Post on 18-Aug-2015
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The food distribution brought the Church to the people and enlivened the
message of love and hope. Our relationship with the ELCA continues to be one of our most empowering
and effective tools.
People refused to accept the county medical team or
government officials. [The bishop] dropped everything to reassure community members. At that point, the community opened itself to the medical
help it needed.
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Please extend our gratitude to the ELCA for helping bear this burden
with us… your partnership gives us the confidence we need to boldly step
forward.
We are so grateful to you all for standing
with us.
We need food. If we do not die of Ebola, we will die
of starvation.
“Walking together” in solidarity Our relationships with
companion churches & partners is the basis of our work
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5 Values M: Mutuality I: Inclusivity V: Vulnerability E: Empowerment S: Sustainability
ELCA listens to and supports the priorities lifted up by our companion churches & partners Companion churches
& partners implement their own programs
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Lutheran Church in Liberia (LCL) Financial support Global Personnel Companion Synod Program
Lutheran Development Service (LDS) Financial Support Member of ACT Alliance Forum
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone (ELCSL) Financial Support Companion Synod Program
Council of Churches in Sierra Leone (CCSL) Member of ACT Alliance Forum
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Deaths of health workers, church leaders & members
Insufficient #s of healthcare workers
Collapse of already weak health systems
Deaths not due to Ebola Children orphaned Stigma toward survivors Economic toll (from
national to HH level)
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$10,000 4%
$85,000 31%
$50,000 18%
$50,000 18%
$80,000 29%
GHM
LCL
ELCSL
LDS (ACT Alliance Appeal)
CCSL (ACT Alliance Appeal)
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Total amount expended at request of our companions & partners: $275,000
(as of 31 January 2015)
Personal Protective Equipment 10
Hygiene Promotion
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Food Distribution 12
Northern Texas – Northern Louisiana Synod: $150,215 Upper
Susquehanna Synod: $5,000 Minnesota
congregation: Food packaging
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Independent Lutheran Organizations
Encourage membership to ACT Alliance & participation in local country ACT Forum Platform to have a voice &
stake in disaster response when happens
Encourage partnerships (e.g. Councils of Churches, CHAs)
•CCSL is an ACT Alliance member & ELCSL is member of CCSL
•Membership through CCSL gives better access & coordination
•ELCSL is a beneficiary of the work
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Conversations Phone calls Brown Bag with Bp. Barnett
Prayer & solidarity U.S. congregations passing the peace
without touching Prayer books sent to ELCSL & LCL
Facilitate networking International actors (e.g. LWR & DART) Faith community (e.g. through CCIH)
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Accompaniment Listen & learn about priorities of our companions
Assets-based rather than needs-based Look strategically toward future vision
Build on existing projects & experience, rather than starting entirely new/parallel work
Fill strategic gaps Identify specific areas (in content or geography)
where other actors are not working
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Sierra Leone 1 small clinic
Commission for Diakonia Women’s Training Center Networked with CHASL Project in WASH approved 700 orphans in ELCSL’s care Collaboration with NTNL Limited experience
managing large grants
Liberia 2 hospitals & CBPHC Coordination with LDS Lutheran Training Institute Psychosocial experience Project with OVC approved
Hospitals open Need for strengthening
hospital management systems
Both Insufficient health care personnel Behavior
change (WASH) Stigma
Insufficient investment in health system Long-term
economic impacts
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$275,000 $146,500 $443,462
$0 $200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000
LDR EbolaOutbreakResponse
Gifts
Expended in 2014 2015 Commitments Developing Plans Future Giving…
Relief Early recovery Post-Ebola
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Total Ebola Outbreak Response Gifts: $864,962 (as of 16 June 2015)
Income generation
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Agriculture Education Psychosocial support
Health systems strengthening
Development Health
Build capacity to manage disease outbreaks
Increase human resources Scholarships & trainings
Strengthen infrastructure & management systems
Support growth of CBPHC Reinforce positive behavior
changes (WASH) Address stigma & provide
psychosocial support when survivors return to communities
Advocacy
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Agricultural interventions – rural areas
Livelihoods through microfinance – urban areas
Education and working with youth
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Return of personnel in early June
Lutheran Global Health Volunteers Short term personnel
matched with specific requests Working with LCL on
requests for positions in post-Ebola context
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Experiences of accompaniment during the Ebola outbreak: How did you respond based on relationship(s)?
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