Support Community-Led Ebola Containment in Uganda

Impact Update – Food Support for Quarantined Households

Because of your support, we have been able to provide essential food supplies to households placed under quarantine—ensuring that families can comply with public health measures without facing hunger or hardship.

Quarantine is a critical tool in stopping Ebola transmission, but it places a heavy burden on affected families. Without access to food or income, many households face difficult choices that can undermine containment efforts.

With your contributions, we have:

• Distributed food packages to quarantined families
• Provided essential staples such as maize flour, beans, and cooking oil
• Ensured timely delivery to households under movement restrictions

As a result, families are able to remain safely in quarantine without needing to leave their homes in search of food. This significantly reduces the risk of further spread within communities.

In addition, this support has eased stress and uncertainty among affected households, encouraging greater cooperation with health authorities.

Your generosity is directly supporting both containment efforts and human dignity—ensuring that families are protected, nourished, and able to comply with life-saving measures.

Impact Update – Supporting Schools with Handwashing and Prevention Measures

Schools are essential spaces for learning—but during an Ebola outbreak, they can also become high-risk environments without proper preventive measures.

Thanks to your support, we have expanded interventions to schools, ensuring that students and staff have access to basic but critical hygiene infrastructure.

Before this support, many schools lacked adequate handwashing facilities, leaving students vulnerable. With your contributions, we have:

• Installed handwashing stations within school compounds
• Supplied soap and hygiene materials for daily use
• Conducted awareness sessions for students and teachers on Ebola prevention

As a result, hundreds of students are now practicing regular handwashing, especially before meals and after contact with shared surfaces. Teachers are also reinforcing hygiene behaviors as part of daily routines.

This not only reduces the risk of transmission within schools but also extends to households, as children carry these practices home.

Your support is helping create safer learning environments while building a generation that is more aware and prepared to prevent disease spread.