The “Soap bubbles against coronavirus” initiative arrived at Savior of the World Children’s Home, Sierra Leone

The initiative “Soap bubble against Coronavirus” arrived at Savior of the World Children’s Home, at Fire Mambo in Waterloo, in the rural area of Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone.

To prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as covid-19 between the children of this orphanage, the team of young volunteers of R-Evolution provided training and everything needed to wash hands properly, including the most obvious but often also the least available. The intervention has been conducted with the relevant Sierra Leone’s Ministry (MSWGCA).

The orphanage was founded in 2000 by sisters Sankoh, who, having survived from the atrocities of the decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone, began to take care of war orphans and abandoned children in the streets in the following years.

L’iniziativa “Bolla di sapone contro il Coronavirus” è arrivata Savior of the World Children’s Home, presso Fire Mambo, a Waterloo, nella zona rurale di Freetown, capitale della Sierra Leone.

Il team di giovani volontari di R-Evolution ha fornito tutto sia le spiegazioni che tutto il necessario per lavarsi le mani correttamente, incluso ciò che può sembrare il più ovvio ma che spesso è anche il meno disponibile, per prevenire la diffusione di malattie infettive come il covid-19 tra i bambini di questo orfanotrofio. L’intervento è stato condotto con il competente Ministero della Sierra Leone (MSWGCA).

L’orfanotrofio è stato fondato negli anni 2000 dalle sorelle Sankoh, che, salvatesi dalle atrocità della decennale guerra civile in Sierra Leone, iniziarono ad occuparsi degli orfani della guerra e dei bambini abbandonati nelle strade negli anni seguenti.

R-Evolution Sierra Leone organize new missions to support orphanages against Coronavirus

The team of young volunteers of R-Evolution Sierra Leone has completed the renewal of the registrations at the ministries of Sierra Leone in order to organize new missions to reach the orphanages of the country and bring the initiative “Soap bubbles against coronavirus” where there is it is most needed.

Il team di giovani volontari di R-Evolution Sierra Leone ha completato il rinnovo delle registrazioni presso i ministeri della Sierra Leone al fine di organizzare nuove missioni per raggiungere gli orfanotrofi del paese e portare l’iniziativa “Bolle di sapone contro il coronavirus” dove c’è più bisogno.

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).

R-Evolution Worldwide – Sierra Leone, a new local Community Based Organization

R-Evolution Worldwide – Sierra Leone is starting to operate in the Western Area Urban and Rural District of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

R-Evolution Worldwide – Sierra Leone is local community-based organization, registered to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s affairs (MSWGCA), the local council and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS).

R-Evolution Worldwide – Sierra Leone is established by a group of Sierra Leoneans who will be advocating on the following areas:
·         Early Marriage
·         Teenage Pregnancy
·         Child Labour
·         Sexual Offence
·         Child Healthcare
·         Hygiene and Sanitation
·         Food Education
·         Prevention of Youth Migration, awareness raising and information campaigns on the risk of irregular migration.

The organization is created as an independent non-profit organisation (local Community Based Organisation – CBO) with strict political and religious neutrality, with a particular respect for the principle of non-discrimination based on race, ethnic, political and religious orientation.