Tag Archive: Bauya

June
11
2015

Unexpected benefits from ambulance deployment

Carrie Jo Cain, RN, Program Manager for World Hope International, helped operate the ambulance program in Sierra Leone’s Bombali district. She describes the environment before the ambulances arrived as chaotic, with no way to get sick people into treatment centers, and no way to get well people home. When they arrived, the ambulances were immediately… continue reading
June
8
2015

Ambulances complete their work

While Ebola has not been completely vanquished from Sierra Leone, we give thanks to God that new daily cases have dwindled to the 0-2 range, and deaths have slowed even more. We recognize that the ambulances we deployed have done what we sent them to do, and it’s time to employ the exit strategy that… continue reading
April
27
2015

Locals take chances, achieve a thriving, dry-season garden in Bauya

Joe Lassayo, who has worked with Just Hope for nearly a year as foreman in Bauya, Sierra Leone, and his wife Jenneh, are great examples of the determined, hard-working people we have the honor of knowing. We are astounded and delighted with the thriving garden they are maintaining during Sierra Leone’s dry season. By incorporating… continue reading
April
24
2015

Pineapples, machetes and the unknown

A random sampling of the pineapple plants in Bauya, Sierra Leone, shows that the forcing process started by local workers in early March was successful. Five plants were uprooted and with a machete, bisected straight down the middle to reveal a clean cross-section of the plant’s interior. Four out of the five plants look exactly… continue reading
March
13
2015

Ambulances transport dozens of Ebola orphans

Based on activity records we are receiving on the ambulances in Sierra Leone, the primary use of the vehicles continues to be transporting Ebola survivors and orphans back into communities. When children are discovered to be in the home of a person infected with Ebola, they are taken into quarantine with other children at an… continue reading
March
9
2015

Gearing up, forcing pineapples

Last month we reported that our pineapple crop appeared to be fruiting early, not good news given that our processing plant buyer was still shut down due to Ebola. We also were concerned that we were unable to completely understand the extent of the fruiting, because our crew was unable to penetrate the razor-sharp rows… continue reading
February
13
2015

Life with Ebola: ‘Shortages, starvations and sufferings’

Travel restrictions were recently lifted in Sierra Leone, where Ebola cases haven’t stopped but have slowed significantly. The lifting of the restrictions should allow commerce and food to flow more freely throughout the country. Below is an account from Sullay Turay, our lead representative on the ground in Bauya, Sierra Leone, about what the past… continue reading
February
5
2015

What are we going to do with 90,000 pineapples?

In our line of work, the phrase “subject to change” is common in our vocabulary. Solid, well formed plans are without question a necessary component of our success. And yet the plans, and we who implement them, must remain flexible, because circumstances change – sometimes, on a dime. We are certainly experiencing an extreme dose… continue reading