Scout Volunteers Help to Combat Ebola in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN - As the Ebola Virus Disease continues to ravage the nation, Sierra Leone Scouts Association supported by the Chinese Center for Disease Control in Sierra Leone has trained 300 Scout Volunteers in Freetown as Messengers of Peace/Change Agents in a bid to intensify the social mobilization drive in their various communities in the Western part of the country.

The Association hopes to replicate the same to other provinces and districts in the whole country, as they continue to participate in contact tracing, surveillance, safe and dignified burials, psycho-social counseling, mounting check points for temperature screening with thermometers in various communities and supporting the military and the police in providing security in quarantine homes.

Most recently, the Scouts collected 50 Ebola orphans and survivor kids most of whom are scouts and presently providing them with shelter, clothing, primary education and some food at their disposal.

During the closing session of the Ebola Training at the Grafton Scout Training Camp on the 16th January 2015, His Excellency the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Mr. Kuang Weilin and his wife donated some foodstuffs to the Ebola orphans under supervision at the Scouts.

The Scouts however are prepared and ready to do more but the resources available at their disposal are relatively limited. They seek support and partnerships to help them implement more post Ebola activities. Any form of assistance towards the great work is very welcome.

Story courtesy of Abubakarr Nylander-Kargbo, Chief Commissioner (Sierra Leone Scouts Association)