Search for Common Ground Engages to Combat Ebola
The Ebola epidemic of 2014 is the largest in history; with over 14,000 cases and deaths totaling over 5,000, it has spread to multiple countries in West Africa and efforts to curb the disease have spread across many borders. Beyond obvious health concerns, Ebola threatens to weaken already fragile states in the process of recovering from civil wars. Rifts between citizens and governments due to a lack of trust and communication have caused riots and attacks on health facilities. To address cultural ramifications of the disease, Search for Common Ground has implemented focused programming in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Read the insightful article from The New Yorker, "Ebola and the Culture Makers," detailing Search for Common Ground's efforts, and listen to our Innovate podcast with SFCG founder John Marks.
The featured photo, by Daniel Pilar/Laif/Redux, is of Smile FM, a radio station based in Zwerdu, LIberia that airs radio dramas about Ebola.