Georgina is a woman of wisdom and great character. Born in Eastern Ghana, she has been living and working in the Akatsi District for over 30 years. She works for the environmental service, a branch of the Ghanaian government in Akatsi, and she is widely respected throughout the district for her work ethic and honesty.…
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Teaching skills in the rain
It is the rainy season in Ghana right now. From May through July the rains come down, sometimes in downpours for a few minutes at a time and some days it is non-stop. Today was a non-stop kind of day. It was also day four of teaching. The 37 Kekeli women are learning a new…
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Baby Shower for Ghana: We Want Your Babies!
So, at RHC we know that most baby showers celebrate a new expected child in someone’s life. Our idea of an RHC baby shower is slightly different. We are asking you to come join us for the first ever RHC Baby Shower Fundraiser and bring us your babies! While real life babies are more than welcome,…
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The Meetings Go On
Despite our silence from time to time on our RHC Blog, the work does go on. Recently, on March 14th, the Kekeli women came together for their first training of 2014. They discussed the importance of vaccination, pneumonia prevention, and blood pressure management. We are also welcoming a new Kekeli woman into our group. Replacing…
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Words from Akatsi
We’ve been here a little over a week, and we have a handful of days left in Akatsi, Ghana. Time in Africa is strange. This is our fourth trip, and we are beginning to get used to the shift in pace. Time moves forward, but periodically pauses and holds still for a second longer than…
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Reducing Maternal Mortality through Home Based Life Saving Skills Course
Home Based Life Saving Skills (HBLSS) is an educational program that trains birth attendants, community health workers, and community members in specific actions aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. The program has been studied in several developing countries where it has been effectively disseminated and has been shown to increase actions to prevent hemorrhage…
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Matching Donations through October 8!
An anonymous (and generous) donor has approached us with an offer to donate up to $1000 of matching donations for the next 48 hours following our Beer for Bikes Fundraiser. Any donations made before midnight on Tuesday, October 8 will be matched dollar for dollar up to $1000. This will help us reach our $10,000…
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Silent Auction and Raffle Items – Beer for Bikes
Below you can read the (growing) list of items that will be up for auction and raffle this Saturday, October 5th at our fundraiser. Check back for updates during the week! Have something to donate? Email us at contact@rhcollaborative.org. Silent Auction Newport Beach house – 4 night stay + 2 one day tickets to Disneyland!…
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RHC Kicks Off Beer for Bikes Annual Fundraising Campaign!
This morning, we are happy to announce our Beer for Bikes 2013 Annual Fundraiser! Our event will take place on October 5th at Base Camp Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon. We are raising money to buy bicycles for the new Community Health Promoters we trained in 2012. We are asking for your help! 1. Join us…
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While I am a little behind in this post, I wanted to share what the amazing Kekeli women did in the month of February. They held 17 presentations throughout February where they taught on topics like: blood pressure, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation, family planning practices, malaria, cholera, diarrhea, dehydration, HIV / AIDS, preparation of local…
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