Thanks to an anonymous donor, all on-line donations through the end of 2012 will be matched 100% up to a total of $1000! That means with the current 2:1 exchange rate in Ghana, your dollar will be multiplied to four Ghanaian dollars. See below to get a sense of what your dollars will do: $5…
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Portland Fundraiser- Great Success! Get ready for the SD fundraiser!
On Friday, November 30th, the Rural Health Collaborative hosted our second annual Portland fundraiser and it was a great success! We would like to thank everyone who took the time to be a part of it. Over 50 people were in attendance and in high spirits. The biggest prizes included a home-cooked Puerto-Rican dinner for 6…
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Water.org: Tackling Death & Toilets
3.4 million people die from water related disease each year – equivalent to the size of the city of Los Angeles. Some of those people live in the district where we work. ———————– When we began our first Kekeli Village Health Promoter Program in January of 2011 we started the first day of class with…
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New Maternal Health Program: Info
As the Kekeli women continue their work in their communities, we are continually looking for ways to support them and improve their training. During our visit last December, we conducted focus groups with the women and people in their villages. It became apparent that improving the teaching and training regarding family planning was a large…
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Semi-annual Newsletter – June 2012
If you would like to read our semi-annual newsletter that came out this past month, please click here! We are really excited about several new programs that are in the works as well as the ongoing work of the Kekeli women in their villages throughout the Akatsi district. Thanks for your support these past 6…
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