Lynda Commale, a member of Hopewell UMC in Downingtown, PA, took part in a nets distribution in Uganda in 2009.

Imagining…No Malaria

Can you imagine a world where every mosquito bite could lead to a hospital visit or worse…death?   Mosquito bites pose a serious threat to families in sub-Saharan Africa.  In fact, with an annual death toll of more than 1 million, malaria kills enough people every month to fill Citizens Bank Park (capacity 43,647)….twice.

United Methodist Bishop Thomas Bickerton, Imagine No Malaria chairperson, describes it as “Nets Plus.”  Through the work of The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), we will establish community-based health workers, improve hospitals and clinics and work with African communities to wipe out mosquito breeding areas.

2009 Annual Report – Africa University Thriving in Zimbabwe

Africa University has many stories to tell – to the nations of Africa, and the world.  During Zimbabwe’s economic and political struggles of recent years, United Methodist-related Africa University continued to educate leaders for all of Africa. For a time in 2009, it was the only institution of higher education in Zimbabwe open for classes. We celebrated our 3,000^th graduate with the 2009 graduating class.

In the 2009-2010 academic year, our 1,100 students represented 28 African countries. We have a substantial waiting list of students eager to attend on campus or through our emerging distance-learning curriculum.