Building on similar initiatives following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Save the Children, Plan International and World Vision International – with the support of UNICEF – undertook a ‘Children’s Ebola Recovery Assessment’ (CERA) in Sierra Leone. The recent Ebola Recovery Assessment process in Sierra Leone did not include consultation with children who represent nearly half the population, and this initiative is designed as a contribution to the ongoing recovery planning process led by the Government of Sierra Leone, given that children have specific vulnerabilities and distinct experiences of crisis and typically rank priorities for immediate response and recovery differently to adults.
