Please pass on how to help Fatu Kekula. Please find her story below: “As the Ebola epidemic ravaged Liberia, 22-year-old Fatu Kekula found herself at the center of the storm. With four infected family members, nowhere to go and no one to turn to, Ms. Kekula was faced with daunting reality that her father, mother, sister and cousin would die as hospital after hospital turned them away, overburdened by a swarm of Ebola patients and unable to provide adequate care. Desperate but determined, Ms. Kekula defied fear, daring to nurse her family to health all on her own. Fashioning protective gear from garbage bags, she risked her own life to save her family, challenging fate every day – for two straight weeks. In the end, Ms. Kekula’s faith and resilience paid off as she successfully rescued all but one from Ebola’s menacing grip –sadly, her cousin did not survive. This remarkable testimony is owed to Ms. Kekula’s unrelenting belief in self, creativity and a deep, genuine call to care for others. While in itself a miraculous feat, Ms. Kekula’s capacity and ability to attend to her relatives were a direct result of skills and experience gained over three years in training as a nursing student at Liberia’ Cuttington University, home to the country’s largest Nursing school. Due to the Ebola epidemic, Liberia has shut down its schools, Cuttington University included, until the outbreak is contained. With no end in sight, Ebola is once again trying to halt Ms. Kekula’s dreams. This time, she doesn’t have to fight it alone. We are asking for donations to assist Ms. Kekula in achieving her dream of completing nursing school so she can continue to profoundly touch lives. Ms. Kekula has been accepted by the IAM organization to be an IWILL candidate, a program that seeks to help individuals currently enrolled in school obtain the necessary funds to complete their education. IAM is a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise funds to provide financial support for African natives to pursue their educational ambitions. Learn more about us here: iamprojects.org/ Currently, IAM is working with the Emory School of Nursing to assist Ms. Kekula in completing her education. Based on her transcript and her grades, they [Emory School of Nursing] have created a curriculum for her to complete her education with the understanding that Cuttington University will issue her diploma (Bachelor’s in nursing). They want her to start January, 2015 and have been very supportive and eager to bring her to the US to continue her education. Based on their conservative assessment, our target fund-raising goal is $70,000 to support Ms. Kekula academic efforts in nursing over the next 6months . · Tuition: $20,000 per term which represents $40,000 for 2 years . Living expenses: $10,000 per term which represents $20,000 for 2 years · Travel and Visa expenses: $10,000 All donated funds will go towards paying for Ms. Kekula’s nursing education and we are working on ensuring it gets sent to Emory directly. Ms. Kekula is an inspiration. Her bravery, dedication, and innovation are a source of hope for Liberians and Africans everywhere that Ebola can and will be defeated. Today, her inventive personal protective equipment from household materials is currently being adopted where resources are lacking to respond to the virulent disease. Ebola didn’t kill Ms. Kekula and we cannot let it silence her dreams. With the contributions, we can keep Ms. Kekula in school and invest in her future and the lives of many others she will impact. To learn more about Ms. Kekula please visit: cnn/2014/09/25/health/ebola-fatu-family/?sr=fb10914onewomanhospital130pstorygallalbum” Thank you so much for your time and attention.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:13:43 +0000
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