Rosemary Gets a Mosquito Net to Protect Her From Malaria

Julie,

Rosemary lives in a bare two-bedroom house that does not have electricity or running water. Her widowed mother takes care of her and her two siblings.  Since their father passed away, her mother heads the family and supports the children working as a petty trader / street hawker earning a meager income.

Rosemary walks one-and-a-half miles to school every weekday. But before she heads out to school, she and her siblings walk a mile away from their home to fetch water for the day for their mother.  The kids study at night in the light of a kerosene lamp. A diligent student, Rosemary aspires to be a nurse some day.

Rosemary was pleased to get her mosquito net.  She will not be bothered by mosquitoes and will get a good night’s sleep, fresh and ready for school the next morning! Thanks Julie for giving her a mosquito-net-fortress.