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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664654681826896192</id><updated>2024-03-14T01:28:18.031-07:00</updated><category term="Africa"/><category term="Ghana"/><category term="boreholes"/><category term="easternregion"/><category term="ngos"/><category term="rural"/><category term="sdgs"/><category term="water"/><category term="waterboreholes"/><category term="watercharities"/><category term="waterfilters"/><category term="waterislife"/><title type='text'>Crossings</title><subtitle type='html'>Blog for Ghanaian grassroots NGO svgafrica. Updates on ongoing projects in the Education, Health and Water and Sanitation sectors. Check our website for more www.svgafrica.org</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://svgafricablog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2664654681826896192/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://svgafricablog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>svgafrica</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15343716624605160515</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52kV2nhYfVEqxUp9k0eHrrM8_axphCyx9Cf2v61ACzSGbBzgfPV4EJU8NZUuN6eemgK2wwVT63WqNrvgJRJ5XqaF4CP00M1mC1tPYm1J5vs7Hoxm6jZoqfkNFmg_UMSo/s220/fulani+village+borehole+%2864%29.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>22</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664654681826896192.post-8497165997900877232</id><published>2019-05-10T02:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2019-05-10T02:35:42.693-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;2019: WATER PROJECTS &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  6. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;On today’s
  7. blog post we summarize six months of work undertaken by SVG in conjunction with
  8. partner organizations in the Water and Sanitation sector. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  12. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;During the
  13. last quarter of 2018 and first quarter of 2019, our interventions in the field
  14. have focused on the completion and/or fixing of inoperative water boreholes in
  15. the communities of Kyereban, Gyaekasa, Ahantanang, Besease, Owusukrom, Kofi
  16. Dede, Ataaso; other communities are currently lined up and/or ongoing work is
  17. taking place as we speak. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  21. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In larger communities we have fixed more than
  22. one borehole –Ahantanang and Kofi Dede are an example. Finally, in March we
  23. revisited a water tower project located in Bepong and worked alongside the
  24. Ghana Water Company to ensure the project has sustainability in the long term;
  25. the community is now part of managing the facility.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  33. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Bepong Water Supply point completed&lt;br /&gt;
  34. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  40. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The impact has
  41. been considerable if we bear in mind these villages have no alternative water
  42. sources or the existing ones cause diseases or dry up seasonally, and we reckon
  43. –exact population data is not available for 80% of these settlements- a total
  44. of 3000 people have benefitted directly from the work undertaken.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  48. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Sustainable
  49. Development Goals targets defined in 2015 for the Water and Sanitation sector include
  50. achieving, by 2030, ‘universal and equitable access to safe and affordable
  51. drinking water for all’ , and also to ‘support and strengthen the participation
  52. of local communities in improving water and sanitation management’ amongst
  53. others. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  57. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Water is a
  58. right in itself; aside from this fundamental principle, it’s important to note
  59. that improving access and quality of water impacts development target such as
  60. educational outcomes, livelihood choices, food security and gender gaps just to
  61. mention a few. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  65. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;With this
  66. in mind, we have set out on a path that is constatntily seeking to improve
  67. equitable access and adequate supply and quality of the rural folk in our area
  68. of work. Examples of this is the expansion of our work to communities mentioned
  69. above; the following stand our as particularly challenging to access and
  70. drill/fix problems with boreholes.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  77. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Working at Gyaekasa&lt;br /&gt;
  78. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  88. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The bumpy road
  89. to the community of Gyaekasa is rocky and muddy in the rainy season. To put it
  90. mildly, it is extremely challenging to drive on. Few vehicles venture as far as
  91. the community, a one hour drive from the bigger town of Bepong. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  95. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The
  96. settlement has no electricity or water lines, and very poor or inexistent phone
  97. network coverage. Kids attend its one school – teachers travel daily for two
  98. hours to and from the village due to lack of accommodation and reluctance to
  99. stay at the available accommodation. The community has requested us to support
  100. to build adequate quarters for the school teachers as well.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  106. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;After initial
  107. visits, the community expressed its frustration with the water supply situation
  108. –their only borehole had been broken down for some time and water was sourced
  109. from a stream in the forest. Our technical team set to work and although we
  110. faced logistical and onsite technical difficulties, we managed to repair and
  111. replace flawed parts and have water flowing again in the community. This is
  112. particularly relevant since the borehole is located by the school thus
  113. impacting children the most.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  119. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Queen Mother, Gyaekasa&lt;br /&gt;
  120. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  125. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Gyaekasa only school&lt;br /&gt;
  126. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  131. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Visit/ Assessment of project at Gyaekasa&lt;br /&gt;
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  138. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;KYEREBAN&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  142. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;There are
  143. three communities along this road from Pitiku labeled Kyereban, no.1, 2, and 3.
  144. Two of these communities have now had boreholes drilled by partner
  145. organizations, namely communities 2 and 3. These are lakeside settlements that
  146. source their livelihoods –and water- from the Volta Lake. Soil is not conducive
  147. for usual food crops and livelihoods are restricted to fishing and cattle
  148. herding.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  159. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u3dOK5_tG28/XNU2Z7WXg6I/AAAAAAAABPU/a94lYUQpxFMxYuU5ZNujigk5PvAxWbYFgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Boreholes%2Bprojects%2BKyereban%2BHHT%2Band%2BOV%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;809&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;149&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u3dOK5_tG28/XNU2Z7WXg6I/AAAAAAAABPU/a94lYUQpxFMxYuU5ZNujigk5PvAxWbYFgCEwYBhgL/s200/Boreholes%2Bprojects%2BKyereban%2BHHT%2Band%2BOV%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  160. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Last stages of Kyereban no.3 project&lt;br /&gt;
  161. completion&lt;br /&gt;
  162. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  163. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  164. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  165. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  166. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  167. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  168. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The logistics
  169. behind these projects are, once more, the main challenge. Availability and
  170. transport of adequate machinery and personnel to sites make it time consuming and,
  171. overall, interventions take longer than desirable at times. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  172. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  173. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  174. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  175. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;OWUSUKROM/AHANTANANG&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  176. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  177. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  178. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  179. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Last year
  180. we began work in earnest in new communities from the Kwahu West Municipality.
  181. We still deploy volunteers regularly to build and also to renovate schools’
  182. buildings, after meeting communities and assessing their needs. Many of these
  183. communities had boreholes drilled years ago that had become inoperative or had
  184. not been finished.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  185. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  186. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  187. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  188. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;These past
  189. three months we repaired and completed boreholes in the communities of Ataaso,
  190. Ahantanang, and Owusukrom; these are communities located along a stretch of
  191. untarred road close to the Asase mining area. Saafi and neighboring communities
  192. are currently under assessment for further work.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  193. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  194. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  195. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
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  197. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IVcrzwA6SWU/XNU2TM_z-GI/AAAAAAAABPM/UTfvoR-QvkwX98OeRmfI0Ioz0iy9MaVTgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Borehole%2BAhantanang%2Bfeb%2B2019%2Bpaid%2Bby%2Bsinead%2BOV%2Bvolunteer.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IVcrzwA6SWU/XNU2TM_z-GI/AAAAAAAABPM/UTfvoR-QvkwX98OeRmfI0Ioz0iy9MaVTgCEwYBhgL/s200/Borehole%2BAhantanang%2Bfeb%2B2019%2Bpaid%2Bby%2Bsinead%2BOV%2Bvolunteer.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cEoAufyvft4/XNU2TnK3YRI/AAAAAAAABPM/c6UZu1P4rcAn1K9siZWDXa5Dm1y_0DFYQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Borehole%2BOwusukrum%2Bfeb%2B2019%2Bon%2Boutreach%2Bday%2Bpaid%2Bby%2Bov%2Bvolunteers%2B%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;809&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cEoAufyvft4/XNU2TnK3YRI/AAAAAAAABPM/c6UZu1P4rcAn1K9siZWDXa5Dm1y_0DFYQCEwYBhgL/s200/Borehole%2BOwusukrum%2Bfeb%2B2019%2Bon%2Boutreach%2Bday%2Bpaid%2Bby%2Bov%2Bvolunteers%2B%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;149&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  200. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LbUZdfVeqX0/XNU6wIQx98I/AAAAAAAABQ4/mzq6COF4vSUo0hLJ-05MVaWLdXPszCJRgCEwYBhgL/s1600/pics%2B%25281%2529%2B%2528180%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;809&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LbUZdfVeqX0/XNU6wIQx98I/AAAAAAAABQ4/mzq6COF4vSUo0hLJ-05MVaWLdXPszCJRgCEwYBhgL/s200/pics%2B%25281%2529%2B%2528180%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;149&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  204. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ahantanang and Owusukrom&lt;br /&gt;
  205. boreholes repairts and completion&lt;br /&gt;
  206. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  207. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  216. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  217. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  218. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;KOFI DEDE&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  219. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  220. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  221. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  222. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;When we
  223. first visited and assessed this rather large farming community, we were shown
  224. three boreholes; two of them were out of use, and only one functioning. It also
  225. has a clinic and a large school, which is located rather far from an adequate
  226. source of water.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  227. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  228. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  229. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  230. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Most of its
  231. water was sourced from a stream and/or rainwater until boreholes were first
  232. drilled seven years ago. Two of these boreholes broke down two years ago, and
  233. the community started experiencing water borne diseases again.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  234. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  235. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  236. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  237. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Due to the size of the community it was
  238. decided we would intervene and tackle both pipes at once. The second one needed
  239. a full pump set and pipes replacement (see pictures below).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  240. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
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  247. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CWTNqXfaY4U/XNU2aDR5nfI/AAAAAAAABPY/DYcmEvFzkcAkWhBYhic8buA8V2HowtYWACEwYBhgL/s1600/Boreholes%2Bprojects%2BKofi%2BDede%2Bsecond%2Bpipe%2BHHT%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;810&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CWTNqXfaY4U/XNU2aDR5nfI/AAAAAAAABPY/DYcmEvFzkcAkWhBYhic8buA8V2HowtYWACEwYBhgL/s200/Boreholes%2Bprojects%2BKofi%2BDede%2Bsecond%2Bpipe%2BHHT%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oNc8KeXegrM/XNU2gJK2VXI/AAAAAAAABPQ/udkeYTp9x1QAsmn1g2PnZ4pz6c0HaHFPgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG-20190426-WA0003.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oNc8KeXegrM/XNU2gJK2VXI/AAAAAAAABPQ/udkeYTp9x1QAsmn1g2PnZ4pz6c0HaHFPgCEwYBhgL/s200/IMG-20190426-WA0003.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  249. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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  251. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Road to Kofi Dede and, above, &lt;br /&gt;
  252. boreholes&lt;br /&gt;
  253. repairs at the community&lt;br /&gt;
  254. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  255. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  256. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  257. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  258. Work has also been completed at boreholes in the communities of Ataaso and Besease.&lt;br /&gt;
  259. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  260. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  261. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;There are
  262. various communities currently under assessment and we have lined up a few more
  263. for further visits; this will allow us to gather insights into current and
  264. future needs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  266. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bIUu76RGRaA/XNU--3ydKZI/AAAAAAAABRo/8q7PR7Db2iIvHaEXkMv0cYgOzXcqvnoewCLcBGAs/s1600/Kojo%2BNkansah%2BWell.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;809&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bIUu76RGRaA/XNU--3ydKZI/AAAAAAAABRo/8q7PR7Db2iIvHaEXkMv0cYgOzXcqvnoewCLcBGAs/s200/Kojo%2BNkansah%2BWell.jpg&quot; width=&quot;149&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  267. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Assessment of future interventions&lt;br /&gt;
  268. at Kojo Nkansah sites&lt;br /&gt;
  269. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  270. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  271. &lt;br /&gt;
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  273. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bzBuraxfCWk/XNU_Cjxd7II/AAAAAAAABRs/f0-iVQZnCiUS_xRsl2n2Yx7EuK03av7_gCLcBGAs/s1600/Kwahu%2BAmanfrom%2BWater%2BSource%2Bfor%2BSchool%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bzBuraxfCWk/XNU_Cjxd7II/AAAAAAAABRs/f0-iVQZnCiUS_xRsl2n2Yx7EuK03av7_gCLcBGAs/s200/Kwahu%2BAmanfrom%2BWater%2BSource%2Bfor%2BSchool%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  274. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Amanfrom school grounds water source,&lt;br /&gt;
  275. one of sites proposed for intervention -drilling&lt;br /&gt;
  276. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  277. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  278. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  279. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  280. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  281. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  282. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;At the same
  283. time there is work currently ongoing in boreholes such as those at Kojo
  284. Nkansah, Bepong second site, and others. This will be included in our next blog
  285. post on Water.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  361. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;GIRL CHILD&amp;nbsp;EDUCATION &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  365. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;For the past
  366. few years, we have been working alongside a cluster of Fulani families that are
  367. settled on the hills surrounding the Buruku Rock. The area, abundant with green
  368. pastures ideal for cattle herding, is both home to and source of income for these
  369. families. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  375. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fulani children at the settlement&lt;br /&gt;
  376. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  378. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  381. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Road passing through farms and fulani grazing lands&lt;br /&gt;
  382. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  388. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fulani settlement near Tafo, Kwahu&lt;br /&gt;
  389. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  398. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Our initial
  399. aim was to ensure these families had access to an adequate source of water, key
  400. for their household and subsistence farming activities. In order to provide water
  401. security, we drilled a borehole and also built a concrete water reservoir -for
  402. added water storage. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  407. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Water borehole and water reservoir, SVG Projects&lt;br /&gt;
  408. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  411. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A second intervention
  412. consisted in the building of a classroom unit; over the past few years volunteers
  413. have been teaching the community’s children basic literacy and numeracy in the structure.
  414. Lately, a solar panel was added to the community –that lacks electricity – in order
  415. to allow for one source of light in the night and charging of phones and other
  416. devices.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  427. @svgarica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  439. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  440. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ebXHDBTlHh4/XFqebzoMpbI/AAAAAAAABDc/pA973zZsBzwPe6Hk5yTj-8GUE7Y6UPfNACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_6099.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ebXHDBTlHh4/XFqebzoMpbI/AAAAAAAABDc/pA973zZsBzwPe6Hk5yTj-8GUE7Y6UPfNACEwYBhgL/s200/IMG_6099.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  441. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Kids at the &#39;school&#39; facility being taught&lt;br /&gt;
  442. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  452. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  453. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;With less
  454. than ten percent of the men and two per cent of the women Fulani formally
  455. literate and numerate –these are average figures for Fulani populations in West
  456. Africa-, there is a wide gap between Fulani and non Fulani average literacy
  457. rates. Receiving formal education is an end not only in itself but also widens
  458. economic options and help in the integration into mainstream society.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  462. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U_Sj1rJu7n4/XFqeyJNJtVI/AAAAAAAABDw/X-yAoFUSZ0MEVSLA7xq85bZ3bDri4QTUACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_6440.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U_Sj1rJu7n4/XFqeyJNJtVI/AAAAAAAABDw/X-yAoFUSZ0MEVSLA7xq85bZ3bDri4QTUACEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_6440.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  463. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fulani woman sorting her farm product&lt;br /&gt;
  464. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  467. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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  469. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fulani women on their way to the &amp;nbsp;market&lt;br /&gt;
  470. to sell milk&lt;br /&gt;
  471. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  472. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  473. &lt;br /&gt;
  474. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  475. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XQGwjmBcJ3M/XFqerYZz_rI/AAAAAAAABEA/Xtxo_bvihpgRxcD2S-ou7ZUV6dpyormqgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_6125.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XQGwjmBcJ3M/XFqerYZz_rI/AAAAAAAABEA/Xtxo_bvihpgRxcD2S-ou7ZUV6dpyormqgCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_6125.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  476. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fulani woman in her house&lt;br /&gt;
  477. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  478. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  479. &lt;br /&gt;
  480. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  481. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VSIV4BOtxLU/XFqe5zNhzfI/AAAAAAAABEA/UAi3g50Kv2AvnmfP22ece6GafZVZS2mSACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_6444.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VSIV4BOtxLU/XFqe5zNhzfI/AAAAAAAABEA/UAi3g50Kv2AvnmfP22ece6GafZVZS2mSACEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_6444.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  482. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fulani girl helping out in the house chores&lt;br /&gt;
  483. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  484. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  485. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  486. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  487. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  488. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  489. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  490. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In general,
  491. Fulani populations in Ghana engage in the livestock production industry, and are
  492. semi nomadic –pastoralists. The so called ECOWAS Transhumance Protocol of 1998
  493. allows for herders to move across borders in search of pastures; despite this,
  494. there is a perennial confrontation between crop farmers and nomadic herdsmen that
  495. affects both human and food security. One of the most effective tools to combat
  496. conflict is to ensure better integration dynamics between these populations,
  497. and key to this is the formal education system.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  498. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  499. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  500. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  501. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D8bRYvhQEiU/XFqeZeIlALI/AAAAAAAABDI/pXIl2SCdRUMYTuJjsFSla7NSyy06v4HzgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_5405.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D8bRYvhQEiU/XFqeZeIlALI/AAAAAAAABDI/pXIl2SCdRUMYTuJjsFSla7NSyy06v4HzgCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_5405.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  502. &lt;br /&gt;
  503. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  504. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5TUJz3KWJRI/XFqeYXv7MpI/AAAAAAAABDI/ftyjWrUfPi4PTnuw05e4SXEkEvVZ8n4zACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_5413.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5TUJz3KWJRI/XFqeYXv7MpI/AAAAAAAABDI/ftyjWrUfPi4PTnuw05e4SXEkEvVZ8n4zACEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_5413.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  505. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fulani men and their cattle&lt;br /&gt;
  506. @svfgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  507. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  508. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  509. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  510. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  511. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  512. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  513. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In particular,
  514. in regards to young males, there is extensive literature on the direct association
  515. between unemployment and lower education levels and willingness to participate in
  516. civil unrest/violence.&amp;nbsp; The ethnic dynamic
  517. and issues such as perceptions of inequity in access to opportunities or
  518. resources also play a part in being a catalyst to unrest (World Bank, &lt;i&gt;The Challenge of Stability and Security in
  519. West Africa&lt;/i&gt;). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  520. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  521. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  522. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  523. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;When it comes
  524. to the girl child, education is vital, and it tackles several development
  525. challenges at once. In general, the higher the education levels of a woman, the
  526. lower her fertility rates. Added to this, an woman with at least basic
  527. education lets her children have better nutrition, health and education
  528. outcomes, while household income and overall family’s well being is increased. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  529. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  530. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  531. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  532. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VqQodMGa8JY/XFqeqSWMcFI/AAAAAAAABDk/ikNkxbdqUekpf1tSRULuwDbDeNBOwNbcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_6126.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;720&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VqQodMGa8JY/XFqeqSWMcFI/AAAAAAAABDk/ikNkxbdqUekpf1tSRULuwDbDeNBOwNbcwCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_6126.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  533. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fulani girls on their way to fetch wood for cooking&lt;br /&gt;
  534. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  535. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  536. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  537. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  538. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  539. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  540. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  541. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Traditionally,
  542. Fulani girls marry at a very young age. A girl past a certain age might be seen
  543. by her family as an economic ‘burden’, and cultural perceptions on the role of
  544. women as mothers, wives and carers for the children is key when considering
  545. whether a girl is sent to school or not. Having said this, most of the families
  546. we have spoken to are open to sending girls to school as long as it does not
  547. create added costs to their households. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  548. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  549. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  550. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  551. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;So after a
  552. few meetings with families in the communities, and discussions on the benefits
  553. to the families and the girls themselves, we agreed on sponsoring a total of five
  554. under 10 girls to the closest Primary Islamic School in the village of Tafo.
