Tag: Sierra Leone

Ebola Panel Dispels Rumors and Educates Community

Photo by Nicole Williams With Ebola cases cropping up in the United States and in other Western nations, the disease has gained the attention of Americans; with that attention has come mass paranoia and many misconceptions about the disease. To help dispel misconceptions about Ebola, a panel of experts was […]

Ebola Epidemic Touches the Ramapo Community

Photo Courtesy of Elaine Patterson Abdulai Swaray spent his entire childhood living in Sierra Leone; at the time the country was steeped in suffering at the hands of a raging civil war. Years later, Swaray made a connection with the Ramapo community through the Sierra Leone study abroad program and […]