What cost a cup of coffee!

How many cups of coffee will you buy this week? The “average” price, in London¹, for an Americano is £2.40, Cappucinno £2.70, Mocha £3 and Double Expresso £1.90 – but what price Ebola?

Sierra Leone where Medair is working is a major coffee and coco producer but a recent article I saw talked about families fleeing from farms because of Ebola, with the result that crops are rotting.

The effect of Ebola in Sierra Lone is far wider than the tragic deaths of the 3145 people who have died to date. The impact of the 10340² cases so far will have a long term repercussions in the country. Crops of coffee, coco and rice will need re establishing so that those who survive the current crisis have a livelihood.

But urgent help is needed today for families whose loved ones have contracted the disease.

Medair is providing infection prevention and control kits for families in Kontorlah, just outside Freetown. Each kit costs £27 which is why I want to challenge you to support me as I ride 80 miles in the Wiggle “No Excuses” Sportive on 21^st February.

Please will you donate the cost of 2 cups of coffee a day for a week! That's approx £27 – the cost of one infection prevention and control kit.

I am going to cycle 80 miles in day and donate my entry fee of £33 for the event to Medair. My aim is to have two people support me every mile each giving the cost of a kit. If that happens, together we will provide 161 infection prevention and control kits for vulnerable families

Please make your donation at https://www.justgiving.com/Stephen-Maxted1 (my just giving page)

Coffee does not cost much but Ebola is costing lives!

1http://www.londontoolkit.com/blog/eats/coffee-shop-chains-in-london/

2http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/case-counts.html