SAWBO Communications | Newsletter Number 1 | Nov 2014

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Ebola Prevention

3D Animation Release

Ebola Prevention

Ebola is a life threatening disease caused by the Ebola virus. There is currently no cure or vaccine. Although the disease is dangerous and can kill in a short time, we can stop Ebola from spreading. Early treatment can also increase chances of surviving Ebola. This video provides information on the symptoms of Ebola, how it spreads, and how we can help stop it from spreading. In this newsletter, you can watch the English version, and in a short-time we will publish it in several West African languages.

Latest news about Ebola

Filming in Ethiopia for our new Ad

We have been shooting in Ethiopia. We are working on two new advertisements. Here are some pictures from the first advertisement.

New animations in our Video Library

Today we have 300 different animations in our Video Library. 30 different topics in more than 50 languages. Here are the latest that we have uploaded.

Survival Gardening Animation Series

This animations series will teach you how to create your compost, create raised planting beds for your crops and how to install a drip irrigation system. These techniques, all together, will help you to improve your harvest.

Micro-Finance Animation Series

Micro-finance is a source of financial services for entrepreneurs and small businesses lacking access to banking and related services.

Charcoal Water Filtration

The following animation explains the process of developing charcoal filtration systems using sand. Is is a simple process that helps to remove many, but not all, pollutants in water that can otherwise cause health problems.

We are working on it

These are two projects that we would like to add in our Video Library. Help us to make it real. A donation today even if it´s a little one helps us to increase our options to work faster and reach our goals.

Post Harvest Loss: Salt Testing

In order to store your grain you will need to dry it first. However, you also need to make sure your grain is dry enough to store. If your grain is too moist it will lose quality in storage. In this future animation we will explain how to check to see if your grain has a low enough moisture level for you to store it.

Ebola 2D animation series

We are working on a series of three short 2D animations, to explain in an easy and fast way, the symptoms, the spread and the Ebola infection.

Links of interest

Check out our advertisement

Filmed last spring in Freetown, Sierra Leone. We will be very happy if you share it with your colleagues and friends.

Our animations on mass media

SAWBO materials were used on a TB documentary in the Republic of Georgia.

BTN LiveB1G: Illinois - Scientific Animations without Borders

The BTN network at UIUC produced a short documentary about SAWBO. These researchers have developed animations that are simple to follow and download.

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