# Facebook launches fundraising campaign to fight Ebola

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/11/07/facebook-launches-fundraising-campaign-fight-ebola/
- Published: 2014-11-07T06:02:43+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Facebook is responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa by launching a fundraising
campaign, inviting its users to donate to International Medical Corps, the International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Save the Children. Over 
the next week, users will see a message at the top of their News Feed with an option
to donate. Donations are handled by Facebook’s nonprofit Donate function. “All of
the money raised will go directly to the charities working on the ground”, the company
states.

![Facebook's Fight Ebola appeal](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2026/09/facebook-
donate-to-fight-ebola.jpg)

Facebook’s Fight Ebola appeal appears in users’ news feeds

  

![Facebook's Fight Ebola appeal supports three charities](https://www.fundraising.
co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/facebook-donate-to-fight-ebola-charities.jpg)

Facebook’s Fight Ebola appeal supports three charities

 The donate function also includes the suggestion to the donor that they share the
fact that they have donated with their friends to encourage further donations.

## Health education

 The [Facebook Fight Ebola fundraising appeal](http://facebook.com/fightebola) is
one of three initiatives being launched by the company. It is collaborating with
UNICEF to show information on Ebola symptoms and treatment to people in affected
and neighbouring regions on Facebook. The messages from UNICEF will appear in the
News Feed in the appropriate local language, and focus on Ebola detection, prevention
and treatment.

![Facebook's Fight Ebola appeal includes health messages from UNICEF](https://www.
fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/facebook-donate-to-fight-ebola-education.
jpg)

Facebook’s Fight Ebola campaign includes health messages from UNICEF targeted to
people in affected regions.

  

## Voice and data services for aid workers

 The company is also working with NetHope, a consortium of 41 leading international
NGOs, to provide voice and data communications services to medical and aid workers
in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. It is donating 100 mobile satellite communication
terminals to enable this.  

## Zuckerbergs’ donation

 Last month Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan made personal
donations of $25m to the CDC Foundation to help in the fight against Ebola. These
three new services and donations from the company are in addition to this. Here 
is his announcement on Facebook of the company’s latest donations:  

[Post](https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10101730074473681) by [Mark Zuckerberg](https://www.facebook.com/zuck).

    

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