OUR IMPACT

The Impact in Community Impact Grants

Through our Community Impact Grants program, Rotarians are turning action into impact in their communities. We award grants to Rotary-affiliated clubs and committees, building capacity for localized malaria prevention and control efforts in endemic countries. While Rotary Clubs lead these projects, they are collaborating with local leaders, ministries of health, and Community Health Workers on grassroots malaria prevention and control efforts. This includes activities like:
• Training and equipping Community Health Workers. Providing CHWS/VHTs with the knowledge and tools to diagnose, treat, and refer malaria, pneumonia, and diarrheal cases. These trainings are guided by local Ministries of Health and support national malaria programs.
• Distributing Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs). Going door-to-door and helping families hang nets over beds and sleeping areas. Educating families on the importance of sleeping under ITNs, ways to prevent mosquito bites, and the symptoms of malaria.
• Malaria education, testing, and treatment. Rotary Clubs partner with local health centers, hospitals, and other local partners to support community-wide malaria testing, treatment, and referrals. Often referred to as ‘Medical Camps’, these events generally provide routine check-ups, alongside malaria testing, at no cost.

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS 

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Jonathan T.

Community Health Worker

Tikonko Chiefdom Malaria Project, Sierra Leone

As one of the CHWs selected by the Chief Health Officer of Tikonko Chiefdom to perform malaria case management in their village, Jonathan consulted and treated 324 individuals in his community.

Nakijoba M.

Community Health Worker

Zero Malaria in Bukasa-Kirinya Village, Uganda

“Families once used herbs. Now, they drain stagnant water and rush to the health centre. Trust saved lives.”

Mathews K.

Community Health Worker

Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia Project, Zambia

“Now I sensitize people about how they can prevent themselves from malaria. We teach them that even a person who looks healthy may have malaria, because a malaria parasite can live in someone’s body for a long time without showing symptoms.

If we receive the logistics at the right time, we can eliminate malaria.”

Phillip M.

Community Health Worker

Tikonko Chiefdom Malaria Project, Sierra Leone

“As a Community Health Worker, it is both a privilege and a responsibility to be entrusted with the well-being of our community.”

Grants by the numbers

Since 2020, Malaria Partners International has funded 60+ projects in 17 primarily sub-Saharan African countries, totaling $546,428.

These countries include Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

These projects have been led by 69 Rotary Clubs, Rotaract Clubs, and Malaria Committees, including 45 Rotary Clubs, 13 Rotaract Clubs, and 3 Malaria Committees, representing 61 unique clubs (as some clubs and committees have led more than one project.)

“The fight against malaria isn’t just a scientific battle; it’s a battle for hearts and minds.
It means building trust for people to follow the advice. It means showing, not just telling, how simple actions like sleeping under a net, or completing a full dose of treatment, can save lives – their lives, their children’s lives.”

-Marion Natukunda (RC Kiwatule) Senior Communications and Advocacy Officer,MoH
Zero Malaria in Bukasa-Kirinya Village Project

Hear from Grant Awardees – Project Updates & Stories

2026 Malaria Control and Prevention Through Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) in Bwerenga Project. Pictured: Project Team conducting data collection in one of the households

Malaria Control & Prevention Through Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Project Final Report

Sep 1, 2026

The Malaria Control and Prevention Through Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) in Bwerenga project was implemented in Bwerenga, Wakiso District, Uganda, from January to May 2026. The Community Impact Grant project was led by the Rotary Club of Bwerenga, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Kigo and the Rotaract Club of Bwerenga.

The Rotary Clubs also worked alongside Malaria Partners Uganda and Katabi Town Council, with support from the Wakiso District Health Office, local LC1 leadership, and Village Health Teams (VHTs).

United Against Malaria Project Final Report

United Against Malaria Project Final Report

Jul 31, 2026

The United Against Malaria Project was implemented in Mityana North, Central Uganda, from July 2025 to June 2026. The Community Impact Grant Project was led by the Rotaract Club of Kampala North (KANOS), in partnership with the Rotary Club of Kampala…

2024 Community Impact Grant - RAC Kampala North Musical (RCTKNM) (Uganda) – Trained 8 Community Health Workers and 16 volunteers, conducted 17 malaria education campaigns, and engaged over 7,400 people in outreach and sensitization activities.
Rotary Malaria Committee (Ivory Coast), Rotary District 9101
Rotary Malaria Committee (Ivory Coast), Rotary District 9101
Rotary Malaria Committee (Ivory Coast), Rotary District 9101
2022 Community Impact Grant Project, Rotary Club of Kyengera (Uganda) Six-month start-up of three-year village clean-up, sensitization, and VHT training program.

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OUR MISSION: To ignite an international Rotarian Campaign for the Global Eradication of Malaria.