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Project Proposal

For the

Provision of Ebola Virus

Effects Assistance to Liberia

Target Communities/Worse Hit:

Montserrado, Margibi, Bong, Lofa and

Nimba Counties of Liberia

1st July-31st December 2015

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1. Executive Summary

1.1. Project Name

Ebola Virus Effect Assistance to Liberia

1.2 . Contact Person

Neabei W. Toah

Founding Director/President

World Kindness Liberia

GSA Road

Paynesville Liberia

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +231886578071

1.3. Project Targeted Locations

Liberia:

Montserrado County

Margibi County

Bong County

Lofa County

Nimba County

1.4. Donor contribution Requested

US$ 1,071,214.50

1.5. Project timeframe

1st June- 31st December 2015

1.6 Project Beneficiaries

Estimated:

Awareness: 1.5million people

Reunification: 5,000 people

Victims’ families: 100 families

1.7 Project Summary



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This intervention will help to save lives and create hope for individuals, families, communities,

schools and the nation by the provision of five key assistances : 1) Ebola awareness to keep

informing people about the dangerous nature of the virus, changing the perception of people who

induce stigmatization being suffered by Ebola survivals through the local media, public

audience system, leaflets and T-shirts; 2) Reunification programs in various communities as the

Ebola epidemic has multiplied hatred in the hearts of otherwise good neighbors, families/friends,

loved ones as everyone has been managing to save his own life by means of disassociating

themselves from people in such crisis time; 3) Self-help project Supports to families of Ebola

victims such as people especially women and children who have lost their sole bread winners to

the epidemic, and the few survivals of the virus as this project will be providing used clothes,

sanitary materials and meager financial supports through self-help projects to help save the

future of families of Ebola victims from misery; 4) Ebola Survivors Rights advocacy to help

defend the rights of survivors as most of them are currently undergoing serious neglects and

ostracism in their families, communities and neighborhoods. There are instances where landlords

have evicted some of those who are tenants; and 5) Securing of land for orphanage home which

is very expedient as the prevailing situation has left to suffer too many innocent kids, depriving

them of their rights to that tender love from mummy and daddy. This phase of the project will

secure a parcel of land for a well planned future home to these precious kids.

Major focus by the government of Liberia and its partners has been rather concentrated on the

building of more Ebola Treatment Units ETUs across the country and maintaining them in order

to save lives while there has been no revealed plan at the moment for families affected gravely

by this virus, neither has there been any known actions to reunify individuals, families and

communities that tend to fall apart permanently given the devilish nature of the disease. A

proactive approach such as this project is extremely necessary to impact positively on the health,

social interaction and economic conditions of Liberians in support of the efforts by the

government.

The goal of this project is to create access to safety information, promote mutual co-existence

and renew lost hope.

2.0 Project Background

2.1 General Situation in the Country:

Liberia was established by freed slaves from America in 1822 and entered into a bloody civil war

in December 1989 that lasted until July 2003. Liberia is struggling to recover from the 14 years

of bloody civil war which took away more than 250,000 lives and ransacked the entire country,

leaving so much of wounds to be healed. The government of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the

first post-war democratically elected president has been struggling to put the broken pieces of

Liberia together which has yet remained an ever evolving challenge with the poor economic

condition of the country.





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At another front of the already devastated condition for Liberians is the eruption of one of the

world’s deadliest diseases ever known in human history-the Ebola Virus. The Ebola virus

entered into Liberia from neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone in March, 2014 and has taken

away the lives of more than 3000 people many of whom were bread winners for their families.

The virus continues to take away several lives and no one can predict when the situation will

subside.

The evil nature of this disease continues to diversify as a tree with several branches. Among

many negative impacts of the Ebola virus is the dozens of children becoming orphans, miserable

economic circumstances for many families and the rapid promotion of grudge and hatred among

family members, neighbors, and community dwellers. Persons or families victimized by the virus

are often ostracized by others and subjected to total neglect and loneliness. It is quite unfortunate

that the situation depicts that people would behave in such a way to prevent themselves from

getting infected. Clothes and other household materials of families of Ebola victims are often

burned by health workers to prevent the viral spread without being replenished. On the other

hand, survivors continue to face serious challenges as community members consider them as

evidence of the Ebola Virus in their midst.

