East Africa has its charm decked so deep that Americans pay top dollar to feel, see and enjoy the magic. One of them is Golden State Warriors NBA player Stephen Curry who is in love with Tanzania visits.

Tanzania has an electrifying culture, all stemming from the Swahili norms and traditions. 

Part of this cultural package is the friendly people across this country, great food and memorable interactions.

Curry happens to be one of the high-flying American tourists with a soft spot for this Swahili country.

When Did Stephen Curry Visit Tanzania?

Stephen Curry a Warriors’ guard first visited Tanzania in 2013 for a holiday during his summer break. 

Visits to Tanzanian villages as part of his cultural tour especially those within the vicinity of Serengeti touched off his benevolence.

These areas are heavily infested by mosquitos therefore; malaria is a huge pandemic. Yet, these families couldn’t afford mosquito nets to keep their families safe while in their sleep at night. He promised to donate mosquito nets to dozens of families after his return to the US.

True to his words, he launched the Nothing But Nets campaign in partnership with the United Nations whose sole purpose is eradicating malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. His mosquito nets initiative saved thousands of young lives. According to Beat Malaria.org, the mosquito-transmitted disease put kids under the age of five at a huge risk. It cite that

According to the organization’s website, children under five years of age are most at risk of contracting malaria. There’s a kid dying from malaria every 60 seconds. Curry pledged in 2013 that for each three-pointer he made, he would provide three mosquito nets to families in Tanzania. And given his skill with the ball he personally handed 816 nets to Tanzania’s Nyarugusu Refugee Camp that year.

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Source: CNN