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Rural Health Collaborative’s New Year’s Eve Ball Drop to $1500!

It’s almost 2016, and that means two things here at RHC! ONE: An anonymous donor is matching donations up to $1500! TWO: The Kekeli women have been working hard all year long to provide health education, first aid, and timely referrals to HUNDREDS of people in their villages. And remember there are 30 villages in the Kekeli Program, so with your donation…

Growing the Community Health Worker Force

I think a lot of people intuitively believe that training Community Health Workers is a good thing to do. Why not train (usually) women to provide basic health promotion and care to their communities, especially when those communities are rural and have poor access to health care? It makes sense. And the model is being…

We Are All in this Together

As I sit in Portland this Thanksgiving, thinking about all I have in life, shooting off texts to friends I haven’t seen in months or years, looking at old photos of family holidays and trips around the world, and beginning the food prep for my thai chili sweet potato dish, my mind can’t help but drift…

Remembering Veru

Our latest trip to Ghana was filled with so much good. We saw 30 Kekeli women complete a curriculum that will help them save the lives of women giving birth in their communities. We felt hope as we mapped new communities who will see their own Kekeli women trained in 2016. And we heard first-hand stories of the…

SAVE THE DATE! October 10th

On October 10th from 4-7pm we will be hosting the RHC 5 Year Anniversary Celebration. We’re so excited to be partnering with Prettyman’s General in SE Portland for the event. In addition to celebrating 5 years of work in Ghana we are also thanking members of The Collective, our monthly donor group. This past month…

Ghana Reflections: Kirsten Moore

This week has sped by and it’s been a colorful, joyful and exhilarating ride. I have to admit, I didn’t have any set expectations for this trip. I spotted a Facebook post from Heather asking for volunteers to help teach a program in Ghana and I thought, Africa, I can teach, I’m going. From the…

Mapping the Kekeli Communities in Akatsi

Today was a great day, the first full day for our August 2015 team, which includes three group members who’ve never been to Ghana (or Africa) before: Heather, Kristen, and Kirsten. It was also our first day of village visits, a trip tradition where we drive around to as many Kekeli communities as possible and…

“The Collective” Launches – Join Today!

RHC is officially 3 years old this month. Our work continues because many people have believed in it along the way. That includes the people we work with in Akatsi, our family and friends, and our supporters like you. Today we invite you to join us in a more intimate and committed way as we launch “The…

Between trips: what goes on when we’re away?

Most of our public focus surrounds the trips we take to Ghana about twice per year. The last was in December and the next will be this coming August. The bulk of our new trainings happen on these trips, where the women spend one or two weeks in full day sessions learning the material they…

Matching Donations Up To $1000 in the next 7 days!

Just like last year, a matching donor has come forward following our annual fundraiser (it is a different donor this year!) For the next 7 days, any donations up to $1000 will be matched dollar for dollar. So if you hadn’t gotten around to Giving 4 Ghana, now is the time! You have until midnight…