# Lather Against Ebola

> An Ivorian blogger adapted the bucket challenge into a local awareness campaign.

- Owner: Edith Brou
- Kind: Campaign
- Sector: Health & fitness
- Seed date: 2014-08-18
- Milestone date: 2014-10-09
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 0 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Challenge, Response chain, Press loop

## Summary

Edith Brou adapted a familiar nomination challenge for an Ivorian awareness campaign. Participants filmed soap-bucket responses and were asked to distribute hygiene items. Named bloggers added their own performances, and international reports carried the local adaptation further.

## Timeline

- 2014-08-18 — Edith Brou (YouTube) — Brou launched a soap-bucket adaptation of the Ice Bucket Challenge.
- 2014-08-26 — TV5MONDE (Press) — TV5MONDE documented three-person nominations and embedded Brou’s challenge video; the page was later updated.
- 2014-08-27 — Associated Press (Press) — AP reported dozens of participant clips and the challenge’s local adaptation.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/ice-bucket-style-lather-against-ebola

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Lather Against Ebola.” Case HIS-01082. Spread Score v1.2: 0/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01082