About the grantee

The project will mobilise communities to raise awareness of the need for environmental sanitation and mass trapping, a technique that has already proved promise and is suitable for insecticide-resistant outdoor Aedes in Kinshasa. The intervention will be evaluated based on a randomized controlled before and after study in two health zones of Kinshasa. A baseline serosurvey will be performed to document the prevalence of arbovirus risk in the community. Entomological and process-based indicators will be collected to assess the impact of the intervention. 

The community-based approach aims to enable community groups to act as agents of change to minimize the effects of climate change on the health risk posed by Aedes mosquitoes. The approach aim to: (i) reduce larval habitats while breaking the cycle in which humans create a favourable environment for Aedes mosquitoes, (ii) increase community knowledge and skills in Aedes vector control, and (iii) to foster community ownership of Aedes vector control strategies. 

The immediate expected result will be a diminished nuisance of Aedes and other mosquitoes in the selected communities, which will be the incentive for the target groups to continue the efforts and involve new participants.