point for dialogue, business planning, monitoring and evaluation, and collaboration between NGOs, communities, and other private and public agencies engaged in the fight against malaria in Africa .

Example Project

ACAM Conducts Leadership Training Course for ZAMANET in Zanzibar The Zanzibar Anti-Malaria Network (ZAMANET) conducted its first Leadership training in a two-day Workshop for its members on November 25-26, 2006. This meeting followed the Annual meeting of EARN, the East Africa Regional Network of national malaria programs in the Region, that brought together more than 20 NGOs from across Zanzibar island, including Pemba. The Workshop was conducted by Dr. Larry Casazza, director and founder of ACAM-African Communities Against Malaria with headquarters in Washington, DC, USA. This training was sponsored by the Zanzibar Malaria Control Program (ZMCP). The training was based on principles drawn from an important resource used extensively by the private corporate sector, namely, Peter Senge’s “The Fifth Discipline”. It promotes the concept of creating a Learning Organization to bring about fundamental change toward achieving a Shared Vision. The foundation for change is a learning process approach where innovation is encouraged and results can be measured at the operational level. Information should be freely exchanged at every level and flexibility in the system allows for changes to be introduced as the program moves forward. In the initial session, the group came to the consensus that its Shared Vision is: A Malaria-Free Zanzibar. Next, after careful analysis of the health system, the group agreed that the principal producer of health is the households and communities themselves; they must be actively engaged in the program as an effective voice and participant in the national program if Zanzibar is to eliminate malaria and to sustain the results. Dr. Casazza expressed his optimism and satisfaction on the steps taken in Zanzibar to control malaria (approaching Elimination today)and urged participants to use the training as a tool to achieve the goal of the Shared Vision. He added that malaria can be conquered as long as there are concrete and unified steps taken across all the stakeholders, including government, NGOs, international institutions and donors, and the community at large – reaching down to the households themselves. All are key partners in the Learning Organization that can be a powerful tool to move from the current reality toward the desired future-- a Malaria Free Africa.

Activities that promote health

Health Care & Drug Access, Malaria, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Other Infectious Diseases

Activities that combat poverty

Economic & Social Inequities, Governance & Political Participation, Internet & Communication, Social Welfare & Service Provision

Areas of Service

Advocacy, Capacity Building, Education & Training, Grantmaking & Philanthropy, Policy, Products & Services, Public Awareness, Research, Service Delivery, Sustainable Business Operations, Technical Assistance, Technology Development

Nations of the World

Africa: Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Americas: Washington State, U.S.