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Meet Mama Bridget, newest RHC Team Member!

RHC has recently hired Bridget Bockor (“Mama Bridget”) to be the newest Ghana Teaching Director. She will fill the position left vacant by the passing of Comfort Sorkpor, who was the founding teaching director for the Kekeli Program. Mama Bridget is from Anloga, in the Southern Volta Region of Ghana. She is a retired midwife…

Financial Statements FY 2022/23

For a detailed look at our FY 2022/23 Financials, see below.

Comfort Sorkpor

Comfort Sorkpor was a mother of three, grandmother of four and great-grandmother to one. She was one of Rural Health Collaborative’s biggest skeptics until she wasn’t, eventually joining as the Director of Education and leading the team with grit, a deep well of knowledge, and humor that she shared freely. She was a devoted…

Accelerating the Pace!

The Kekeli Women have been busy! As the COVID-19 pandemic moves further into the rear view, the Kekeli Women have continued to accelerate their pace of teaching. You can see from our monitoring report below that the months of July and August 2023 were the busiest of the past 6 months. Reaching further back, they…

Thank you Heather!

The conversation began in her parent’s basement in the summer of 2011. Jason and I were driving across the country, en route to our year living in Boston. Heather, my good friend from college, was one of our stops on the way. She was living in Fort Collins with her parents and husband Jason, working…

Welcome Dr. Brandy Holloman, RHC USA, Executive Director!

Dr. Brandy Holloman has joined the team as the new Executive Director of RHC USA! We are so pleased to have her and all her vast knowledge and experience in public health. We are looking forward to this new chapter and the exciting energy and ideas it will bring to the Kekeli Program! A note…

Graduation Day

The Kekeli Women walked by, their feet stepping in rhythm, hot pink shirts worn atop colorful Ghanaian prints, white handkerchiefs waiving into the air as they swayed back and forth, singing a welcome to the guests at their graduation. The room was full with the warmth of their voices. They completed their training in Home Based…

Financial Statements FY 2021/22

For a detailed look at our FY 2021/22 Financials, click the link below. RHC Financial Statements – FY 2021/22

Financial Statements FY 2020/21

For a detailed look at our FY 2020/21 Financials, click the link below. RHC Financial Statements – FY 2020/21

Ten years later, there are 71 Kekeli Women in Akatsi!

The first training of the Kekeli Women was in 2011. It took place under a large mango tree, although we had to shift around because the ants loved the mango tree as much as we did. We moved from the tree, to an empty elementary school room, to a room at the university. The women…

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