Project Duration
2009 - 2014
Overview
The NetWorks team is composed of JHU∙CCP, Malaria Consortium, Catholic Relief Services, Mennonites Economic Development Association (MEDA), consultants from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and International Procurement Agency (IPA), and a wide range of FBO in-country collaborating organizations. NetWorks is a five-year USAID/Washington global project that partners with country missions to improve and establish sustainable net access and use.
Accomplishments
Net Distribution: NetWorks strengthens distribution networks for short and long-term access, identifying roles for public and non-public sector entities such as the private sector and faith-based organizations (FBOs). We provide training where needed to break bottlenecks, strengthen supply chain and community reporting mechanisms for improved management monitoring, and identify subsidy opportunities for expanded private sector roles.
Behavior Change Communication: NetWorks strengthens demand creation using state-of-the-art behavior change communication to close the gap between ownership and use, by producing and disseminating mass media messages on LLIN use and ownership and identifying and filling gaps in health provider communication skills.
Research, Policy, and Advocacy: NetWorks brings multi-country experience to country specific contexts to assist in creating effective national programs by establishing a regular process of evaluating results and implementation strategies to feed new information into decision-making via regular review process, coordinated dissemination of results, and use of results in targeted advocacy.
