The Collective is currently made up of 65 people that donate monthly. They allow the Kekeli women to receive a stipend, supplies, and bi-monthly education. Due to the Collective’s pledge of funds, the Kekeli women have been able to dream big and expand their roles. We could not be happier to have this partnership; the…
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New Motorbikes for Monitoring
In 2017 the percentage of Kekeli teachings that were monitored dropped from over 60% to 30%. The goal the monitors have set for themselves is to attend over 50% of the Kekeli teachings, so this drop is something all of us want to see improved. Monitoring helps provide the Kekeli Women with in-person support, increases…
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Fiscal Year 2016/17 Financials
Our most recent fiscal year (ending Sept 30, 2017) saw a 71.8% increase in our overall revenue from $31,300 to $53,788. This was welcome growth, but is slightly misleading, so I’ll break it down a bit. Click here to view our FY 2016/17 financials in detail. $5,000 of the growth comes from in-kind donations. These…
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RHC has a New Office!
RHC was officially recognized by the government of Ghana as an international NGO this past August. Previously we’d been formally partnered with a local NGO for our work. It was a 2 year process and we were thrilled when the paperwork was processed and our registration complete. After registration with the national government, all international…
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Top 5 Things the Kekeli Women Use Their Bicycles For
There are currently 47 Kekeli Women promoting health in rural Ghana. These women volunteer their time as Community Health Promoters to help the communities where they live be healthier. After the first year of working with Rural Health Collaborative they receive a bicycle. This month marks the one year anniversary for the newest 19 Kekeli…
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Thankful
At the Rural Health Collaborative, we have always been working across oceans. With our team spanning Ghana and the U.S., we have navigated different time zones, challenging mobile service and internet reception, and different cultural norms—some of which we are aware of and some of which we surely are not. A year and a half…
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Weeks 2 and 3, in photos
Our final weeks were filled with so much laughter, reconnection, new hurdles, old hurdles, new and old friends both Ghanian and from stateside. We thought it best shown rather than written about this time.
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Week One Was Oh So Fun (in photos)
We’re starting our second week here in Ghana (the trip’s about 3 in total), so I wanted to share some photos from our first week with you all. We’ve been having a great time, save some minor GI bugs that we’ve encountered in more recent times. While the teaching began in earnest yesterday, week one…
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Introducing Two New Partnerships: Medic Mobile and InvestED
RHC is embarking on two new partnerships this summer. And they’re related—all aimed to improve the antenatal care (that is, pregnancy care) that women receive in the communities of Akatsi. So who are the partners? Our two new partners are Medic Mobile and InvestED. These two partners do very different work but both utilize technology to improve the…
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Introducing a Blood Pressure Screening Program
The Kekeli Women have been asking us about this for years. We’ve thought it would be a good idea. We’ve wanted to make it happen. We just had to figure out how to make it work. This May, in collaboration with nursing students from Point Loma Nazarene University (alma mater to the entire RHC executive…
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