ACLENet is dedicated to decreasing deaths, injuries and property damage from lightning across Africa. See our website https://ACLENet.org for more information. ACLENet, the African Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetics Network, is a pan-African Network of Centres dedicated to decreasing deaths, injuries and property damage from Lightning. ACLENet's VISION is to have the African continent equipped to mitigate lightning damage and deaths by: 1. WORKING with GOVERNMENTS to improve lightning protection and forecasting 2. EDUCATING Africa's own EXPERTS 3. RAISING AWARENESS of the lightning hazard 4. PROVIDING timely WARNINGS to populations affected by lightning 5. DOCUMENTING the lightning injury DEMOGRAPHICS in each country 6. PROVIDING local and regional TRAINING of lightning protection specialists 7. ENCOURAGING RESEARCH 8. IMPROVING the ECONOMIES of developing nations by protecting infrastructure 9. PROTECTING SCHOOL CHILDREN