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Creating partnerships to improve healthcare, raise awareness, and save lives!
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Creating partnerships to improve healthcare, raise awareness, and save lives!
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2014
The Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa. (CDC)
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Countries with wide-spread Ebola transmission include Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. (CDC)
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24,842
Ebola Total Cases (Suspected, Probable, and Confirmed) (CDC)
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10,299
Total Deaths as a result of Ebola (CDC)
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More than 16,000 children
have lost one or both parents to Ebola. (AFP)
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70%
of Sierra Leone's population lives below the poverty line
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26%
are unable to make basic food requirements
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28%
of all Sierra Leoneans in rural areas have access to clean drinking water
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47%
of Sierra Leone's children under 5 are afflicted with Malaria with a mortality rate of 38.5%
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24%
of children under 5 suffer from malnutrition
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29%
of all deaths are caused by diarrhea among children under 5 (from unclean water and food supplies)
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86%
of pregnant women in Sierra Leone are clinically anemic with an increased risk of pregnancy-related mortality
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78%
of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa do not meet the minimum requirement of 2.5 physicians per 1000 population
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1800 women per 100,000 live births
die from obstetrical complications
Sierra Leone leads the world in maternal mortality
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70%
of Sierra Leone's population lives below the poverty line
26% are unable to meet basic food requirements
OUR INITIATIVES
Creating partnerships to improve healthcare, raise awareness, and save lives!
Health Improvement Initiative (HII)
Establish partnerships to ensure people have access to proper medical facilities, equipment, and supplies.
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Operation Clean Water (OCW)
Establish partnerships to expand the implementation of water filtering rain catchment systems to provide clean drinking water and to eliminate contamination and illnesses.
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Back-to-Basics (B2B)
Partner with orphanages to ensure children’s basic, day-to-day needs are met (clothing, shelter, supplies).
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Quality Education Now (QEN)
Collaborate with leaders and education advocates to ensure every child has access to books, supplies, feeding programs, and adequate facilities.
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Agriculture and Food Security (AFS)
Increase access to food availability to prevent malnourishment, illness, and vulnerability.
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Waste Management (WM2)
Implement processes and resources for proper handling and disposal of waste materials in compliance with environmental regulations.
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Raise International Awareness (RIA)
Lead international efforts to build awareness and to promote collaboration to alleviate disease and poverty.
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