Tag Archive: Ebola

August
17
2015

Working demo plots at Sesa Mu

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 reading
July
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 reading
June
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 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
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
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
January
20
2015

Ebola survivor hired to drive Just Hope ambulance

While our investment in the ambulances we recently sent to Sierra Leone was clearly in the category of short-term relief, we are pleased to see that they also have become an economic empowerment tool, creating jobs for hard-working people. Mohamed Conteh is a newly hired driver for one of the five ambulances we purchased to… continue reading