THE MOTHER and Child monument in Blackburn town centre was covered in a mosquito net as part of a campaign to raise awareness about malaria.
Charity workers Karem Issa and Ushna Mughal raised more than £100 for the organisation, Malaria No More The members of the Faith Act Fellowship decided to cover the town centre statue in a net as the disease predomin-antly affects children under five and pregnant women.
Mr Issa said: “Malaria kills about a million people every year.
“Covering the statue in a mosquito net was a way of bringing the message closer to home that so many women and children around the world die of this disease.”
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here