News and Stories: Sierra Leone
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December 7, 2017
Ebola Recovery Gives Rise to Entrepreneurial Spirit
Cash payments helped participants invest where they saw short- and long-term need.
December 5, 2017
Ebola Recovery in Sierra Leone
Partnerships helped meet a variety of needs in villages devastated by the deadly disease.
December 5, 2017
Rebuilding After Ebola: A Path to Health
Communities in Sierra Leone are learning lessons in nutrition, microfinance and sanitation.
August 16, 2017
CRS responds to “devastating” Sierra Leone Landslides
Recent flooding and landslide leaves hundreds missing.More
July 11, 2016
Ebola’s Second Punch: Hunger
Travel restrictions meant to contain the disease also kept farmers from their fields and harvests.
July 21, 2015
Caring for Children Orphaned By Ebola
They survived even as entire communities were wiped out by the deadly disease. More than a year after the Ebola outbreak in West Africa began, communities are still reeling from devastation and loss. In Sierra Leone, CRS is helping children orphaned by Ebola recover from their traumatic...
June 2, 2015
Courageous Work of CRS Partners in Sierra Leone Honored with Prestigious Award
Consortium that includes CRS has won the prestigious Bond International Humanitarian Award.More
March 20, 2015
Ebola Update: Overcoming 5 Key Challenges with Effective Solutions
CRS and our partners respond to five specific Ebola-related challenges with solutions that make a difference.More
February 3, 2015
Ebola Cases Decline, Threat Remains
Catholic Relief Services is continuing our response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by capitalizing on our long history in the region, and our broad community and Church networks. The Ebola outbreak that began last March has killed more than 8,800 people. While we have seen a turning point...
December 11, 2014
Ebola Outbreak: Call for Robust Response
Catholic Relief Services is continuing our ramped-up response to the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa by capitalizing on our long history in the region, and our broad community and Church networks.
The Ebola outbreak, which began last March, has killed more than 6,000 people. The...
