ELWA Radio    

ELWA Radio was established in 1954 as the first missionary radio station in all of Africa and one of only two radio stations in Liberia at that time.  At the height of the ministry in the late 1980's, ELWA was broadcasting on 5 transmitters in 47 different languages, covering a large part of Africa.    Due to the long running civil war in Liberia, the radio station was destroyed in both 1990 and again in 1996.   Currently, ELWA radio is broadcasting in English on 94.5 FM, and one shortwave transmitter, covering Liberia in most of the local languages. The broadcast schedule includes preaching and teaching, music, healthcare and development, and programming for children.  An upgraded and larger facility has been built.  The interior needs to be completed..  ELWA Radio has a paid Liberian staff of 21 people.
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EMA-USA helps to sponsor programs on ELWA radio.  Currently, we are paying for two local Liberian programs and two that originate in the USA.  We hope to be able to raise funds to support more good programs.   The cost for a 30-minute program is $25.   Airing weekly, the cost comes to $100 per month, $1,200 for the year.

EMAUSA has pledged to keep this radio station on the air and has supported many projects and broadcasts to help sustain the station.

​Current Project:  New Tower

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ELWA Hospital & Trinity Dental Clinic

The new ELWA Hospital is a 110-bed, 49,000 square foot facility staffed by:​ eight full time doctors, three part time doctors, 14 residents, three additional part-time doctors who mainly teach/supervise residents, and approximately 85 nurses

Short-term volunteers come for three-month stints or longer to support permanent staff.  
 
Approximately 1000 patients are seen weekly.  Most of these are out-patients.  About 60 are seen in the Emergency Room.P
 
Over 100 babies are delivered each month.  The rate of C-sections is high because so many people get referred or come to the hospital because they know they might need surgical delivery.

Trinity Dental Clinic opened at ELWA Hospital in 2017.  Dr. Simon Stretton-Downes heads up the new clinic. He is one of only five dentists in the entire country of Liberia, approximately one for every 1,000,000 people.

More about ELWA Hospital

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ELWA Academy

ELWA Academy, in the past, a school for missionary children, is now providing education to Liberian children.  The school buildings include 16 classrooms, a media room, computer lab, and science lab.  70 teaching and administrative staff members serve almost 1000 students. 

176    Early Childhood Division
169    Grades 1-3
211    Grades 4-6
216    Grades 7-9
171    Grades 10-12​

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 Current goals and needs:
 

1. Completion of a multi-purpose building to be used as a cafeteria and chapel.
2. Digital learning room
   
3. Mini-media center in the Early Childhood Learning Division
4. Wireless internet facility on campus

 
Scholarships
Believing a quality education will build strong future leadership for Liberia, EMAUSA provides full tuition scholarships for many students at ELWA Academy.  

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ELWA Technical Services

Maintaining ELWA's infrastructure is challenging in the tropical climate.  The list of needs is long including:

• better generators for powering the ELWA plant.
• upgrading and improving the ELWA Youth Camp.
• exploring solar power options.

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