The first of ten 40ft containers of relief items for Ebola victims in Sierra Leone dispatched by the Sierra Leone High Commission in London will leave the United Kingdom for Sierra Leone this weekend, reports Sorie Sudan Sesay in London.

His Excellency Edward Turay (2^nd from left) was present during the loading of the container at Bedfordshire on Thursday November 13^th.

Relief items including food, provisions, mattresses and other useful household goods worth thousands of British pound sterling, were donated to the people of Sierra Leone for people affected by the Ebola virus disease by the Into The Light Ministry at Bedfordshire in the outskirts of London.

This was the outcome of a widespread public appeal by Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom His Excellency Edward Mohamed Turay, to the Sierra Leonean Diaspora Community and friends of Sierra Leone for support to victims affected by the Ebola virus disease which has claimed hundreds of lives not only in Sierra Leone but also around the Sub-region.

The High Commissioner said he was delighted that Pastor Kaye and his Ministry were quick to respond to his call for support to Ebola victims at these difficult trying times in the country’s history. The head of the Ministry Pastor Colin Kaye said they have a 270 sq ft warehouse facility and they receive lots of tons of food and other valuables every week which they give out to people in need as part of their mission to help people around the world.

“We just want to see how best we can help the people of Sierra Leone during this difficult time,” said Kaye, who also disclosed that his Ministry is committing itself to give out 40ft container of relief items every month to Sierra Leone. He said the furniture and other housed items will help those families whose homes have been devastated and quarantined as a result of the Ebola and called on the authorities to ensure that the items reach the targeted people.

Managing Director of Presidential award winning Shipping Company Mount Aureol Shipping Agency Tunji Lightfoot Taylor, said his company has offered to ship the containers free of charge as part of their humanitarian contribution to Sierra Leone. Tunji called on other humanitarian organisations to come to the rescue of his country during this difficult period.

The next container of mainly food items including rice will be loaded for dispatch in two weeks time.

Source: Sierra Leone High Commission, London

Tuesday was a happy day in Kenema’s Ebola treatment center. Sierra Leonean Mamie Yongai was released to go home after defeating the virus.

Mamie Yongai’s husband and most people from the same house in Freetown died of the Ebola virus disease. Mamie came to the Red Cross Ebola treatment center in Kenema together with his sister-in-law.

Red Cross gave Mamie food, money, kitchen utilities, oil and a matress. She was also given new clothes because the old clothes of Ebola patients have to be burnt in order to avoid spreading the disease. However, most important was the certificate given by the treatment center, proving that Mamie has been cured.

Mamie Yongai returns to Freetown where her children are waiting for her.

Read more (in Finnish):

http://www.punainenristi.fi/uutiset/20141113/ebolasta-voi-selviytya

Operation Hope is a project set up by SLOF Ebola Campaign Team. The purpose of this charity project is to give back and help people in our country (Sierra Leone) and to help families and friends who have survived from the EVD and lost bread winners.

It is one of our values and mission to support those who are in need in times of sickness and emergency. In order to meet our values and mission, we are providing service to our fellow Sierra Leoneans back home. We rely on the generosity of individuals in the Sierra Leone community and friends in Finland for support. We would like you to donate old clothes and shoes to our Ebola Sierra Leone Charity initiative organized by SLOF ry.

Please, to read more about the operation, click the link below

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Operation Hope

Delivery Place and Time

Place: Pakilantie 11, Helsinki (nearby Maunulan Ostoskeskus)

Time: 12:00 -17:00

Date: 5^th of November 2014

Contact Phone: 040 838 9651 (Mr. Franklyn Kamara)