field: Health
Malaria Vaccination
Malaria Vaccination: Mercy Hospital’s 20 year collaboration agreement with the co-located, independent Mercy Research Lab has been proven to be a boon to Mercy and the children of Sierra Leone, as their research contributed to the efforts to bring a vaccination to prevent malaria infections.
Optimistic Voices Discusses Building Resilience in Children w/ Nicole
Christian Alliance for Orphans brings you the connections drawn by Nicole Wilke, Ph. D’s on what research and Christian philosophy say about creating resilience through deepening family relationship. ‘Overcoming’ emphasizes the power of relationships to buffer the negative impacts of adversity. It demonstrates how small acts of love and connection can make it easier for…
Counseling Services Strengthen Family Bonds
Rosa Saffa and Rev. Edward Lavalie provide families with counseling services in Sierra Leone at the Child Reintegration Centre to address parent-child conflict and bring family together. There is an African proverb that says, “the family tree may bend, but it will not break.” Strengthening family bonds ensures that they are resilient in facing future…
CRC hosts a parent education session
Parent-Child Bonding and Attachment Theory