  555. School authorities were also contacted and discussions were held throughout, in
  556. order to ensure adequate monitoring and follow up. Our concern is to ensure
  557. continued attendance, and we have thus made transport to and from school
  558. available for the group.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  559. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  560. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  561. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  562. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lovhn-LhpKc/XFqfBfnSnrI/AAAAAAAABFM/Cc8exzBO3T0YowS6BZ6niboicNDT8oxXACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7473.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lovhn-LhpKc/XFqfBfnSnrI/AAAAAAAABFM/Cc8exzBO3T0YowS6BZ6niboicNDT8oxXACEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7473.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  563. &lt;br /&gt;
  564. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  565. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OY413zxSaG8/XFqfKqHvCiI/AAAAAAAABFM/tPzHgd2Zp0I0Lmw_o_KcTyJtnB4lXf3dACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7477.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OY413zxSaG8/XFqfKqHvCiI/AAAAAAAABFM/tPzHgd2Zp0I0Lmw_o_KcTyJtnB4lXf3dACEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7477.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  566. &lt;br /&gt;
  567. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  568. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B0gudRK9hqE/XFqfWz6GE6I/AAAAAAAABEY/UtEK85qAOhMz922OCx9Vtd2RtQt3wmr5wCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7494.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B0gudRK9hqE/XFqfWz6GE6I/AAAAAAAABEY/UtEK85qAOhMz922OCx9Vtd2RtQt3wmr5wCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7494.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  569. &lt;br /&gt;
  570. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  571. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a9DFOrZFw18/XFqfqKc-q9I/AAAAAAAABFE/HePf_ENcL0YwI0tWw6uNQEHLxAo3JWY7gCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7500.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a9DFOrZFw18/XFqfqKc-q9I/AAAAAAAABFE/HePf_ENcL0YwI0tWw6uNQEHLxAo3JWY7gCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7500.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  572. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Delivering books, school supplies and uniforms&lt;br /&gt;
  573. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  574. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  575. &lt;br /&gt;
  576. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  577. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7x7NBudxkMg/XFqeIpjEwQI/AAAAAAAABC4/4cudMU38f8QraoQc_LAiGi0kEwBJF8CwwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG-20190130-WA0005.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;809&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7x7NBudxkMg/XFqeIpjEwQI/AAAAAAAABC4/4cudMU38f8QraoQc_LAiGi0kEwBJF8CwwCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG-20190130-WA0005.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  578. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Girls sponsored at their school&lt;br /&gt;
  579. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  580. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  581. &lt;br /&gt;
  582. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  583. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oYQGBYz0zWE/XFqeJMJ-sJI/AAAAAAAABC4/R6aXYpLO8fMGAx9hjBzGcxipCImay52SQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Fulani%2BGirls%2BFist%2Bday%2Bat%2Bschool%2BAyisha%252C%2BFuleratu%2Band%2BAbiba%2BJan%2B19.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oYQGBYz0zWE/XFqeJMJ-sJI/AAAAAAAABC4/R6aXYpLO8fMGAx9hjBzGcxipCImay52SQCEwYBhgL/s320/Fulani%2BGirls%2BFist%2Bday%2Bat%2Bschool%2BAyisha%252C%2BFuleratu%2Band%2BAbiba%2BJan%2B19.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  584. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;First day at school&lt;br /&gt;
  585. @svgafrica2019&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  586. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  587. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  588. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  589. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  590. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The aim is to expand the program to include as many kids from the community as possible, while ensuring continued school attendance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  591. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  592. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  593. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  594. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A special
  595. thank you to Sarah and Trudy for initiating the sponsorships.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  596. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  597. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  598. &lt;br /&gt;
  599. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  600. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;If you want
  601. to support, contact us at info&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;@&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;svgafrica.org.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  603. BUILDING
  604. AND RENOVATION OF SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE KWAHU WEST DISTRICT&lt;/div&gt;
  605. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  606. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  607. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  608. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Saafi-
  609. December 2018.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  610. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  611. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  612. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  613. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;For the
  614. past six months our building teams have shifted the focus of their building and
  615. renovating work to the Kwahu West District. This is partly due to our aim to
  616. expand benefits of projects to wider populations and also partly thanks to the
  617. added support in funding and teams on the ground from our partner organizations
  618. (Anidaso Health and Original Volunteers).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  619. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  620. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  621. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  622. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Work
  623. commenced in Ataaso in the month of April/May 2018 and has continued
  624. uninterrupted up until this month of December in Ahantanang, Asasefufuo and
  625. Saafi.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  626. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  627. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  628. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  629. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Added
  630. funding allowed us to complete two boreholes located near the schools in
  631. Ahantanang and Ataaso, and we thus managed to tackle most of dynamics that
  632. affect school attendance and performance negatively – inadequate facilities,
  633. poor health due to water borne diseases, time used in water fetching and
  634. similar house chores and others. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  635. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  636. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  637. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  638. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  639. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  640. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OVaY5SPqnD8/XBj284vUZLI/AAAAAAAABA8/aICD0XGtak0SNEK0KxkZ3st_L5nnS7IFQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_6551.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OVaY5SPqnD8/XBj284vUZLI/AAAAAAAABA8/aICD0XGtak0SNEK0KxkZ3st_L5nnS7IFQCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_6551.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  641. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ataaso&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  642. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  643. &lt;br /&gt;
  644. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  645. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7xhjpkQFews/XBj2hTfzDiI/AAAAAAAABAA/kwDy9O747EAgWTiEnh-P41cFEiS9QuA-QCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_6533.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7xhjpkQFews/XBj2hTfzDiI/AAAAAAAABAA/kwDy9O747EAgWTiEnh-P41cFEiS9QuA-QCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_6533.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  648. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lnfSRCZf70k/XBj282w8YFI/AAAAAAAABAQ/ihyzYw2w_f8nt-UGV_6fUrXdC6DZaLjDQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_6567.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lnfSRCZf70k/XBj282w8YFI/AAAAAAAABAQ/ihyzYw2w_f8nt-UGV_6fUrXdC6DZaLjDQCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_6567.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  652. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Communitites and roads in the area&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  653. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  656. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  657. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  658. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  659. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Driving
  660. on&amp;nbsp; an untarred road on the outskirts of
  661. Nkawkaw we meet communities such as Saafi, Esaase, Asasefufuo, Ampeyoo,
  662. Apradan, Ahantanan and others. Driving into the forest reserve areas of the
  663. Kwahu West District are the communities of Ataaso and Yakoko. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  664. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  665. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  666. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  667. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;These are farming
  668. communities encircled by tropical rainforest. Ponds and marshy areas dot the
  669. landscape, and the deep gorges of a gold mine can be seen from the dusty road
  670. side. Government vehicles are currently working to open up and tar this road,
  671. which will improve communication between the farming communities and markets in
  672. urban centres.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  673. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
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  675. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  676. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mS2owjA2xVM/XBj2s42D7UI/AAAAAAAABAI/I6ScYv9PIxg3L7hRl3P5Ze4OodjDEotOACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_6529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mS2owjA2xVM/XBj2s42D7UI/AAAAAAAABAI/I6ScYv9PIxg3L7hRl3P5Ze4OodjDEotOACEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_6529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  677. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Road by the Esaase Gold Mines&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  678. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  679. &lt;br /&gt;
  680. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  681. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3HnLMcYi1q0/XBj3CUNve1I/AAAAAAAABBM/ZxWXSi5-3Jwl3CKZn0F3FfxzoA5HN_ZHACEwYBhgL/s1600/Screenshot_20180922-110153.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3HnLMcYi1q0/XBj3CUNve1I/AAAAAAAABBM/ZxWXSi5-3Jwl3CKZn0F3FfxzoA5HN_ZHACEwYBhgL/s320/Screenshot_20180922-110153.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  682. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Forest reserve and communities location&lt;br /&gt;@GoogleMaps&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  683. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  685. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  686. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  687. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The first
  688. project undertaken was at Ataaso. The goal was to build new classrooms and a
  689. new school block attached to the existing one. This project has been now completed.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  690. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  691. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  692. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  693. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c1iXe77yzrU/XBj2P9wvA6I/AAAAAAAAA_c/rZQw8TtMIVAVoCCIHoKczfmQZgDCxSglgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Ataaso%2Bbuildign%2Bproject%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1040&quot; data-original-width=&quot;780&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c1iXe77yzrU/XBj2P9wvA6I/AAAAAAAAA_c/rZQw8TtMIVAVoCCIHoKczfmQZgDCxSglgCEwYBhgL/s320/Ataaso%2Bbuildign%2Bproject%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  696. &lt;br /&gt;
  697. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  698. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JrX_eMckhhw/XBj3TY92Z6I/AAAAAAAABBw/r36oONRLl2omMSzut8cUCkJcnAURmfapgCEwYBhgL/s1600/ataaso%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JrX_eMckhhw/XBj3TY92Z6I/AAAAAAAABBw/r36oONRLl2omMSzut8cUCkJcnAURmfapgCEwYBhgL/s320/ataaso%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  699. &lt;br /&gt;
  700. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  701. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pjf9q5Dq8Yk/XBj3Plb5U_I/AAAAAAAABBw/z2TXfk8OH1UKmtaTSix6R9nNC0zu6w0rQCEwYBhgL/s1600/ataaso%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%252819%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;780&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1040&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pjf9q5Dq8Yk/XBj3Plb5U_I/AAAAAAAABBw/z2TXfk8OH1UKmtaTSix6R9nNC0zu6w0rQCEwYBhgL/s320/ataaso%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%252819%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  702. &lt;br /&gt;
  703. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  704. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WmaYAIMxTxI/XBj2PxuoUsI/AAAAAAAAA_g/6iTGBnv2ClY1M6zixBSDXwTmqNYXTbEyQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Ataaso%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%252830%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;780&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1040&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WmaYAIMxTxI/XBj2PxuoUsI/AAAAAAAAA_g/6iTGBnv2ClY1M6zixBSDXwTmqNYXTbEyQCEwYBhgL/s320/Ataaso%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%252830%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  707. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C-WwJQ07s0U/XBj3UA88-VI/AAAAAAAABBs/yp2_LUsRXMsCmZwWNDs3Uw0sIHFn0GraQCEwYBhgL/s1600/ataaso%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C-WwJQ07s0U/XBj3UA88-VI/AAAAAAAABBs/yp2_LUsRXMsCmZwWNDs3Uw0sIHFn0GraQCEwYBhgL/s320/ataaso%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  708. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Stages in the building project at Ataaso&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  712. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  713. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  714. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  715. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Why invest in schools
  716. renovation/expansions? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  717. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  718. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Overcrowded classrooms make unhealthy
  719. environments in which to learn. Ghana’s population pyramid showcases its high
  720. fertility rates: a youthful and very large, dependent population requiring government’s
  721. heavy investment in public health and education sectors. Plans to make senior
  722. high school education free demand an ever increasing investment in facilities –
  723. more and bigger classrooms, larger and new schools.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  724. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  725. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This
  726. is our contribution to the nation wide efforts in the Education sector.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  727. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  728. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  729. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  730. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;People from
  731. these communities often tell us about how school facilities built decades ago have
  732. never been renovated –and are sometimes downright hazardous to the children
  733. safety. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  734. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  735. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  736. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  737. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;After Ataaso,
  738. the second community where we intervened is that of Ahantanang. This is a
  739. rather large farming community with large numbers of primary and junior high
  740. school students. More than 400 populate the school we decided to renovate. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Various teams worked hard for three months to
  741. achieve our goal. We are really proud of the outcome –see pictures below.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  742. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  743. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  744. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  745. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-88t8jyFmi0w/XBj2LhHWetI/AAAAAAAAA_g/dAe6Yl4vGfArwImEmGzaVcAk28YyOqPVQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Ahantanan%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;780&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1040&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-88t8jyFmi0w/XBj2LhHWetI/AAAAAAAAA_g/dAe6Yl4vGfArwImEmGzaVcAk28YyOqPVQCEwYBhgL/s320/Ahantanan%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  748. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0yAyOHu8JzM/XBj2LqwBHfI/AAAAAAAAA_s/4EZk0XjX7WcP77Uk0a_OUSMyRg1u-L3zACEwYBhgL/s1600/Ahantanan%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1040&quot; data-original-width=&quot;780&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0yAyOHu8JzM/XBj2LqwBHfI/AAAAAAAAA_s/4EZk0XjX7WcP77Uk0a_OUSMyRg1u-L3zACEwYBhgL/s320/Ahantanan%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  751. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UglCJrG21-8/XBj2KBWR5-I/AAAAAAAAA_o/ZU3K9pJwWLYPueStwSZ4EkD7Aidt2frlQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Ahantanan%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%252815%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;780&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1040&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UglCJrG21-8/XBj2KBWR5-I/AAAAAAAAA_o/ZU3K9pJwWLYPueStwSZ4EkD7Aidt2frlQCEwYBhgL/s320/Ahantanan%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%252815%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  753. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  754. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Zr8q9K_hCQ/XBj2KCRzV6I/AAAAAAAAA_0/Hxhc9WBEmZYR_lMXQBu6Oujpecl_HQgJACEwYBhgL/s1600/Ahantanan%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%252816%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;780&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1040&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Zr8q9K_hCQ/XBj2KCRzV6I/AAAAAAAAA_0/Hxhc9WBEmZYR_lMXQBu6Oujpecl_HQgJACEwYBhgL/s320/Ahantanan%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%252816%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  755. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Buidling work at the community of Ahantanang&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  756. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  757. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  758. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  759. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  760. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  761. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  762. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;An aspect
  763. worth mentioning when discussing investing in the Education sector is the
  764. underfunding of schools and institutions in general in rural areas. Government
  765. prioritizes investment in urbanized, easier to reach schools. District
  766. Assemblies –local government- efforts are often insufficient due to budget allocations
  767. and constrains. Having said this, we should commend here the assistance of the
  768. Kwahu West Municipality; they supported our efforts by facilitating a vehicle
  769. to transport teams to building sites on a daily basis.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  772. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  773. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fj8LRB6Xg1w/XBj3LZ8fRPI/AAAAAAAABA0/hFu87eQcsxkyzZlALU6BylhqOYmNs8B-gCLcBGAs/s1600/ahantanan%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fj8LRB6Xg1w/XBj3LZ8fRPI/AAAAAAAABA0/hFu87eQcsxkyzZlALU6BylhqOYmNs8B-gCLcBGAs/s320/ahantanan%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  775. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  776. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-224Rbfhqc2A/XBj3LtDSJ_I/AAAAAAAABA4/jHB2QTWT0oAe1ZUd8iJTc8l1wX4qJK8egCLcBGAs/s1600/ahantanan%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-224Rbfhqc2A/XBj3LtDSJ_I/AAAAAAAABA4/jHB2QTWT0oAe1ZUd8iJTc8l1wX4qJK8egCLcBGAs/s320/ahantanan%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  777. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ahantanang school block completed&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  778. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  779. &lt;br /&gt;
  780. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  781. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Fk8AnrMxaY/XBj2gPsEkkI/AAAAAAAAA_8/4IQIsr2S-nQifFpz4PCURevzmyTgD5mrgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_6503.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Fk8AnrMxaY/XBj2gPsEkkI/AAAAAAAAA_8/4IQIsr2S-nQifFpz4PCURevzmyTgD5mrgCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_6503.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  782. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Borehole completed at the Ahantanang school premises&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  783. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  786. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  787. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  788. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  789. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Another school we have almost completed
  790. is the D/A Primary/JHS school at Saafi, also in the Kwahu West District. Upon
  791. initially meeting with school authorities, a desire to renovate a near
  792. derelict, unused building belonging to the school was expressed. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  795. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  796. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;After two months of work we are now
  797. in the final stages of this intervention, which has included redoing the
  798. building’s walls and floors, plastering and painting.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  803. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  804. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0kMb-tC5H-g/XBj3XPWnhlI/AAAAAAAABBo/grw7m1mlyhcRjElO5DRVxpj2eEJArGGzgCEwYBhgL/s1600/saafi.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1040&quot; data-original-width=&quot;780&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0kMb-tC5H-g/XBj3XPWnhlI/AAAAAAAABBo/grw7m1mlyhcRjElO5DRVxpj2eEJArGGzgCEwYBhgL/s320/saafi.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  808. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o-pFLliIvPI/XBj2-Hvk2uI/AAAAAAAABBo/opBlHypgDDgWXaVZiKm43TD3KG-ZKVw1wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Saafi%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1040&quot; data-original-width=&quot;780&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o-pFLliIvPI/XBj2-Hvk2uI/AAAAAAAABBo/opBlHypgDDgWXaVZiKm43TD3KG-ZKVw1wCEwYBhgL/s320/Saafi%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  809. &lt;br /&gt;
  810. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  811. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sYn9AMxFdxw/XBj3Z3g6sqI/AAAAAAAABBs/OlqGJrU6BQMg-dLg8_O1PbQz_lRh8MwuwCEwYBhgL/s1600/saafi%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sYn9AMxFdxw/XBj3Z3g6sqI/AAAAAAAABBs/OlqGJrU6BQMg-dLg8_O1PbQz_lRh8MwuwCEwYBhgL/s320/saafi%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  815. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UmaTHIcqir4/XBj2-3EWSqI/AAAAAAAABBk/lmS7f7b5-qAnApFji-ekWclOab1h5J7fQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Saafi%2Bpainting%2B%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;780&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1040&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UmaTHIcqir4/XBj2-3EWSqI/AAAAAAAABBk/lmS7f7b5-qAnApFji-ekWclOab1h5J7fQCEwYBhgL/s320/Saafi%2Bpainting%2B%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  817. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  818. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HvrgXj7yNCA/XBj2_CrQrZI/AAAAAAAABA8/vEf8W6xDLPE5U2VEXhUiHsHKOIruQrqNACEwYBhgL/s1600/Saafi%2Bpainting%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1040&quot; data-original-width=&quot;780&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HvrgXj7yNCA/XBj2_CrQrZI/AAAAAAAABA8/vEf8W6xDLPE5U2VEXhUiHsHKOIruQrqNACEwYBhgL/s320/Saafi%2Bpainting%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  819. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Saafi buidling project&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  820. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  826. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;While involved in the renovation of
  827. these three schools our volunteer teams also repainted other schools -
  828. Amanfrom amongst them-, and have begun building work in a fourth school at Asaasefufuo.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  830. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  832. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TDzBY64Qzeo/XBj3JbHn3vI/AAAAAAAABBo/AVUTA_d7m6MQEZuSHos_kJuSIYKAleEOwCEwYBhgL/s1600/amanfrom%2Bpainting%2B%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TDzBY64Qzeo/XBj3JbHn3vI/AAAAAAAABBo/AVUTA_d7m6MQEZuSHos_kJuSIYKAleEOwCEwYBhgL/s320/amanfrom%2Bpainting%2B%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  835. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IBQDM-PrTl4/XBj3KqRFQnI/AAAAAAAABBk/6ToB7OYescc9MIDtiwa9alKT-qyifaDdQCEwYBhgL/s1600/amanfrom%2Bpainting%2B%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IBQDM-PrTl4/XBj3KqRFQnI/AAAAAAAABBk/6ToB7OYescc9MIDtiwa9alKT-qyifaDdQCEwYBhgL/s320/amanfrom%2Bpainting%2B%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  838. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wiI0H1AMGlg/XBj2MpJfKbI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/IsC9dS778AcrltxJvNtDOznHLGjXb4tGwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Ahantanan%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2Bpainting%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1024&quot; data-original-width=&quot;576&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wiI0H1AMGlg/XBj2MpJfKbI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/IsC9dS778AcrltxJvNtDOznHLGjXb4tGwCEwYBhgL/s320/Ahantanan%2Bbuilding%2Bproject%2Bpainting%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;180&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  840. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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  842. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Amanfrom M/A and Asasefufuo renovation projects&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  843. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  854. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  855. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
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  857. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  858. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Kwahu Nsabah
  859. - May 2018.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  860. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  861. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  862. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  863. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Since
  864. January 2018, SVG teams have been involved in the construction and renovation of
  865. educational facilities in three separate communities; Bepong, Kwahu Nsabah and
  866. a Fulani settlements near Tafo.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  868. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  870. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Various teams
  871. of staff and volunteers were assembled with the ultimate goal to provide
  872. Primary and Junior High school students with an adequate and safe environment. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  873. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  874. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  875. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  876. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This is of
  877. particular importance during the rainy season – from April to October. Thunderstorms
  878. and heavy downpours tear down roofs, walls and furniture. &amp;nbsp;Families might feel reluctant to send their children
  879. to schools in such conditions, and as a result attendance and performance is
  880. affected. &amp;nbsp;Existing urban/rural gaps –financial,
  881. road infrastructure and others- get in the way of fixing the problem. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  882. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  883. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  884. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  885. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Aside from
  886. this, school facilities built as early as the 80s have not been renovated
  887. and/or are inadequate for current very large youthful population&amp;nbsp; (overcrowded classrooms).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  888. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  889. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  890. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  891. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In order to improve education outcomes in rural
  892. settings, it is thus important to build safe facilities that respect teachers
  893. and students physical well being and integrity in the classroom. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  894. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  895. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  896. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  897. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The pictures below show classrooms at schools visited, currently being used by students.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  898. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  899. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  900. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  901. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  902. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  903. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ObxccRxpdtY/Wwvmz3X9HwI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/X7Cpftzxfrw2Jp7_IfjzD5Nx1y0JFAHKQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ObxccRxpdtY/Wwvmz3X9HwI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/X7Cpftzxfrw2Jp7_IfjzD5Nx1y0JFAHKQCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjCOGlZQekc/WwvmqISxSlI/AAAAAAAAA6E/qkOxjVvE8zUdvJcmgOjCBz3sjS_FvEdugCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252854%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjCOGlZQekc/WwvmqISxSlI/AAAAAAAAA6E/qkOxjVvE8zUdvJcmgOjCBz3sjS_FvEdugCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252854%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  906. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-obTIgRXjP7Y/WwvmkyRxYiI/AAAAAAAAA6I/RbOW-CcwotEzJGBBJFiedxBHmILv4REzACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252852%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-obTIgRXjP7Y/WwvmkyRxYiI/AAAAAAAAA6I/RbOW-CcwotEzJGBBJFiedxBHmILv4REzACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252852%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-krGy6s_33lI/WwvmenLzvSI/AAAAAAAAA5o/Va48iMYztWwrfKtrKbkud4IWENZjmBpeQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252848%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-krGy6s_33lI/WwvmenLzvSI/AAAAAAAAA5o/Va48iMYztWwrfKtrKbkud4IWENZjmBpeQCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252848%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  907. &lt;br /&gt;
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  909. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_l3cSMueBYs/WwvmfYQ7-qI/AAAAAAAAA5s/ibLVbnMEMEE6tj1gAIEzzZXPbG50mMulwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252847%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_l3cSMueBYs/WwvmfYQ7-qI/AAAAAAAAA5s/ibLVbnMEMEE6tj1gAIEzzZXPbG50mMulwCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252847%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o0WpBZJl9NU/WwvmazXa7qI/AAAAAAAAA5o/Yq2-A3QeFgsbiQAFD8Pa51y57tleQdFKwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252846%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o0WpBZJl9NU/WwvmazXa7qI/AAAAAAAAA5o/Yq2-A3QeFgsbiQAFD8Pa51y57tleQdFKwCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252846%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  910. &lt;br /&gt;
  911. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  912. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wSko3fRnSvM/WwvmTBDYlUI/AAAAAAAAA5E/PQA6a-yK-2c3wHr8d7aAI9jB2L73XoOdQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252836%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;684&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1216&quot; height=&quot;112&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wSko3fRnSvM/WwvmTBDYlUI/AAAAAAAAA5E/PQA6a-yK-2c3wHr8d7aAI9jB2L73XoOdQCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252836%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P0C75H0ja0k/WwvmS2M92DI/AAAAAAAAA5A/NX5hXvUPWJ4Az5sQSPZ1q1fc3jLzrJQRQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252835%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;684&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1216&quot; height=&quot;112&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P0C75H0ja0k/WwvmS2M92DI/AAAAAAAAA5A/NX5hXvUPWJ4Az5sQSPZ1q1fc3jLzrJQRQCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252835%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  914. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  915. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5s4En8UPNDs/Wwvmc2KmJhI/AAAAAAAAA6E/8CfVrcMESWMEhvwnijvGVOAsXQbS433jwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5s4En8UPNDs/Wwvmc2KmJhI/AAAAAAAAA6E/8CfVrcMESWMEhvwnijvGVOAsXQbS433jwCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  916. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  917. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  918. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  919. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GvEFMrOxGEI/WwvmrsmovdI/AAAAAAAAA6M/LZfsr4zL5U8kxVQrsvlgYP5zA4DGx-baACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GvEFMrOxGEI/WwvmrsmovdI/AAAAAAAAA6M/LZfsr4zL5U8kxVQrsvlgYP5zA4DGx-baACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  920. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Schools structures in current use&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  921. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  922. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  923. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  924. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  925. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  926. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  927. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The first project we embarked on was
  928. a three classroom unit built for young children in Bepong, in order to address
  929. their problem with overpopulated KG and lower primary facilities in the
  930. community – i.e. a single large room hosting 100&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;±&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt; restless kids.
  931. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  932. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  933. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This intervention launched our
  934. action plan for the Education Sector in 2018.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  935. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  936. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  937. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  938. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A large unit
  939. consisting of three well lit, airy and spacious classrooms, storage area and
  940. changing area was raised. Near a woody shaded area, the aim was to provide an
  941. ample and safe space for play and study time. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  942. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  943. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  944. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  945. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;For the volunteers
  946. that take part, it is a rewarding aspect of their involvement to witness&amp;nbsp;fully functional structures being raised –i.e.
  947. a building is constructed, a borehole is drilled etc. Hard work produces tangible,
  948. quantifiable outcomes; goals achieved can be seen, and are highly motivational.
  949. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  950. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  951. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  952. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  953. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gyCByG1vbLo/WwvmpL_CZOI/AAAAAAAAA58/2nxn-PNPTvsp-i9r_SFDQc56SiGIzd07wCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%25286%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gyCByG1vbLo/WwvmpL_CZOI/AAAAAAAAA58/2nxn-PNPTvsp-i9r_SFDQc56SiGIzd07wCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%25286%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7DZDpMmLjdg/WwvmPZm1uzI/AAAAAAAAA5A/Rd2XRoXidUksXCPaNebdPo4IjB3VOm3vgCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252825%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7DZDpMmLjdg/WwvmPZm1uzI/AAAAAAAAA5A/Rd2XRoXidUksXCPaNebdPo4IjB3VOm3vgCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252825%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  955. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  956. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ixxOziMAgY8/WwvmLhdN34I/AAAAAAAAA4s/28nqU4kCThoHAUgNmG8FTM-mE3kg7CdNACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252824%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;540&quot; data-original-width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ixxOziMAgY8/WwvmLhdN34I/AAAAAAAAA4s/28nqU4kCThoHAUgNmG8FTM-mE3kg7CdNACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252824%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RYNGaYhn03E/WwvmPEGptKI/AAAAAAAAA5s/LOP7qlpBCOAiwpgOzVwZN_paA0tLysR6ACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252822%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RYNGaYhn03E/WwvmPEGptKI/AAAAAAAAA5s/LOP7qlpBCOAiwpgOzVwZN_paA0tLysR6ACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252822%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  957. &lt;br /&gt;
  958. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  959. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ylu84UHDZ2Q/WwvmPbQXSlI/AAAAAAAAA6A/kfdXFXeqeaQEItPGDpZcYIB30r48O2-MwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252826%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ylu84UHDZ2Q/WwvmPbQXSlI/AAAAAAAAA6A/kfdXFXeqeaQEItPGDpZcYIB30r48O2-MwCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252826%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NDXokg9uEak/WwvmQO_BWvI/AAAAAAAAA5s/i8TbKas6FO4t6znZtu-sAIWUgfs6FSs2ACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252828%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;810&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NDXokg9uEak/WwvmQO_BWvI/AAAAAAAAA5s/i8TbKas6FO4t6znZtu-sAIWUgfs6FSs2ACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252828%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  961. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  962. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dRxyUBSGHXc/WwvmQ-zSNCI/AAAAAAAAA5A/NYB2s00cpakxejK37mH7W_I2BzPQu8P9gCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252830%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;810&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dRxyUBSGHXc/WwvmQ-zSNCI/AAAAAAAAA5A/NYB2s00cpakxejK37mH7W_I2BzPQu8P9gCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252830%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  963. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  964. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  965. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  966. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R9Ef3HjuKBo/WwvmQEk7jbI/AAAAAAAAA5s/nukJdeNjL9kdz-UPUtRtNmWb8utCcwTfwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252829%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;810&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R9Ef3HjuKBo/WwvmQEk7jbI/AAAAAAAAA5s/nukJdeNjL9kdz-UPUtRtNmWb8utCcwTfwCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252829%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  967. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Construction phases in a school in the&lt;br /&gt;community of Bepong&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  968. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  969. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  970. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  971. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  972. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  973. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  974. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Our second community building project
  975. this year was undertaken at the D/A – District Assembly- school at Kwahu
  976. Nsabah. Initial assessments identified health and safety concerns in the Junior
  977. High School unit. The first aspect of our involvement thus tackled renovations
  978. at the JHS block. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  979. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  980. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Teams of staff and volunteers worked
  981. to renew walls, floors and repainted the school block.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  982. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
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  984. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  985. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;On a second phase, a water borehole
  986. used by the student population was completed –with a mechanic water pump set up,
  987. and finally we ensured sponsorship towards the registration of all students at
  988. the Primary School department with the National Health Insurance Scheme.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  989. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  990. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  991. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  992. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The multilayered approach to addressing
  993. health and safety gaps of students and in the premises was completed in the
  994. second week of May. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  995. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
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  1004. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D83-auSORnM/Wwvmelyzy9I/AAAAAAAAA6A/FXYDJoHaYz0pwNf6Na1fSqVjjwo_PJdmQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252850%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;531&quot; data-original-width=&quot;944&quot; height=&quot;112&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D83-auSORnM/Wwvmelyzy9I/AAAAAAAAA6A/FXYDJoHaYz0pwNf6Na1fSqVjjwo_PJdmQCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252850%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MdEBg220zss/WwvmIYYMszI/AAAAAAAAA5E/K6I7sbqkJ8cdbDHrtSg9N9tttBOSvLqogCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252813%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MdEBg220zss/WwvmIYYMszI/AAAAAAAAA5E/K6I7sbqkJ8cdbDHrtSg9N9tttBOSvLqogCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252813%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1006. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1007. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUdnTDbgf8Q/WwvmvlhJk4I/AAAAAAAAA6I/XzAAoKZHrKcSTiKxRD9xX5FH_u3YU2wYgCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUdnTDbgf8Q/WwvmvlhJk4I/AAAAAAAAA6I/XzAAoKZHrKcSTiKxRD9xX5FH_u3YU2wYgCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1009. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  1011. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDKS4EPJRtQ/WwvmKSU-pYI/AAAAAAAAA5o/wPBTG5P2DWgBTyEgU02loiVfcGcQz6aVACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252815%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDKS4EPJRtQ/WwvmKSU-pYI/AAAAAAAAA5o/wPBTG5P2DWgBTyEgU02loiVfcGcQz6aVACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252815%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1012. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Renovation of JHS unit block&lt;br /&gt;and NHIS student registration&lt;br /&gt;of all Primary Level students&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1013. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  1015. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1018. &lt;br /&gt;
  1019. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1020. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Finally, a small
  1021. settlement of farmers and herdsmen who live and work near the Afram river saw
  1022. its ‘school’ block and water reservoir renovated. Added to this, our team built
  1023. a urinal/toilet area for the kids who attend lessons taught by volunteer teachers.
