Empower Women Leaders October 2014 Newsletter: Women's Bucket Brigade Update
Published: Tue, 10/14/14
Women's Bucket Brigade Update
Since the Women's Bucket Brigade Project started in August, there has been 12 distributions in the Monrovia vicinity as well as distributions in Ganta, Sanniquellie and numerous rural villages. All of these have provided Ebola protection for over 12,000 people. We are grateful to our Liberian EWL teams who are willing to put their lives at risk as they distribute these supplies. Read how your contributions are
helping.
Major donors for Phase 1 of the Women's Bucket Brigade include Reach Beyond, Loving through Literacy and Cornerstone Church. Thank you all for your very generous support.
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