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Seventeen year-old Haja Umu Jalloh, a survivor of Ebola, has been caring for about 40 children at the St. George Foundation Interim Care Center in Sierra Leone. Because she has survived Ebola, she is considered immune to the disease and has therefore been asked to “stand guard” over children orphaned by the disease, who may or may not be infected themselves, while they are quarantined at the interim care center.
In light of the world’s largest Ebola epidemic, the Faith to Action Initiative has released an article on its website advising its partners on how to respond to this epidemic and its effects on children’s care. The Ebola epidemic, says the article, has claimed the lives of 5,000 people to date – leading to great numbers of parental loss among children, especially in the region of Western Africa. The article references a UNICEF report which states that 3,700 children in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have lost one or both parents to Ebola since the epidemic began. “These numbers,” says the…
" According to UNICEF, at least 3,700 children in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have lost one or both parents to Ebola since the outbreak's start.The figures are climbing, says Andrew Brooks, UNICEF's head of child protection for West and Central Africa. In Liberia alone, where he's currently based, Ebola has robbed about 2,000 children of their parents"
"The Liberian government is strengthening the systems that allow social workers to track down extended family members, he says.
"As a last resort, we're starting to work with the government to put in place some centers —…
The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 3,000 people have died of Ebola in West Africa. It is the world's most deadly outbreak of the virus. This article by the BBC highlights the impact of this epidemic on children, including the death of parents and primary caregivers and the struggle to find alternative caregivers in a context of extreme fear of contamination. Manuel Fontaine from UNICEF explained that "Orphans are usually taken in by a member of the extended family, but in some communities, the fear surrounding Ebola is becoming stronger than family ties…
This video from the Guardian depicts the impact of the Ebola crisis on the foster care system in Sierra Leone. Some children face rejection and abandonment from family members. Others fare better and are taken in by distant relatives or neighbors.
Reporting to RPCA’s Associate Director of Research, the Program Manager will support a 20-year long intergenerational/longitudinal study of war affected youth in Sierra Leone (ISWAY). This study is funded by the NIMH and will advance the understanding of potential biological embedding of stress responses intergenerationally. Building on four prior waves of data collection, biological measures of stress reactivity and self-regulation (autonomic nervous system reactivity, inflammation, telomere length) will be collected in a sample of parents exposed to significant trauma in childhood and…
Background and Purpose of the Assignment
The three-year project in ‘Care and Protection for Vulnerable Children in Sierra Leone’ will focus on strengthening the child protection, alternative care and education systems to care for vulnerable children in Sierra Leone, including street children and those affected by Ebola. At the national level, the project will strengthen the capacity of government and civil society for the application of the national Case Management system, which will ensure registration, assessment, needs-based referral for services, and follow up for…
Background and Purpose of the Assignment
The three-year project in ‘Care and Protection for Vulnerable Children in Sierra Leone’ will focus on strengthening the child protection, alternative care and education systems to care for vulnerable children in Sierra Leone, including street children and those affected by Ebola. At the national level, the project will strengthen the capacity of government and civil society for the application of the national Case Management system, which will ensure registration, assessment, needs-based referral for services, and follow up for…
In 2003, the Christian nonprofit organization Helping Children Worldwide was formed to provide financial and strategic support to the Child Rescue Centre, an organization serving vulnerable children and youth in Sierra Leone. Helping Children Worldwide's mission is to transform communities and serve vulnerable children and families through support for education, health care, and spiritual mentoring.
1MillionHome is a campaign of Chosen & Dearly Loved, a 501(c)3 organization. 1MillionHome is committed to keeping children in families and working to transform systems of care in a way that prevents separation. 1MillionHome's mission is to transform orphanages into family reunification centers, transform over 5,000 orphanages, and bring 1 million children back home, where they have the best chance to thrive.