  1024. &amp;nbsp;The water borehole was repaired and
  1025. water started flowing again the first week of May.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1026. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
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  1028. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1029. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8K8jJbLJ_8/WwvmlhJSbqI/AAAAAAAAA58/vRrVuMQOSkQ57wsyd8vMLwsdlJ44UAOTACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252855%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8K8jJbLJ_8/WwvmlhJSbqI/AAAAAAAAA58/vRrVuMQOSkQ57wsyd8vMLwsdlJ44UAOTACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252855%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1030. &lt;br /&gt;
  1031. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1032. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7CqJQoLl0t4/WwvmFbn8eZI/AAAAAAAAA5o/SDYGiqRO_Tgl3X8jiLaEJaxKluUbOE1MgCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B20%2B%252812%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7CqJQoLl0t4/WwvmFbn8eZI/AAAAAAAAA5o/SDYGiqRO_Tgl3X8jiLaEJaxKluUbOE1MgCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B20%2B%252812%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1034. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1035. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZLRPkjtZIY/WwvrssjFU-I/AAAAAAAAA6Y/AFFnwsGij98cmgNv6eDbiqSSxY9MF9ybQCLcBGAs/s1600/blg%2B20.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;810&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZLRPkjtZIY/WwvrssjFU-I/AAAAAAAAA6Y/AFFnwsGij98cmgNv6eDbiqSSxY9MF9ybQCLcBGAs/s200/blg%2B20.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1036. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Borehole repairs and construction&lt;br /&gt;and renovations at a settlement near&lt;br /&gt;the Volta Lake&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1037. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  1041. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1042. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1043. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The
  1044. pictures above show the condition of the projects before, and after, work
  1045. undertaken by SVG teams. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1046. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1047. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1048. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1049. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A reminder
  1050. that SVG’s involvement in the sector goes beyond, to include distribution of
  1051. educational and sports materials to schools, sponsorships at various levels and
  1052. teaching assisting work.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1053. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1054. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1055. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1056. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Plans for
  1057. the June- September period aim to expand on current activities. These will
  1058. still focus on buildings with a public use– public schools, community boreholes,
  1059. and community libraries. The &lt;i&gt;public good &lt;/i&gt;nature
  1060. of such facilities and their utility, functionality benefitting larger groups of people.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1061. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1062. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1063. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1064. Check out our webpage www.svgafrica.org for more.&lt;/div&gt;
  1065. &lt;br /&gt;
  1066. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1067. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1068. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://svgafricablog.blogspot.com/feeds/7567938921329215167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://svgafricablog.blogspot.com/2018/05/kwahu-nsabah-may-2018.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2664654681826896192/posts/default/7567938921329215167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2664654681826896192/posts/default/7567938921329215167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://svgafricablog.blogspot.com/2018/05/kwahu-nsabah-may-2018.html' title='Re-building Schools'/><author><name>svgafrica</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15343716624605160515</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52kV2nhYfVEqxUp9k0eHrrM8_axphCyx9Cf2v61ACzSGbBzgfPV4EJU8NZUuN6eemgK2wwVT63WqNrvgJRJ5XqaF4CP00M1mC1tPYm1J5vs7Hoxm6jZoqfkNFmg_UMSo/s220/fulani+village+borehole+%2864%29.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ObxccRxpdtY/Wwvmz3X9HwI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/X7Cpftzxfrw2Jp7_IfjzD5Nx1y0JFAHKQCEwYBhgL/s72-c/blog%2B20.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664654681826896192.post-6217588155583802200</id><published>2018-04-12T09:16:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2018-04-12T09:24:24.878-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1069. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;A bit of &#39;anidaso&#39; (hope)...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1070. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1071. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Kwahu Districts, March 2018&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1072. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1073. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;In
  1074. March 2018, one and a half years after their last trip to Ghana, a team from
  1075. partner charity Anidaso visited us. Medical doctors, nurses, audiologists, an engineer
  1076. and non medical staff volunteered for two weeks in local communities and
  1077. institutions.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1078. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1079. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Hosted
  1080. in the village of Aduamoah, three separate teams conducted their work at the
  1081. Kwahu Government Hospital and local communities (Jejeti, Mangoase, Besease, Atuobikrom,
  1082. Kwahu Nsabah, Oframanse and Kotoso), and at the Koforidua School for the Deaf.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1083. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1084. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DqxDdUzE9iU/Ws91pcEaCwI/AAAAAAAAAxs/b3tJFwPrk2YlUp1WWzyFPlUCYWtNOUPJACLcBGAs/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1032&quot; data-original-width=&quot;774&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DqxDdUzE9iU/Ws91pcEaCwI/AAAAAAAAAxs/b3tJFwPrk2YlUp1WWzyFPlUCYWtNOUPJACLcBGAs/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1085. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;SVG/Anidaso Team talking on local &lt;br /&gt;
  1086. radio about their mission&lt;br /&gt;
  1087. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1088. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1089. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1090. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;These
  1091. visits have taken place every other year over the past decade, and have aimed
  1092. at tackling some of the challenges observed and experienced on the ground in
  1093. early visits. To this end, Anidaso engages its professionals in various settings
  1094. and in close partnership with local health professionals and institutions –clinics,
  1095. district hospitals, and Ministry of Health staff.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1096. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1097. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1098. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1099. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BFp_0KX5TNY/Ws93ALarcLI/AAAAAAAAA0w/dRyZLBy8_MkvVfEcSdzUpbm3cfrweISOQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252828%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BFp_0KX5TNY/Ws93ALarcLI/AAAAAAAAA0w/dRyZLBy8_MkvVfEcSdzUpbm3cfrweISOQCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252828%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1100. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Surgical Team members&lt;br /&gt;
  1101. talking to local staff&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1102. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1103. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1104. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3oIjr3QRb4E/Ws93qf-QDBI/AAAAAAAAA0w/mGvu3Bw75uUUcP6ETVvV8mR1ecdXL5p4QCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252833%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3oIjr3QRb4E/Ws93qf-QDBI/AAAAAAAAA0w/mGvu3Bw75uUUcP6ETVvV8mR1ecdXL5p4QCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252833%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1105. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Medical team working &lt;br /&gt;
  1106. alongside community &lt;br /&gt;
  1107. clinics&lt;br /&gt;
  1108. nurses&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1109. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1110. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1111. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zX6N9KmWcDY/Ws92wWo-TxI/AAAAAAAAAzc/-QUwt6ewcB4H3fdZDEIuWt4-8Rr8FTbDgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252826%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zX6N9KmWcDY/Ws92wWo-TxI/AAAAAAAAAzc/-QUwt6ewcB4H3fdZDEIuWt4-8Rr8FTbDgCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252826%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1112. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Medical Team at&lt;br /&gt;
  1113. Atuobikrom Clinic&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1114. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1115. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1116. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jJx1oKgZ-Pg/Ws910p39NnI/AAAAAAAAAyg/-OGENmMWJdEsyCdr1NTS5w_Fxqhq5BhSwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252812%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jJx1oKgZ-Pg/Ws910p39NnI/AAAAAAAAAyg/-OGENmMWJdEsyCdr1NTS5w_Fxqhq5BhSwCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252812%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1117. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Audiology team at&lt;br /&gt;
  1118. Kwahu Gov Hospital&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1119. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1120. &lt;br /&gt;
  1121. &lt;br /&gt;
  1122. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1123. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1124. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1125. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1126. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1127. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1128. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1129. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1130. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1131. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1132. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1133. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1134. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1135. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uI5pHSXU8mA/Ws94RRRZybI/AAAAAAAAA0w/pkZCnD3bfeYYNVMXPg2VJkn4Uei00jkGgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252842%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uI5pHSXU8mA/Ws94RRRZybI/AAAAAAAAA0w/pkZCnD3bfeYYNVMXPg2VJkn4Uei00jkGgCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252842%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1136. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Anidaso Medical Team members &lt;br /&gt;
  1137. with local health personnel&lt;br /&gt;
  1138. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1139. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1140. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1141. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HP1Crmmsc-Q/Ws93Lo8naVI/AAAAAAAAA0c/lm50cQbuI98B4lNrQ_wT7-e3OxfS_cQjQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252829%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; display: inline !important; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HP1Crmmsc-Q/Ws93Lo8naVI/AAAAAAAAA0c/lm50cQbuI98B4lNrQ_wT7-e3OxfS_cQjQCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252829%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1142. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Medical Team takling to local health staff&lt;br /&gt;
  1143. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1144. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1145. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1146. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1147. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1148. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;According
  1149. to current figures, Ghana has a ratio of 1 doctor for every 8000 people on
  1150. average; this is even more lopsided in rural areas. Health facilities in non
  1151. urban locations are spread in such ways that discourage many from patronage. As
  1152. in many developed countries, it proves challenging to convince trained doctors
  1153. to live and work in rural/isolated areas. &amp;nbsp;The situation is worse in community clinic
  1154. facilities –none of the clinics we were hosted at in Jejeti, Besease, Oframanse
  1155. and Atuobikrom had medical doctors; Besease doesn’t even have a midwife. Medical
  1156. mission teams assist local understaffed set ups and provide these with medical
  1157. doctors, added nursing staff and much needed medical supplies. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1158. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1159. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nEjOOOxwF1w/Ws931zqrrtI/AAAAAAAAA0s/3bhxPnc08LA_PpIhsH8qtWYqOiVpZxkbQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252839%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nEjOOOxwF1w/Ws931zqrrtI/AAAAAAAAA0s/3bhxPnc08LA_PpIhsH8qtWYqOiVpZxkbQCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252839%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1160. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Besease Clinic&lt;br /&gt;
  1161. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1162. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1163. &lt;br /&gt;
  1164. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1165. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TltemDy7VD4/Ws94QfXO2yI/AAAAAAAAA00/X2TTkEZjKQkqBWWg5jj87ZUF16Q4PiFuQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252840%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;212&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TltemDy7VD4/Ws94QfXO2yI/AAAAAAAAA00/X2TTkEZjKQkqBWWg5jj87ZUF16Q4PiFuQCEwYBhgL/s320/Blog%2B19%2B%252840%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1166. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Besease Clinic Staff nurses and&lt;br /&gt;
  1167. Anidaso Medical Team nurses&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1168. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1169. &lt;br /&gt;
  1170. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1171. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-23hmNVyudMs/Ws92D_QFChI/AAAAAAAAAzc/YuIBklCaH_EEWyVVwrLrcaLXY-BUUkjUQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252816%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-23hmNVyudMs/Ws92D_QFChI/AAAAAAAAAzc/YuIBklCaH_EEWyVVwrLrcaLXY-BUUkjUQCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252816%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1172. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Oframanse Clinic&lt;br /&gt;
  1173. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1174. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1175. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1176. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tCVAs00Uimg/Ws93-JAw13I/AAAAAAAAA00/qNrGKl0-JMovEafP7xt8B5gDMdm7Q_x-ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252841%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tCVAs00Uimg/Ws93-JAw13I/AAAAAAAAA00/qNrGKl0-JMovEafP7xt8B5gDMdm7Q_x-ACEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252841%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1177. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Anidaso&#39;s engineer&lt;br /&gt;
  1178. checking an autoclave at&lt;br /&gt;
  1179. Jejeti Clinic&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1180. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1181. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1182. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1183. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1184. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Lack
  1185. of specialists hinders quality delivery of services. District hospitals are currently
  1186. working to add to their human resources –for instance with the addition of an
  1187. OB/GYN and soon a surgeon at the Kwahu Government Hospital. &amp;nbsp;Anidaso’s mission has thus ensured the
  1188. presence of specialists in their teams: Audiologists, Pediatricians, Surgeons,
  1189. OB-GYN and others. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1190. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1191. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;There are further dilemmas on the
  1192. ground, such as those experienced in medical outreaches in remote, resource
  1193. limited settings. &amp;nbsp;In the absence of lab
  1194. testing and equipment (scans, electrocardiograms, etc) health professionals
  1195. must overcome challenges and be equipped to work with what is available to them.
  1196. Anidaso teams usually spend months before their trip preparing, in order to
  1197. face these constrains. These teams have always strived to dealing with patients
  1198. in ways that do not conflict with local protocols or that compete with that
  1199. provided by local clinicians, and prior visits have allowed for preparedness.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1200. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1201. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SrdwgNbOgYc/Ws94zK52m1I/AAAAAAAAA1c/0c17MYIqrfoFqomP0eY_x2S2lMEO0reEQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252844%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SrdwgNbOgYc/Ws94zK52m1I/AAAAAAAAA1c/0c17MYIqrfoFqomP0eY_x2S2lMEO0reEQCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252844%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1202. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Cleaning wounds at&lt;br /&gt;
  1203. Kwahu Nsabah&lt;br /&gt;
  1204. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1205. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1206. &lt;br /&gt;
  1207. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1208. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qcnIweg2HxU/Ws94QEE8iDI/AAAAAAAAA0s/6pPxuDxnkWAyetBjSvWASNAjF23YUihQgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252843%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;212&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qcnIweg2HxU/Ws94QEE8iDI/AAAAAAAAA0s/6pPxuDxnkWAyetBjSvWASNAjF23YUihQgCEwYBhgL/s320/Blog%2B19%2B%252843%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1209. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Anidaso&#39;s Occupational Therapist&lt;br /&gt;
  1210. at work in Oframanse&lt;br /&gt;
  1211. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1212. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1213. &lt;br /&gt;
  1214. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1215. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4EoKVeRQXO4/Ws94_S-lnBI/AAAAAAAAA1c/g7wSG5rLQRwOcYprtFRPr4oOhyYm6H72wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252845%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4EoKVeRQXO4/Ws94_S-lnBI/AAAAAAAAA1c/g7wSG5rLQRwOcYprtFRPr4oOhyYm6H72wCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252845%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1216. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;At work at Nsabah&lt;br /&gt;
  1217. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1218. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1219. &lt;br /&gt;
  1220. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1221. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p1HD0e2SpoA/Ws9225eYGFI/AAAAAAAAA0c/uu3X8vv_6yEFL7SftYR9DcmUe5B1DMkzwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252822%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;212&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p1HD0e2SpoA/Ws9225eYGFI/AAAAAAAAA0c/uu3X8vv_6yEFL7SftYR9DcmUe5B1DMkzwCEwYBhgL/s320/Blog%2B19%2B%252822%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1222. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A very hot day working at&lt;br /&gt;
  1223. Mangoase/Asubone&lt;br /&gt;
  1224. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1225. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1226. &lt;br /&gt;
  1227. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1228. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6Qe6w6Xtr0/Ws92dc70fYI/AAAAAAAAAzc/0ic12kjsj2k0YCekCA0DWpXmTyupPKzAgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252821%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6Qe6w6Xtr0/Ws92dc70fYI/AAAAAAAAAzc/0ic12kjsj2k0YCekCA0DWpXmTyupPKzAgCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252821%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1229. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Mangoase screenings&lt;br /&gt;
  1230. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1231. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1232. &lt;br /&gt;
  1233. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1234. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jx0BLmDp2Sk/Ws92OV4JEMI/AAAAAAAAAy4/BWzbxUhXjZskD_XfHqIUzGLezv0qYQu_QCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jx0BLmDp2Sk/Ws92OV4JEMI/AAAAAAAAAy4/BWzbxUhXjZskD_XfHqIUzGLezv0qYQu_QCEwYBhgL/s320/Blog%2B19%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;212&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1235. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Testing the little&lt;br /&gt;
  1236. ones for malaria&lt;br /&gt;
  1237. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1238. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1239. &lt;br /&gt;
  1240. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1241. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yWZsW7n7rpY/Ws92lpQjI2I/AAAAAAAAA0c/TLw3fxEYb8MHpjrf4Zh2GJwf7HswP99MwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252823%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yWZsW7n7rpY/Ws92lpQjI2I/AAAAAAAAA0c/TLw3fxEYb8MHpjrf4Zh2GJwf7HswP99MwCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252823%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1242. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Screenings at Mangoase&lt;br /&gt;
  1243. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1244. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1245. &lt;br /&gt;
  1246. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1247. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ghOCgRfGC7I/Ws91-QhMkxI/AAAAAAAAAy0/vrCgX00GbAI3SEMgIj7sQ2lf2Tou17f9ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252814%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ghOCgRfGC7I/Ws91-QhMkxI/AAAAAAAAAy0/vrCgX00GbAI3SEMgIj7sQ2lf2Tou17f9ACEwYBhgL/s320/Blog%2B19%2B%252814%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;212&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1248. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Audiologists after fitting&lt;br /&gt;
  1249. two hearing aids on a patient&lt;br /&gt;
  1250. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1251. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1252. &lt;br /&gt;
  1253. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1254. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1SipMI074Xc/Ws91v0guiBI/AAAAAAAAAyU/JPbe3K3bWgchofN1j0kir9jmzLbG153YgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1SipMI074Xc/Ws91v0guiBI/AAAAAAAAAyU/JPbe3K3bWgchofN1j0kir9jmzLbG153YgCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1255. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Audiologists at work&lt;br /&gt;
  1256. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1257. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1258. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1259. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1260. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1261. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Lack
  1262. of material resources is another constraint for district hospitals. Anidaso
  1263. teams are aware of the need to bring in equipment that is unavailable locally.
  1264. Anidaso has addressed this challenge by shipping containers with supplies
  1265. months in advance of their mission; this year shipment included surgical and medical
  1266. instruments and equipment, and other items necessary to the hospital. It helped
  1267. surgical teams in their work and upgrades the local set ups –theatre, wards,
  1268. labs. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1269. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1270. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1271. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1272. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;In
  1273. two weeks, Anidaso’s various teams managed to execute more than 90 surgeries;
  1274. fit hearing aids for patients from local communities and for the kids at the
  1275. Koforidua School for the Deaf; and embark on medical outreaches in seven rural communities.
  1276. Each outreach in each community saw an average of 160 patients seen/treated by
  1277. doctors. All of the above was provided free of charge to patients.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1278. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1279. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WIoRcQwvW_Y/Ws92PVivxpI/AAAAAAAAAy4/obbL57YEojsFwbfUcW-3taVcSaO4toOygCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;960&quot; data-original-width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WIoRcQwvW_Y/Ws92PVivxpI/AAAAAAAAAy4/obbL57YEojsFwbfUcW-3taVcSaO4toOygCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1280. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Surgery Team at work&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1281. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1282. &lt;br /&gt;
  1283. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1284. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jkzOkpxQ4hg/Ws93At5qjcI/AAAAAAAAAzo/vYXF7iYxVyIKtc37Dib4aGXMDWbmR5E9ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;960&quot; data-original-width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jkzOkpxQ4hg/Ws93At5qjcI/AAAAAAAAAzo/vYXF7iYxVyIKtc37Dib4aGXMDWbmR5E9ACEwYBhgL/s320/Blog%2B19%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1285. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A young patient after&lt;br /&gt;
  1286. his surgery&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1287. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1288. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1289. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zAt3BO0dbB0/Ws93zRs_YSI/AAAAAAAAA0s/AMeXSd9Xv6oIDBBhANWAHWvXHTG9fAH4QCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;960&quot; data-original-width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zAt3BO0dbB0/Ws93zRs_YSI/AAAAAAAAA0s/AMeXSd9Xv6oIDBBhANWAHWvXHTG9fAH4QCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1290. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Patient pre operation&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1291. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1292. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1293. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hX8D6kCRN6k/Ws94zBsP8oI/AAAAAAAAA1U/fyvi2fBot2UnzY7pU8HOLdXFxKQUTZ8CgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; data-original-width=&quot;562&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hX8D6kCRN6k/Ws94zBsP8oI/AAAAAAAAA1U/fyvi2fBot2UnzY7pU8HOLdXFxKQUTZ8CgCEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;149&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1294. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Operating at the hospital&lt;br /&gt;
  1295. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1296. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vLdR0soJPq4/Ws-FxKBMhBI/AAAAAAAAA10/QmR2nbUcRxs9R7hkbX1OOLb6Z544Iak6ACLcBGAs/s1600/Outreach%2BBesease%2B%252812%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vLdR0soJPq4/Ws-FxKBMhBI/AAAAAAAAA10/QmR2nbUcRxs9R7hkbX1OOLb6Z544Iak6ACLcBGAs/s320/Outreach%2BBesease%2B%252812%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1297. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1298. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1299. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1300. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yLRUuoad1zg/Ws95QpBXlSI/AAAAAAAAA1U/QgBFtNeCvTomXG74zQnr0hMbndZq6zGGACEwYBhgL/s1600/Blog%2B19%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yLRUuoad1zg/Ws95QpBXlSI/AAAAAAAAA1U/QgBFtNeCvTomXG74zQnr0hMbndZq6zGGACEwYBhgL/s200/Blog%2B19%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1301. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Local and Anidaso&#39;s medical teams&lt;br /&gt;
  1302. discussing cases&lt;br /&gt;
  1303. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1304. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1305. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1306. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1307. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1308. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Anidaso
  1309. has continued their support for patients and communities after their departure,
  1310. ensuring continuity and sustainability; a visiting surgeon has performed
  1311. operations on those who were left out due to time constrains; schools and other
  1312. educational institutions in the districts are currently receiving support -
  1313. educational materials and facilities renovations, and clinics have received
  1314. part of the supplies from the equipment donated. Anidaso ensures sustainability
  1315. of the programs – committing to yearly/two yearly visits from medical teams, follow
  1316. up of patients, continuous collaboration with local institutions and local
  1317. professionals, and by working hand in hand with the Ghanaian Ministry of Health.
