Harper Hill Global

06/16/2026

I hope you will make plans to join us for a one-hour webinar, Stopping Ebola Through Story & Signal, on Wednesday, June 24, 11 am Eastern Time, featuring frontline communication teams from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo who are using creative, community-based approaches to prevent the spread of Ebola.

Guest speakers include Joseph Kanyike, Director of Communications, Uganda Global Methodist Church; Rev. Dr. Betty Kazadi Musau, Director of Communications, North Katanga DRC United Methodist Church; and Judith Osongo Yanga, Director of Communications, East Congo United Methodist Church.

Using evidence-based content (animation, music, and short messages) delivered via automated SMS, WhatsApp, and radio, these teams are reaching communities with messages that are trusted, culturally relevant, and effective.

In this session, you will:

- Hear directly from local communicators about what’s working

- Watch a newly released Ebola prevention animation

- Learn how faith communities and NGOs can support these efforts

- Participate in a live Q&A

This conversation is designed for faith leaders, partners, and global development organizations seeking practical, community-driven solutions.

Please register and invite others to attend. To register, visit https://www.harperhill.global/event-details/stopping-ebola-through-story-signal

May we all do our part to prevent Ebola, one signal at a time.

Stopping Ebola takes more than information—it takes trust.

06/15/2026

Confronting a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, Harper Hill Global is working with partners in the Congo and Uganda to mobilize a powerful weapon: educational resources to prevent the spread of the disease.

No vaccine is available yet for the current Bundibugyo strain, but education can play a role.

“Education is the only vaccine we have,” said the Rev. Neelley Hicks, founder and executive director of the nonprofit agency.

Harper Hill Global and its partners are providing an animated video and messages that emphasize handwashing and hygiene, as well as safe practices for interacting with others. The resources address culturally sensitive burial practices, recognizing the importance of honoring the dead while avoiding physical contact with the body of a loved one who has died from Ebola.

Read more of this article by Tim Tanton at https://www.harperhill.global/post/harper-hill-global-taps-power-of-education-in-anti-ebola-initiative

Harper Hill Global is seeking $125,000 to cover the cost of equipping and training local communication teams with systems, technologies, materials and message distribution, including purchasing radio and TV airtime. The campaign is a grass-roots effort, so every donation is important, regardless of amount, Hicks said.

Please consider giving! The link is https://www.harperhill.global/donate

06/12/2026

Before behavior changes, the heart has to understand.

When Ebola kills, loved ones are left grief-stricken, whose trauma is compounded by not being able to bury their loved ones through traditional customs. The body is unsafe and contagious. It takes the commitment and life-risking skills of Ebola burial workers.

This animation is one piece of content that we are providing to help families learn and cope with their grief.

Harper Hill Global has produced this animation through Firdaus Kharas and Artha Studios in record time. It is available in French, Lingala, Luganda, Lugbara, Congolese Swahili, and two versions of English (Uganda and East Africa). We are currently versioning also in Runyankole.

Your gifts aid in the distribution through community networks in Uganda and the DRC. Each gift counts. Give to help someone live, and in doing so, we save countless lives.

06/12/2026

Firdaus Kharas, the founder of Chocolate Moose Media, whose animated public-service campaigns have been used around the world to address public health, human rights, refugees, violence prevention, and social change, says this about the current Ebola outbreak:

In the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the medical emergency is obvious. The informational emergency is being underestimated. Yet it is information that prevents many people from becoming patients in the first place.

The videos containing vital information are done. The first one, an animated video called Ebola: A Poem for the Living, is designed to contain an outbreak. The second one, called Ebola: In Praise of Prevention, an animated video for prevention has five-times Grammy Award-winning Angélique Kidjo’s powerful singing. They exist in multiple languages, including languages for the DRC and Uganda. These free, multi-award-winning videos have saved lives. To save lives again they must be used and seen in the DRC and Uganda.

