by mjb843 | Aug 13, 2011 | GROW Trip, H.O.P.E. Center, Ho, Ghana
This past week we traveled to Ada to help another organization, Ghana Outlook, construct a school. Similar in its model to GlobeMed, Ghana Outlook is partnered with the Cheshire Fire Cadets from Britain. This year the organization raised over $80,000- quite an...
by mjb843 | Jul 31, 2011 | GROW Trip, H.O.P.E. Center, Ho, Ghana
This past Friday we took part in a cooking demonstration at the HOPE Center. It’s meant to show women that are part of the nutrition program how to incorporate soybean powder into everyday dishes they cook at home. The staff also gave tips on how to make a meal...
by mjb843 | Jul 25, 2011 | GROW Trip, H.O.P.E. Center, Ho, Ghana
This Sunday we had the special honor of attending Nurse Love’s church, Holy Spirit Church. Since the chapel is located on top of a five story school building, it offers quite a fantastic view of the communities surrounding Ho. I’m not particularly religious, but as...
by mjb843 | Jul 13, 2011 | GROW Trip, H.O.P.E. Center, Ho, Ghana
Although the fresh pineapples are delicious, the palm trees inviting, and the weather warm, the best part of the GROW trip continues to be getting to know the dynamic personalities behind the HOPE Center. At long last, I am able to put a face on the newest member to...
by mjb843 | Jul 4, 2011 | GROW Trip, H.O.P.E. Center, Uncategorized
To all our US friends, Happy Fourth of July! True, this year I may not have been able to chow down on hot dogs while almost blasting off my fingers using contraband fireworks, but instead I was fortunate enough to instead celebrate a sort of Ghanaian equivalent-...
by mjb843 | Jun 29, 2011 | GROW Trip, H.O.P.E. Center
After months of preparation and a twelve hour plane flight, we finally made it to Ghana! Driving us from Accra to Ho on the red dirt roads through lush greenery, Joseph Achana, the cofounder of the HOPE Center and Rotarian, described Ghanaian politics as he pointed...