  1318. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1319. &lt;br /&gt;
  1320. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;For more info, check Anidaso here&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anidasohealth.org/&quot;&gt;www.anidasohealth.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1322. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1324. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1325. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1326. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1327. &lt;br /&gt;
  1328. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1329. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1331. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1332. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;So
  1333. much more than football…&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1334. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1335. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Mpraeso, February 2018&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;- In the months of October
  1336. 2017 and February 2018, the second and third Kicking Off Football Tournaments were
  1337. held in Mpraeso. This was done in partnership with local Ngo SVG and with the
  1338. participation of schools from the Kwahu South, East and West Districts.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1339. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1340. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Games
  1341. were held both at the Mpraeso Stadium – male teams- and at the Mpraeso
  1342. Secondary School Sports field –female teams. Boys and girls teams from eight
  1343. local schools were invited, doubling the number of participating players and
  1344. attendees– only male teams took part in March 2017, date of the first
  1345. tournament.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1346. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1347. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QDFKxWA0kXg/Wq-muygRTxI/AAAAAAAAAv0/oEAWoiXMvdYnoAqbPklootcZDZDPuxPzwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252819%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QDFKxWA0kXg/Wq-muygRTxI/AAAAAAAAAv0/oEAWoiXMvdYnoAqbPklootcZDZDPuxPzwCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%252819%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1348. &lt;br /&gt;
  1349. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1350. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u3bbJedFLyk/Wq-l4p_R_lI/AAAAAAAAAu8/muk05SA2VeYq__bYvQgEm75eRG8nAaXywCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252816%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u3bbJedFLyk/Wq-l4p_R_lI/AAAAAAAAAu8/muk05SA2VeYq__bYvQgEm75eRG8nAaXywCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%252816%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1351. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Sunrise Female Team&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1352. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1353. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1355. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fOJos14auCw/Wq-o9EPNTmI/AAAAAAAAAxU/X5D6RkgiDfAps26vq3Pxtt-_X0JnQCungCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fOJos14auCw/Wq-o9EPNTmI/AAAAAAAAAxU/X5D6RkgiDfAps26vq3Pxtt-_X0JnQCungCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1356. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1358. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YkgFhhFyDAQ/Wq-pDbLj1dI/AAAAAAAAAxA/Fq_hScFHB-8MChuNi3Qy_DzCq6-VGVdgQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%25289%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YkgFhhFyDAQ/Wq-pDbLj1dI/AAAAAAAAAxA/Fq_hScFHB-8MChuNi3Qy_DzCq6-VGVdgQCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%25289%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1359. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1361. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cSkUjeW8kLg/Wq-k1R2iEmI/AAAAAAAAAug/ET98e_IOGYY-Yb_aZ9RmSLobFYg2uNNiQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252810%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cSkUjeW8kLg/Wq-k1R2iEmI/AAAAAAAAAug/ET98e_IOGYY-Yb_aZ9RmSLobFYg2uNNiQCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%252810%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1362. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1364. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q84HX0YXZw0/Wq-kv9D69fI/AAAAAAAAAug/Anj0mpZPp1o54Y8Cnpn3FC9u3UatUvRVACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q84HX0YXZw0/Wq-kv9D69fI/AAAAAAAAAug/Anj0mpZPp1o54Y8Cnpn3FC9u3UatUvRVACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1365. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1367. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7VYiMgpllyY/Wq-o7uDzblI/AAAAAAAAAxM/Ij_UApnVDD8gQ7wPTHwj9OD7drJQ6pHtACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252812%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7VYiMgpllyY/Wq-o7uDzblI/AAAAAAAAAxM/Ij_UApnVDD8gQ7wPTHwj9OD7drJQ6pHtACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%252812%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1369. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1370. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1371. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BY2BHsWAsIU/Wq-o9f27u9I/AAAAAAAAAw8/8JwzvDuvFzQXdROgm4S1LcZvRZ6JqtULACLcBGAs/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%25287%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BY2BHsWAsIU/Wq-o9f27u9I/AAAAAAAAAw8/8JwzvDuvFzQXdROgm4S1LcZvRZ6JqtULACLcBGAs/s200/blog%2B18%2B%25287%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1372. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Some of the participating teams, both&lt;br /&gt;male and female&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1373. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1374. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1375. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1377. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1378. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1379. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Aside from doubling on the number of teams,
  1380. 500 ‘goodie’ bags were given out to team members and their supporters –more than
  1381. 20 school mates from each of the schools were sponsored to take part in the
  1382. event and cheer on the festive day. A medical team was on site to treat players
  1383. if need be, but also to perform general medical screenings. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1384. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1385. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RbglGBjBG2I/Wq-l3b8uE_I/AAAAAAAAAvE/sKj1telc6LsJESjU9DjYELe-X5iuUbk5ACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252817%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RbglGBjBG2I/Wq-l3b8uE_I/AAAAAAAAAvE/sKj1telc6LsJESjU9DjYELe-X5iuUbk5ACEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B18%2B%252817%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1386. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Medical Team&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1387. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1388. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1389. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EcGwSez8JRI/Wq-lEORcNGI/AAAAAAAAAuo/9TzEGUnQSYMkJtl2KI_wkqLX901vfNZAQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252813%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EcGwSez8JRI/Wq-lEORcNGI/AAAAAAAAAuo/9TzEGUnQSYMkJtl2KI_wkqLX901vfNZAQCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B18%2B%252813%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1390. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Goodie bags distribution&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1391. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1392. &lt;br /&gt;
  1393. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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  1395. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Goodie bags distribution, armband checked&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1396. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1397. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1398. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vpugnIh5o98/Wq-lSpUW8cI/AAAAAAAAAus/utiNeh6suogwHmSuo-50yS1D7V-5a22oQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252815%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vpugnIh5o98/Wq-lSpUW8cI/AAAAAAAAAus/utiNeh6suogwHmSuo-50yS1D7V-5a22oQCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B18%2B%252815%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1399. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Sunrise team receiving bags&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1400. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1401. &lt;br /&gt;
  1402. &lt;br /&gt;
  1403. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1404. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o7a3e09nYGE/Wq-o1qkApBI/AAAAAAAAAxU/1yYyn320wq42efjjlHul75Ge7QIWcfNRACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%25286%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o7a3e09nYGE/Wq-o1qkApBI/AAAAAAAAAxU/1yYyn320wq42efjjlHul75Ge7QIWcfNRACEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B18%2B%25286%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1405. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Medical Team at main stadium&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1406. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1407. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1408. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oQiRbElRDHo/Wq-ozJmOwBI/AAAAAAAAAxE/dasX6v3bNrQYWiznd5REkUdco6xq54QyQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oQiRbElRDHo/Wq-ozJmOwBI/AAAAAAAAAxE/dasX6v3bNrQYWiznd5REkUdco6xq54QyQCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B18%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1409. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Medical Team at main stadium&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1410. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1411. &lt;br /&gt;
  1412. &lt;br /&gt;
  1413. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1414. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tCeWgeD00AI/Wq-mMxpxKzI/AAAAAAAAAvE/efdXHXAlp7YbEuZvXqawgFksY9jZB3OkwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tCeWgeD00AI/Wq-mMxpxKzI/AAAAAAAAAvE/efdXHXAlp7YbEuZvXqawgFksY9jZB3OkwCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B18%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1416. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-47ZJvgCSX48/Wq-mkjpBrZI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/IEXjYNW7z2Q3I1Iv5bI1QEK-r7--AcS-ACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-47ZJvgCSX48/Wq-mkjpBrZI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/IEXjYNW7z2Q3I1Iv5bI1QEK-r7--AcS-ACEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B18%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1417. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Preparing gift packs for teachers accompanying teams&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1418. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1419. &lt;br /&gt;
  1420. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1421. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ciJGET5mG5I/Wq-oGvxwxLI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/fmObllCF7CAttxghJAk7vTykOlmSDSsLwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%25283%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ciJGET5mG5I/Wq-oGvxwxLI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/fmObllCF7CAttxghJAk7vTykOlmSDSsLwCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B18%2B%25283%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1423. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1424. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1425. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1426. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;The
  1427. rationale behind the tournament goes beyond sport. Ghana has improved school
  1428. enrolment particularly at primary level (now almost universal), mostly due to
  1429. government policies– making tuition fees free, school feeding in targeted
  1430. areas/schools and others. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1431. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1432. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;New
  1433. education targets – laid out for 2030, now aim at universal enrolment up to
  1434. secondary school level, with a focus on quality education vs enrolment numbers
  1435. alone. Despite the targets, and certain advances at primary and junior high
  1436. school levels, education outcomes have not kept up. This ‘learning crisis’ shows
  1437. the case for increased investment in the classroom, changing approaches,
  1438. updated teacher training and school materials, teaching of adequate subjects
  1439. adapted to the times, and supporting out of school activities that promote
  1440. positive values–World Bank, Accountability in Education (…), 2018 report-. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1441. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1442. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Sports
  1443. and other activities outside the classroom encourage positive traits such as inclusion,
  1444. participation, commitment, fairness, solidarity, team spirit. It provides an
  1445. opportunity for valuing students’ efforts and rewarding positive behavior. Education
  1446. outcomes improve when students feel motivated, valued and included.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1451. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r6gnXX59AyI/Wq-nbqQijZI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/m18LFvz0tto42Of1SM85yNE5RxCrxXohwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252824%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r6gnXX59AyI/Wq-nbqQijZI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/m18LFvz0tto42Of1SM85yNE5RxCrxXohwCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%252824%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1454. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rr7xTImXDN8/Wq-nP6xi5OI/AAAAAAAAAv0/-aewxPiie846pMjxDWDWkx-eSl_NYX3iwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252822%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rr7xTImXDN8/Wq-nP6xi5OI/AAAAAAAAAv0/-aewxPiie846pMjxDWDWkx-eSl_NYX3iwCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%252822%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1459. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZB0MwBW3Po/Wq-nOeqogXI/AAAAAAAAAvw/hFIzHGc0C1QPRqfk-a3xQTg1oigB4gWAgCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252823%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZB0MwBW3Po/Wq-nOeqogXI/AAAAAAAAAvw/hFIzHGc0C1QPRqfk-a3xQTg1oigB4gWAgCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%252823%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1462. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i8IBcw8e31A/Wq-nA2T7BHI/AAAAAAAAAv0/I96A31oLNlcKrwJz0XHLqTomuc_MQis6wCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B18%2B%252820%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i8IBcw8e31A/Wq-nA2T7BHI/AAAAAAAAAv0/I96A31oLNlcKrwJz0XHLqTomuc_MQis6wCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B18%2B%252820%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1463. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Tournament moments showcasing team&lt;br /&gt;spirit and healthy competitiveness&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1464. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1465. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1466. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1467. &lt;div class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1468. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;It is
  1469. important then to be inclusive. We achieve this by inviting school teams from
  1470. distant locations –in particular from lakeside communities- which are less
  1471. resourceful and can thus benefit the most. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1472. &lt;div class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1473. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;This support goes beyond inclusion and
  1474. sponsorship of the team and supporting students from each school at the
  1475. tournament. It includes donation of equipment –football boots, training
  1476. equipment, and other items were distributed in past events, and still be part
  1477. of the event in May, August and December 2018 tournaments. Visiting coaches/sports
  1478. volunteers also present on the day create an opportunity to spot talent.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1479. &lt;div class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  1480. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;We are specially proud of the inclusion of
  1481. female teams which took shape specifically for the first tournament and have not
  1482. become official teams.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1500. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;End of the tournament&lt;br /&gt;Medals, trophy and celebration time&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1503. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1505. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;The second tier of the partnership between
  1506. SVG and Kicking Off is currently being developed. We aim at targeting rural
  1507. communities, one at a time, and work to address health, water and sanitation,
  1508. educational and social goals in a sustainable way. Interventions will include
  1509. fixing/drilling boreholes, supporting existing or nearby clinics with medical
  1510. equipment/staffing, supporting local schools through volunteers and educational
  1511. materials adequate to the context, and finally conducting workshops and training
  1512. to address topics of interest to each community.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1515. this exciting partnership.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1607. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1608. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;As we wrap up our activities for the year -2017- it is only fitting that we
  1609. dedicate this first post of 2018 to showcase what was achieved as the year came
  1610. to an end – and, since much was achieved in the water sector, I will mostly
  1611. focus on this. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1612. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1613. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1614. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1615. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In the last
  1616. three months of 2017, SVG completed the implementation of its 2017 work
  1617. calendar in the –water- sector; the main focus was on improving capacity and
  1618. increasing supply. Adding to the communities that had been targeted earlier in
  1619. the year – Obomeng, Bepong, Kwahu Praso, Twenedurase, Pitiku, Nkyenenkyene just
  1620. to mention a few- we embarked on fixing the water supply sources at seven other
  1621. locations. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1622. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1623. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1624. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1625. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;‘If you
  1626. want to go far, go together’…As the saying goes, we give praise to the strength
  1627. of the partnership with charities that work in the field, The Helen Hodgkings
  1628. Trust and Griffaid, and also individuals who contribute independently; their
  1629. role is vital in making it happen.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1630. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1631. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1632. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1633. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;On the
  1634. ground, we worked at various settlements -where wells/boreholes had broken down
  1635. and were causing sever supply shortages- such as Obomeng, Kwahu Praso, Kwaku
  1636. Yeboah, Asikuma, Kwahu Nsabah and Asikam, covering a total population of
  1637. 10,000.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1638. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1639. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1640. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1641. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1642. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1643. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1644. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1645. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Obomeng&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1646. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1647. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1648. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1649. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufq5Mk9CqOM/Wly5lgUb_eI/AAAAAAAAAtE/R4v81Z_kERgkdYi3tnmIIfSfIGX5hhCggCEwYBhgL/s1600/Obomeng%2BMarket%2Bborehole%2BOct%2B2017%2B%252858%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufq5Mk9CqOM/Wly5lgUb_eI/AAAAAAAAAtE/R4v81Z_kERgkdYi3tnmIIfSfIGX5hhCggCEwYBhgL/s320/Obomeng%2BMarket%2Bborehole%2BOct%2B2017%2B%252858%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1650. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Testing the water for the first time&lt;br&gt;
  1651. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1652. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1653. &lt;br&gt;
  1654. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1655. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dHg7llfO1go/Wly5jjantkI/AAAAAAAAAs8/2jYWhN6R8R8OqaFWK7YqQ7PJRTL4Ez3HgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Obomeng%2BMarket%2Bborehole%2BOct%2B2017%2B%252826%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;607&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;179&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dHg7llfO1go/Wly5jjantkI/AAAAAAAAAs8/2jYWhN6R8R8OqaFWK7YqQ7PJRTL4Ez3HgCEwYBhgL/s320/Obomeng%2BMarket%2Bborehole%2BOct%2B2017%2B%252826%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1656. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Obomeng folk pumping water from borehole&lt;br&gt;
  1657. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1658. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1659. &lt;br&gt;
  1660. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1661. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1CmKaD7uTbw/Wly5jNsal1I/AAAAAAAAAs0/4N4j6oQVOAo8aezZZl0Y92Gt6iiNLJIgQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Obomeng%2BMarket%2Bborehole%2BOct%2B2017%2B%252823%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;607&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;179&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1CmKaD7uTbw/Wly5jNsal1I/AAAAAAAAAs0/4N4j6oQVOAo8aezZZl0Y92Gt6iiNLJIgQCEwYBhgL/s320/Obomeng%2BMarket%2Bborehole%2BOct%2B2017%2B%252823%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1662. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Water borehole completed at Obomeng &lt;br&gt;
  1663. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1664. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1665. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1666. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1667. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1668. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Here we
  1669. completed the fifth and sixth boreholes. Obomeng is one of the largest settlements
  1670. in Kwahu; the work took place in two separate boreholes located near its
  1671. market.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1672. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1673. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1674. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1675. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Kwahu Praso&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1676. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1677. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1678. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1679. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;At Praso we
  1680. addressed problems in the second borehole in this rather large community -5000
  1681. inhabitants according to the 2010 census.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1682. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1683. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1684. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1685. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-imjKJHJgRRU/Wly5h-bPwEI/AAAAAAAAAtM/uW7blHAt8Zk6aTdov4Yedj7Jis5i8eSIwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kwahu%2BPraso%2Bborehole%2Brepairs%2BOct%2B2017%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;607&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;179&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-imjKJHJgRRU/Wly5h-bPwEI/AAAAAAAAAtM/uW7blHAt8Zk6aTdov4Yedj7Jis5i8eSIwCEwYBhgL/s320/Kwahu%2BPraso%2Bborehole%2Brepairs%2BOct%2B2017%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1686. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1687. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1688. &lt;br&gt;
  1689. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1690. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YM83imlp74I/Wly4gmNEo5I/AAAAAAAAAsY/hM36amQPXzcCT88a3Kild-gF7wuxrU9ewCEwYBhgL/s1600/KWAKU%2BYEBOAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BREPAIRS%2BNOV%2B2017%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YM83imlp74I/Wly4gmNEo5I/AAAAAAAAAsY/hM36amQPXzcCT88a3Kild-gF7wuxrU9ewCEwYBhgL/s320/KWAKU%2BYEBOAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BREPAIRS%2BNOV%2B2017%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1691. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Kids testing the first water out of the borehole&lt;br&gt;
  1692. @svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1693. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1694. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1695. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1696. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1697. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Kwaku
  1698. Yeboah&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1699. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1700. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1701. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1702. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Another
  1703. water borehole was fixed for this small community belonging to the Kwahu East
  1704. District.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1705. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1706. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zB_RQUuUKOo/Wly4gNllxvI/AAAAAAAAAsY/gwN-Ei2yuHMWNGVSpx5ROB3uqWQIGTi3gCEwYBhgL/s1600/KWAKU%2BYEBOAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BREPAIRS%2BNOV%2B2017%2B%252814%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zB_RQUuUKOo/Wly4gNllxvI/AAAAAAAAAsY/gwN-Ei2yuHMWNGVSpx5ROB3uqWQIGTi3gCEwYBhgL/s320/KWAKU%2BYEBOAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BREPAIRS%2BNOV%2B2017%2B%252814%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1707. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1708. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1709. &lt;br&gt;
  1710. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1711. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OhZu37lXqJA/Wly4g2qYFQI/AAAAAAAAAsY/sIro6c8qpwwSsp_cO8EqBZUzRXLoi6T5ACEwYBhgL/s1600/KWAKU%2BYEBOAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BREPAIRS%2BNOV%2B2017%2B%252819%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OhZu37lXqJA/Wly4g2qYFQI/AAAAAAAAAsY/sIro6c8qpwwSsp_cO8EqBZUzRXLoi6T5ACEwYBhgL/s320/KWAKU%2BYEBOAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BREPAIRS%2BNOV%2B2017%2B%252819%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1712. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1713. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1714. &lt;br&gt;
  1715. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1716. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S8E-0iOk4tQ/Wly4hObRIlI/AAAAAAAAAsY/vbbvlDk1U7cOhbkTm6VnOHy5-_QIklrzwCEwYBhgL/s1600/KWAKU%2BYEBOAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BREPAIRS%2BNOV%2B2017%2B%252820%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S8E-0iOk4tQ/Wly4hObRIlI/AAAAAAAAAsY/vbbvlDk1U7cOhbkTm6VnOHy5-_QIklrzwCEwYBhgL/s320/KWAKU%2BYEBOAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BREPAIRS%2BNOV%2B2017%2B%252820%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1717. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1718. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1719. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1720. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1721. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1722. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1723. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1724. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Asikuma&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1725. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1726. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1727. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1728. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1729. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VztlyE-Q3lw/Wly5jT0eWvI/AAAAAAAAAtM/RUwQWJst4B4zASgTq4UdPvndsrWutOgzgCEwYBhgL/s1600/OBOMENG%2BLAST%2BBOREHOLE%2BBEHIND%2BMARKET%2BNOV%2B17%2B%25288%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;810&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VztlyE-Q3lw/Wly5jT0eWvI/AAAAAAAAAtM/RUwQWJst4B4zASgTq4UdPvndsrWutOgzgCEwYBhgL/s200/OBOMENG%2BLAST%2BBOREHOLE%2BBEHIND%2BMARKET%2BNOV%2B17%2B%25288%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  1730. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1731. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1732. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1733. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1734. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPu5qMLIQNc/Wly4f3qKqSI/AAAAAAAAAsY/ViS1Hbqgkg0miEv7K_LxF1wphaB2dG66gCEwYBhgL/s1600/KWAKU%2BYEBOAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BREPAIRS%2BNOV%2B2017%2B%252813%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;810&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPu5qMLIQNc/Wly4f3qKqSI/AAAAAAAAAsY/ViS1Hbqgkg0miEv7K_LxF1wphaB2dG66gCEwYBhgL/s200/KWAKU%2BYEBOAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BREPAIRS%2BNOV%2B2017%2B%252813%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1735. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1736. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1737. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1738. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1739. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1740. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1741. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1742. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1743. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1744. &lt;br&gt;
  1745. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1746. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Kwahu
  1747. Nsabah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1748. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1749. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1750. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1751. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Two
  1752. boreholes have been fixed and completed here. Nsabah is a populous settlement
  1753. from the Kwahu West District, located along the main road to Accra. The town is
  1754. renowned for its skilled artisans –wood and clay. Lack of running water negatively
  1755. affects the daily lives of children and adults alike, in their quality of life and
  1756. productive outcomes as individuals. Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of
  1757. under-five child mortality in Ghana. Common water borne diseases are present in
  1758. the area, including typhoid fever, schistosomiasis, and dysentery.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1759. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1760. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1761. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1762. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  1763. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8MwWQd6W99s/Wly4emGE4hI/AAAAAAAAAsY/_MWU2F0ou3AKsEL9diC-fnXql0EpcKeqACEwYBhgL/s1600/KWAHU%2BNSABAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BTWO%2BREPAIRS%2B%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;810&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8MwWQd6W99s/Wly4emGE4hI/AAAAAAAAAsY/_MWU2F0ou3AKsEL9diC-fnXql0EpcKeqACEwYBhgL/s200/KWAHU%2BNSABAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BTWO%2BREPAIRS%2B%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1764. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1765. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1766. &lt;br&gt;
  1767. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1768. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNfSYZWYU_4/Wly4zYJyPJI/AAAAAAAAAsY/4Ty6BMAY-TgbQ1vGByZbbQ443_SYHqmywCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kwahu%2BNsabah%2Bsecond%2Bborehole%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNfSYZWYU_4/Wly4zYJyPJI/AAAAAAAAAsY/4Ty6BMAY-TgbQ1vGByZbbQ443_SYHqmywCEwYBhgL/s200/Kwahu%2BNsabah%2Bsecond%2Bborehole%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1769. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1770. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1771. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1772. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  1773. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hwr1wutXds8/Wly5h0S3A-I/AAAAAAAAAtM/n4FKuYoiOb0IUgbmgsTP8iEHXl4EUISIACEwYBhgL/s1600/Kwahu%2BNsabah%2Bsecond%2Bborehole%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hwr1wutXds8/Wly5h0S3A-I/AAAAAAAAAtM/n4FKuYoiOb0IUgbmgsTP8iEHXl4EUISIACEwYBhgL/s200/Kwahu%2BNsabah%2Bsecond%2Bborehole%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1774. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1775. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1776. &lt;br&gt;
  1777. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1778. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cdT6hCPl-Yw/Wly5f6SAgVI/AAAAAAAAAtM/road0k9oIsEFjdEs5PL3CZLLTkAEnGsuQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kwahu%2BNsabah%2BPOTENTIAL%2BFOURTH%2BBOREHOLE%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cdT6hCPl-Yw/Wly5f6SAgVI/AAAAAAAAAtM/road0k9oIsEFjdEs5PL3CZLLTkAEnGsuQCEwYBhgL/s200/Kwahu%2BNsabah%2BPOTENTIAL%2BFOURTH%2BBOREHOLE%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1779. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1780. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1781. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1782. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fdfedl7wuTU/Wly5f0ly9kI/AAAAAAAAAtM/osUf6E0Btp0v6oMJ4tfYIu6CO7XBAACMACEwYBhgL/s1600/Kwahu%2BNsabah%2Bsecond%2Bborehole%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fdfedl7wuTU/Wly5f0ly9kI/AAAAAAAAAtM/osUf6E0Btp0v6oMJ4tfYIu6CO7XBAACMACEwYBhgL/s200/Kwahu%2BNsabah%2Bsecond%2Bborehole%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1783. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1784. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1785. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1786. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1787. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1788. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Asikam&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1789. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1790. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1791. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1792. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;A borehole
  1793. providing water for this small farming community was fixed. Boreholes are of
  1794. extreme importance in smaller communities where there are no viable
  1795. alternatives and the only water source is rain or a river body. Testing
  1796. conducted on prior visits shows the existence of harmful bacteria – that spreads
  1797. disease to humans- in the water.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1798. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1799. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1800. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1801. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1J5pm4i5aYA/Wly4iI6Kt8I/AAAAAAAAAsY/hbbLiVy-D7kf2oVbXzsI6nezKc4x184wACEwYBhgL/s1600/Kwahu%2BNsabaa%2B-Camp-%2Bborehole%2BONE%2Brepairs%2BNov%2B2017%2B%252812%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;607&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1J5pm4i5aYA/Wly4iI6Kt8I/AAAAAAAAAsY/hbbLiVy-D7kf2oVbXzsI6nezKc4x184wACEwYBhgL/s320/Kwahu%2BNsabaa%2B-Camp-%2Bborehole%2BONE%2Brepairs%2BNov%2B2017%2B%252812%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1802. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1803. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1804. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1805. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QL-FglFHu58/Wly4iUEqYUI/AAAAAAAAAsY/9jPv7rHxdSE_rzVOXeex4cLorlDGcMCzACEwYBhgL/s1600/Kwahu%2BNsabaa%2B-Camp-%2Bborehole%2BONE%2Brepairs%2BNov%2B2017%2B%252815%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;607&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QL-FglFHu58/Wly4iUEqYUI/AAAAAAAAAsY/9jPv7rHxdSE_rzVOXeex4cLorlDGcMCzACEwYBhgL/s320/Kwahu%2BNsabaa%2B-Camp-%2Bborehole%2BONE%2Brepairs%2BNov%2B2017%2B%252815%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1806. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1807. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  1809. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kZitE2kL-xk/Wly4fE-HDDI/AAAAAAAAAsY/oaxJnzq0lrAPZAtwVIjZpjszAGFKSymbgCEwYBhgL/s1600/KWAHU%2BNSABAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BTWO%2BREPAIRS%2B%2B%25286%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;810&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kZitE2kL-xk/Wly4fE-HDDI/AAAAAAAAAsY/oaxJnzq0lrAPZAtwVIjZpjszAGFKSymbgCEwYBhgL/s200/KWAHU%2BNSABAH%2BBOREHOLE%2BTWO%2BREPAIRS%2B%2B%25286%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1810. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2018&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1811. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1812. &lt;br&gt;
  1813. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1814. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1815. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1816. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;A few more
  1817. communities have been lined up for further maintenance work and new
  1818. borehole drillings in January and February.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1819. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1820. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1821. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1822. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1823. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Our next blog
  1824. entries will focus on further interventions in the health sector that took place in the final
  1825. month of 2017, as well as future visits of partner charities in the months of
  1826. February/March 2018, and plans ahead for the year that just commenced.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1915. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kotoso is a large settlement by the Volta Lake; the village is located on a plain by the lake waters. It is part of the Kwahu East District and it has a population of some 2000 people. The descending, winding road that leads you to the community gave us an opportunity to take hold of the beauty of the gorgeous plains.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1920. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Registration exercise at Kotoso&lt;br&gt;@svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1926. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Ghana Water Company has a water treatment plant here that supplies the region; there is a reproductive services clinic and two large schools. According to district data, the birth rate in the town is way above the national average, and it thus has an unusually large and youthful student population.  The schools’ Kindergarten and Lower Primary classrooms are full of lively activity and kids.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1931. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;School kids at the school compound&lt;br&gt;
  1932. @svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1936. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;School premises &lt;br&gt;