Medical interventions are appropriate and necessary when a person has the Ebola virus and is sick. But information can prevent people from becoming sick in the first place. For too long, far too little attention has been paid to preventing people from getting sick, especially from preventable diseases like Ebola. The irony is that Ebola is not like a disease whose means of prevention are unknown.

Hundreds of millions of dollars are mobilized for treatment centres, doctors, nurses, protective equipment, quarantine facilities, and emergency logistics. All of this is necessary. But if people are not informed before they are infected, the response is already arriving late. The mortality rate for the strain involved in the current outbreak, the Bundibugyo strain, is estimated at 30 to 50 percent.

Read the rest of this article at https://www.harperhill.global/post/ubuntu-as-a-vaccine-against-ebola and consider donating to Harper Hill Global for this cause. The link is https://harperhill.global/donate No amount is too small, and every dollar goes to the Ebola effort!

06/10/2026

We need your help to stop Ebola!

Please share this video and ask others to share it:

https://youtu.be/Wij-_9vFqsk

Additional videos will be released soon in other languages.

"The barrier to stopping Ebola was not medical — it was communicational and relational. Communities weren't rejecting medicine because they were ignorant. They were rejecting it because they didn't trust the messengers. The moment the bishop's name was on the text message, people listened."

— Lesson from the DRC Ebola Outbreaks, 2018–2019

During the 2018–2019 outbreaks, Harper Hill Global partnered with the United Methodist Church to reach over 4 million people with faith-based prevention messaging through radio, SMS, and song — and it worked.

⚠️ Ebola is back. Right now.

On May 15, 2026, the DRC and Uganda confirmed a new Ebola outbreak — the 17th in DRC's history. As of June 5, there are 381 confirmed cases and 64 deaths in DRC, and 19 confirmed cases in Uganda. WHO has declared it a global public health emergency. This strain — Bundibugyo virus — has NO approved vaccine and NO specific treatment. Prevention is everything.

Harper Hill Global is mobilizing again. We are raising $150,000 to fund a faith-based, multi-channel communications campaign to stop the spread — before it grows beyond our reach.

Your gift funds:
📻 Radio & TV broadcasts reaching millions
📱 SMS & WhatsApp messages to frontline communities
⛪ Faith network multipliers — trusted voices that open doors medicine alone cannot

Expected impact:
✅ More people knowing how to prevent Ebola
✅ Better hand hygiene practices
✅ Safer burial practices
✅ Less misinformation and stigma
✅ Greater trust between communities and public health

We've done this before. We know what works. But we need your help right now.

👉 Donate at harperhill.global/donate

06/10/2026

We need your help to stop Ebola!

"The barrier to stopping Ebola was not medical — it was communicational and relational. Communities weren't rejecting medicine because they were ignorant. They were rejecting it because they didn't trust the messengers. The moment the bishop's name was on the text message, people listened."

— Lesson from the DRC Ebola Outbreaks, 2018–2019

During the 2018–2019 outbreaks, Harper Hill Global partnered with the United Methodist Church to reach over 4 million people with faith-based prevention messaging through radio, SMS, and song — and it worked.

⚠️ Ebola is back. Right now.

On May 15, 2026, the DRC and Uganda confirmed a new Ebola outbreak — the 17th in DRC's history. As of June 5, there are 381 confirmed cases and 64 deaths in DRC, and 19 confirmed cases in Uganda. WHO has declared it a global public health emergency. This strain — Bundibugyo virus — has NO approved vaccine and NO specific treatment. Prevention is everything.

Harper Hill Global is mobilizing again. We are raising $150,000 to fund a faith-based, multi-channel communications campaign to stop the spread — before it grows beyond our reach.

Your gift funds:
📻 Radio & TV broadcasts reaching millions
📱 SMS & WhatsApp messages to frontline communities
⛪ Faith network multipliers — trusted voices that open doors medicine alone cannot

Expected impact:
✅ More people knowing how to prevent Ebola
✅ Better hand hygiene practices
✅ Safer burial practices
✅ Less misinformation and stigma
✅ Greater trust between communities and public health

We've done this before. We know what works. But we need your help right now.

