Liz Argall

@lizargall.bsky.social

Co-founder of Ngombor. A community owned and operated organization in NW Uganda, in an Ebola high risk zone. ngombor.org, https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ngombors-sustainable-future I’m also a cartoonist and author.

Scam alert, it looks like bitcoin etc scammers are being extra aggressive towards folks in #ebola high risk zone. Emotionally and financially stressed folks are ideal targets. Please spread the word and help people be safer

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One of my favorite photos of Vincent Ulargiw with Ngombor’s kitten. If memory serves from what my dad said (Vince is not the kind to brag) Vince is the kind of guy that when he was troubled by the sort of trauma some refugees fleeing the LRA, especially young men #People behind the #ebola stories

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Strong article and possibly the best visualizations I’ve seen for this outbreak (please share links if you have other candidates!) Example:

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Desert Flower@crystal159.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In August 2014, I traveled to #Liberia & witnessed firsthand how devastating an uncontrolled #Ebola outbreak can be. I was serving as the director of foreign disaster assistance at the US Agency for International Development and coordinating the US government’s response to... By Jeremy Konyndyk

Ughhh, gross, just got a text nominally from Obama for money that smelled bad and it was even more off than usual. I googled “.cc domain meaning” and somehow I don’t think he’s fundraising from the Cocos Islands.

When supporting folks in disasters, it’s helpful to remember you’re also donating to help prevent abductions & exploitations that abusers will do in any situation. If Weinstein files pissed you off, donating to any Reputable #ebola cause helps w biosecurity & how some exploit vulnerable situations

Plan International Belgium@planbelgium.bsky.social · 2mo ago

An #Ebola outbreak is affecting Uganda & the DR Congo. As in every crisis, children & girls are on the front line. Plan Belgium is activating an emergency budget to support local teams in the most exposed areas. Our priority: protecting children & families & strengthening girls’ safety

if Kennedy Jnr and the orange guy wanted the world to adjust to America no longer being a global power, I would have preferred options with less loss of life. Now whenever I think of the orange guy I think of this billboard, except with “withholding global aid, no one things big of you” #ebola

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BC Wildfire Weekly - Wildfires + More@bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social · 2mo ago

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: “ In 2024, U.S. funding to the D.R.C. was at $1.4 billion US. By 2026 it had dropped down to $146 million US.” www.cbc.ca/news/world/e... - CBC News #Africa #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Ebola #Health #USAID

Faith, fear and trust: Inside DR Congo’s fight against #Ebola Community mistrust of health workers, often rooted in historical exploitation and current insecurity, is allowing Ebola to spread in DRC. Authorities are struggling to rebuild the faith needed for outbreak response to work

Faith, fear and trust: Inside DR Congo’s fight against Ebola

In a village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers arrived a few days ago to help bury a person who had died from Ebola. Instead, they were threatened, told armed rebels would be called if they stayed, and forced to leave.

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