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  1941. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Children living in these rural communities often suffer and at times die from preventable illnesses such as malaria, diarrhea, tuberculosis, hepatitis, diabetes. Management of such illnesses is at times neglected due to the cost and a lack of trust or access to modern health care facilities. Cultural and geographical access issues also influence outcomes. The insurance scheme covers diagnosis and treatments of the above, becoming a key tool to improving children’s health and well being.  Access to health insurance can also serve as a mechanism for avoiding unexpected and potentially grievous healthcare expenditures which can plunge low resourced households into poverty.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1952. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In Kotoso, and in general in most of the rural communities where we work, households are large in size and have lower socio economic status. In terms of the cost of insurance, a study of households in Ghana shows that for 64% of analyzed poor households, non enrolment in the insurance scheme was because they considered the contributions to be expensive. Although health insurance cost would be affordable by most households  (and it does represent a burden amongst lowest income and large families), many still lack total or partial insurance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1967. various communities. &lt;br&gt;
  1968. Pitiku, Mangoase, Nkyenenkyene, Adawso&lt;br&gt;
  1969. @svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1972. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt; Ghana&#39;s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is one of -very few- attempts by a sub-Saharan African country to implement a national-level, universal health insurance program. The NHIS covers outpatient services, including diagnostic testing and operations such as hernia repair; most in-patient services, including specialist care, most surgeries, and hospital accommodation (general ward); oral health treatments; all maternity care services, including Caesarean deliveries; emergency care; and, finally, all drugs on the NHIA Medicines List.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1977. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;New health cards for school children&lt;br&gt;at beneficiary schools&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1983. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Improved health influences a child’s education outcomes: it boosts school enrolment and increases school attendance (fewer days off due to sickness).  Absenteeism due to illness decreases, thus the overall performance is boosted. A child’s well being heightens his or her attentiveness and concentration in the classroom–malaria and other diseases may negatively affect a child’s cognitive and intellectual development.  According to research, deficits in attention, memory, language and executive functions may occur after malaria infection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This intervention comes after the success achieved by previous registration exercises in other schools/villages, where attendance to clinics and health facilities has increased, school attendance has improved, and overall performance at the school analysed has gone up. Distribution of water purification filters and medical visits have added to these efforts and together have resulted in the desired outcomes. We aim thus to continue and expand the initiative. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our target for the year 2018 is to renew insurance for all the school children registered and covered since 2016 and 2017, in schools in Adawso, Pitiku, Nkyenenknyene, Mangoase, Osuben, and Kwahu Praso, and expand the coverage reach to double the number of schools already in the program.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1990. &lt;/div&gt;
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  1992. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1993. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1994. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1995. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;For &amp;nbsp;the past two years, SVG teams have travelled extensively
  1996. around the Kwahu Districts. We have covered thousands of kilometers assessing
  1997. and monitoring water related issues such as supply – from lakes, streams,
  1998. wells, natural springs and boreholes. We have assessed countless towns and
  1999. villages, which are often of difficult access. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2000. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2001. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2002. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2003. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LWdsLiieHl0/WeSiu6N1g3I/AAAAAAAAAn8/8jKagvxLzw0xLPSujkPCH5K9yV_eU3KRwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B15%2B%252824%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LWdsLiieHl0/WeSiu6N1g3I/AAAAAAAAAn8/8jKagvxLzw0xLPSujkPCH5K9yV_eU3KRwCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B15%2B%252824%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2004. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;District roads &lt;br&gt;@svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2005. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2006. &lt;br&gt;
  2007. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2008. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPVVqR7aBtA/WeSh5cZzT4I/AAAAAAAAAnc/oiHbNSlV8WsqSwME3Jrb5xAA7ceQt7EYQCEwYBhgL/s1600/BLOG%2B15%2B%252822%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPVVqR7aBtA/WeSh5cZzT4I/AAAAAAAAAnc/oiHbNSlV8WsqSwME3Jrb5xAA7ceQt7EYQCEwYBhgL/s320/BLOG%2B15%2B%252822%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2009. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Rainy season, our vehicles getting stuck on muddy roads &lt;br&gt;@svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2010. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2011. &lt;br&gt;
  2012. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2013. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9aBP97lH1Jo/WeShWQMfHiI/AAAAAAAAAm0/ZDrffor7abUA-GOeuaUCBcWiyeRhvmBgACEwYBhgL/s1600/BLOG%2B15%2B%252821%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9aBP97lH1Jo/WeShWQMfHiI/AAAAAAAAAm0/ZDrffor7abUA-GOeuaUCBcWiyeRhvmBgACEwYBhgL/s320/BLOG%2B15%2B%252821%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2014. &lt;br&gt;
  2015. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2016. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KabUN07t8Oo/WeSg-4bKmcI/AAAAAAAAAm0/OvO0PKeJRNgC6ddUNJ24OJapbJNhmGWagCEwYBhgL/s1600/BLOG%2B15%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KabUN07t8Oo/WeSg-4bKmcI/AAAAAAAAAm0/OvO0PKeJRNgC6ddUNJ24OJapbJNhmGWagCEwYBhgL/s320/BLOG%2B15%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2017. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Some of the villages assessed; Kwahu Praso &lt;br&gt;@svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2018. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2019. &lt;br&gt;
  2020. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2021. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HMkuPWdsWZQ/WeShEx0VJBI/AAAAAAAAAm0/eLnGdbqF5NoSSvcaAc5nJjZF0AAOpG1MACEwYBhgL/s1600/BLOG%2B15%2B%252819%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HMkuPWdsWZQ/WeShEx0VJBI/AAAAAAAAAm0/eLnGdbqF5NoSSvcaAc5nJjZF0AAOpG1MACEwYBhgL/s320/BLOG%2B15%2B%252819%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2022. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Working on the ground &lt;br&gt;@svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2023. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2024. &lt;br&gt;
  2025. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2026. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YCmojywWxvc/WeShninvjbI/AAAAAAAAAnc/KItlXE52cY4yuQW0gsG8TWmUf5pE9xgIgCEwYBhgL/s1600/BLOG%2B15%2B%252817%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YCmojywWxvc/WeShninvjbI/AAAAAAAAAnc/KItlXE52cY4yuQW0gsG8TWmUf5pE9xgIgCEwYBhgL/s320/BLOG%2B15%2B%252817%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2027. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Villages visited; Asubone &lt;br&gt;@svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2028. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2029. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2030. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2031. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2032. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2033. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2034. Interviews,
  2035. observations and research have provided us with accurate, relevant and
  2036. independent background data; we have used these valuable records to design and
  2037. implement SVG plan of action in the Water and Sanitation sector for 2017 and 2018.&lt;/div&gt;
  2038. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2039. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2040. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2041. An example of outcomes on the ground: the recent intervention in the small community of Petia, a settlement with an approximate population of 500 and a single source of water –see picture below.&lt;/div&gt;
  2042. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2043. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2044. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2045. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2046. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2047. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4rshrl-I0Q/WeSiv-BXCJI/AAAAAAAAAn8/klNyHTSe7wMvRITNyTjtRMt_OCWbpKgkgCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B15%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;961&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4rshrl-I0Q/WeSiv-BXCJI/AAAAAAAAAn8/klNyHTSe7wMvRITNyTjtRMt_OCWbpKgkgCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B15%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;192&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2048. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The only water source for the village of Petia &lt;br&gt;@svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2049. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2050. &lt;br&gt;
  2051. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2052. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vTIdXdWwuzo/WeSibBkiKbI/AAAAAAAAAn8/pspPZjH-rMY29iiWFXUz9pCvo4RjOzEZgCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B15%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;961&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;192&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vTIdXdWwuzo/WeSibBkiKbI/AAAAAAAAAn8/pspPZjH-rMY29iiWFXUz9pCvo4RjOzEZgCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B15%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2053. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Meeting the community of Petia &lt;br&gt;@svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2054. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2055. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2056. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2057. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2058. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2059. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2060. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Folks in
  2061. the village farm and then sell their product to local markets; as it is often
  2062. the case in rural districts, the roads that link Petia to the largest closest
  2063. town of Abetifi are rough and potholed. Trucks and pick up vehicles can barely
  2064. make it through these paths. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2065. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2066. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2067. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2068. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The
  2069. community’s children attend the school located in the next town, Afuni/Yaw
  2070. Tenkorang. This school serves Petia and similar settlements in the area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2071. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2072. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2073. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2074. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Issues of scarcity
  2075. and adequacy of water sources directly impact a child’s daily life. Fetching
  2076. water several times a day can be a tedious and time consuming task, but it also
  2077. presents health risks. Harmful bacteria thrive in these waters. E. coli,
  2078. bacteria causing cholera and typhoid fever, hepatitis A, poliomyelitis, schistosomiasis
  2079. and many others.&amp;nbsp; Diarrhea is one of the
  2080. leading causes of under-five child mortality in Ghana. Common water borne
  2081. diseases are present in the area, including typhoid fever, schistosomiasis, and
  2082. dysentery.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2083. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2084. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2085. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2086. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;On previous
  2087. visits to assess and gather info on the area’s numerous challenges, we noted
  2088. the presence of an uncompleted borehole; there were further challenges
  2089. pertaining the surrounding terrain’s elevation –higher than the drilling site.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2090. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2091. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2092. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2093. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2094. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2095. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2096. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2097. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Finalising
  2098. the borehole became part of our water projects plans for 2017, and in September
  2099. of this year, with the labour input of the local community, we managed to do
  2100. so.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2101. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2102. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2103. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2104. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7Teo_2TB78A/WeSjDnmWkjI/AAAAAAAAAoU/AlI9p58TngUTEVZOYJKaLUVTyuCpBJ6ogCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B15%2B%25286%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7Teo_2TB78A/WeSjDnmWkjI/AAAAAAAAAoU/AlI9p58TngUTEVZOYJKaLUVTyuCpBJ6ogCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B15%2B%25286%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2105. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Working on the borehole &lt;br&gt;@svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2106. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2107. &lt;br&gt;
  2108. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2109. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hErynuI1ZxE/WeSjU8GDkpI/AAAAAAAAAoU/bOpn_U6hzvQSwqUZ1lze1bkB_64fsiuTQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B15%2B%25287%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hErynuI1ZxE/WeSjU8GDkpI/AAAAAAAAAoU/bOpn_U6hzvQSwqUZ1lze1bkB_64fsiuTQCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B15%2B%25287%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2110. &lt;br&gt;
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  2112. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qwPUMPxJR4o/WeSja6b5muI/AAAAAAAAAoU/5nfD7tY1aJEYF2S0AfcUvJ02X7I1ZUPXQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B15%2B%25289%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qwPUMPxJR4o/WeSja6b5muI/AAAAAAAAAoU/5nfD7tY1aJEYF2S0AfcUvJ02X7I1ZUPXQCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B15%2B%25289%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2116. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2118. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;An opening
  2119. ceremony was held in October.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2124. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The town and our team celebrating the completion of the project &lt;br&gt;@svgafrica2017&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2150. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Over the
  2151. next six months we will be drilling new boreholes and repairing existing ones
  2152. in various communities, with the aim of reaching a population of 10,000 rural
  2153. folk. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2157. This project was funded by partner charity in the water sector, The Helen Hodgkins Trust.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2170. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;In 2016,
  2171. SVG linked up with a young British Sports Charity, &amp;nbsp;Kicking Off. The charity was established last
  2172. year by a group of young sports enthusiasts; and has chosen us to be their
  2173. partners on the ground here in Ghana. The collaboration will focus on the organization
  2174. of football/sports tournaments and events, and sponsorship of local talent and sports
  2175. institutions. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2176. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2177. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;The
  2178. collaboration aims to enhance efforts SVG has undertaken in the Education field
  2179. in the past few years. Aside from our support for local schools (renovating and
  2180. constructing new classrooms, supplying support staff and donating educational
  2181. materials), we will now be involved in the organization of local sports
  2182. competitions on a yearly basis, and we will also provide support to local
  2183. sports organizations in need of sponsorships, equipment, talent development etc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2184. &lt;div class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2185. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;‘Our aim is to harness that constant and ongoing enthusiasm for the
  2186. ‘beautiful game’ and to bring together whole communities, to participate in
  2187. fun, competitive and well organised football tournaments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt; Football is the biggest
  2188. and most popul&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;ar sport in world and its potential for doing good and helping,
  2189. both on and off the field, is almost limitless.&lt;/span&gt; Even in the smallest and
  2190. most rural corners of the world, there is always a football and a group of
  2191. people of all ages either wanting to kick it, or watch others kick it’. Kicking
  2192. Off Director Julian Stone.&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2193. &lt;div class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2194. &lt;span style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;‘By running tournaments in local communities around the world, we can
  2195. reach out and support not just the tournament players but also the hundreds of
  2196. other interested people that come and watch the events we run’.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2198. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ohw1So9doi8/WcYmkkqnvsI/AAAAAAAAAlg/7Bb8_aGuQ242cejDXihbfb6liwNaKqbzwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ohw1So9doi8/WcYmkkqnvsI/AAAAAAAAAlg/7Bb8_aGuQ242cejDXihbfb6liwNaKqbzwCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B14%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2203. &lt;span style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2205. &lt;span style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Our first event took
  2206. place in 2016 and will be held again this October 2017. It gathered teams from
  2207. various schools from the Kwahu Districts, from villages such as Pitiku, Adawso,
  2208. Nkyenenkyene, Bepong, Mpraeso, Obomeng. We organized attached to the main event
  2209. a routine health check, and distribution of educational and sports kits.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2212. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;kids from one of the teams with their goodie bags @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2218. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;kids from one of the teams with their goodie bags @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2221. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;The tournament took place at the local
  2222. stadium. Kicking Off sponsored the transport, food and goodie kits the kids
  2223. received on the day, and alongside SVG organized a rigidly timed and organized
  2224. program.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2226. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Kids received wristbands upon arrival and ‘each
  2227. child was entitled to receive one of each thing that was written on their
  2228. wristband; when they received that thing, they got a tick on the wristband.
  2229. This system was invaluable in keeping a check on who was receiving what!’ See some of the pics of participating teams here:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2233. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rf_-RAtPvwA/WcYnhtmXCMI/AAAAAAAAAlg/Tfwh4V3R4doQ67Vm_iJaMQ5kaOaZbAZEQCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L24maERXV1Y/WcYnQ_tjY7I/AAAAAAAAAlg/zS7uSCtaPNcz_Qr2fuNn1mCrc8tiDv79ACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L24maERXV1Y/WcYnQ_tjY7I/AAAAAAAAAlg/zS7uSCtaPNcz_Qr2fuNn1mCrc8tiDv79ACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B14%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rf_-RAtPvwA/WcYnhtmXCMI/AAAAAAAAAlg/Tfwh4V3R4doQ67Vm_iJaMQ5kaOaZbAZEQCEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B14%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jD_JySZZqC4/WcYnhzfdqWI/AAAAAAAAAlg/w4JRKs8beVstpXwS0Ixgw1fUnGk3bN6QACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jD_JySZZqC4/WcYnhzfdqWI/AAAAAAAAAlg/w4JRKs8beVstpXwS0Ixgw1fUnGk3bN6QACEwYBhgL/s200/blog%2B14%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2239. &lt;br /&gt;
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  2241. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;The tournament was
  2242. structured to have two knock&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20.25pt;&quot;&gt;out groups of four teams, played on half pitch,
  2243. then two semi-finals and a final played on full pitch. The winners were the
  2244. team from the Lisa Finlay School&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20.25pt;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2245. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2246. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s5jH1qBRNH0/WcYn7s3QirI/AAAAAAAAAlg/pjAxsnYZx80kNrw_coO6-wrG7TD8MiHegCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%25289%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s5jH1qBRNH0/WcYn7s3QirI/AAAAAAAAAlg/pjAxsnYZx80kNrw_coO6-wrG7TD8MiHegCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B14%2B%25289%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2247. &lt;br /&gt;
  2248. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2249. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ohw1So9doi8/WcYmkkqnvsI/AAAAAAAAAlg/7Bb8_aGuQ242cejDXihbfb6liwNaKqbzwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ohw1So9doi8/WcYmkkqnvsI/AAAAAAAAAlg/7Bb8_aGuQ242cejDXihbfb6liwNaKqbzwCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B14%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2251. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2252. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d0r-ZpAdFaQ/WcYnuRa5ejI/AAAAAAAAAlg/XauWLPE_v7sCyj_NstADKzfeLIdk1ZrkgCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%25287%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d0r-ZpAdFaQ/WcYnuRa5ejI/AAAAAAAAAlg/XauWLPE_v7sCyj_NstADKzfeLIdk1ZrkgCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B14%2B%25287%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2253. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;pics from the tournament day @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2254. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2255. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2256. &lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20.25pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2258. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;‘Arguably, the most important part of the
  2259. day was the on the medical side. SVG Africa had found us three amazing nurses,
  2260. experienced at working with the local children, who knew exactly what to look
  2261. for when it came to treating and diagnosing their ailments. Nurses were able to
  2262. medical check, over the course of the day, the 300 or so children that were at
  2263. the tournament’. Kids were treated for malaria and many first aid interventions
  2264. took place. Over the course of the day, we gave out 300 chicken and rice meals
  2265. and 450 litres of water.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2266. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2267. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0_2giTn9pdM/WcYniVwSpyI/AAAAAAAAAlg/DICPb0_dicMsxDmHVDxty-Qf-J25n-bKACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%25283%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0_2giTn9pdM/WcYniVwSpyI/AAAAAAAAAlg/DICPb0_dicMsxDmHVDxty-Qf-J25n-bKACEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B14%2B%25283%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2270. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zFXkTjBEXxg/WcYnQQSzJFI/AAAAAAAAAlg/Vd90aUYcfPI5qKQNPA-kitsz0mmO0wg3gCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zFXkTjBEXxg/WcYnQQSzJFI/AAAAAAAAAlg/Vd90aUYcfPI5qKQNPA-kitsz0mmO0wg3gCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B14%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2271. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The winners receiving their medals and cup @svgarica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2272. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  2274. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20.25pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2276. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20.25pt;&quot;&gt;The next event/tournament is scheduled for
  2277. this month of October 2017; amongst the objectives of SVG this time is to
  2278. include female teams to take part in a competition of their own, and to
  2279. increase the numbers of beneficiaries of donated equipment and other
  2280. educational and sports materials. Sponsorships of local sports team such as the
  2281. Okwawu City Soccer Academy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2283. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20.25pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2284. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2285. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_gbPeAP6Y0/WcYm5l3EVgI/AAAAAAAAAlg/FZEODRH50TMnVxup4lDx-UC2KWOni212ACEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%252813%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_gbPeAP6Y0/WcYm5l3EVgI/AAAAAAAAAlg/FZEODRH50TMnVxup4lDx-UC2KWOni212ACEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B14%2B%252813%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2288. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J1Au5ew2JNM/WcYnDgfAIkI/AAAAAAAAAlg/8jEsBSkKGkM-dmqIUbH41plrBk2G-X9LwCEwYBhgL/s1600/blog%2B14%2B%252814%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J1Au5ew2JNM/WcYnDgfAIkI/AAAAAAAAAlg/8jEsBSkKGkM-dmqIUbH41plrBk2G-X9LwCEwYBhgL/s320/blog%2B14%2B%252814%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2289. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Kicking Off and SVG visit to football academy training camp @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2290. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2291. &lt;br /&gt;For more info on our partners check out their website&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kickingoff.org/&quot;&gt; www.kickingoff.org&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 20.25pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2292. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2294. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;LAKES,
  2295. RIVERS, STREAMS AND BOREHOLES…..Water supply networks in rural Kwahu&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2301. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;September 2016- For the
  2302. past 10 years our work has allowed us to travel extensively to villages and
  2303. settlements within the Kwahu Districts. This -predominantly rural –area expands
  2304. geographically along the Kwahu Plateau; the total population according to the
  2305. 2010 census is almost half a million.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2309. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Snapshots
  2310. of our work landscapes in these areas include those of women and children
  2311. walking along the roadside, carrying water buckets on their heads. On the other
  2312. hand, they also reveal the existence of unused water boreholes within these
  2313. same communities; often uncompleted (no water pump attached to borehole), or
  2314. seemingly out of use due to lack of maintenance/issues with quality of water. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2319. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;School kids fetching water&lt;br /&gt;
  2320. @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2324. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Women in a village fetching &lt;br /&gt;
  2325. water for domestic purposes&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2330. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;To address some of these issues, in 2016 we initiated activities
  2331. geared towards improving the existing water supply network in various settlements of all four Kwahu Districts. This is being done in partnership with The
  2332. Helen Hodgkins Trust, a fast growing British Charity in the sector, but also
  2333. thanks to fundraising efforts by individuals whose contributions translated
  2334. into boreholes being drilled in the communities of Kyereban and Oboyan (see pics of these projects below).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2338. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0mZuoPPuRBk/WB3BwspAIYI/AAAAAAAAAjg/VCYmhwlhemMRAxuI9aDJC7rukGxEufgrgCEw/s1600/Blog%2B12%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0mZuoPPuRBk/WB3BwspAIYI/AAAAAAAAAjg/VCYmhwlhemMRAxuI9aDJC7rukGxEufgrgCEw/s200/Blog%2B12%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2342. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IABpW40j61w/WB2_m0eWleI/AAAAAAAAAic/4NF6IE0Jgxw-uJX3AjWkZwkidDi6rnNiQCEw/s1600/Blog%2B12%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IABpW40j61w/WB2_m0eWleI/AAAAAAAAAic/4NF6IE0Jgxw-uJX3AjWkZwkidDi6rnNiQCEw/s200/Blog%2B12%2B%252811%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2346. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xaDv2t2geNk/WB3ByTyACxI/AAAAAAAAAjg/USX7n9ln79YdVPfl6E7CH5HKdDSlmqvQQCEw/s1600/Blog%2B12%2B%25288%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xaDv2t2geNk/WB3ByTyACxI/AAAAAAAAAjg/USX7n9ln79YdVPfl6E7CH5HKdDSlmqvQQCEw/s200/Blog%2B12%2B%25288%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iem25JGmrOo/WB3B5k_pr0I/AAAAAAAAAjg/OStkHXYA8MwxPYIboUB0941MrhfH1wLqACEw/s1600/Blog%2B12%2B%25289%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iem25JGmrOo/WB3B5k_pr0I/AAAAAAAAAjg/OStkHXYA8MwxPYIboUB0941MrhfH1wLqACEw/s200/Blog%2B12%2B%25289%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2347. &lt;br /&gt;
  2348. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2349. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2350. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2351. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2352. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;
  2353. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;People living in rural districts source their water from &#39;river/streams (26.0%), followed by borehole (25.3%) and protected wells (11.3%)&#39; (Ghana Population and Housing Census, 2010, Kwahu South District).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2354. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;
  2355. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #212121; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2356. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BaHt72J8ti8/WB3CBstzwcI/AAAAAAAAAjg/_FsnAReNAGAHrhVXGI3cL-ZJegfVIJwFACEw/s1600/bLOG%2B12%2B%252824%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BaHt72J8ti8/WB3CBstzwcI/AAAAAAAAAjg/_FsnAReNAGAHrhVXGI3cL-ZJegfVIJwFACEw/s200/bLOG%2B12%2B%252824%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2357. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A girl fetching water from a&lt;br /&gt;
  2358. local stream&lt;br /&gt;
  2359. @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2360. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2361. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2363. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7JV3no5f6uY/WB3CImr9NNI/AAAAAAAAAjg/8GiiONf8RvEWC-sDXhN8VuuzGxzqwhddwCEw/s1600/bLOG%2B12%2B%252825%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7JV3no5f6uY/WB3CImr9NNI/AAAAAAAAAjg/8GiiONf8RvEWC-sDXhN8VuuzGxzqwhddwCEw/s200/bLOG%2B12%2B%252825%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2366. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lnf6SHEpTvA/WB2_EpQXBcI/AAAAAAAAAiE/T2SqKPpV--0LI8ztcL-UVtk07p-BTOoigCEw/s1600/BLOG%2B12%2B%252826%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lnf6SHEpTvA/WB2_EpQXBcI/AAAAAAAAAiE/T2SqKPpV--0LI8ztcL-UVtk07p-BTOoigCEw/s200/BLOG%2B12%2B%252826%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2367. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2368. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2369. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #212121; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Added to this, ‘&lt;i&gt;In the rural communities, bore holes fitted with hand pumps serve as the main source of potable water supply to the people.&amp;nbsp; However, only 41% of the rural populace is covered.&amp;nbsp; The remaining 59% rely on alternative sources of water supply such as uncovered wells and streams.&amp;nbsp; This may be responsible for the upsurge of waterborne diseases such as typhoid fever and diarrhea’&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghanalocalassemblies.gov.gh/&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;&quot;&gt;www.ghanalocalassemblies.gov.gh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;).&lt;br /&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Thus, the problems are not only inadequate supply of potable water in rural settlements, but crucially the ineffective operation and maintenance of bore holes &amp;nbsp;and obsolete and low capacity of water treatment and pumping equipment’. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2373. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2375. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;We saw this for instance in the
  2376. village of &lt;b&gt;Obomeng&lt;/b&gt;. Six boreholes in the community have
  2377. been drilled, yet they are not in use; five were unfinished, one had broken
  2378. down. Another case: the community of &lt;b&gt;Twenedurase&lt;/b&gt;,
  2379. which suffers from an almost permanent water supply shortage affecting local
  2380. folks and also the large student population of the various schools in the area.
  2381. Students walk to fetch water on a daily basis, taking energy and hours away
  2382. from their studies; women and kids carry water to their homes in buckets,
  2383. sourced from the water stream in the village. This has effects on their health,
  2384. performance, productivity and household work burden.&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2388. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--v6j_7n1pHs/WB2_4DTCXPI/AAAAAAAAAic/zZgAo_wxep4jIk_V7bwfyn9N8zGLFHhRQCEw/s1600/Blog%2B12%2B%252812%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--v6j_7n1pHs/WB2_4DTCXPI/AAAAAAAAAic/zZgAo_wxep4jIk_V7bwfyn9N8zGLFHhRQCEw/s200/Blog%2B12%2B%252812%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2389. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Unfinished boreholes in Obomeng&lt;br /&gt;
  2390. @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2395. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Other cases
  2396. of inefficient, inoperative, or unfinished boreholes can be found at Nkyenekyene,
  2397. Petia, Kwasi Dadie, Pitiku, Kofi Nyina… . &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2403. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Intervention&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2405. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2407. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The first
  2408. feature of our participation consists in fixing those boreholes that have been
  2409. out of use the longest, in addition to finalizing the uncompleted ones–attaching
  2410. mechanical water pumps, constructing drainage concrete platforms. This is
  2411. currently taking place in the communities of Twenedurase, Obomeng, Pitiku,
  2412. Nkyenenkyene, Petia, Kwasi Dade and Bepong. Others will soon follow. The aim is
  2413. to reach a total population of 25000. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2425. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x4Xia8dSG0A/WB3AuaRnkPI/AAAAAAAAAjI/xKgw0SZ31UY7KmUIqBx-cl5aTPVzgIyVwCEw/s1600/Blog%2B12%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x4Xia8dSG0A/WB3AuaRnkPI/AAAAAAAAAjI/xKgw0SZ31UY7KmUIqBx-cl5aTPVzgIyVwCEw/s200/Blog%2B12%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2428. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMNj8iXylhQ/WB3BU7EPkVI/AAAAAAAAAjI/Fs9XWzTs9c88D9l2dH-aN447FPoHn94NQCEw/s1600/Blog%2B12%2B%252820%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMNj8iXylhQ/WB3BU7EPkVI/AAAAAAAAAjI/Fs9XWzTs9c88D9l2dH-aN447FPoHn94NQCEw/s200/Blog%2B12%2B%252820%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2432. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Boreholes being fixed in Twenedurase, &lt;br /&gt;
  2433. Obomeng, and Nkyenenkyene&lt;br /&gt;
  2434. @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2435. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  2439. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;A second
  2440. aspect of our intervention involves the expansion of the existing network of
  2441. boreholes, specifically to communities that do not have any (such as the ones
  2442. we have drilled at Bepong, Kyereban and Oboyan no.2), as well as improving water
  2443. storage and harvesting facilities. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2444. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2445. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-utHqr7mjkLw/WB3Bqy17API/AAAAAAAAAjg/A947eIrRFP0D8Q0DXFw-NtsmRt7NonIawCEw/s1600/Blog%2B12%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-utHqr7mjkLw/WB3Bqy17API/AAAAAAAAAjg/A947eIrRFP0D8Q0DXFw-NtsmRt7NonIawCEw/s200/Blog%2B12%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2450. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2451. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7cLbGdy6Ftk/WB2_K4dJ9DI/AAAAAAAAAiE/phD4HK02KJYtE5XK_C3gEem5MWhDDdOUwCEw/s1600/Blog%2B12%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7cLbGdy6Ftk/WB2_K4dJ9DI/AAAAAAAAAiE/phD4HK02KJYtE5XK_C3gEem5MWhDDdOUwCEw/s200/Blog%2B12%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2454. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qr4RsxN3oxQ/WB3B0cBgSHI/AAAAAAAAAjg/UfMsNd4ObGEerzK4HHMce5qggOHeLoUrwCEw/s1600/Blog%2B12%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qr4RsxN3oxQ/WB3B0cBgSHI/AAAAAAAAAjg/UfMsNd4ObGEerzK4HHMce5qggOHeLoUrwCEw/s200/Blog%2B12%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2458. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Borehole and water storage facilities built at Bepong&lt;br /&gt;
  2459. @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2464. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2466. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Examples of
  2467. intervention and population reach:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2469. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2470. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&quot;&gt;
  2471. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;TWENEDURASE/OBO townships: population 10,000- borehole intervention:
  2472. fixing existing borehole at Twenedurase. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2473. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
  2474. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;OBOMENG/MPRAESO council area: population 16,000 (with Obomeng township,
  2475. 3,000) Intervention: fixing one existing borehole, supply and installation of
  2476. mechanized water pumps for five more boreholes already drilled.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2477. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
  2478. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;BEPONG council area, 16,000 (Bepong town, 6.980). Water tower and water
  2479. borehole drilled.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2480. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
  2481. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;PITIKU/NKYENENKYENE (Adawso council area): population 15,000.