👉 Donate at harperhill.global/donate

06/08/2026

Diseases don’t respect country borders. Help us stop Ebola from spreading! Please share this post!

United Methodist leaders and Harper Hill Global are taking swift action to respond to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda.

“We are collaborating with radio stations in eastern Congo and the North Katanga region to broadcast messages about Ebola prevention,” said the Rev. Neelley Hicks, director of Harper Hill Global. “We are also currently working on a new animation with Firdaus Kharas of Chocolate Moose Media, which is focused on funeral practices, approached from a pastoral perspective that takes into account the grief of those who have lost a loved one.”

You can read more about how churches and Harper Hill Global are working together to respond to the Ebola outbreak here:

https://www.harperhill.global/post/churches-harper-hill-global-respond-to-ebola-outbreak

Urgent Funding Request: Together, we can prevent Ebola by working with religious networks who are trusted by their local communities. Harper Hill Global's faith-based network spans multiple countries, and our teams are ready to respond. Your gift of $500 or even $1,000 will aid in our responsiveness. Please give now at this link:

https://www.harperhill.global/donate

Every dollar counts, no matter how small. Please help us spread the word!

06/08/2026

Step into healing with the Triumph Over Trauma Discussion Series, a free community experience designed to help you reclaim your strength and rebuild your sense of self. This series creates a compassionate space where you can explore the impact of trauma and discover tools that nurture resilience and hope.

Together, we’ll focus on:

• Deepening Understanding — Gaining insight into how trauma shapes your inner and outer life.

• Empowering Awareness — Identifying emotional triggers and learning to respond with intention.

• Strengthening Coping Skills — Choosing healthy practices that support a vibrant, fulfilling life.

Whether you join as a participant or pursue facilitator training, this program offers the guidance and community needed to move forward with confidence.

• Cost: FREE (But registration is required so we can send you the link)

• Formats: Online

• Facilitators: Patricia "PJ" Jones, Shawana Carter, and Sharon DeBerry

Register early to receive full details and reserve your spot. Multiple dates are available!

https://www.harperhill.global/event-list

06/02/2026

Can you imagine living in a place where a disease is claiming lives, yet you do not know how to prevent it?

We are working with faith communities in Uganda and the DR Congo to provide them with the prevention tools they need to stop the virus before it reaches them.

Your donation goes directly to this program. With little overhead, we have the power to drive behavior change in ways that other large organizations may not.

Please give as if your life depended on it.

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04/22/2026

Yesterday marked the launch of The Breakthrough Bundle, a program created to care for pastors who are often first responders in communities. Check it out at thebreakthroughprogram.org!

The Breakthrough: Self-Care for Pastors was created with the commitment and funding of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, through the Mississippi Public Health Institute's Congregational Recovery Outreach Program (CROP), in partnership with Harper Hill Global.

When there are public health issues, congregational leaders are often at the front lines of mitigating and responding to emergencies. By working with ministry leaders to provide evidence-based care, not only are their congregations positively impacted, but so are their surrounding communities. The Breakthrough Bundle, which includes "Sacred Grief" by Pastor Jennifer Biard, is now available as a self-paced interactive online program and for download.

We at Harper Hill Global are honored to have worked with a phenomenal team of leaders: Misty Bell, Glenda Crump, Sylvia Turner, Chaka Turner, Andrea Reid, Debbie Bates, John Taylor, and Erecia Williams.

The program was developed with insight from Mississippi clergy, including Rev. Dr. Melvin Collins, Dock Cooper, III, Rev. Jerry Mannery, Cindy Cheeks, Rev. Maxine Bolden, Father Mario Solorzano, Diaz Emerson, Neil Marsh, and Bishop Bill McAlilly.

Whether you are in ministry or not, this program for self-care, grief, and healing can reignite your ability to care for yourself. Click on the link below and share with those you care about!

The Breakthrough affirms the scripture guidance for rest and boundaries. This online curriculum consists of seven modules, each includes a mental health topic, scripture-based themes, subject matter experts, testimonies from church leaders, and practical exercises.