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…
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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…
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#GivingTuesday #givingriceday
There are always so many thing to give on the holidays; gifts, time, food, money, patience. I find myself almost overwhelmed by the asks daily. And yet, here I am, about to the same. Of course I think it is different; it’s personal. I love these women. I love what they do. I love that…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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You’re “Ghana” wanna read this!
I just returned from my fifth trip to Akatsi, Ghana, and yes, I’m still wearing this fantastic leisure suit I had made. Anyhoooo, the Kekeli Program is 5 years in and so am I. I remember my first visit to Akatsi like it was yesterday. I stepped off the plane into the thick summer air,…
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Reflections from a Newbie
I have been in Ghana for just 7 days, but already I know a significant shift has occurred in my life. While I have been with the RHC for about 3 years, this is my first trip to Ghana to meet the Kekeli women and hear first hand about the impact these women are making…
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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…
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