  2482. Intervention: fixing mechanic issues/completing existing boreholes –both at
  2483. Pitiku and Nkyenenkyene. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2484. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
  2485. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;PETIA: population of catchment area, 4.000. A borehole drilled for the
  2486. community is not in use and is in need of work on its platform/drainage system&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2487. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
  2488. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;KWASI DADE: population 2,000.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2490. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;ATUOBIKROM: improving water storage facilities (water tanks with a total
  2491. capacity of 7000 gallons). Population 3,000.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2492. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
  2493. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;...and others.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2494. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot;&gt;
  2495. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2501. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;To
  2502. conclude, the main concern we see with water related projects and specifically with boreholes post drilling might be the inadequate
  2503. monitoring and scarce accountability. Water boards/committees are set up and
  2504. bank accounts established for the purpose of dealing with maintenance and other
  2505. issues (WATSAN), yet nothing happens on the ground; we should entreat local
  2506. governments to improve monitoring, to ensure existing services are in use and
  2507. investments are effective. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2509. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2511. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Keep an eye on our blog for more updates on water interventions projected for 2017.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2516. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;BOREHOLE AT
  2517. OBOYAN NO.2&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2519. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2520. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2521. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;September
  2522. 2016. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2523. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2524. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2526. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Our latest
  2527. project dealing with water and sanitation issues took place this September in a
  2528. village called Oboyan number 2 (and yes, in case you were wondering, there is a
  2529. village nearby called Oboyan number 1).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2530. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2531. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2532. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2533. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2534. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2535. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This is a farming
  2536. community of almost 600 people, geographically located in the Kwahu Plateau and
  2537. politically ascribed to the Kwahu East District. Access to this community is
  2538. partly done through untarred roads (a logistical nightmare when projects take
  2539. place in the rainy season).&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2543. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2548. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nso1ZwrclhA/WAXlicOFg8I/AAAAAAAAAfI/2Rqb5dF6nfcFvpshfLp8fE_dOFhqoxxfQCEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252825%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nso1ZwrclhA/WAXlicOFg8I/AAAAAAAAAfI/2Rqb5dF6nfcFvpshfLp8fE_dOFhqoxxfQCEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252825%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2549. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Access road to Oboyan no.2&lt;br /&gt;
  2550. @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2552. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8s--zpTOdBI/WAXizQZ_xYI/AAAAAAAAAdw/jxhLgYLaW-8nVH-0fbZLhOT9yp2Z0wT1QCLcB/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252815%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8s--zpTOdBI/WAXizQZ_xYI/AAAAAAAAAdw/jxhLgYLaW-8nVH-0fbZLhOT9yp2Z0wT1QCLcB/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252815%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2557. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Drilling and supplies trucks on location&lt;br /&gt;
  2558. @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2562. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Community of Oboyan no.2, rainy season&lt;br /&gt;
  2563. @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2566. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cceRrTJUEzY/WAXkcZLXOyI/AAAAAAAAAeM/ZA86G-sAEkM73c8Xvsth1If6CrBbVvCzACLcB/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cceRrTJUEzY/WAXkcZLXOyI/AAAAAAAAAeM/ZA86G-sAEkM73c8Xvsth1If6CrBbVvCzACLcB/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2567. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Stuck in the mud on the road to the village&lt;br /&gt;
  2568. @svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2572. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2573. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2574. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2575. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2576. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2577. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2578. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The closest
  2579. hospital to Oboyan is the Kwahu Government Hospital in Atibie, approximately
  2580. one hour drive from the village, while the nearest town providing services such
  2581. as banks, post offices, secondary schools and market is Abetifi, capital of the
  2582. Kwahu East District. Farming constitutes the main source of employment and
  2583. income, with cash crops such as maize, cassava, and yam.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2584. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2585. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2586. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2587. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The village
  2588. has been recently connected to the national electricity grid; however, access
  2589. to an adequate source of water is still wholly inadequate; &amp;nbsp;this became the rationale for our
  2590. intervention: the water source for the whole community is a river stream,
  2591. located approximately 600 meters away from the village, and although it does
  2592. not dry up during the dry season, years with low rainfall reduce the flow severely
  2593. and water sanitation is an issue.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2594. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2595. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2596. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2597. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Although the village has previously benefited from water and sanitation interventions throught the donation and distribution of water filters for both the community and families, the assistance was this time deepened by the provision of the borehole, and completes the vision we had for the village at the time of our first intervention two years ago.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2598. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2599. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2600. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2601. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2602. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2603. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The project
  2604. took place during the month of September; the ground was drilled and water was
  2605. found at a depth of 95 metres. See pictures of drilling process below.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2606. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2607. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2609. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2610. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2611. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s1-RrVySq50/WAXkR3umRSI/AAAAAAAAAfI/4w3WxwGRezYAKmmxL3VQc0_0B1R86TYFQCEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252820%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s1-RrVySq50/WAXkR3umRSI/AAAAAAAAAfI/4w3WxwGRezYAKmmxL3VQc0_0B1R86TYFQCEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252820%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LOSM7f52J5w/WAXlQl1hx_I/AAAAAAAAAfI/nwj8GuwDomwasWzKkDhpJ7Gb53o4uUTFQCEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252813%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LOSM7f52J5w/WAXlQl1hx_I/AAAAAAAAAfI/nwj8GuwDomwasWzKkDhpJ7Gb53o4uUTFQCEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252813%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2612. &lt;br /&gt;
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  2614. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-efAriFFdGuk/WAXjvBgnAhI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/qnrYE8CeCYEdzw_XRekEMeEPrwdI82eoACEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252819%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-efAriFFdGuk/WAXjvBgnAhI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/qnrYE8CeCYEdzw_XRekEMeEPrwdI82eoACEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252819%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CSPte3pw-p4/WAXjf47KOjI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/AQh0P4qLjMof4l0w_GG_zjkvrrNpnmx2wCEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CSPte3pw-p4/WAXjf47KOjI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/AQh0P4qLjMof4l0w_GG_zjkvrrNpnmx2wCEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2618. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2619. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2620. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;One week
  2621. later the necessary arrangements were put in place in order to prepare for a mechanic pump that is installed after concrete works are dry -see below.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2622. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2623. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2624. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2625. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_RnVo4ktmYI/WAXiTlIlKBI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/3rId-sF5V9UJ_sJhCbJRUHTgg2ScaAEEwCEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252812%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_RnVo4ktmYI/WAXiTlIlKBI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/3rId-sF5V9UJ_sJhCbJRUHTgg2ScaAEEwCEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252812%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2626. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iDEZdemvmnA/WAXiORhfetI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/sGvNKxy71FMamesohkb5dU5wR_Kxt9yngCEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252811%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iDEZdemvmnA/WAXiORhfetI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/sGvNKxy71FMamesohkb5dU5wR_Kxt9yngCEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252811%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2629. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2630. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2631. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This water
  2632. borehole, located in the center of the town, will address problems of sourcing,
  2633. reliable supply, and address at the same time health and hygiene related
  2634. concerns. Water related diseases such schistosomiasis, cholera,
  2635. typhoid, etc. -which are rife in the population- numbers are expected to decrease
  2636. drastically. SVG aims to monitor these and other outcomes in months to follow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2637. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2638. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2639. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2640. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DOWtEt-rXLc/WAXj_g8M1UI/AAAAAAAAAfI/_oxc-f1Uuo4MG23o3oypZ5y0Kp9as5AbQCEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DOWtEt-rXLc/WAXj_g8M1UI/AAAAAAAAAfI/_oxc-f1Uuo4MG23o3oypZ5y0Kp9as5AbQCEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qcabgg8_nTA/WAXmjWSiNnI/AAAAAAAAAfE/pPt3BNJhtkApCWzN1GFmJUophrwf5cWNACEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qcabgg8_nTA/WAXmjWSiNnI/AAAAAAAAAfE/pPt3BNJhtkApCWzN1GFmJUophrwf5cWNACEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2641. &lt;br /&gt;
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  2643. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7crsy3mFTN8/WAXmh12QAlI/AAAAAAAAAfA/uNXuOz3nTTsj_Wva9J8KwYXzpRv-5bvEgCEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7crsy3mFTN8/WAXmh12QAlI/AAAAAAAAAfA/uNXuOz3nTTsj_Wva9J8KwYXzpRv-5bvEgCEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pVy96TqSShs/WAXlvnfecNI/AAAAAAAAAfI/3Bn0j9ymkqcSSwr3-cSS_MVckj6Y_pCmACEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25286%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pVy96TqSShs/WAXlvnfecNI/AAAAAAAAAfI/3Bn0j9ymkqcSSwr3-cSS_MVckj6Y_pCmACEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25286%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qO8N1RE95xo/WAXmNLU9vMI/AAAAAAAAAe4/cB_mm0Ze2JkWpAHQUCPcQ-zH6BtLCf-BwCEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qO8N1RE95xo/WAXmNLU9vMI/AAAAAAAAAe4/cB_mm0Ze2JkWpAHQUCPcQ-zH6BtLCf-BwCEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2646. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ssHt5Kqt6Ns/WAXibJ_w4XI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/tt9u8oKmVzU2dXWbUpYajiVeo0Z24yIPACEw/s1600/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252810%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ssHt5Kqt6Ns/WAXibJ_w4XI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/tt9u8oKmVzU2dXWbUpYajiVeo0Z24yIPACEw/s200/BLOG%2B11%2Bborehole%2Bin%2Boboyan%2B%252810%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2647. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Kids drinking water from borehole&lt;br /&gt;
  2648. @svgafrica2016&lt;br /&gt;
  2649. &lt;br /&gt;
  2650. &lt;br /&gt;
  2651. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2653. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2654. This project was funded by a team of Cyprus nationals led by Stefani Grigoriou. Thank you to all of those who donated and made this amazing event possible.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2656. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Osuben,
  2657. Kwahu South District, August 2016&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2658. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2659. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2660. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2661. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In August
  2662. 2016 we commenced work in a town called Osuben. Osuben is part of the Kwahu
  2663. Districts of the Eastern Region of Ghana, with a total population of roughly 3000.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Many surrounding smaller
  2664. settlements make use of Osuben as their closest services provider (health and
  2665. education). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2666. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2667. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2668. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2669. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Thus most
  2670. kids from nearby settlements attend school at Osuben. The Roman Catholic Primary
  2671. school premises in the town (see pictures below) are therefore vital in the
  2672. provision of education for a diverse and active student population. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2673. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2674. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2675. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2676. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ToKei4DztFo/V67_Fb5u_iI/AAAAAAAAAdI/7hgI_WPZhH0xE4KQ9eSV28YrQRz0qjicgCLcB/s1600/IMG-20160809-WA0016.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ToKei4DztFo/V67_Fb5u_iI/AAAAAAAAAdI/7hgI_WPZhH0xE4KQ9eSV28YrQRz0qjicgCLcB/s320/IMG-20160809-WA0016.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2678. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2680. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2wwqjfx9AMQ/V6794Dwp7NI/AAAAAAAAAdA/xeua-fCu3_4RUkKybBsgotogbkF8aCqjgCEw/s1600/blog%2B10%2Bbuilding%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;192&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2wwqjfx9AMQ/V6794Dwp7NI/AAAAAAAAAdA/xeua-fCu3_4RUkKybBsgotogbkF8aCqjgCEw/s320/blog%2B10%2Bbuilding%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2681. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Osuben, Kwahu South District, July 2016&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2687. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2688. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The
  2689. pictures above show the condition of the school classrooms as at July 2016.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2690. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2691. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2692. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2693. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Millenium Developmnent Goal 2 aimed at
  2694. Universal Primary Education coverage by 2015. Although Ghana has made great
  2695. progress to achieve this goal, there are still a large number of kids who
  2696. remain out of school due to various constraints.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2697. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2698. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2699. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2700. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Amongst the
  2701. factors that affect participation of children in schools in Ghana, these are
  2702. mentioned in a report by UNICEF in 2012 –and which behind our intervention in
  2703. this area:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2704. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2705. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2706. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;&quot;&gt;
  2707. &lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 7pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
  2708. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;School
  2709. proximity also affects children’s work and schooling. The longer the travel
  2710. time to school the more difficult it is for children to reconcile work and
  2711. school attendance –(Vuri, Ghana Living Standard Survey 1998-1999, 2007)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2712. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;&quot;&gt;
  2713. &lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 7pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
  2714. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Inadequate
  2715. and poor school infrastructure; parents, teachers and community members judge
  2716. the quality of educational delivery by the presence of a well constructed
  2717. school and trained teachers (&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2718. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;&quot;&gt;
  2719. &lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 7pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
  2720. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Poor
  2721. quality of education offered by schools, ‘…poor quality learning coupled with
  2722. poor life skills outcomes are beginning to deter Ghana’s poor from enrolling
  2723. their children in school and keeping them there’ . Children are also used in
  2724. labor activities in schools, often asked by teachers to attend to their farms,
  2725. fetching water, weeding, cooking/washing dishes for teachers etc. which might
  2726. discourage parents from sending children to use their school time laboring &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2727. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;&quot;&gt;
  2728. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2729. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;&quot;&gt;
  2730. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2731. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2732. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Others are its
  2733. direct cost but also its opportunity cost to families, i.e. economic input of
  2734. child labour on poor families which has to be forfeited when the child attends
  2735. school; &amp;nbsp;and the importance attached to
  2736. education &amp;nbsp;by parents according cultural
  2737. background, regional, ethnic and gender based beliefs. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2738. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2739. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2740. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2741. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Poor
  2742. quality education is the result of teacher absenteeism and lack of qualified
  2743. teachers, mostly felt in rural areas (such as the present case study, Osuben); but
  2744. also an outcome of rural areas receiving lower proportion of financial
  2745. expenditures, which is enrolment based. Lower numbers of children are enrolled
  2746. in rural schools thus rural areas which have higher financing needs end up
  2747. being discriminated against and quality gaps widened. Rural areas households
  2748. tend to have more children per capita than urban ones, and these households
  2749. might not be able to afford having all of the children attending at once;
  2750. again, some of the eldest ones might be engaged in farming or fishing
  2751. activities, affecting overall enrolment numbers. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2752. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2753. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In terms of
  2754. the status of school facilities in rural areas, many schools are still
  2755. conducted under a tree or in conditions that are not conducive for an adequate teaching
  2756. /learning environment.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2757. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2758. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2759. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2760. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2761. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2762. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In order to
  2763. improve education outcomes, it is important that children go to school in safe
  2764. facilities and are trained in satisfactory conditions and by skilled personnel.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2765. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2766. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2767. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2768. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Our
  2769. contribution in Osuben ( as well as in other villages where we have built
  2770. schools or repaired existing facilities, i.e. Adawso, Pitiku, Mangoase, Mpraeso,
  2771. Obomeng, Aduamoah to name a few) consists in upgrading of current facilities.
  2772. This includes plastering walls (reconstructing torn down areas), plastering and
  2773. reinforcing support walls, laying a new concrete floors in classrooms. Once this phase
  2774. is finished, the outside and inside of the classrooms will be painted. We will
  2775. be making use of some local materials such as sand, and contribute unpaid and
  2776. paid labour, input materials such as tools, cement and blocks, and paint.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2777. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2778. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2779. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2780. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2794. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2795. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The main
  2796. aim of this intervention is to reverse damage usually suffered by facilities in
  2797. the rainy season, due to clay being used as the main material in the building
  2798. structure. It will stop roofs from caving in while children are in the
  2799. classroom and similar disasters; it also aims to encourage school attendance
  2800. and overall performance. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2801. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2802. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2803. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2804. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Our team
  2805. consists of volunteers, local masons and residents from Osuben willing to
  2806. assist; they will be working together for the next four weeks before moving on
  2807. to another school building project in the district.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2808. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
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  2821. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Progress on building workm, August 2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2826. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2827. &lt;br /&gt;
  2828. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2829. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;It is worth
  2830. noting that we aside from facilities improvement we are involved in donation of
  2831. educational materials and other activities that aim at promoting attendance and
  2832. encouraging parents and community stakeholders to actively promote their wards
  2833. education.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2834. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2835. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2836. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2837. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Will keep you updated on these and other schools building activities on this blog and our social media outlets. Thanks everyone!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2839. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;SPONSORING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN THE GHANA HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2840. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2841. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2842. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2843. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;May 2016.
  2844. Health insurance sponsorships for within school children&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2845. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2846. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2847. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2848. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;On the 20&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;
  2849. of May a team of National Health Insurance Scheme and SVG personnel conducted a
  2850. registration day at two villages on the banks of the Volta Lake, Pitiku and
  2851. Nkyenenkyene. The team registered and renewed insurance for a total of 250
  2852. children, who now benefit from the NHIS plan for a one year period. This registration exercise was sponsored by our partner organisation The Helen Hodgkins Trust -visit their website&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #036723; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 13px; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;http://www.helenhodgkinstrust.org.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2854. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2855. &lt;br /&gt;
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  2857. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mVGf8-35YRk/V02AAjRDwEI/AAAAAAAAAbs/WGUP2-9V4xYXKfQe2x7kT0CsnP0-WmnDgCLcB/s1600/BLOG%2B9%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mVGf8-35YRk/V02AAjRDwEI/AAAAAAAAAbs/WGUP2-9V4xYXKfQe2x7kT0CsnP0-WmnDgCLcB/s320/BLOG%2B9%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2858. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Registration exercise. svgafrica2016&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2859. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2860. &lt;br /&gt;
  2861. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2862. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1k6f4THJ_NM/V02AAzBQv3I/AAAAAAAAAbw/WJKNcGVf6vMcg3QcOLeZarppNWJ7bKWAQCLcB/s1600/BLOG%2B9%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1k6f4THJ_NM/V02AAzBQv3I/AAAAAAAAAbw/WJKNcGVf6vMcg3QcOLeZarppNWJ7bKWAQCLcB/s320/BLOG%2B9%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2863. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Registration exercise, school children at Pitiku.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2864. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2865. &lt;/div&gt;
  2866. &lt;div style=&quot;background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 12pt 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  2867. Ghana&#39;s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is one of very few attempts by a sub-Saharan African country to implement a national-level, universal health insurance program. The NHIS covers outpatient services, including diagnostic testing and operations such as hernia repair; most in-patient services, including specialist care, most surgeries, and hospital accommodation (general ward); oral health treatments; all maternity care services, including Caesarean deliveries; emergency care; and, finally, all drugs on the NHIA Medicines List. (‘The Effect of Ghana&#39;s National Health Insurance Scheme on Health Care Utilisation’.N J Blanchet, G Fink, and I Osei-Akoto ).&lt;/div&gt;
  2868. &lt;div style=&quot;background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 12pt 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  2869. &lt;br /&gt;
  2870. In the rural areas where we work, most of the households are large in size and have lower socio economic status. In terms of the cost of insurance, a study of households in Ghana shows that for 64% of analysed poor households, non enrolment in the insurance scheme was because they considered the contributions to be expensive. (Refusal to enrol in Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme: is affordability the problem? Anthony Kusi, Ulrika Enemark, Kristian S Hansen, and Felix A Asante). &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2871. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2872. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;&quot;&gt;Although the potential benefits of enrolling however are
  2873. clear, ‘access to health insurance is known to have positive effects in
  2874. improving access to healthcare services and serves as a mechanism for avoiding
  2875. catastrophic healthcare expenditures which often plunge low resourced
  2876. households into poverty&lt;/span&gt;’, and the fact that &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;the study concludes
  2877. that health insurance cost would be affordable by most households( although it
  2878. does represent a burden amongst lowest income and large families), many still
  2879. lack total or partial insurance. ‘&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;&quot;&gt;Households in the lower
  2880. socio-economic quintiles were less likely to have full insurance and likely to
  2881. complain that their NHIS contributions were expensive as shown by their
  2882. significantly higher expected contributions’.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2883. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2884. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2885. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2886. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;It is also important
  2887. to stress that many children living in these rural communities &amp;nbsp;often suffer and at times die from preventable
  2888. illnesses such as &amp;nbsp;malaria, diarrhea, tuberculosis,
  2889. hepatitis, diabetes, schistosomiasis,.. Despite the low cost of treatment, management
  2890. of such illnesses is at times neglected due to costs and other times due to
  2891. lack of knowledge, trust or access to adequate health carers or facilities. Cultural
  2892. and geographical access issues also influence outcomes. The insurance scheme
  2893. covers diagnosis and treatments of the above, thus insurance becomes a key tool
  2894. to improving chidren’s health and well being.&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2895. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2896. &lt;br /&gt;
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  2898. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--EW5bx6QrLE/V02AHFJSCXI/AAAAAAAAAb0/Zk9WC4vyOJwOHI_nWqaEI_S5zc5C4fnrQCKgB/s1600/BLOG%2B9%2B%25283%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--EW5bx6QrLE/V02AHFJSCXI/AAAAAAAAAb0/Zk9WC4vyOJwOHI_nWqaEI_S5zc5C4fnrQCKgB/s320/BLOG%2B9%2B%25283%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2901. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S9fKO0usitg/V02ALvZ8pLI/AAAAAAAAAcA/CG7tvPks-EI9n7HQoHtZE_oMy9yDp-SaQCKgB/s1600/BLOG%2B9%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S9fKO0usitg/V02ALvZ8pLI/AAAAAAAAAcA/CG7tvPks-EI9n7HQoHtZE_oMy9yDp-SaQCKgB/s320/BLOG%2B9%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2902. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2903. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2904. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2905. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2906. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Added to
  2907. this, a child’s improved health influences his or hers education outcomes: it
  2908. boosts school enrolment and increases school attendance (fewer days off due to sickness)..&amp;nbsp; The number of days children are absent from
  2909. school due to illness decrease, and thus the overall quality of their education
  2910. profits from it. It also influences quality of education –malaria and other
  2911. diseases negatively affect attentiveness in the classroom.&amp;nbsp; We have been witnesses of these positive side
  2912. effects in some of the schools we have insured in the past –and are currently
  2913. reinsuring, for instance Nkyenenkyene). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2915. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WAUOIilIpUM/V02AHv-bVMI/AAAAAAAAAb4/fGv0PQ5N97cXAKyae6_EM0jsTQMVmGrYACKgB/s1600/Blog%2B9%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WAUOIilIpUM/V02AHv-bVMI/AAAAAAAAAb4/fGv0PQ5N97cXAKyae6_EM0jsTQMVmGrYACKgB/s320/Blog%2B9%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2916. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2917. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2918. &lt;br /&gt;
  2919. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2920. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r7gb2EZFaTA/V02AIBGXaGI/AAAAAAAAAb8/3h6Fu1SCnxIHJYn6943kbx9y3mhRSoO6wCKgB/s1600/Blog%2B9%2B%25286%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r7gb2EZFaTA/V02AIBGXaGI/AAAAAAAAAb8/3h6Fu1SCnxIHJYn6943kbx9y3mhRSoO6wCKgB/s200/Blog%2B9%2B%25286%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2923. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WkW_5J40Bbo/V02AOeIrWWI/AAAAAAAAAcE/zjw7t8y9Tgs1PpNncyT5lcHznu6RaOYtgCKgB/s1600/20160118_115501.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;192&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WkW_5J40Bbo/V02AOeIrWWI/AAAAAAAAAcE/zjw7t8y9Tgs1PpNncyT5lcHznu6RaOYtgCKgB/s320/20160118_115501.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2924. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;School children registered at Nkynenkyne with their health cards&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2925. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2926. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2927. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2928. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2929. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2930. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;This
  2931. intervention is part of our Health Programs, which has seen other villages
  2932. benefiting from SVG’s health interventions: &amp;nbsp;health insurance ( at Kyereban and Adawso); &amp;nbsp;medical team interventions in community outreaches
  2933. and within hospitals; medical equipment donations –see previous blog entry on
  2934. our partnership with Anidaso Health.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2935. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2936. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2937. &lt;br /&gt;
  2938. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2939. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Our target
  2940. for the year 2016 is to insure 1000 people in communities in the Kwahu
  2941. Districts with a focus on school children. Our next intervention wil take place in Mpraeso and Obomeng, and we aim to insure a total of 150 people by
  2942. the end of this month.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2944. LIFE&lt;br /&gt;
  2945. &lt;br /&gt;
  2946.  
  2947.  
