Tag: Africa

The “Soap bubbles against coronavirus” initiative arrived at the Children’s Redemption Orphanage Home, Sierra Leone

The “Soap bubbles against coronavirus” initiative arrived at the Children’s Redemption Orphanage Home, located in Matainkay Village, near Waterloo (rural area of Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone), where, to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as covid-19, the children were provided with everything needed to wash their hands properly, including the most obvious items but often also the least present.
This orphanage was founded by Frank Williams. Frank, orphaned himself, was forced to leave his native Liberia because of the civil wars of the ’90s. Refugee in Sierra Leone, Frank started helping other children who were left alone like him because of the wars, and over time he succesfully build the Children’s Redemption Orphanage Home.

L’iniziativa “Bolle di sapone contro il coronavirus” è arrivata al Children’s Redemption Orphanage Home situato a Matainkay Village, vicino Waterloo, (zona rurale di Freetown, capitale della Sierra Leone), dove il team di volontari locali, al fine di prevenire la diffusione di malattie infettive come il covid-19, ha fornito ai bambini in questo orfanotrofio tutto il necessario per lavarsi le mani correttamente, compreso il più ovvio ma spesso anche il meno presente.
L’orfanotrofio è stato fondato da Frank Williams. Frank, rimasto orfano lui stesso, fu costretto a scappare dalla sua natia Liberia a causa delle guerre civili degli anni ’90. Rifugiatosi in Sierra Leone, Frank iniziò ad aiutare altri bambini che erano rimasti soli come lui a causa delle guerre, e con il tempo riuscì a costruire il Children’s Redemption Orphanage Home.

The “Soap bubbles against coronavirus” initiative arrived at Heaven’s Home for Children, Sierra Leone

The “Soap bubbles against coronavirus” initiative arrived at Heaven’s Home for Children, located in Joe town, near Waterloo (rural area of ​​Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone), where the team of local volunteers provided the children in this orphanage with all the necessary and the instructions to wash your hands correctly, in order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, including covid-19. This orphanage was founded by Mrs. Keptiyu Kanu. Since she was young, Keptiyu went to study in UK, far from her family remained in Sierra Leone, in a foreing land and with few or no friends. Feeling so lonely, Keptiyu promised herself as soon as she returned to Sierra Leone she would build a house for the lonely children. So she started to work and save money, and with the help of her family she created Heaven’s Home for Children.

Soap bubbles against coronavirus

Orphanages in low and middle income countries (LMICs) are particularly vulnerable to epidemics. In order to protect the hosted children from Covid-19, the local team of volunteers from R-Evolution Worldwide will visit some orphanages in the rural area of Freetown (capital of Sierra Leone, West Africa), to provide furnishings, materials, instructions and practical examples to improve hygienic prophylaxis against infectious diseases such as Covid-19. The initiative aims to involve children in the form of a game and for this reason it is called “Soap bubbles against coronavirus”. The intervention will start in the next few days and will be conducted under the supervision of the Government of Sierra Leone (Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender & Children’s Affairs).

Response to Covid-19 in Africa

The impact of Covid-19 in Africa is a ticking bomb on which the European Union (EDCTP) intervenes by supporting research projects. In response to this, a consortium of African and European universities and research institutes developed the ITAIL-COVID-19 project, aimed at implementation of novel and integrated laboratory testing approaches as a strategy against the spread of SARS-COV-2 in the Republic of Congo.

AfriNEXT

AfriNEXT project aims to develop and promote a vibrant, strong and sustainable research culture Africa. The project will create a critical mass of African world-class researchers capable of carrying out high quality research on local health priorities with a strong emphasis on maternal and child health. It is a great pleasure to collaborate with research and academic hubs of Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, lead by Prof. Seni Kouanda.

AfriEthique

A European-African partnership aimed at improving the ethics and regulatory capacity of clinical research in Central African countries has successfully proposed its project (AfriHetique) to the European Commission (EDCTP). The partnership is coordinated by CANTAM, the Network of Excellence in clinical research for Central African region, lead by Prof. Francine Ntoumi.