Ebola survivors who found themselves isolated found strength in associations across the country who mobilised those who survived the disease, their relatives and people from their communities to fight fear and stigma. These associations are crucial for reintegrating people who had Ebola back into society.

This area (Forecariah) is mainly a rural area where people live from agriculture. Through the association we have created work teams to jointly farm the fields and give an opportunity to the survivors to work again and move on with their lives. We just want to live like everyone else, we don’t want to be stigmatised.

Camara Soriba - President of the Association des Personnes Guerís d‘Ebola de Forecariah (Ebola survivors association of Forecariah)

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Footnotes: Pictures by: Samuel Aranda, Julien Rey, Tommy Trenchard and Albert Masias.

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