  2948. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2949. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;VISIT FROM
  2950. OUR NEW PARTNERS THE HELEN HODGKINS TRUST&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2951. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2952. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2953. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2954. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;January
  2955. 2016.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2956. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2957. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2958. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2959. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Ghana experienced a lower than average rainfall in 2014 and 2015; the Ghana Meteorological Agency forecasts a drought in Ghana for the year 2016.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2960. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2961. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2962. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2963. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;According
  2964. to research, Ghana is increasingly vulnerable to climate change, variability and
  2965. uncertainty. &amp;nbsp;It is also projected to
  2966. become hotter and wetter during the wet season and drier during the dry season.
  2967. Thus, ‘increases in the frequency and intensity of rainfall, along with the
  2968. occurrence of extended periods of drought and intense heat have been linked to
  2969. changing climatic patterns’ (itunews.int.it.). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2970. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2971. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2972. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2973. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This follows a global trend of increasingly random weather events –flooding, drought- which according to most climate scientists are due to manmade changes –global warming being one of its most obvious manifestations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2974. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2975. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2976. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2977. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Changing rain patterns as well as
  2978. recurrent drought can &lt;i&gt;exacerbate existing challenges of poverty and rural marginalization&lt;/i&gt;,
  2979. and it adds to the stress to adapt to such changes.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2980. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2981. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2982. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2983. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In rural areas, water is vital for agriculture
  2984. and livelihoods, but it also has a direct impact on people’s health. Much of
  2985. the water used by rural populations is sourced from rivers, lakes, rain and
  2986. natural water springs. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2987. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2988. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Climate change adds another
  2989. dimension to issues of access and distribution, and it is thus more important
  2990. than ever to make investments today that will strengthen resilience in the
  2991. future, and to engage in interventions that will guarantee supply of the
  2992. resource for populations in these areas.&amp;nbsp;
  2993. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2994. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  2995. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2996. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  2997. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;For SVG on
  2998. the ground these concerns translate into refocusing efforts in the water and
  2999. sanitation field, to double funding efforts and to expand partnerships
  3000. networks. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3001. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3002. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3003. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3004. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The Helen
  3005. Hodgkins Trust is one of such organizations. Projects with the Trust, based in
  3006. the UK and whose fundraising efforts are aimed at Water and Sanitation projects
  3007. in developing countries, were initiated in 2016 and are aimed at doubling-up
  3008. interventions and funding for SVG for projects on the ground. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3009. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3010. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3011. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3012. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The first community targeted for
  3013. project implementation was Bepong. This community is a busy market link between
  3014. farming communities and major towns and cities geographically separated by the
  3015. Volta Lake. It has a population of roughly 10,000, similar in size to the district&#39;s capital Mpraeso.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3016. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3017. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3018. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3019. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Farming products such as pineapple, yam and plantain, truckloads of charcoal,
  3020. livestock and people daily commute between the rural and urban areas both sides
  3021. of the lake through towns like Bepong.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3022. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3023. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A fluid population plus a daily
  3024. stream of exchanges between locals, farmers, traders, commercial vehicles and
  3025. such make this town an ideal target location to improve its water supply needs ( most of the population lack &lt;/span&gt;connection to unreliable distribution lines, and thus sources its water mostly from natural springs or wells).&lt;/div&gt;
  3026. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3027. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3028. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3029. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3030. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3031. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tUxBe8eJtUw/Vx9g-VW50rI/AAAAAAAAAaA/nyIXq6K-2ro22N9Ie1kLxpVv0Gx5I-B8ACLcB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B11.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tUxBe8eJtUw/Vx9g-VW50rI/AAAAAAAAAaA/nyIXq6K-2ro22N9Ie1kLxpVv0Gx5I-B8ACLcB/s320/blog%2B8%2B11.jpg&quot; width=&quot;192&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0g7EC9nyN50/Vx9g-hbzUAI/AAAAAAAAAaE/X43X5ux5Xr4T6urhtWpGiHY6bvEZ0YwBQCLcB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B13.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0g7EC9nyN50/Vx9g-hbzUAI/AAAAAAAAAaE/X43X5ux5Xr4T6urhtWpGiHY6bvEZ0YwBQCLcB/s320/blog%2B8%2B13.jpg&quot; width=&quot;192&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3032. &lt;br /&gt;
  3033. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3034. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3035. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3036. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The hazards associated to water
  3037. sourcing, sanitation and distribution are replicated throughout most of these
  3038. communities. Water borne diseases are common and are the cause of a high
  3039. percentage of children under five deaths. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3040. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3041. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3042. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3043. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;After initial meetings with the
  3044. community leaders – assembly members, chief and elders and community
  3045. stakeholders- and after analyzing water availability and location access in the
  3046. area, two major interventions were requested by the community and approved for
  3047. funding by SVG and The Helen Hodgkins Trust.&amp;nbsp;
  3048. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3049. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3050. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3051. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3052. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;First project site was chosen with
  3053. the objective to improve access, regulate on site water flow and improve
  3054. sanitation, thus addressing health hazards linked to use of untreated water. &amp;nbsp;It involved building a water tower, providing
  3055. a water reservoir and filtering system, and installing a pumping device to
  3056. distribute from source to taps on tower. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3057. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3058. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3059. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3060. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BggJ_frW0e4/Vx9fxcpzG5I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/xws9KeSZGpoMIXwHLQQzzrAZUfKbQWV1wCKgB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B14.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BggJ_frW0e4/Vx9fxcpzG5I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/xws9KeSZGpoMIXwHLQQzzrAZUfKbQWV1wCKgB/s200/blog%2B8%2B14.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3061. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oZl4ZiYY3hw/Vx9icKT_XFI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/ib-a6kqbntQQ4A1EWV_HSm3meK20ei-jgCLcB/s1600/20160419_123905.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oZl4ZiYY3hw/Vx9icKT_XFI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/ib-a6kqbntQQ4A1EWV_HSm3meK20ei-jgCLcB/s200/20160419_123905.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-htTYOmqx7-w/Vx9inam81dI/AAAAAAAAAaU/t_43mNb1V4UYEkuFM1nSWjpeVw093UMMQCLcB/s1600/20160210_125817.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FOKP0Cmkcgs/Vx9jHe7fY0I/AAAAAAAAAac/QGXeZhFfuL8B1anjKXnGOoe8LM9InxclQCLcB/s1600/20160210_133242.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FOKP0Cmkcgs/Vx9jHe7fY0I/AAAAAAAAAac/QGXeZhFfuL8B1anjKXnGOoe8LM9InxclQCLcB/s200/20160210_133242.jpg&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-htTYOmqx7-w/Vx9inam81dI/AAAAAAAAAaU/t_43mNb1V4UYEkuFM1nSWjpeVw093UMMQCLcB/s200/20160210_125817.jpg&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oZl4ZiYY3hw/Vx9icKT_XFI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/ib-a6kqbntQQ4A1EWV_HSm3meK20ei-jgCLcB/s1600/20160419_123905.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cygZUbUrL5s/Vx9ftf_POBI/AAAAAAAAAZw/w1DtnNre7yEl4qlR7QCCeqLYRlkcdPv2QCKgB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B10.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cygZUbUrL5s/Vx9ftf_POBI/AAAAAAAAAZw/w1DtnNre7yEl4qlR7QCCeqLYRlkcdPv2QCKgB/s200/blog%2B8%2B10.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3062. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3063. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3064. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3065. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3066. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3067. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3068. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3069. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3070. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3071. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3072. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3073. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3074. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3075. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3076. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3077. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3078. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3079. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3080. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3081. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3082. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3083. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3084. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3085. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3086. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3087. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3088. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3089. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3090. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3091. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3092. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3093. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3094. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3095. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3096. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3097. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3098. &lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3099. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Construction of a water tower and pumping system for a natural spring&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3100. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3101. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3102. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3103. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3104. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3105. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3106. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3107. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The second project site is located
  3108. at the Bepong Market, a space where local farmers trade their products daily. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3109. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3110. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Almost all traders
  3111. and customers at the market site are women. The intervention thus becomes a
  3112. multilayered one in its outcomes, i.e. it not only addresses water provision
  3113. and sanitation issues –health and well being targets-; but also aims at dealing
  3114. with gender dynamics –main users and beneficiaries will be women working, using
  3115. and living in the market area, and their immediate families. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3116. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3117. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Issues of access to and ownership of
  3118. resource are crucial and thus allowing women direct access and rights over
  3119. water is critical to its productive and fair use.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3120. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3121. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3122. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3123. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The initial phase entailed
  3124. identifying sites that have underground water. Various locations were examined;
  3125. the final choice was the town’s market due to in part above mentioned dynamics
  3126. and benefits. Added to this, the market is located at the centre of the town,
  3127. making the borehole accessing for all. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3128. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3129. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3130. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3131. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3132. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3133. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-reJ8hD-bfso/Vx9gAXCD5cI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/W_kKDhNo9qwkAZNtWFeMoTCJ_IDK63-oQCKgB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B2.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-reJ8hD-bfso/Vx9gAXCD5cI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/W_kKDhNo9qwkAZNtWFeMoTCJ_IDK63-oQCKgB/s200/blog%2B8%2B2.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3134. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Bepong market sellers&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3135. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3136. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3137. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NXr2epDXJEk/Vx9g9-x5dsI/AAAAAAAAAaI/YPo9Tb5IfSs9B5l3Vdcr1-DCXQgXHzIwQCKgB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B12.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NXr2epDXJEk/Vx9g9-x5dsI/AAAAAAAAAaI/YPo9Tb5IfSs9B5l3Vdcr1-DCXQgXHzIwQCKgB/s200/blog%2B8%2B12.jpg&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3138. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Project research ph&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3139. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3140. &lt;br /&gt;
  3141. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3142. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3143. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3144. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3145. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3146. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Second phase involved borehole
  3147. digging and water pump installation. The project was completed with the
  3148. construction of a water tower and provision of water reservoir to borehole
  3149. site. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3150. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3151. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3152. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3153. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IkrQBXNNVvQ/Vx9gKG6qUfI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/d7nN62RMip8KZB9W4_7pCLF3ook5CdtmgCKgB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B3.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IkrQBXNNVvQ/Vx9gKG6qUfI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/d7nN62RMip8KZB9W4_7pCLF3ook5CdtmgCKgB/s200/blog%2B8%2B3.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3157. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ni8y49bgJQg/Vx9gC4z3IgI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/A3oU546uQ-IdMMC7ZYRLSVg-2MgcZdaTACKgB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B6.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ni8y49bgJQg/Vx9gC4z3IgI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/A3oU546uQ-IdMMC7ZYRLSVg-2MgcZdaTACKgB/s200/blog%2B8%2B6.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3158. &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IACp0daGx_Q/Vx9gGBnMO0I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/7vOKsxlv78Y0yQ0i5zejZFIjKGSn-TzrACKgB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B7.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IACp0daGx_Q/Vx9gGBnMO0I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/7vOKsxlv78Y0yQ0i5zejZFIjKGSn-TzrACKgB/s200/blog%2B8%2B7.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3159. &lt;br /&gt;
  3160. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3161. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--axE0PEYfDg/Vx9fqaJQAkI/AAAAAAAAAZw/1FqtDc6lQRYmEP94uWsslB27AHvfvPV6ACKgB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--axE0PEYfDg/Vx9fqaJQAkI/AAAAAAAAAZw/1FqtDc6lQRYmEP94uWsslB27AHvfvPV6ACKgB/s200/blog%2B8%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3162. &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yPs1TmjD4PE/Vx9fzT42QdI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/RZKqHm2NwcEwLSDwpqPiy5_FKfcB09EJwCKgB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yPs1TmjD4PE/Vx9fzT42QdI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/RZKqHm2NwcEwLSDwpqPiy5_FKfcB09EJwCKgB/s200/blog%2B8%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3163. &lt;br /&gt;
  3164. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3165. &lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SFIDsF7KPIU/Vx9frQ0l7EI/AAAAAAAAAZw/bT1N7gBxTsEz7iXD-qS8DFXWJeY9WtRHgCKgB/s1600/blog%2B8%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SFIDsF7KPIU/Vx9frQ0l7EI/AAAAAAAAAZw/bT1N7gBxTsEz7iXD-qS8DFXWJeY9WtRHgCKgB/s320/blog%2B8%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;192&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3166. &lt;br /&gt;
  3167.  
  3168.  
  3169. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3170. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3171. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3172. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The outline of power dynamics within
  3173. a community is a particularly relevant factor when analyzing the success of these
  3174. projects; analysis of outcomes in the next following months will tell us whether
  3175. these interventions ought to serve as blueprint for SVG’s future activities in
  3176. the water and sanitation area. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3177. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3178. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3179. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3180. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3181. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3182. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The aim is to set up at least one other borehole in 2016 in partnership with the Fund, and to continue providing water filtration systems in the area to improve sanitation. We will continue to monitor use of new facilities in particular to ensure fair distribution of this increasingly valuable resource.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3183. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3184. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3185. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3186. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3187. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3188. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3190. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A VISIT BY
  3191. ANIDASO HEALTH&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3192. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3193. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3194. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3195. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Three weeks
  3196. ago we hosted partner charity Anidaso Health in their tenth year anniversary of
  3197. their first visit to Ghana.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3198. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3199. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A team of
  3200. 13 people including doctors, nurses, photographer, water engineer and nursing student
  3201. volunteers were part of an intense two week visit. The group consisted of two
  3202. separate teams; the first team would work performing surgeries at the Kwahu
  3203. Government Hospital, and a second team comprising doctors, nurses and student
  3204. nurses took part in various community outreach events at villages from the
  3205. Kwahu South, East and West Districts.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3206. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3207. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3208. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3209. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;OUTREACH
  3210. TEAM&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3211. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3212. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3213. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3214. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;I will
  3215. focus here firstly on the work done by the team working at various villages on
  3216. medical outreaches. The aim is to reach populations from communities where poor
  3217. road networks, economic, geographical, knowledge, opportunity and any other access
  3218. gaps explain low attendance of health facilities.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3219. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3220. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3221. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3222. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The team
  3223. travelled thus to Hwee Hwee and Petia, Adawso, Pitiku, Abene, Kwahu Praso and
  3224. Atobiase, dedicating one full day’s work in each village.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3225. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3226. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3227. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3228. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;These communities
  3229. belong to three out of the four Kwahu Districts –East, North, West and South. The
  3230. total population in these four districts is approximately half a million
  3231. people. Every district’s capital has one hospital and a small number of doctors
  3232. –except the Kwahu East District Hospital, currently under construction. The Kwahu
  3233. South District’s Hospital covers a population of 175,000, with an average on
  3234. ONE doctor for every 32,000 people. District hospitals do not have
  3235. specialists and usually refer cases to the regional capital, Accra and Kumasi’s
  3236. hospitals. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3237. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3238. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3239. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3240. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Further
  3241. challenges are customary perceptions of ‘modern’ medicine in rural communities;
  3242. these traditionally rely on herbalists, priests and spiritual leaders for
  3243. advice and treatment of both physical and mental health issues. Making more doctors
  3244. available and improving facilities&amp;nbsp; might
  3245. not necessarily have the effect of increased use of&amp;nbsp; hospitals and clinics.&amp;nbsp; Social and cultural dynamics shape responses
  3246. in smaller communities and dealing with this is as important as demanding
  3247. increased public health investments. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3248. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3249. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3250. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3251. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;OUTCOMES&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3252. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3253. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3254. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3255. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A total of
  3256. 1,200 patients were screened in the communities mentioned above by the Outreach Team.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Some cases that demanded it were referred to the Kwahu Government Hospital for further assessment, and others were not dealt with due to time and logistical constraints.&lt;/div&gt;
  3257. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3258. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3259. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3260. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a-hNl94x-Ys/VvPO70JT21I/AAAAAAAAAVc/MVcCDSjRFYIVULvBGdfkAI5b6w-IHxeSA/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a-hNl94x-Ys/VvPO70JT21I/AAAAAAAAAVc/MVcCDSjRFYIVULvBGdfkAI5b6w-IHxeSA/s200/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3261. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Patients waiting; Abene&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3262. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3263. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3264. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2srfjnKMYY/VvPNT8uqJJI/AAAAAAAAAUE/yjoWDCiKH2oxvZN2upKkTXggE6OgQTAYg/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%252810%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2srfjnKMYY/VvPNT8uqJJI/AAAAAAAAAUE/yjoWDCiKH2oxvZN2upKkTXggE6OgQTAYg/s200/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%252810%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3265. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Registration desk at Pitiku&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3266. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3267. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3268. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KzGSgJJQLJU/VvPNaW7HjaI/AAAAAAAAAT4/XR965SzrK-UPSrCZypzShVRNr6iP2zC2w/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%252812%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KzGSgJJQLJU/VvPNaW7HjaI/AAAAAAAAAT4/XR965SzrK-UPSrCZypzShVRNr6iP2zC2w/s200/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%252812%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3269. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Adawso&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3270. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3271. &lt;br&gt;
  3272. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3273. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eNZHq-Bches/VvPNitqcYrI/AAAAAAAAAUE/PIKbNJOnUXQsf9Ue0N7AkMGfbKr4RhJvQ/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%252814%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eNZHq-Bches/VvPNitqcYrI/AAAAAAAAAUE/PIKbNJOnUXQsf9Ue0N7AkMGfbKr4RhJvQ/s200/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%252814%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3274. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Screenings at Pitiku&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3275. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3276. &lt;br&gt;
  3277. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3278. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1SxCSFBdL6U/VvPNiV0qXTI/AAAAAAAAAUE/EdKJB9i1xgEXxaFldm44YZf-FpsDzW7_A/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%252815%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1SxCSFBdL6U/VvPNiV0qXTI/AAAAAAAAAUE/EdKJB9i1xgEXxaFldm44YZf-FpsDzW7_A/s200/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%252815%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3279. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Screenings at Hwee-Hwee&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3280. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3281. &lt;br&gt;
  3282. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3283. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rYyX3Nvid04/VvPPTVt-RqI/AAAAAAAAAVg/OOWSeElBZq42Vp64SgYmJRN9C7Bg-WTyg/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rYyX3Nvid04/VvPPTVt-RqI/AAAAAAAAAVg/OOWSeElBZq42Vp64SgYmJRN9C7Bg-WTyg/s200/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25288%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3284. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Analysing a fracture&#39;s x-ray at Pitiku&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3285. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3286. &lt;br&gt;
  3287. &lt;br&gt;
  3288. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3289. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3290. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3291. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3292. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3293. 7&lt;/div&gt;
  3294. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3295. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3296. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3297. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3298. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3299. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3300. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3301. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3302. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3303. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3304. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3305. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3306. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3307. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3308. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3309. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3310. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
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  3312. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3313. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3314. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3315. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3316. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3317. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3318. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3319. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3320. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3321. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3322. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3323. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3324. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3325. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3326. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3327. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3328. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3329. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3330. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3331. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3332. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3333. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3334. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3335. Team leaders Dr
  3336. Mark Kevin and Dr Ted Thachenkary recorded frequent cases of schistosomiasis,
  3337. malaria, asthma, hypertension and diabetes, infected bites and wounds, but also
  3338. less common cases such as HIV/AIDS, Buruli ulcer, cleft palate, severe
  3339. malnutrition/marasmus and others.&lt;/div&gt;
  3340. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3341. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3342. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3343. &lt;/div&gt;
  3344. &lt;br&gt;
  3345. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3346. &lt;/div&gt;
  3347. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3348. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RLZIaY3rxV0/VvPPEi3tnEI/AAAAAAAAAUk/R1B3D9xH23sS2rysOu2O-wZtYtJEErxng/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25283%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RLZIaY3rxV0/VvPPEi3tnEI/AAAAAAAAAUk/R1B3D9xH23sS2rysOu2O-wZtYtJEErxng/s200/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25283%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3349. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Water filters on site&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3350. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3351. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3352. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3353. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x2VEdyLji44/VvPOol6ZzrI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/HTDIiuzayjcxuLDGLsTcAoa0ndGedfrFg/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x2VEdyLji44/VvPOol6ZzrI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/HTDIiuzayjcxuLDGLsTcAoa0ndGedfrFg/s200/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3354. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Treating patients at Hwee-Hwee&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3355. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3356. &lt;/div&gt;
  3357. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3358. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rp0wE_AX0wk/VvPO7wvx34I/AAAAAAAAAUY/pcsynszEH5gqrBbzIELwHcoIiqWX9sznQ/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rp0wE_AX0wk/VvPO7wvx34I/AAAAAAAAAUY/pcsynszEH5gqrBbzIELwHcoIiqWX9sznQ/s200/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3359. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Screenings at Kwahu Praso&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3360. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3361. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3362. &lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ouDb16x6jrw/VvPM4dfvIiI/AAAAAAAAATQ/QYVGMae46z89chFXqn6n2ao7zCPLPGDlw/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ouDb16x6jrw/VvPM4dfvIiI/AAAAAAAAATQ/QYVGMae46z89chFXqn6n2ao7zCPLPGDlw/s1600/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3363. &lt;br&gt;
  3364. &lt;br&gt;
  3365. &lt;br&gt;
  3366. &lt;br&gt;
  3367. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3368. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3369. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3370. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3371. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3372. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3373. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3374. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3375. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3376. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3377. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3378. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3379. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3380. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3381. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3382. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;SURGERY
  3383. TEAM&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3384. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3385. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3386. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3387. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Anidaso’s
  3388. second team performed its surgeries at the Kwahu Government Hospital’s theatre.
  3389. Some of the surgical instruments and equipment used in the surgeries performed
  3390. was provided by Anidaso Health. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3391. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3392. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3393. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3394. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A total of
  3395. 60 operations were performed over a two week period -8 working days. These
  3396. included thyroidectomies, hernia repairs, hydrocelectomies, lipomas,
  3397. parotidectomies, breast biopsies and wound debridement. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3398. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3399. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3400. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3401. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A
  3402. noticeable pattern according to Dr Jovenel Cherefant, Anidaso’s Surgical team
  3403. leader were the ‘massive goiters and hernias; the first due to lack of access
  3404. to iodine in drinking water and the second I believe due to lack of access to
  3405. care and specialists who perform these surgeries’. ‘They enlarge over time as
  3406. the patient continues to engage in heavy lifting and strenuous activities’.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3407. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3408. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3409. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3410. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3411. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3412. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x_RVBcPI6rE/VvPPLUVxjlI/AAAAAAAAAVc/AErKt4zqSlAoAdCdREiDFkbEcCP_4S-gg/s1600/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25281%2529.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x_RVBcPI6rE/VvPPLUVxjlI/AAAAAAAAAVc/AErKt4zqSlAoAdCdREiDFkbEcCP_4S-gg/s200/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25281%2529.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3413. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A child undergoing surgery&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3414. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3415. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3416. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j5lemMNYa7s/VvPPMACsjNI/AAAAAAAAAVc/IB9Fj6xtRIA67y2M97Y7qUULhOqaOrEOA/s1600/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25282%2529.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j5lemMNYa7s/VvPPMACsjNI/AAAAAAAAAVc/IB9Fj6xtRIA67y2M97Y7qUULhOqaOrEOA/s200/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25282%2529.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;133&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3417. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Team members getting ready&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3418. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3419. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3420. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eV-coSJEyR4/VvPPNIhrttI/AAAAAAAAAVc/DouGLt8FjF0mn_WTdjlnDS_aSmQ5eCNJg/s1600/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25283%2529.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eV-coSJEyR4/VvPPNIhrttI/AAAAAAAAAVc/DouGLt8FjF0mn_WTdjlnDS_aSmQ5eCNJg/s200/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25283%2529.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;133&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3421. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Anaesthetics&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3422. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3423. &amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
  3424. &lt;br&gt;
  3425. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3426. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3Pz_-r-8jA/VvPPPQJxvQI/AAAAAAAAAVc/3djk6yEfk9IXZm-rXhDLXJVVA_x5c2HNQ/s1600/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25286%2529.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;132&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3Pz_-r-8jA/VvPPPQJxvQI/AAAAAAAAAVc/3djk6yEfk9IXZm-rXhDLXJVVA_x5c2HNQ/s200/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25286%2529.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TWLCd64p3_I/VvPPRDu31CI/AAAAAAAAAVg/cXYDyPZb2p0dftYzp202oysCv1QdQip8g/s1600/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25288%2529.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;132&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TWLCd64p3_I/VvPPRDu31CI/AAAAAAAAAVg/cXYDyPZb2p0dftYzp202oysCv1QdQip8g/s200/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25288%2529.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3427. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0C8u0lWEnWc/VvPPOYhd6KI/AAAAAAAAAVc/sq0j5514nvUdMCX3io7aIDGZSuXrief0g/s1600/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25285%2529.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  3428. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3429. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3430. &lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0C8u0lWEnWc/VvPPOYhd6KI/AAAAAAAAAVc/sq0j5514nvUdMCX3io7aIDGZSuXrief0g/s1600/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25285%2529.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: inline !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0C8u0lWEnWc/VvPPOYhd6KI/AAAAAAAAAVc/sq0j5514nvUdMCX3io7aIDGZSuXrief0g/s200/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25285%2529.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3431. &lt;div&gt;
  3432. &lt;/div&gt;
  3433. &lt;br&gt;
  3434. &lt;br&gt;
  3435. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3436. &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JmYVzsH6QbY/VvPPQF6l-SI/AAAAAAAAAVg/1w1eYEeR4OIIyHgVv9i-Kt8f7MyodJKIA/s1600/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25287%2529.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;132&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JmYVzsH6QbY/VvPPQF6l-SI/AAAAAAAAAVg/1w1eYEeR4OIIyHgVv9i-Kt8f7MyodJKIA/s200/blog%2B7%2Bsurgery%2B%25287%2529.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3437. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3438. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3439. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3440. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3441. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3442. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Unfortunately
  3443. the team was not able to deal with all of the cases presented to them and some
  3444. patients had to be turned away. Anidaso aims to tackle this by engaging added
  3445. surgeons for this endeavor on their next mission trip, which is planned for
  3446. October 2017.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3447. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3448. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3449. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3450. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;DONATIONS&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3451. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3452. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3453. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3454. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Another
  3455. feature of Anidaso’s trips to Ghana is shipment and donation of medical equipment,
  3456. in collaboration with Children of Abraham, another US based charity that has
  3457. worked alongside SVG and Anidaso these past few years. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3458. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3459. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3460. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3461. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In the past
  3462. we faced delays due to late arrival dates and holdups during container
  3463. clearance processes -customs and other departments inspections post container arrival.
