LOEP is an education-focused organization. Our work is always aimed at assisting efforts to educate Liberian children and supporting Liberian schools achieve education goals. Thanks to the Internet, we are always in touch with events in Liberia and stay connected with our partner schools and teachers through social media. The steadily growing fear and concern about Ebola was clear even from afar over the past few months. LOEP volunteers became particularly concerned about what effect the mounting widespread public fear would have on children.
When the World Health Organization announced the Ebola virus in West Africa had spiraled out of control, LOEP volunteers knew the crisis called for us to respond. LOEP volunteers studied the public health campaign work of WHO, Red Cross and other major health organizations and recognized our response had to meet the following conditions:
1. simple, effective inexpensive project supportive of health education programs in Liberia
2. Help children overcome fear/helplessness by encouraging proactive, self-care hygiene practice
3. Promote development of lifelong hygienic practices that will last long beyond the current crisis
Every public health disease-prevention program begins with the most basic hygienic practice - HANDWASHING!
Help us promote this basic hygienic practice. Your $20 donation will purchase a handwashing station and chlorination water treatment for kids in Ebola-stricken Liberia.
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