{"id":11234,"date":"2020-03-24T17:12:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?p=11234"},"modified":"2020-05-06T16:01:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T15:01:13","slug":"coronavirus-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/coronavirus-message\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 &#8211; Message from the CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Supporter,<br><br>I hope that you and your loved ones are safe, and are coping well in these challenging times.<br><br>At Self Help Africa, we are sincerely grateful for your support for our work.<br><br>Right now, we are doing all that we can to prepare for the impact of Coronavirus on communities across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <br>Although the numbers of reported  cases of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa remain low, we are acutely aware  that the world\u2019s poorest people, with limited health services and few  resources, could be devastated if the virus spreads. We continue to  monitor the situation closely and are receiving regular updates from our  colleagues in Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/covid-19-appeal\/&quot;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.02.42.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11327\" width=\"405\" height=\"93\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Here at home, Self Help Africa has postponed various fundraising events.<br>Our offices in the UK are closed, with staff working from home, while our staff in Africa are adapting their ways of working with rural communities, to continue supporting food production but also to assist in spreading vital health messaging at this critical time.<br><br>We remain committed to our mission to support some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities on the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, more than ever,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/covid-19-appeal\/\">your support is vital<\/a><\/strong>, as we all come together to combat this urgent global crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ray Jordan, CEO<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Main image courtesy Al Jazeera<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A message from CEO Ray Jordan to supporters, on the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/coronavirus-message\/\"> Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[659,686,700,685,637,680],"tags":[163,818,906,907,908,98,94],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v22.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Message from Self Help Africa CEO on Coronavirus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A message from Self Help Africa CEO Ray Jordan on the Coronavirus and the effect it may have in sub-Saharan Africa.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/coronavirus-message\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"COVID-19 - Message from the CEO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A message from Self Help Africa CEO Ray Jordan on the Coronavirus and the effect it may have in sub-Saharan Africa.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/coronavirus-message\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Self Help Africa UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SelfHelpAfrica\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-24T17:12:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-05-06T15:01:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-24-at-15.40.23.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"373\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Self Help Africa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@comms\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@selfhelpafrica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Self Help Africa\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/coronavirus-message\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/coronavirus-message\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Self Help Africa\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/ef27df5dc9e961797418d7a8bf315404\"},\"headline\":\"COVID-19 &#8211; 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