Updates from Sierra Leone

During his trip Ed has been in communication with us from Sierra Leone, giving us the latest. He's been with Paul Mathers and a local physician so far, conducting free clinics in the area of the Bo village. He is currently meeting with Adisa in Freetown and travelling to Kono from there.

Adisa will stay in Freetown for a few days to coordinate the arrival of the shipment of medical supplies and will then head back to the Kono and Bo regions.

Ed has been seeing over 100 patients already and is stressing to us the level of need is almost overwhelming.

We will have video and images to share with you after their return, so stay tuned!

Dr. Kalpas Departs for Sierra Leone

This morning, Dr. Ed Kalpas departed Los Angeles, CA for Sierra Leone. He will be meeting with Dr. Mathers and Adisa Septuri-Jones, another executive member of our group to continue needs assessments in the villages of Bo and Kono. Ed, Adisa and Paul will meet with physicians and the Minister of Health to facilitate the arrival and distribution of our donated medical supplies and medicines.

Thanks to you, again for making this possible!

Dr. Mathers Departed for Sierra Leone

Today, Dr. Paul Mathers departed New York City for Sierra Leone. He will be conducting needs assessments in Bo and Kono prior to the arrival of the rest of our team.

Dr. Mathers has extensive experience in international health. He has worked with Doctors Without Borders in both Swaziland and Burma.

We are very excited to have him as part of our team!

Supplies enroute to Sierra Leone

Yesterday, a twenty foot container of medical supplies worth approximately $20,000 departed Manassas, Virginia and will arrive in Freetown, Sierra Leone in approximately 30 days.

An inventory list of the supplies is available at:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmnqr7p_28d77kk4cr

Our team will take these supplies to clinics in the Bo and Kono regions of Sierra Leone.

Thank you to everyone who donated and thanks to Dr. Irwin of Medical Missionaries.

Their website is www.medicalmissionaries.info

Website Up

Our website is up and running at www.achanceforeverychild.org

Please check it out and find out how you can make a difference for children in Sierra Leone.