About Buzzoff

Buzz Off is an initiative of Australian Mercy (ARMS) that is designed to help individuals NGOs and small communities better address the impact that Mosquito borne diseases are having on their communities.   Here’s how it works. Any individual NGO or local community can be a signatory to the Buzz Off Charter. This charter outlines the problem of Malaria and obliges all signatories to raise the profile of Malaria education, prevention, testing and treatment with in any projects that they run and relationships they have.

By making Malaria a higher priority more will be done to eradicate the disease.

BuzzOff is also a means through which signatory organizations can share resources through the the Buzz Off web site. Educational material, resources and information can be downloaded so that more information is available to more people.

This web site also carries up to date information about Malaria as well as containing links to useful information.

Finally through its fund raising efforts and sale of nets and testing equipment BuzzOff provides testing kits and small grants for Malaria focused programs so that places that have few resources are not left out of the campaign.

Buzz Off wants to see what can be done to help small communities to better manage the Mosquito populations that are causing the diseases that are taking away their health and their livelihoods. We believe that Malaria and by extension other Mosquito borne diseases can be beaten if we apply the 5 Buzz Off principles to a community. These principles are;

• Training
• Prevention
• Education
• Quick diagnosis
• Proper treatment

By empowering small NGOs and local communities we can improve Malaria program effectiveness, and lessen the mortality rate at the local level.

BuzzOff will also do its part by distributing malaria testing kits, impregnated mosquito nets and antimalarial medicines to local communities. We also provide training materials and have a grants program to fund Malaria prevention programs.

You can join BuzzOff now and declare war on mosquitoes and the diseases they spread.

Australian Mercy

Australian Relief & Mercy Services Ltd (ARMS) is Youth With A Mission Australia’s Mercy Ministry NGO. Formed in 1988 ARMS is a registered charity and aid and development organization that provides a legal structure through which YWAM can participate with Governments, The United Nations, and other Church and NGO bodies with the aim of providing assistance to the poor, the needy and marginalized.

Australian Mercy supports Relief and Development projects amongst landmine accident survivors, victims of HIV / AIDS, refugees, victims of disasters, and poor communities in countries such as Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Indonesia, and Zambia. Over the next few years we hope to open up more projects in Africa and the Middle East and engage with communities in the Pacific regions. You can find out more about ARMS at our website