Katherine Commale, 8, and her mother, Lynda, are helping to fight malaria in Africa.
Editorial: Net benefits
A year ago, the Editorial Board highlighted the inspiring work of Lynda Commale of Downingtown, who, along with her now 8-year-old daughter Katherine, has raised thousands of dollars for a program that buys bed-nets to protect families from mosquitoes in tropical nations, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Here's an update: The mother-daughter team has raised more than $115,000 in its three-year campaign, and Commale recently distributed nets to families when she traveled to Uganda with the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign.
Commale kept a multimedia diary during her trip. Check out her blog at www.nothingbutnets.net.
While in Uganda, she met with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. This year, Nothing But Nets and UNHCR have protected more than a million refugees in 15 African countries from malaria.
Malaria is the number-one killer of refugees in Africa. This holiday season, Nothing But Nets is promoting the worthy suggestion to make a donation toward purchasing nets. A single net costs only $10, yet can save a life.
