Tag Archive: Ebola
August
17
2015
August 2015 Project Roundup: First VSLA Group Launches, Pineapples Approach Harvest, Mulch Proves Its Worth
AFRICA Ghana VSLAs Our first VSLA group has been launched! The group is called Sesa Mu VSLA, and it consists of nine women and nine men, who are mostly pineapple and corn farmers in the area around the town of Berekuso. Demonstration Plots at Sesa Mu Since our last report, four additional demonstration plots have… continue readingJuly
10
2015
July 2015 Project Roundup: Planting in Ghana, Selling Ambulances, Preparing for Panama
AFRICA Ghana We are delighted to report that our first demonstration plot in Ghana has been planted! David Reeves recently returned from a successful training trip to an area outside of Accra, where we are partnering with Sesa Mu, a local university student group committed to assisting farmers with improved techniques. Peter Mueller and his… continue readingJune
12
2015
Summary: Ambulance activity
A summary of activity of the ambulances sent to Sierra Leone to assist in the Ebola treatment effort.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 readingJune
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 readingMarch
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 readingFebruary
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 readingJanuary
20
2015
