Paolo Patruno

Photographer/Filmmaker
  
UMCOR
Location: Bologna
Nationality: Italian
Biography: I am a freelance documentary photographer and filmmaker. I traveled throughout Africa over the past ten years, documenting global topics, including health care, education, human rights, gender issues, sustainable development. Since 2011 I’m... MORE
Public Story
UMCOR
Copyright Paolo Patruno 2024
Updated Sep 2016
Location Lubumbashi DRC
Topics Documentary, Photography
UMCOR. The United Methodist Committee on Relief
Lubumbashi-Mulungwishi, DRC.


The United Methodist Church has a long and far-reaching presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially in the Katanga Province, with programs that focus on health, nutrition and agriculture.
In 2010 UMCOR DRC has coordinated the distribution of 30,000 LLINs (Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Bednets) in the Bongonga neighborhood of Lubumbashi, reaching 13,557 households including 15,461 children under the age of 5 and 3,634 pregnant women. Religious and traditional leaders were mobilized and a team of community volunteers distributed and hung up the nets, while conducting house-to-house education.
LLIN distribution programming involved comprehensive training for volunteers, so that as they were involved in the correct installation of the life-saving nets, able to impart information about malaria prevention, transmission, symptoms and treatment.
In 2011, UMCOR DRC has conducted two LLIN distribution and education campaigns: in Mulungwishi with 9,000 nets distributed.
In both programs, each household in the targeted areas has received three mosquito nets, in alignment with the principal of universal coverage, which aims to ensure that the most vulnerable members of a household had the protection of sleeping under a net. Volunteers have conducted baseline surveys, distributed nets, educated the public and do followed up surveys and visits to monitor correct usage of the nets over time.
LinkedIn Icon Facebook Icon Twitter Icon
4,723

Also by Paolo Patruno —

Story

Riads in Marrakech

Paolo Patruno / marrakech
Story

Joy - maternity

Paolo Patruno
Story

EDC - Multimedia

Paolo Patruno / Lilongwe
Story

EDC Rwanda

Paolo Patruno
Story

EDC - Multimedia

Paolo Patruno / kigali
Story

Birth is a Dream - Multimedia

Paolo Patruno
Story

BIRTH is a DREAM

Paolo Patruno
Story

Outside the ring

Paolo Patruno
Story

Street children

Paolo Patruno
Story

Living disability

Paolo Patruno / Lilongwe, Malawi
Story

Circomondo Festival

Paolo Patruno
Story

Alcohol abuse

Paolo Patruno / Lilongwe Malawi
Story

Music

Paolo Patruno
Story

Portrait

Paolo Patruno
Story

Wedding Stefy+Luigi

Paolo Patruno
Story

Fine Art

Paolo Patruno
Story

500miles

Paolo Patruno
Story

WFRM DRC

Paolo Patruno
Story

Solar Sister

Paolo Patruno
Story

RC

Paolo Patruno
Story

Seva Canada

Paolo Patruno
Story

Play Soccer

Paolo Patruno
Story

MSF TB Uganda

Paolo Patruno / Blantyre, Malawi
Story

Fedoma

Paolo Patruno
UMCOR by Paolo Patruno
Sign-up for
For more access