Our Mission

Renewed Energy Serving Humanity-RESH is a local Liberian NGO which focuses on providing psychosocial supports for victims of traumatic events. It was proactive in the wake of the Ebola crisis and continues to serve the citizens of Liberia and humanity at large.

 

Our services are focused on victims’ families, friends, their communities, and those who provide care for victims. Our core areas of service are:

Psychosocial Counseling;Community Awareness & Sensitization; Advocacy (for victims/survivors & the families of victims);Capacity Building (such as training for community members in providing effective lay psychosocial support), and, Research. .

Leadership, staff, and partners

 

Board Members:

Mr. Richard F. Ngafuan- Board Chair

Dr.Philip Z.Ireland, Pastor Gemane G.Getteh, Mrs Musu Sirle, Dr. Benetta W.Andrews, Mr. Gweh G.Tarwo,and Mrs. Cecilia Blamo-Badio

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Staffers:

Founder & Executive Director: Ernest Garnark Smith, Jr.

Director of Capacity Building/Training: Prisie J. Badu

Finance Manager: Perry D.Brown, Jr.

Director of Programmes & Planning: Adolphus Teewah Gblorso

Director of Psychosocial Support: 

Director of Research: Mantue S. Reeves

Quality Assurance Consultant : Jessi Erin Hanson

Clinical Consultant: Dr. Kpangbala Sengbe

Consultant : Alexis McAllister

Clinicians: Sianeh Sackie-Juah, Romeo Dahn,Pst. Gemane G.Getteh & Yeplen Miapeh

Public Relations Officer: William Harmon

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RESH Team U.S.A:

 Sherri Vance and Romeo Dahn

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Partners and supporters: UNICEF-Liberia,UNDP-Liberia, Liberia Independent National Commission for Human Rights, Playing To Live, Movement for the Empowerment of Liberian Youth MELY-Liberia, Bassa Town Ebola Task Force, Margibi Students Union-MARSU, Scare Ebola Initiatve-USA,SoapBox-USA, RESH US Team-Sherri Vance and Romeo Dahn

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Staff: Too many volunteer staff to list individually, but our volunteer staff make RESH work and each one of them is vital to our efforts!