Dr. Larry Casazza, director of African Communities Against Malaria (ACAM), donated a generous gift…
June 15, 2010
Tony Wilmot Library at AIU Receives Collection of Malaria Documents
Dr. Larry Casazza, director of African Communities Against Malaria (ACAM), donated a generous gift of books, training materials, CDs and reports about malaria to our Tony Wilmot Library.
This collection reflects the life- long passion of Dr. Casazza, MD, MPH. For 25 years, Dr. Casazza has dedicated himself to implementing community-based activities to improve the health and welfare of women and children. He has also worked for the World Bank and World Vision, and is a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University in the US. Larry has often resided on campus at the Hoenecker Centre and has built lasting friendships with members of the NEGST family.
A large portion of the resources donated are specific to eradicating malaria, the number one killer of Africa’s children. The materials in the library range from technical reports to very practical training materials for use in African villages.
Another portion focuses on designing and delivering community health initiatives on a grass-roots level, including the classic book “Just and Lasting Change: When Communities Own Their Future”, by David Taylor Ide and Carl Taylor. We now have many manuals for training trainers and for assessing the impact of health initiatives applicable to a wide range of issues beyond malaria eradication.
AIU’s Institute for the Study of African Realities Director Dr. George Renner welcomed the gift. The “reality” of malaria and other killer diseases are having devastating effects on rural Africa. Renner sees the collection being used to increase the church’s capacity to make a difference in people’s lives and to explore and benefit from the vast wisdom already present in rural communities. He sees churches being empowered to become centers of shalom in a comprehensive sense. Christian leaders can be trained to nurture sustainable community development initiatives.
The NEGST community says a big “Asante Sana” to Dr. Larry Casazza for blessing us with these valuable resources.
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