Liberia

LIBERIA: Higher Ground International joins fight against Ebola

…Distributes Sanitary Items to Arthington Residents – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – A charity based in the United States of America, “Higher Ground International” has joined the Liberian Government and partners in the fight to eradicate the deadly Ebola virus from the country. The Higher Ground International (HGI) has swiftly responded to the call from government by distributing hand washing buckets, flyers, anti-Ebola materials, awareness and preventive messages and in the Settlement of Arthington, Montserrado County. The buckets and anti-Ebola materials were distributed in several communities across the Settlement with a message of proper hand washing, avoiding home treatment... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Sunday, October 5th 2014 | Read Comments

LIBERIA: Ebola Treatment Unit in Bong benefits Safe Drinking Water, others from LWI

By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – In a bid to effectively and robustly deal with the outbreak of the dreadful Ebola Virus in the country, many local and international organizations in Liberia have reshaped their focus to the fight against the pandemic. Since the outbreak, many of these charitable organizations have provided both material and financial support to the Liberian Government to ensure that this virulent disease is contained and the chain of transmission is broken. One of such organizations which at the forefront of this battle is Living water International, an international Christian charity heavily involved in the provision... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Sunday, September 28th 2014 | Read Comments

LIBERIA: Garbage Nightmare “PCC, LMA Lack Capacity to Collect Waste”

 ….As Residents Express Fears of Ebola – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – The constant delay by some local city authorities and waste management companies in the country to dispose waste in and around Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is one of the mean factors that have caused huge stockpile of garbage to be seemed in several quarters of the city. The delay of waste disposal which may result to the over-still that would cause the dirt to get rotten and to leak stink water that could lead to an outbreak of a pandemic in some of those communities, especially... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Thursday, September 25th 2014 | Read Comments

LIBERIA: LWI Responds to national call against Ebola

Donates Several Anti-Ebola Items in Margibi County – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network  – An American Faith based Charity, Living Water International has presented several assorted anti Ebola items to various institutions, religious groups and communities in Margibi County. The donation according to the Acting Country Director of Living Water International-Liberia, Pastor Austin Nyaplue is in response to a national call by government and partners  to fight the Ebola virus. The Acting Country Director asserted that due to the crucial nature of the outbreak, his organization is adjusting its focus on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programs to the fight against  the ... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Thursday, September 18th 2014 | Read Comments

LIBERIA: Ebola Response “ALERT” Project Gains Momentum

By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – The “Assisting Liberians with Education to Reduce Transmission (ALERT)” project, funded by the US Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), is bring about positive change in Ebola affected areas. The ALERT project which is ongoing in Bong, Lofa and Nimba Counties is been implemented by an American NGO, Global Communities (formerly CHF International) in partnership with the Liberian Government. The project’s main focus is reducing transmission of diseases through educating locals about preventing the spread of the Ebola virus and strengthening the capacity of County Health Teams to deal with burials and infection control.... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Saturday, September 13th 2014 | Read Comments