Ivory Coast Update

A young boy shot in the neck was connected to a doctor who removed the bullet and stopped the bleeding. A pregnant woman needed O- blood. It was located at a local blood bank, but friends are still looking for a car to go pick up the blood.

A group of those active on the #civsocial twitter feed are now attempting to ramp up these efforts by setting up a call center in Accra, Ghana.

The center, which will be staffed by volunteers -- some of whom recently fled the fighting in Cote d'Ivoire -- over the next 15 days, has already received pledges of telephones, free lines, and reduced fees from one of the primary mobile phone companies in Ghana, AIRTEL. It is now seeking donations to defray the remaining costs. Within a few hours of the appeal's launch, €840 of the requested €2,000 had already been donated by individuals, most giving between €10 and €20.