Topic: Health & Lifestyle

LIBERIA: Oxfam Ebola Recovery Program gains Momentum in River Gee…

Rina Wesseh, one of the Heads of the women Saving Groups

Glowing with smiles on their faces, beneficiaries of Oxfam Ebola Recovery Program in River-Gee County speak of how they were pleased with the intervention of Oxfam in their county and respective communities. The beneficiaries who were recruited from 15 communities in the six Districts of the County, extolled the Charity for its timely intervention.

LIBERIA: Beneficiaries in Grand Gedeh Extol Oxfam Ebola Recovery Program

Cash for work farm in Beezon, Tchien District , Grand Gedeh County

Some of the four thousand, one hundred and forty seven beneficiaries of Oxfam Ebola Recovery Program in Grand Gedeh County have extolled the entity for initiating such Project in their County, following the aftermath of the Ebola outbreak. The Program by Oxfam in Grand Gedeh County is focusing on the restoration of livelihood and building resilience of vulnerable communities after the outbreak of the Ebola virus which affected all sectors of the Country.

Q&A with The National Technical Coordinating Unit and The Grand Cape Mount County Steering Committee

Payweyne and a group from Borma talking about possible latrine improvments

The Ministry of Health’s National Technical Coordinating Unit (NTCU) recently completed a tour of Liberia’s five border counties in which Global Communities is working to help people take responsibility of their own health and hygiene through Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). Global Communities’ Communications Officer accompanied Hattie Payweyne of the NTCU and Jeremiah Pewu of the Grand Cape Mount County Steering Committee (CSC), the county-level body responsible for overseeing CLTS, to verify

LIBERIA: Oxfam Launches Ebola Recovery Program

Some beneficiaries (elderly) of Oxfam Ebola Recovery Program in Mehnpa, Nimba County

As part of efforts to complement Government’s Ebola Recovery Plan, Oxfam Liberia has launched a 1.7 Million United States dollars Livelihood Program. The Program which was launched Monday in Mehnpa, Saclepea-Mah District, Nimba County targets 11,317 beneficiaries from Nimba, River Gee and Grand Gedeh Counties. The Cash for work focuses on providing incentives to local farmers in the three counties, including farming implements.

LIBERIA: 1.2 Million Euros WASH Project Launched

Beneficiary of Irish Aid Project, “Female Town Chief” Watta Dorley, of Konah Town, Rural Montserrado explaining how the Project has transformed her life and that of the entire community

A Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project valued at 1.2 million Euros, has been launched in Monrovia, Liberia. The Project is designed to improve the provision of WASH services and practices in health facilities, schools and some rural and underserved communities in Liberia.