2.2 The World Kindness Liberia’s Strategy:

Liberia is among the poorest countries of the world which is noted for poor health care services

even under normal condition. It has however come to the most challenging stage at this time with

the presence of the deadly Ebola virus epidemic which calls for the support of all compassionate

hearted individuals, churches and other organizations demonstrating human kindness in the fight

against the virus which will save not only Liberia but the neighboring countries and the world at

large. The World Kindness Liberia through an emergency short-term strategy seeks to indulge

programs of rapid results through awareness creation which involves professional trainings of

communities, reunification of families and community members with the involvement of

community leaderships, community youths, schools authorities, church leaders, traditional

elders, and etcetera. The strategy also involves self-help project management trainings to

families of Ebola victims and the provision of materials and meager financial aids to help them

continue with life in the absence of their bread winners. With one strategy linking to another, this

project as well seeks to promote the rights of Ebola virus survivals as communities have

subjected them to total ostracism, and to also use this phase of the project to procure land for a

well planned future home to hundreds of children now orphaned by the deadly Ebola Virus

Epidemic.

In summary the major problems are:

Deaths

Social disintegration

Economic challenges to the families or losers of bread winners





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2.3 Case Summary by Target Project Location

Montserrado County: is a county in the northwestern portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties

that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has

four districts. Bensonville serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 1,909

square kilometers (737 sq mi), the smallest in the country. As of the 2008 Census, it has a

population of 1,144,806, making it the most populous county in Liberia because it is where the

nation’s capital Monrovia is located. This has made the fight against the Ebola virus in

Montserrado so challenging. In a new report published in the journal, the Lancet Infectious

Diseases, researchers from Yale School of Public Health used modeling to compare estimates of

case numbers in Liberia to currently available resources as well as those resources promised by

international bodies. Their data show that without significantly scaled up efforts, there will be

170,996 cases of Ebola and 90,122 deaths related to the virus in Montserrado County. This study

urges a rapid and immediate scaling-up of all currently available non-pharmaceutical

intervention strategies to minimize the occurrence of new cases and deaths. Covering the period

from May, 2014 to February, 2015, there have been 4989 cases and 2038 deaths.

Margibi County: is a county on the north to central coast of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has

four districts. Kakata serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 2,616 square

kilometers (1,010 sq mi). As of the 2008 Census, it has a population of 199,689, making it the

sixth most populous county in Liberia.

On March 30, 2014, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) of Liberia alerted

health officials at Firestone Liberia, Inc. (Firestone) based in Margibi County of the first known

case of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) inside the Firestone rubber tree plantation of Liberia. The

patient, who was the wife of a Firestone employee, had cared for a family member with

confirmed Ebola in Lofa County, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia during March–

April 2014. To prevent a large outbreak among Firestone's 8,500 employees, their dependents,

and the surrounding population, the company responded by instituting some measures.

Unfortunately, reports from August 1–September 23, show that 71 Ebola cases (cumulative

incidence 0.09%) in 39 families within Firestone's health care catchment population, of which 57

(80%) were confirmed. Fifty-three Ebola cases were fatal, of which 39 were confirmed cases

(mortality rate among confirmed cases = 68%). The proportion of deaths that occurred by

location among the 39 confirmed Ebola case deaths were as follows: 27 (69%) at the ETU, six

(15%) at the main hospital and six (15%) in the community. The 14 remaining deaths were

among suspected Ebola cases, of which 11 (79%) occurred in the community and three (21%) in

the ETU. During the same period, there were 536 Ebola cases in Margibi County (cumulative

incidence = 0.23%). Among the 62 patients isolated in Firestone's ETU, 45 (73%) had confirmed

Ebola. Thirty-five patients admitted to the ETU died. Among those were 27 with confirmed

Ebola (ETU mortality rate = 60%) and three with suspected Ebola. Twenty-four (39%) patients

admitted to the ETU were members from the densely populated communities surrounding

Firestone's plantation area. From May, 2014 to February, 2015, there have been 1292 cases and

582 deaths reported in Margibi County.



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Bong County: is a county in the north-central portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that

comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has

twelve districts. Gbarnga serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 8,772 square


third most populous county in Liberia.

Phebe in Bong County was known as one of the best hospitals in rural Liberia, supported by the

local government and international religious and academic partners. Phebe was especially known

for its high-quality nursing care, serving as a training hospital for nearby Cuttington University,

one of the country's few nursing schools.

Introduction of the Ebola virus to Bong County came a few hours after arriving in the emergency

room of a woman who had escaped from Lofa having been suspected of the virus. The woman

was admitted to the medicine ward with a list of potential infections-all the usual suspects in

Bong County: malaria, typhoid, sepsis.

An epidemic had been raging for months in nearby Guinea, but Ebola was not considered as a

possible diagnosis. After all, nobody at Phebe had ever seen a patient before with Ebola, and as

the axiom goes in medicine, when you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras; certainly don't

start imagining unicorns. Over the ensuing months, the epidemic rippled across Bong. Hundreds

of individuals were infected, and perhaps more importantly, basic social institutions also began

to collapse. Covering the period from May, 2014 to February 2015, there have been reports

amounting to 598 cases and 156 deaths in Bong County.

