Update on our Global Grant: Ear & Hearing Care for Liberia
Background: During our September 9, 2025, club meeting, we packed 7 “kits” that arrived in January.
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One of 7 Equipment kits for Ear & Hearing Care
The team from the Non-Profit, Church Aid, Inc. has recently delivered these 7 kits to different hospitals around Liberia. Providing Ear & Hearing Care outside of the capitol city of Monrovia is a HUGE step forward for Liberia.
Moses Bimah and Dargai Porkpah are nurses at Curran Lutheran Hospital, which is in remote Lofa County, a 5 to 10 hour drive from Monrovia, depending on the road conditions and flooding. They were trained as Hearing Instrument Specialists at a 10 month program at the Starkey Hearing Institute in Zambia (a different African country).
Moses and Dargai (in front with the “kit”)
at Curran Lutheran Hospital in Lofa County, Liberia, West Africa
Hearing Test in Progress: Liberia, West Africa
with the audiometer from the “kit
Thanks to all for your support as we continue to make progress to bring
Today's program was provided by Bianca Murphy and two co-workers from "Manna Market". With help from over 150 volunteers, this organization prepares boxes of quality, unsold food and puts it to good use in the community. The problem being addressed is that in the U.S., we currently throw away 40% of our food supply. Even though most wasted food is still edible, 144 million people in our country are food insecure. Manna Market partners with organizations like Second Harvest Heartland and local grocers to recover surplus that would otherwise go to waste. The distribution of this food previously happened at their distribution center in Spring Lake Park as well as at a number of partner organizations such as churches. However when operation "Metro Surge" started in the Twin Cities in January, most of their clients stopped coming due to fears of being in public settings. So they have had to pivot to a home delivery model. This has been a logistical challenge but they have made it work. They hope to return to a distribution center model at some point.
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