PRIMARY PROGRAMS FOR 2022 & 2023

EVERGREEN PLASTIC RECYCLE PROGRAM

Evergreen is a Liberian based plastic recycling program funded by Chemical Engineer and CEO of the company, John Smith. He has created program that collects plastics, takes it to a facility outside Monrovia, and transforms the reminants into diesel fuel and gasoline. These fuels are then used to be used in local cars, trucks, boats, motorbikes, generators, etc. as a way to support the local economy.

Program Layout:

• C3 has partnered with EverGreen by providing the truck necessary to collect all available plastics

• Plastic collection sites have been established by EverGreen in Robertsport and littered plastics along the main road to the capital will be collected

• EverGreen will employ locals to weigh, pay out, and collect the plastic, which is an opportunity for extra income amongst the locals

• EverGreen plans to come at least twice a month to collect the plastics

• Robertsport hopes to become a pilot project of free plastic waste to be implemented in the rest of Grand Cape Mount County

• Additionally, educational programs at the high school will be implemented, creating collective awareness on impact of plastic in the community

HEALTHCARE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT AT ST. TIMOTHY’S PUBLIC HOSPITAL

St. Timothy’s Government Public Referral Hospital is located in Robertsport, the capital of Grand Cape Mount County. It is the only hospital for over 135,000 local residents and supports the Ministry of Health county’s two health centers and multiple clinics. The only level of higher care for these residents is in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. St. Timothy’s Hospital consists of just over 40 inpatient beds, one operating room (the only one in the county), and a clinic, supported by two Liberian physicians, three PA’s and two midwives along with nursing and support staff.  We are always on the look for

Liberian doctors in training (residents) from Monrovia, the capital of Liberia

Volunteer mission trips of speciality surgeons and physicians and their support staff  

Healthcare volunteers from the States including American doctors in training (residents)

ACADEMIC HEALTHCARE & EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Like many developing countries, Liberia faces many problems related to the centralization of the country’s resources, including education. Many of the best and brightest leave their rural communities to come to the capital in order to further their studies and upon graduation rarely do these achievers go back home to serve their local communities and tribes. In Grand Cape Mount County there is a shortage of healthcare staff and teachers and the few that come to work often leave for they have no ties to the community they are working in. This is why we created our full scholarships program for Grand Cape Mount High School graduated students who want to come back to serve and work in their community.

25 students from Grand Cape Mount, have benefited so far from our four year Full Tuition scholarship for bachelors degree in Education, Health Care and Environmental Studies. These scholarships are competitive and we require our students to keep a 3.5 average GPA. Currently we have four students that will finish their bachelor’s degrees in nursing, two students to become nurses anesthesiologist, and one student to graduate from environmental science.

EDUCATION CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT iN ROBERTSPORT

To help with the growth and strengthening of the public & private education system in Robertsport C3 has taken on a multi prong approach:

1. C3 hires and provides free housing for 14 African Bachelors degree high school teachers for the Episcopal School of Robertsport

2. C3 Digital After School Tutoring & Education Center

   C3 has created a community center in the heart of KruTown in Robertsport, to offer an after school program to all the students of Robertsport from k to 12th grade. We purchased two Smart boxes (thesmartbox.net) which allows our teachers after school to use computers off the grid and off the internet. Each box consists of an external drive which contains the materials for all subjects including those needed to pass the standardized West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The box contains 20 computers which can be connected by Bluetooth to the external drive and each computer can be used by two students, thus 40 students are engaged per box. The students are encouraged to come by providing them with 7 measures of rice and biscuits to take to their families (once a week), provided they have been coming every day that week. Each day they receive a snack at the center.

AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING

This is open to all schools, not just the Episcopal students. We are extending the program from K to 12th grade. We must remodel the C3 Community Center building to better receive all the students as follows:

• Remodel downstairs of C3 compound into two sections: One section for male residents (females will be upstairs), one area for Pre-k and K after school program, and another area for elementary school level. Upper school level will be upstairs.

• Large TV monitor in upstairs room for teacher to be able of better show the content of the lessons.

• Expand the weekly reward for attendance of to rice and beans

C3 COMPOUND IMPROVEMENTS

• Remodel downstairs as described above

• Improve upstairs closing gap between walls and ceiling to prevent mosquitos, spiders, snakes to go inside the house. Malaria in Liberia is the most mortal in Africa, we need more mosquito nets also.

• Improve bathroom conditions for volunteer guest

• Make one of the rooms with AC unit for foreign volunteers

• Purchase a back up generator (although electricity has arrived to Robertsport in the last months, is not reliable at all)

MPROVEMENTSEMS CAPACITY BUILDING AT JFK HOSPITAL IN MONROVIA

C3 plans to bring in EM doctors, residents, fellows from USA. We are in talks with Harvard, UCSF, University of Colorado, and Emory. Emergency Medicine is not a formal specialty in Liberia. We plan to start off slow with a month required rotation for all Liberian medical students and residents. This may also include EMS/Pre-Hospital exposure as well.

