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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…

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…

Healthy Ghana Mamas and Babies

We started this incredible journey of working in Ghana a little over six years ago. San Diego is the place we all met, it is where we held our first meetings, planned our first trips, held our first fundraisers, and perhaps more importantly, found our first supporters. A lot of friends and family who heard…

Artist Spotlight: Holly J. Kroening

At RHC we have the privilege of working with many strong and powerful women. This group of women most certainly includes the Kekeli women, as well as those on our board, our executive team, both in the USA and Ghana, and many of you, our supporters. We want to thank you all for being the…

RHC Fiscal Year 2015/16: Financials

Our fiscal year starts October 1st and runs through September 30th of the following year. To read our fiscal year 2014/15 financials, click here.

Introducing the newest Kekeli Women!

This past November we trained 18 new Kekeli Women (our third group!) to promote health, monitor pregnant women, and organize for health in their communities. It is always fun to see the new faces, meet the new personalities, and watch the old and new women come together. There are now 47 Kekeli Women representing 47…

A Few Firsts from Week One

When we first arrived, I had a hard time counting how many times I have been to Ghana. Not because each trip has been indistinct; but that each trip here has been full of countless learning experiences, challenges and growth. As I reflected at the end of my first week back in Ghana, there were…

Thank you! Here are the final numbers…

So here they are, THE FINAL NUMBERS… DRUMMMMM ROLLLLLLL, please! 45: Number of miles Steph and Coral ran around Mt Hood 11,250: Mt Hood’s total elevation 8,000: Feet of elevation gain on Steph and Coral’s route 3: Number of toenails lost 13.5: Hours it took to run 45 miles 47: Number of Kekeli women (current…

17 Things I Learned While Running Round a Mountain

Sometimes you will give your legs pep talks. Sometimes you will cuss at them. When you roll your ankle really bad and want to cry you realize you probably shouldn’t because you’ll lose hydration. Sometimes you’ll try and hydrate more JUST so you can squat to pee/ take a break (sorry Coral). You will go…

20 Things I’ve Learned While Training

I feel extremely grateful to be able bodied enough to even attempt something like this. I’m terrible at active recovery- active recovery after a hard effort involves me lying on the couch and moving as little as possible and asking for things to be brought to me. Fear is a great motivator- there have been…