Dear Amazing Supporters,
I'm sure by now you've heard about the world's deadliest Ebola outbreak effecting Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. When President Sirleaf recommended on July 30th that schools close, we had to follow suite for the safety of our girls, staff, and community. On July 31st, we had our last day of summer school for the girls.
On that day, we gave care packages to the girls that included workbook pages to keep them busy and learning, medicine for fever and bacterial illnesses, Ebola awareness posters, health care referral forms, oral rehydration solutions, chlorine, soap, and rice. All students and staff also attended an awareness class led by doctors and staff from UNICEF, the IRC, and Ministry of Health. While the school is closed, all expat staff members are being relocated to the US.
We have been monitoring the situation on the ground through ongoing contact with NGOs, government ministries, and our local staff. To date, we've had no reported cases of Ebola related illness in students or staff.
On Friday August 22nd, our founder Katie Meyler arrived in Liberia to help the West Point community, where the majority of our girls live. You can follow her journey at http://racingheartblog.tumblr.com/.
Thank you for your continued support. We hope to reopen school as soon as it's safe for our girls. Until then, we will keep fighting for a better, faster, more organized response to the outbreak, both in West Point and across Liberia. Please direct any questions, comments, or words of support to emilyb@morethanme.org.
In this together,
Emily & the MTM Team
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