The Crew!
From left to right: Susan Murcott, husband Ralph, Yale freshmen Jesse and Jake.
Today I met up with Susan who just got in last night. We went to a small village about 1 hour outside of town in a district called Ga West. (pictures in next post) The project is one of six and are run by Water Health International, part of World Vision. They started their first project one year ago, which is the longest running water treatment plant of its kind. They plan to expand to 20 more. They get all of their materials from India, set up a project, employ Ghanaians, then sell the water for less than sachet water, which is the cheapest water you can buy. They also hold community workshops and educate people on the importance of clean water. We arrived at about 11am and they already had about 60 customers in a town of 1800.
Tomorrow I get to sit in on a board meeting for Pure Home Water. Board meetings sound boring, but it would be interesting to see the difference between a non-profit that operates in Africa versus one in the States. Then on Thursday, we are leaving Accra for Kumasi, and then even further north to Tamale! It's going to be hard to leave Accra because there is so much work to do here, but I have to do the research for my school paper. Eight more weeks of busy busy busy...then maybe I'll get home a take a vacation, ha ha!
(PS Today we also shopped at Global Mamas, a fair trade store run by the Minnesota non-profit Women in Progress. If you see any of their products in Ten Thousand Villages or other fair trade shop, buy them! Their profits go to women in Ghana teaching them sewing and business skills and a whole host of other things. They also take volunteers if you are thinking of coming to Ghana.)
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