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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June 2014 Trip Review: HBLSS Part 1
Presenting the Home-Based Life Saving Kekeli Women! They’re back at it! The Kekeli Women completed Part 1 of a new program aimed to reduce maternal mortality in their communities. The women met in June over a two week period in Eastern Ghana to further improve their skills. Previously trained in basic sanitation and hygiene, malaria…
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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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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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We’re back!
The RHC is back and ready for action! The entire team is now in the continental U.S. and we had our first meeting since the trip this past weekend. The Kekeli women are putting us to shame as they have met twice since our trip. They went straight to teaching their communities within the week…
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Tiyatien Health – A model that moves and inspires
I came across an organization today that inspired me. It’s called Tiyatien Health and it is based in Liberia. Formed in response to the death of 12 women suffering from AIDS in a rural village in Liberia, it has moved mountains to train local people to be health workers and bring care to those in…
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August Kekeli Meeting Pictures
This past week 15 out of 20 Kekeli women met for their bi-monthly meeting. They learned about family planning methods and available access to various options. Check out the photos below which were taken at the meeting. More information is on its way about what the women have been working on in their villages. …
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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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Team Member Spotlight: Heather Poynter-Lausch
I have always loved learning about and immersing myself in different cultures, which has led me to join forces with locals on several different community development projects all around the world. My first trip was to Haiti while I was attending Point Loma Nazarene University with fellow RHC collaborators. My team worked with the local…
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