Bringing Aid to Ebola-Stricken West Africa

In response to the Ebola crisis, Convoy of Hope has launched an intensive 9-month disaster plan to ship and distribute more than 400 tons of desperately needed food and supplies to West Africa.

The first objective is to provide much-needed food relief for the children and families who are in the crosshairs of the Ebola virus. Convoy of Hope’s partners in Africa believe that hundreds of thousands of people will die in the coming months without a swift and steady response that brings food and supplies to those in need. Convoy of Hope has already shipped two containers of lifesaving food and supplies to Liberia.

They have joined with partner organizations in West Africa that will ensure the immediate distribution of food and supplies to communities in the capital and deep in the bush, which are often overlooked.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that, by the end of January, the Ebola virus could infect 1.5 million people. Convoy of Hope is determined to stand by the people of West Africa and fight this scourge through the delivery of food, supplies, medicine and more.

Along with the determination to alleviate the food crisis, they will help stop the spread of the disease by sending cleaning supplies, disinfectants, first aid kits and other similar items.

“It will take a united effort — everyone doing what they can — to prevent more deaths and the spread of this disease,” says Hal Donaldson, president and co-founder of Convoy of Hope.

Relief supplies are en route to West Africa and are expected to arrive in the region by the end of November as the Ebola crisis continues to take lives. Convoy of Hope’s partners and friends have been crucial in efforts to get relief supplies to the region.

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), has committed nearly 3 million meals to support efforts there and Mercy hospital in Springfield, Mo., has donated much needed medical supplies.

“As the disease continues to affect so many in West Africa, an additional crisis is arising and that is the lack of food,” says Chris Dudley, disaster services response director. “So we are thankful that, through generous partners, we’re able to ship both food and supplies to the region.”