Lofa County: is a county in the northernmost portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that


six districts. Voinjama serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 9,982 square


fourth most populous county in Liberia.

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has hurt Liberia more than any other country. In Liberia,

one of the worst hit next to Monrovia has been a town in Lofa County called Barkedu. Barkedu

alone accounts for more than 45% of the country’s Ebola deaths. The virus has successfully

swept away entire families-children, women and men. The virus was brought to Barkedu by a

sick traditional chief who went to Barkedu from Monrovia for traditional herbal treatment who

later died and was given community burial by bathing, funeral ceremony and escorting into the

cemetery. Through direct contact with the dead chief the virus rapidly spread throughout Lofa

County as the burial of a traditional chief is always remarkably attended by accumulation of

people including other traditional chiefs, elders and loyalists. However, there were also some

instances of people crossing the borders from neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone into Lofa

County with the virus.







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The Ebola virus entered Barkedu in July which is the peak of the farming season in Liberia and

disrupted the farming activities miserably. Markets have since been closed by authorities to

prevent the spread of the virus. The harvest time is here but farms were not planted thus creating

serious hunger situation in the area. Between May 2014 and February 2015, reports have it at

678 cases and 404 deaths from Lofa County.

Nimba County: is a county in the north-central portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that


six districts. Sanniquellie serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 11,551

square kilometers (4,460 sq mi), the largest in the nation. As of the 2008 Census, it has a

population of 462,026, making it the second most populous county in Liberia. The Ebola virus

multiplied rapidly in Nimba County when a man claimed to have had a vision where God

revealed the cure to the Ebola virus to him in a dream. Sick people began to move in to Nimba

from all over the country by influx several of who were Ebola infested persons. Authorities tried

to put stop to the action of the so-called divine healer but mobile phones were used to connect

him with his clients in private. Unfortunately, he also died having brought himself into sufficient

contacts with infected persons. The report had it at 337 cases and 137 deaths for Nimba County

between the period from May 2014 to February 2015.

2.4 Needs Analysis

This is a tabular summary statistics by targeted localities from May 2014 to February 2015 as

recurrent statistics continue to be done covering every county:

Montserrado

County

Margibi

County

Bong County Lofa County Nimba

County

No. of Cases 4898 1292 598 678 337

No. of deaths 2038 582 156 404 137

Total 6936 1874 754 1082 474

Key Notes:

Continuous doubts and deaths: When more quality is added to the Ebola awareness method,

more attention will be claimed by the public and people who continue to doubt will be convicted

to accept that the virus is real. This project will give visualized displays of the virus, how it

harms its victims and how to prevent it. This will be a public PowerPoint sensitization in target

locations of the country.

Lack of attention to the negative social effects: This is one of the psychological dangers

associated with the virus and must not be taken for granted. This project will cement

relationships and ensure that life would once again continue with mutual co-existence among

family members and communities.







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Sustainability Issue: Ensuring sustainability and ownership is especially challenging since

many emergency projects are implemented without much reference to sustainability issue. The

progress of the self-help projects support to families of victims will be monitored closely to

ensure they achieve their desired outcomes.

3. World Kindness Liberia’s Background

3.1 Overview of World Kindness Liberia

The World Kindness Liberia was registered under the Laws of Liberia as a humanitarian non-for-

profit organization on February 9, 2015 in the midst of the Ebola epidemic in Liberia where the

need for the demonstration of true kindness is at the moment most paramount. The organization

lives to respond to diverse humanitarian situations where kindness is needed for desired outcome

for the betterment of humanity in Liberia. The World Kindness Liberia wishes to extend an SOS

call to every individual, organizations and businesses and urges all to see the Ebola epidemic in

Liberia not as a challenge, but as a fair opportunity to everyone to rapidly respond and share

compassionate kindness to its fullest by helping to save precious lives and restoring hope. The

Ebola virus situation is such that by helping to save another person’s life you save your own live.

Also those who help to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa will be helping to control

its spread amongst the global community.

4. Project Operations and Description

The purpose for the establishment of the World Kindness Liberia is to foster kindness among

Liberians through diverse kindness related programs as the best time as always, is now.

The purpose of this project therefore is:

To save lives and create the condition for renewed hope.