EMS/PRE-HOSPITAL IN MONROVIA

We plan to donate in 2022 $2000 this year for fuel for ambulances. Many of these ambulances are not in use due to lack of funds for fuel. Next year, in 2023 we are planning to donate $25,000 ($1,000 /month for fuel, $1,000/month for mechanical needs of the ambulances, and $1,000/month for misc. expenses.

DENTAL/EYE CLINIC

We plan to build on the St. Timothy Hospital campus in Robertsport a hybrid dental/eye clinic, and send volunteers and train locals.

We will provide prescription glasses to patients who might need it and screen in the process patients in need for cataract surgery (every quarter-half of blindness in Africa is from cataracts)

We plan to expend $10,000 for building the dental/eye clinic and buy an air compressor, and $5,000 to buy an operating microscope for cataracts.

NURSE ANESTHESIA AT ST TIMOTHY HOSPITAL IN ROBERTSPORT

The hospital can’t do any surgeries due to no anesthesia personnel. We have two scholars in training but this is a two year program, so C3 has offered free housing for 12 months for 2 Ministry of Health anesthesiologist to come to St. Timothy.

nATIONAL cPR/BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) TRAINING

C3 funded Liberian Mark Luke to study paramedic training in the US and Mark is now the first director of the Ministry of Health’s EMS department. Mark has created a national CPR and First Aid course in which he and his team travel the country to teach these life saving skills. C3 contributes funds for this program, the first of its kind in Liberia. 

COMPLETED AND ON GOING PROJECTS

ON GOING SHORT TERM HEALTHCARE VOLUNTEERS

Since 2011, C3 has recruited, organized, and funded over 50 healthcare volunteers including physicians, NP’s, nurses, and dentists. These volunteers worked for a minimum of one month up to six months at a time. Volunteer opportunities are open in Monrovia and Robertsport.

ON GOING FOUR YEAR SCHOLARSHIP TUITIONS FOR BACHERLORS DEGREES

25 students from Grand Cape Mount, have benefited so far from our four year Full Tuition scholarship for bachelors degree in Education, Health Care and Environmental Studies. These scholarships are competitive and we required the students to maintain a 3.5 average GPA. Currently we have four students that will finish their bachelor’s degrees in nursing, two students to become nurses anesthesiologist and one student to graduate from environmental science.

PEACE CORPS AND ECOWAS TEACHERS VOLUNTEERS HOUSING

Cross Cultural Care has provided 6 teachers, from Ecowas and the Peace Corps with housing at Robertsport.

SOLAR INSTALLATION FOR ST. TIMOTHY’S HOSPITAL aND THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE - EMS CENTER AT JKF HOSPITAL, MONROVIA

Robertsport like most of the Liberia outside of the capital has no reliable central electric grid. Furthermore, post Ebola crisis donations of lab equipment, including a much needed blood bank, sit idle not used for the lack of a reliable power supply. 

C3 is partnered with Pickering Energy Solutions (sesllc.us), an American NGO who specialized in installing and maintaining solar systems in Liberia specifically for healthcare facilities and schools.  

ROOF INSTALLATION FOR ST. TIMOTHY’S HOSPITAL

C3 funded and installed a high quality roof on a major portion of St. Timothy’s roof on phase 1. Phase 2 and 3 will be taking place at the end of 2022 and during 2023.

NEW EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ST TIMOTHY’S HOSPITAL

C3 funded and converted the prior ebola screen unit into the hospital’s new and larger ER

SHIPMENT OF LARGE SHIPPING CONTAINER FULL OF DONATED MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR ST. TIMOTHY’S HOSPITAL

Supplies for Dr. Appel our long term physician volunteer and rest of the medical staff at St. Timothy’s Hospital.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) & INFECTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT DURING EBOLA CRISIS  

Ensure the safety of health care teams on the ground in Liberia by providing much needed personal protective equipment which prevents the spread of the deadly ebola virus.

PURCHASE A NEW 4X4 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER AMBULANCE

Right before the ebola crisis there was no functioning ambulance in Grand Cape Mount County to transport critically ill patients to St. Timothy's Hospital or to the tertiary hospital in Monrovia.

DR. APPEL AT ST TIMOTHY’S HOSPITAL FOR THREE YEARS

Dr. Appel has been working side by side with the medical director and staff and doing general surgery during three years and since October 2022 will be based at the capital in Monrovia at the Adventist Hospital. During the time he was at St. Timothy’s hospital with C3 he did more than 900 surgeries.

PURCHASE OF A PRE-OWN TOYOTA LAND CRUISER FOR CROSS CULTURAL CARE

After 12 years in Liberia, we finally have purchased an official truck to move around the country in Liberia. This truck will provide safe transportation for our volunteers, as well as for our Country Director Harris Karneh during the rainy season from the capital to Robertsport.