The world of Tzu Chi March 2020(Vol.120)

TZU CHI 120 33 pass the time by teaching them techniques of good hand hygiene. He taught the crowd the correct way to wash their hands using a simple mnemonic and a step-by-step demonstration. Practising good hand hygiene is a simple but effective way to prevent infections and the spread of disease. The doctor used exaggerated gestures and movements for his demonstration, thus making it fun and engaging. Since there was no electricity on site, carrying on the distribution after dark would be difficult, so every member of the Tzu Chi delegation worked hard, hoping to wrap up the distribution before sunset. Even so, many people still had not received their supplies by the time dusk fell. Fortunately, people from the Healey Foundation managed to set up some simple lighting, and sometime after seven in the evening all items had finally been distributed. Volunteers breathed sighs of relief as they watched the last recipients return home loaded with aid from Tzu Chi. The warmth of their hands Most of the distributions this time were held in Freetown. The only other place Tzu Chi’s aid reached was Bo District, in Southern Province. On November 17, the Tzu Chi team set out from Freetown at five in the morning for Bo District, to distribute aid there. They arrived at their destination four hours later. Philomena Yumkella, CEO of the Lanyi Foundation, was from Bo. She told the volunteers, “I was born and raised here. I started out from here. I know the needs of the people here, and so I came back to help.” The volunteers Under the guidance of the Lanyi Foundation and Tzu Chi, women in a community for Ebola survivors grow rice and vegetables to be self-sufficient. They are now able to harvest rice twice a year.