Reaching People Living with Disabilities in Sierra Leone

Publisher:
United Nations Development Programme
Publication Date:
7 November 2014
Tags:
Sierra Leone, Aid and Assistance, Ebola, International Organizations and Africa

Through its Ebola Response programming, UNDP ensures that vulnerable groups such as people living with disabilities in Sierra Leone receive tailor-made information and tools to help prevent the spread of the Ebola virus disease.  Sierra Leone has one of the highest global rates of people living with disabilities. Many of them were caught in the crossfire of a brutal civil war, which alone left 1,600 living amputees. Many others are suffering the effects of preventable diseases like polio or meningitis.  PLWD often live on the fringe, marginalized and ostracized by the wider community. With the onset of the Ebola virus disease, this vulnerable group has been isolated even further. With the help of UNDP, these vulnerable communities are having the messages delivered right to their door and in a language they can access; braille, sign language and pictures. The added benefit of this face-to-face campaign is that it is a two-way street.

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