Ebola

Sierra Leone is facing significant challenges as a country. In addition to being one of the poorest countries in the world, they are also facing the worst Ebola outbreak in the history of West Africa. All of Sierra Leone has been affected, and even our small village of Rogbere.

Medical professionals in Sierra Leone attending to a quarantined man.

Earlier this year the village had a death due to Ebola because because a village resident had traveled to another village for a funeral. And more than that, the economic repercussions of Ebola are far-reaching and devastating. The average income in Sierra Leone, already among the lowest in the world, will be cut in half because of the crippling economic implications of Ebola. So what is  World Hope International, the organization we are working with for this village partnership, doing to help? This video explains some of what they are doing to fight Ebola.