Project Objectives:

1. To provide more elaborate Ebola awareness in schools and target communities

2. To unite people in Ebola highest affected communities

3. To distribute household materials and meager financial assistance through self-help project

supports to families of Ebola victims

4. To carry out survivors rights advocacy

5. To secure a parcel of land for a well planned orphanage home

4.1 Outputs

To achieve the above objectives, the following outputs are expected:

Objective 1: To provide more elaborate Ebola awareness in schools and communities in

proposed counties





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Train members of the task force, representatives and members of target communities

Conduct public PowerPoint awareness campaigns

Design leaflets and T-Shirts for task force members and others

Objective 2: To unite people in Ebola highest affected communities

Organize community reconciliation forums

Liaise with community leaderships, traditional elders, church leaders and community youth groups

Objective 3: To distribute materials and meager financial assistance through self-help

project supports to families of Ebola victims and survivals

Collect data from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the National Task Force

on Ebola for first-hand information

Conduct mapping of affected homes

Conduct trainings on self-help initiatives

Distribute materials supplies and meager financial aids through self-help project funding

Objective 4: To carry out survivors’ rights advocacy

Create jingoes

Prepare leaflets

Print t-shirts

Radio and television shows, etc.

Objective 5: To secure a parcel of land for a well planned orphanage home

Purchase the land

Survey the land

Probate the land Deed at the Probate Court

Register the land Deed at the Center for National Documents and Record Archives

Sustainability

The World Kindness Liberia will take the following steps to ensure sustainability in its activities:

Local working Groups: Community leaders, traditional elders, church leaders and community

youth groups trained will be directly answerable to the various groups they represent.

Victims’ families: Reports of self-help progress will be submitted periodically as future supports

will be granted on the basis of the success of the initial meager funding support.

Connectivity: Development of links between World Kindness Liberia and other humanitarian

organizations with similar vision and aspiration.





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5. Monitoring and Evaluation

To monitor and evaluate the work done:

1. Routine local travels to highly affected counties and reports will be done by management staff.

2. Frequent activities review and emergency plans for onwards activities instituted.

3. Relevant data collected and distributed to sponsors, other agencies and partners.

4. Following the completion of activities in the earmarked counties, it is planned to evaluate all

of the work done and to compile ‘lessons learned’ to ensure more effective implementation of

other succeeding projects.

The proposed monitoring plan is as follows:

Continuous

A) World Kindness Liberia’s task force teams will be supervised by the overseer in the

implementation of activities related to specific objectives.

B) Supervision will be conducted through daily and weekly visits and reports as well as ongoing

monitoring activities to support the project.

Monthly

A) Monthly progress meetings will be held at general level

B) Monthly situation reports on the progress of the project will be sent to the coordinator for

onward submission to the sponsors, donors and partners.

Other

A) The project website will be regularly uploaded with activity reports and other important

information from the field in relation to specific objectives.

B) World kindness Liberia will seek to consult with stakeholders, particularly beneficiaries, staff

and donors about the standards adopted, subsequent projects to be undertaken and mechanism

available for addressing concerns.

Evaluation

Evaluation of the project will be carried out through a post-implementation internal assessment.

Other relevant external/internal evaluations will be carried out during the course of the project; these shall be mentioned in reporting.

Donor Reporting

World Kindness Liberia will submit written reports to the donors in line with their

requirements, and will publish reports on the project website.





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6. Assumptions and Risks

In the design of this project it is assumed that:

1. Communities served will continue to express the greater desire for more awareness about the

deadly nature of the virus, more reunification efforts and double-fold request for more supplies

and self-help project supports as they currently do and thus there will be a satisfactory degree of

community involvement in the implementation of this project.

2. The security situation is sufficiently stable and conducive to allow for the project

implementation.

3. The environmental conditions including the rainy season does not serve as the necessary

condition for any delay in the implementation drive of this project.

Risks include the following:

Ebola virus is one of the deadliest diseases ever in the history of humankind; thus, accepting to

volunteer in Ebola epidemic intervention denotes:

1. An indirectly signing of one’s own death warrant

2. Agreeing to be ostracized and subjected to neglects

3. Putting your entire family’s existence at stake

4. Dying untimely death for the cause of others

7. Project Budget Items

Materials donations by compassionate individuals and organizations to this project would mean a

boast to this project and of vital significance and will help to reduce cost and accelerate the

progress of the project.

The budget for the project includes items such as:

Recruitment of volunteers

Emergency kits and medical supplies

Trainings and Workshops

Purchase/donation of used vehicle

Running of an office (rent, water, cleaning and maintenance)

Maintenance/repair of office & project equipment

Stationery and supplies

Car maintenance and spare parts

Fuel and lubricants for generators and vehicles

Communications





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Computers & accessories

Generators

Tarpaulins

Shovels

Cutlasses

Empty drums

Empty containers

Security (local guards and watchman)

International airfares

Local travels

Used clothes and household materials for victims’ families and survivals of the disease

Self-help project fund

Land for orphanage home

