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Purposes and Activities. 1.1. The purposes of the Grant are to identify and assess the feasibility of environmentally sound and cost-effective options for collection, recycling and disposal of long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) in Kenya and Tanzania. 1.2. The activities (the Activities) for which the Grant is given are as follows: Activity 1. Development and testing of strategies for collection of used LLINs. This activity will focus on: (1) how to collect and bring collected nets to a recycling/disposal point, and (2) how to separate polyester nets from polyethylene nets. The Recipient will implement this activity in close cooperation with Kenya and Tanzania’s respective National Malaria Control Programs, which are administered in both countries through the Ministry of Health, and in liaison with the Red Cross. Work will be undertaken in five selected districts per country. The selection of the districts will take into account the different malaria eco-epidemiological strata in Kenya and Tanzania: hypo-endemic /hyper-endemic areas and the different groups of population (tribes) with different cultures and the geographic situation (rural, urban, enclave districts. These groups will be invited to participate in training/orientation sessions and/or local workshops aimed at identifying effective options for systematic collection of used nets.

Purposes and Activities. 1.1. The purposes of the Grant are to identify and assess the feasibility of environmentally sound and cost-effective options for collection, recycling and disposal of long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) in Kenya and Tanzania. 1.2. The activities (the Activities) for which the Grant is given are as follows: Activity 1. Development and testing of strategies for collection of used LLINs. This activity will focus on: (1) how to collect and bring collected nets to a recycling/disposal point, and (2) how to separate polyester nets from polyethylene nets. The Recipient will implement this activity in close cooperation with Kenya and Tanzania’s respective National Malaria Control Programs, which are administered in both countries through the Ministry of Health, and in liaison with the Red Cross. Work will be undertaken in five selected districts per country. The selection of the districts will take into account the different malaria eco-epidemiological strata in Kenya and Tanzania: hypo-endemic /hyper-endemic areas and the different groups of population (tribes) with different cultures and the geographic situation (rural, urban, enclave districts. These groups will be invited to participate in training/orientation sessions and/or local workshops aimed at identifying effective options for systematic collection of used nets.