3. Ebola by the Numbers
• 16,500+
• 8,500+
• 53,000+
• ZERO
Children affected by Ebola
Orphaned Children
Sponsored Children
Sponsored Children/families
with EVD
“You came for my Father you did not bring him back, you came for my mother you did
Not bring her back, now you have come for me I will be back in Jesus Name” Aminata Rc Tikonko ADP
Aminata lost his parents and 6 siblings to the Ebola.
Plane load of PPE Frpm US & Canada valued at $500,000
Over 8 million gloves
Over 4000 gowns, Facemask. Etc.
Community Engagement VS Social Mobilization.
With our 20 years of experience in Community Engagement it became easy for us.
We engaged Community elders to come up with bye-laws.
Any stranger should be declared by the chief before staying.
Equipped and mobilized our long-term partners in the community
Pastors and imams who have worked with us on previous Channels of Hope campaigns such as Child Health Now
To emphasize the importance of getting Ebola messaging out they switched congregations…imams and pastors spoke to each others audiences and it worked…people changed their hygiend and burial practices
WVSL lead agency In Consortium, carry out safe and dignified burials in 6 districts.
Moyamba, Bo, Tonkolili, Kono, Bonthe and Kailahun.
Currently have 276 burial team members, including 10 women
Have carried out Almost 4,000 safe and dignified burials since November
First Female Survivor to Join the Burial Team and she did her first Safe and Dignified Burial on Ash Wednesday.
Alima and other Nurses who survived the disease are giving back by helping
orphans and children who have survived Ebola who are placed in Interim Child Centres operated by the Government
WVSL supports two of these centres one in Bo & Kono.
More that 4,000 children reached through radio classes
WV played critical role in developing manual for training and equipping teachers in psychosocial skills
Brought Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social Welfare together, along with NGOs, UNICEF
Roll out this week to teachers across the country
We must engage parents if we expect parents to send their kids back to school
“We honored those who died during the Ebola epidemic with safe and dignified burials. Now we must empower all who survived to live safe and dignified lives, especially our children.”
