Completed December 2020
Around the world, fines have been introduced for non-compliance and in some places, schools require children to wear masks in order to attend.
Some people living in rural, under-developed areas cannot afford basic sanitation, let alone face masks. For them, food for the family is the most important aspect of their tight financial budgets.
These people are often seen scouring piles of rubbish to find used face masks or materials, like plastic, to make their own. Clearly, this brings its own health risks.
Falling behind in their education can lead to significant long–term consequences for children across the world. We want to help children remain in school during this pandemic, but also to be safe.
Recently, most children at this school have been staying at home because they don’t have a mask. Our project will be community-led to enhance the empowerment the local community feels in owning the process.
Given the ongoing impact of COVID-19, Avasara will continue to support and empower the local community in Malawi in their efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus.
After teaching 700 students to make their own reusable face masks in late 2020, we decided to continue this project.
In order to comply with local restrictions on gatherings of groups of people, we will distribute a further
to a secondary school, as well as 350 to people in the local village.
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