  3464. This year we received the container one day before the team’s departure; the
  3465. setback was caused by bad weather in the US which delayed departure. Efficient
  3466. distribution of instruments, equipment and machinery at such a short notice was
  3467. achieved thanks to the efficiency of the senior leaders in the team. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3468. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3469. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3470. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3471. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cggB0OOG0Mc/VvPWlXxDQnI/AAAAAAAAAVs/vdA9NOclPHMDtgGBgxSfgM0Wm7ejNccTw/s1600/IMG_1094.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cggB0OOG0Mc/VvPWlXxDQnI/AAAAAAAAAVs/vdA9NOclPHMDtgGBgxSfgM0Wm7ejNccTw/s200/IMG_1094.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3472. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Container offloading at hospital premises&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3473. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3474. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3475. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CTORbkLu8hY/VvPWqRHU7iI/AAAAAAAAAVw/S8FkbP3J_P89Y6gGUH5FR7aCfG0xw7jUg/s1600/IMG_1071.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CTORbkLu8hY/VvPWqRHU7iI/AAAAAAAAAVw/S8FkbP3J_P89Y6gGUH5FR7aCfG0xw7jUg/s200/IMG_1071.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3476. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Hospital beds and other items being offloaded&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3477. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3478. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3479. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BRr7QPOOBS4/VvPXQfGtyPI/AAAAAAAAAV8/5t4lYZPYUxwaPtsBbVsH4e5xo2maIyePg/s1600/IMG_1105.CR2&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BRr7QPOOBS4/VvPXQfGtyPI/AAAAAAAAAV8/5t4lYZPYUxwaPtsBbVsH4e5xo2maIyePg/s200/IMG_1105.CR2&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3480. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Hands on: team members helping out&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3481. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3482. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3483. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1gTAt_4fek0/VvPXKa-gsHI/AAAAAAAAAV0/RSksM0a_ZrYEJqERmj4AAGFO5wlwd2R5g/s1600/IMG_1119.CR2&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1gTAt_4fek0/VvPXKa-gsHI/AAAAAAAAAV0/RSksM0a_ZrYEJqERmj4AAGFO5wlwd2R5g/s200/IMG_1119.CR2&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3484. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Dental X-ray machine carefully offloaded&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3485. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3486. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3487. &lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tMAIBRVpZcI/VvPXynQiXFI/AAAAAAAAAWA/4-1rNhLBG0Ad21vtM3ZRiCnDuYMDuYSAw/s1600/IMG_1148.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tMAIBRVpZcI/VvPXynQiXFI/AAAAAAAAAWA/4-1rNhLBG0Ad21vtM3ZRiCnDuYMDuYSAw/s200/IMG_1148.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3488. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3489. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3490. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3491. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3492. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3493. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;We have to
  3494. thank last minute pressure exercised by team leader Dr Mark Kevin. This allowed
  3495. us to sort out things on the ground before the team’s departure. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3496. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3497. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3498. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3499. Overall, the mission to Ghana was an extremely successful one, and we are proud of the wonderful work done by the teams on the ground and the able assistance from local staff. We wish to thank everyone involved and cannot wait for the next trip scheduled for October 2017.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
  3500. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3501. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3502. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3503. The SVG Team&lt;/div&gt;
  3504. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3505. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3506. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://svgafricablog.blogspot.com/feeds/7137571615460927164/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://svgafricablog.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-visit-byanidaso-health-three-weeksago.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2664654681826896192/posts/default/7137571615460927164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2664654681826896192/posts/default/7137571615460927164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://svgafricablog.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-visit-byanidaso-health-three-weeksago.html' title=''/><author><name>svgafrica</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15343716624605160515</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52kV2nhYfVEqxUp9k0eHrrM8_axphCyx9Cf2v61ACzSGbBzgfPV4EJU8NZUuN6eemgK2wwVT63WqNrvgJRJ5XqaF4CP00M1mC1tPYm1J5vs7Hoxm6jZoqfkNFmg_UMSo/s220/fulani+village+borehole+%2864%29.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a-hNl94x-Ys/VvPO70JT21I/AAAAAAAAAVc/MVcCDSjRFYIVULvBGdfkAI5b6w-IHxeSA/s72-c/blog%2B7%2Boutreach%2B%25285%2529.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664654681826896192.post-8042704773390301357</id><published>2016-01-27T05:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2016-01-27T05:25:38.842-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;bqQuoteLink&quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3507. &lt;div class=&quot;bq-aut&quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 6px;&quot;&gt;
  3508. &lt;a class=&quot;qa_453957&quot; href=&quot;http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/deepak_chopra.html&quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;view author&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Deepak Chopra&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3509. &lt;span style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;helvetica&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3510. &lt;span style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;helvetica&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3511. &lt;br /&gt;
  3512. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3513. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;I have spoken in previous blog entries
  3514. about water, its importance, and our projects in the sector; about its value in
  3515. its many uses and the impact this valuable resource has in any country’s public
  3516. health and development status. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3517. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3518. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3519. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3520. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In Ghana, lack of adequate sources of
  3521. water has a negative effect on its population in various ways: it can be a
  3522. cause of sickness &amp;nbsp;and many times
  3523. directly and indirectly causing death –children under five due to gastrointestinal
  3524. and other diseases and vulnerable populations being the most affected. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3525. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3526. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3527. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3528. &lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;‘When water bodies such as lakes, rivers and the sea are used for open
  3529. defecation and rubbish disposal ….These waters become breeding grounds for
  3530. diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, schistosomiasis, for snails&amp;nbsp; hosting river blindness and other diseases;
  3531. malaria giving mosquitoes also use polluted and stagnant waters as breeding
  3532. grounds. These diseases cause the death and lifelong low quality of life for
  3533. millions of children and adults in countries with low Public Health investment’
  3534. (Unicef research and reporting on their WASH programmes in developing
  3535. countries). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3536. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3537. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3538. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3539. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;background: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In Ghana,
  3540. approximately only one in four schools have adequate toilets. The World Health
  3541. Organization estimates that 272 million school days are lost each year due to diarrhoea
  3542. and some 400 million school-aged children worldwide have worms.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3543. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;background: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3544. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3545. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;When children are able to stay in school and are
  3546. healthy while in school, they are able to pay attention and learn, therefore
  3547. not only improving general health but also ‘boosting education performance and
  3548. gender equity’ (Unicef, 2012). It also &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;has a
  3549. positive impact on communities&lt;span style=&quot;background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;&quot;&gt;: &lt;/span&gt;children
  3550. share these messages and practices with their ‘parents, families and
  3551. caregivers, and communities receive and share those messages and help them to
  3552. develop good practices themselves’. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3553. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3554. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3555. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3556. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The overall reasoning
  3557. behind our current attention to water and sanitation issues in schools
  3558. therefore is logical. There is a demonstrated direct link between some of the
  3559. top five killer diseases for children (respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases
  3560. among them) and the water and sanitation facilities available to them –both in
  3561. school and in their house.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3562. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3563. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Thus most of our projects nowadays either
  3564. directly address the issue or incorporate a central component within its
  3565. activities that deal with water, sanitation and facilities and practices(such
  3566. as latrines and hand washing stations) and that are vital in schools for
  3567. increasing classroom attendance and learning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3568. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3569. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;&quot;&gt;SVG implemented the above approach on the ground for instance in the
  3570. villages of Aduamoah and Obomeng. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Aduamoah Presby School saw their
  3571. school facilities renovated (new canteen area, painting of classrooms) and a
  3572. new toilet block being built (with a total of six toilets, 3 for each gender). The
  3573. aim was to improve hygiene in common areas where bacteria
  3574. and viruses can easily thrive and affect the children most keenly, i.e. places food is dealt with and where water is used and stored, and areas children use as latrines -most often than not the school compound and surrounding areas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3575. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3576. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3577. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3578. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Aduamoah
  3579. Presbyterian Primary and Junior High School has a student population of about
  3580. 300, from KG to JHS level.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3581. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3582. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The toilet
  3583. block built replaced the wooden ‘long drop’ facility present at the school, and
  3584. the canteen replaced facilities which were small and unsanitary and had roofs
  3585. that leaked in the rainy season and did not protect the space from external
  3586. hazard.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3587. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3588. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The project
  3589. was initiated in 2014 and finalized in 2015. Many volunteers took part in the
  3590. building aspect of the project, and contributed to make it happen, and these
  3591. are just a few of the many days that people were involved in making the project
  3592. happen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3593. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3594. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3595. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3596. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3597. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bVUPDcgDN-M/Vqi5YGvKfKI/AAAAAAAAASg/0W9HoJ1t1Y8/s1600/blog%2B6%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bVUPDcgDN-M/Vqi5YGvKfKI/AAAAAAAAASg/0W9HoJ1t1Y8/s320/blog%2B6%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3598. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3599. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3600. &lt;br /&gt;
  3601. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3602. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oZmay30fcVo/Vqi5bBsI_XI/AAAAAAAAASw/BKQ9A8q5Rv8/s1600/blog%2B6.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oZmay30fcVo/Vqi5bBsI_XI/AAAAAAAAASw/BKQ9A8q5Rv8/s320/blog%2B6.jpg&quot; width=&quot;204&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3603. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3604. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3605. &lt;br /&gt;
  3606. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3607. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3U-cQG8VcY4/Vqi5XTccBBI/AAAAAAAAASU/tfPPCmPr_ME/s1600/blog%2B6%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3U-cQG8VcY4/Vqi5XTccBBI/AAAAAAAAASU/tfPPCmPr_ME/s320/blog%2B6%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3608. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3609. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3610. &lt;br /&gt;
  3611. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3612. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hL-fE5oGaBU/Vqi5alLZ4yI/AAAAAAAAASs/hDm8Bh4R5_k/s1600/blog%2B6%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hL-fE5oGaBU/Vqi5alLZ4yI/AAAAAAAAASs/hDm8Bh4R5_k/s320/blog%2B6%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3613. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3614. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3615. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3616. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ueh6gmYJ2Og/Vqi5KIEjedI/AAAAAAAAARc/sxARsrYqHfo/s1600/Blog%2B6%2B%25286%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ueh6gmYJ2Og/Vqi5KIEjedI/AAAAAAAAARc/sxARsrYqHfo/s320/Blog%2B6%2B%25286%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3617. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3618. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3619. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3620. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3621. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BFhMDJtWl5w/Vqi5cRDTRBI/AAAAAAAAAS8/QtTywjh93Dw/s1600/blog%2B6%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;191&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BFhMDJtWl5w/Vqi5cRDTRBI/AAAAAAAAAS8/QtTywjh93Dw/s320/blog%2B6%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3622. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3623. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3624. &lt;/div&gt;
  3625. &lt;/div&gt;
  3626. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3627. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3628. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3629. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In the
  3630. summer of 2015 we culminated the building of another toilet facility for the KG
  3631. and lower primary school facilities located at Obomeng. The focus was on
  3632. building toilets in a school were most of the children attending are under 10
  3633. and thus more vulnerable to gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases mentioned
  3634. above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3635. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3636. &lt;br /&gt;
  3637. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3638. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ytGyjjMp46w/Vqi5VrnopII/AAAAAAAAASI/vImOhGTa4kc/s1600/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ytGyjjMp46w/Vqi5VrnopII/AAAAAAAAASI/vImOhGTa4kc/s320/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3639. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3640. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3641. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3642. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3643. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3644. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k10fmzUsKOg/Vqi5SjmD0aI/AAAAAAAAAR4/IzOXe5oKpxY/s1600/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k10fmzUsKOg/Vqi5SjmD0aI/AAAAAAAAAR4/IzOXe5oKpxY/s320/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3645. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3646. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3647. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3648. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3649. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3650. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3gLG59-xYU/Vqi5KBfFIQI/AAAAAAAAARg/0zOE2xVv7L8/s1600/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;192&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3gLG59-xYU/Vqi5KBfFIQI/AAAAAAAAARg/0zOE2xVv7L8/s320/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3651. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3652. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3653. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3654. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ir2l8deMzi8/Vqi5VSaXGsI/AAAAAAAAASE/RNEIndSqVfA/s1600/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25286%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ir2l8deMzi8/Vqi5VSaXGsI/AAAAAAAAASE/RNEIndSqVfA/s320/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25286%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3655. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3656. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  3659. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zZJyNAxxnc0/Vqi5SeAWB1I/AAAAAAAAAR0/tx0ZoWaz9qM/s1600/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zZJyNAxxnc0/Vqi5SeAWB1I/AAAAAAAAAR0/tx0ZoWaz9qM/s320/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3660. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3661. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3662. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3663. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MbvB4HuAfko/Vqi5X8bSCxI/AAAAAAAAASY/77QbsjWTVXk/s1600/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25283%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MbvB4HuAfko/Vqi5X8bSCxI/AAAAAAAAASY/77QbsjWTVXk/s320/Blog%2B6%2Bobomeng%2B%25283%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3664. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Completed toilets for the KG and lower primary area&lt;br /&gt;Obomeng&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3665. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3666. &lt;/div&gt;
  3667. &lt;div style=&quot;background: white; line-height: 18.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3668. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3669. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This year SVG will again focus heavily on Water and Sanitation projects, expanding water
  3670. borehole drilling and water sourcing for communities, but also water quality aspects by filtering and storage, and finally by building toilet facilities in schools and public areas to improve sanitation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3671. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3672. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Some of these
  3673. activities were initiated in 2015 and will continue throughout this year – others will soon begin......and
  3674. I will keep you posted about it here.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3675. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3676. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Best to all
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  3728. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Water. &amp;nbsp;Vital to sustain life and livelihoods. When clean,
  3729. a source of life. Potentially, a host for microorganisms that bring about
  3730. disease.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3731. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3732. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3733. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3734. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Ghana
  3735. remains one of the countries with much higher than average mortality rates for
  3736. children under 5.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3737. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3738. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3739. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3740. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;According
  3741. to Unicef, ‘Every year in Ghana, about 80,000 children do not live to celebrate
  3742. their fifth birthday. Most of these children die from preventable causes.
  3743. Malaria is hyper-endemic in Ghana and claims one-quarter of all under-five
  3744. deaths every year – 20,000 young lives. Acute respiratory infection is
  3745. responsible for 18 per cent of under-five deaths, and diarrhea for another 18 per
  3746. cent. Malnutrition is the underlying cause of death in half of all under-five
  3747. deaths’ (Ghana’s Integrated Child Health Campaign, Unicef).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3748. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3749. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3750. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3751. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3752. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3753. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Although the
  3754. situation has improved slightly in the past few years, it is nonetheless frustrating
  3755. to see diarrhea and similarly preventable and relatively easy to manage
  3756. diseases being responsible for so many avoidable deaths.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3757. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3758. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3759. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3760. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Our job here is to address this public health issue by
  3761. dealing with one of the factors contributing to these high mortality rates, i.e.
  3762. water, &amp;nbsp;but also to tackle one of the
  3763. root causes of the problem by continuously engaging in public education
  3764. exercises.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3765. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3766. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3767. &lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3768. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt;&quot;&gt;&quot;Inexpensive
  3769. water disinfection technologies can have enormous health returns in poor
  3770. countries, even in the absence of sanitation services,&quot; says David Cutler,
  3771. a Harvard economist. Cutler and co-author Grant Miller, a Harvard graduate
  3772. student, found that clean water was responsible for cutting &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;three-quarters
  3773. of infant mortality&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and nearly &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;two-thirds of child mortality&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; in the
  3774. United States in the first 40 years of the 20th century—the most rapid health
  3775. improvements in the nation&#39;s history.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3776. &lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  3777. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3778. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3779. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;One of our
  3780. partners is such an endeavor is Grifaid; in partnership with them we have
  3781. distributed water filters in a total of 20 communities, with a total of more
  3782. than 300 filters on the ground. Grifaid is a UK based charity established in
  3783. 2008; it designs and assembles water filters which are then distributed in
  3784. areas of need in various developing countries.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3785. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3786. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3787. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3788. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3789. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3790. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3791. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This week
  3792. we took part in a &lt;i&gt;monitoring&lt;/i&gt; exercise
  3793. whereby several communities where the filters had been distributed were revisited.
  3794. The aim was three fold: to monitor usage and efficiency of filters, to perform
  3795. any necessary maintenance on them, and to record feedback on impact on general
  3796. health of the users.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3797. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3798. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3799. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3800. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The root cause of the problem
  3801. is the use by these communities of inadequate sources of water; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;letter-spacing: 0.25pt;&quot;&gt;delivering safe piped water in developing countries has
  3802. not been widely achieved despite decades of effort. Communities thus need
  3803. alternative, effective approaches&lt;span style=&quot;color: #343434; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 17px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;that make water sourced from&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt; boreholes, wells, streams and rivers, lakes
  3804. and/or harvested rain water safe for human use.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3805. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3806. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3807. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3808. &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-toZuebtUMcw/Vm6vlzAS9AI/AAAAAAAAAPo/vJQAmMn7J_I/s1600/blog%2B5%2Bwater%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-toZuebtUMcw/Vm6vlzAS9AI/AAAAAAAAAPo/vJQAmMn7J_I/s200/blog%2B5%2Bwater%2B%25285%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3809. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3810. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3811. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3812. &lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5itZeYZIf04/Vm6vsbCm0EI/AAAAAAAAAP4/KBGyVeEqCZ8/s1600/blog%2B5%2Bwater%2B%25287%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5itZeYZIf04/Vm6vsbCm0EI/AAAAAAAAAP4/KBGyVeEqCZ8/s200/blog%2B5%2Bwater%2B%25287%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3813. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3814. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3815. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3816. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X8lMoJgu7q8/Vm6w3yF2DxI/AAAAAAAAAQs/lC0L8QUtiiw/s1600/Petia%2B%252813%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X8lMoJgu7q8/Vm6w3yF2DxI/AAAAAAAAAQs/lC0L8QUtiiw/s320/Petia%2B%252813%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;192&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3817. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Sources of water in various communities in the area&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3818. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3819. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3820. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3821. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3822. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;We conducted various biological tests&amp;nbsp;on the water shown above; see results below:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3823. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3824. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3825. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3826. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3827. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNzC5Kh_BJ8/Vm6x0NrqEOI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/H1MEkUUw3R0/s1600/20151130_094513.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;192&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNzC5Kh_BJ8/Vm6x0NrqEOI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/H1MEkUUw3R0/s320/20151130_094513.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3828. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3829. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3830. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3831. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3832. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3833. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3834. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3835. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3836. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3837. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;I see it
  3838. all the time: kids and adults and the blood filled urine samples we collect
  3839. when testing for schistosomiasis (bilharzia). The disease is a silent one:
  3840. symptoms might include blood in the urine and fever; in the long run, however,
  3841. sufferers might experience the full effects of the disease by experiencing
  3842. kidney and other internal organs failure. It is also a cause for poor school
  3843. attendance and low work productivity. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3844. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3845. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3846. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3847. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;T&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;he solution we implement is three fold: firstly, by treating people when
  3848. possible with relatively inexpensive and widely available antibiotics and
  3849. rehydration solutions–Praziquantel in the case of schistosomiasis-; secondly,
  3850. by making sure clean water is used for drinking and cooking –this is where
  3851. filters come in-, and finally by setting in motion behavioral changes to avoid
  3852. contamination at source –not using water bodies for daily chores, taking care
  3853. of the sick, and understanding the correlation between dirty water and diseases.
  3854. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3855. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3856. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3857. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3858. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Water filters rid
  3859. polluted water of bacteria that causes not only schistosomiasis but also diseases
  3860. such as cholera and typhoid, river blindness, and others, and reduce the
  3861. prevalence of other infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and pneumonia. It
  3862. is most effective when used by the most vulnerable sections of society, i.e.
  3863. children, pregnant women, sick and old people.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3864. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3865. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3866. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3867. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;After some time
  3868. filters might need basic maintenance performed on them, and retraining on usage
  3869. if this is not adequate. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3870. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3871. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3872. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3873. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This time we managed
  3874. to visit 8 communities –see pictures below- and fixed minor issues with some of
  3875. the filters. We also replaced some that were damaged.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3876. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3877. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3878. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3879. &lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZpOcpHTbC84/Vm6vxIR8KdI/AAAAAAAAAQc/KRIH6mPWffI/s1600/Pitiku%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZpOcpHTbC84/Vm6vxIR8KdI/AAAAAAAAAQc/KRIH6mPWffI/s200/Pitiku%2B%25281%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3880. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3881. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3882. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3883. &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SQ36ovNFby0/Vm6yiQYNgaI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/NUP91EE2W_I/s1600/mangoase-asubone%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SQ36ovNFby0/Vm6yiQYNgaI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/NUP91EE2W_I/s200/mangoase-asubone%2B%25281%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3884. &lt;br /&gt;
  3885. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3886. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nv9yR693Nns/Vm6ypkmm0CI/AAAAAAAAARE/k0oy3pyXx98/s1600/akuko%2Bbenumso%2B%252826%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nv9yR693Nns/Vm6ypkmm0CI/AAAAAAAAARE/k0oy3pyXx98/s200/akuko%2Bbenumso%2B%252826%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3887. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Maintenance of existing filters and distribution of new ones&lt;br /&gt;@svgafrica2015&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3888. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3889. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3890. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3891. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3892. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3893. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;
  3894. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3895. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3896. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Samples
  3897. were taken and tests performed on the various sources of water for each
  3898. community. Feedback was collected on each filter, its usage, size and general
  3899. health of population reached. &amp;nbsp;After interviewing
  3900. users we learnt of the improvement of communities’ general health, in
  3901. particular stomach related problems had decreased and school attendance was
  3902. higher. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3903. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3904. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3905. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3906. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3907. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3908. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;There is a need
  3909. for us to conduct more thorough statistical testing on health improvement
  3910. rather than only relying on informal interviews and observation;&amp;nbsp; the aim to improve research methods in our field
  3911. work is sometimes hindered by the fact that population in these communities do
  3912. not generally visit health clinics when sick, affecting accuracy and quality of
  3913. data gathered. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3914. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3915. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3916. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3917. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;I must
  3918. stress however that we have been impressed by how quickly filters have been
  3919. accepted and integrated into daily routine/chores, and how our visits always
  3920. prompt requests for more filter distribution, in order to reach everyone in the
  3921. community. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3922. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3923. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3924. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3925. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The picture
  3926. below shows how healthy behavior is adopted quickly by young ones who then
  3927. become not only used to but aware of the need of using filters when drinking
  3928. water and others. This is a very obvious measure of the success of their
  3929. implementation as we could hope for. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3930. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3931. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3933. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mpmEi7dyAVM/Vm6zTtFgwJI/AAAAAAAAARM/-ngCJl0nZog/s1600/akuko%2Bbenumso%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mpmEi7dyAVM/Vm6zTtFgwJI/AAAAAAAAARM/-ngCJl0nZog/s320/akuko%2Bbenumso%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;192&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  3935. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3936. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3937. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3938. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3939. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;When it
  3940. comes to water issues, it would seem that until recently developed and
  3941. developing countries faced significantly different challenges, and that the aim
  3942. was to simply close the gap in provision and distribution of the resource, in
  3943. order for everyone to benefit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3944. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3945. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;As demand in developing countries grow, however,
  3946. and in a world increasingly affected by climate change (increasing droughts,
  3947. changing and unreliable rain patterns and floods, desertification and soil
  3948. degradation and others), a major topic will be the scarcity and competition
  3949. will drive action and debate. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3950. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3951. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3952. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3953. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;It is thus more important than ever to engage
  3954. in issues such as adequate management of existing –and &amp;nbsp;in some cases dwindling- resources. We should
  3955. educate everyone in the importance of fair access and distribution, and quality
  3956. of existing resources.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3957. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3958. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3959. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3960. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Thank you everyone for the support!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3961. &lt;br /&gt;
  3962. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3963. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3965. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;LEFT OUT&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3966. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3967. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3968. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3969. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;No man is
  3970. an island unto himself. No group of people can thrive in today’s globalised world
  3971. by staying on the periphery of ever expanding circles of cultural, social and
  3972. economic contact. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3973. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3974. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3975. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3976. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Participation
  3977. and inclusion in any social and economic process is a key theme for us. I want
  3978. to&amp;nbsp; illustrate it today by talking about
  3979. a group of Fulani herdsmen we have been working with for the past four years. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3980. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3981. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3982. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3983. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;The Fulani are traditionally a nomadic, pastoralist, trading
  3984. people, herding cattle, goats and sheep across the vast dry hinterlands of
  3985. their domain, keeping somewhat separate from the local agricultural populations.&lt;/span&gt;
  3986. The history of the Fulani seems to begin with the Berber people of North Africa
  3987. around the 8th or 11th century AD. As the Berbers migrated down from North
  3988. Africa and mixed with the peoples in the Senegal region of West Africa the
  3989. Fulani people came into existence. &lt;br /&gt;
  3990. &lt;br /&gt;
  3991. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This particular group has been settled for the past few years
  3992. near the sacred Bukuruwa rock, nature’s own lighthouse watching over the Afram
  3993. Plains. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3994. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3995. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3996. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  3997. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3998. The village
  3999. sits in a plateau of receding tropical forest. Very few cider, ciderella and other
  4000. local tree species &amp;nbsp;indigenous to the
  4001. area are to be found scattered along the brush; changing rain patterns after
  4002. the creation of the Akosombo dam in the 60’s flooded an area of thick tropical
  4003. forest creating drier, higher temperature conditions. Slash and burn
  4004. agriculture and cutting trees to obtain charcoal -widely used for cooking in Ghana-
  4005. have also contributed to increased soil erosion and land degradation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
  4006. &lt;/div&gt;
  4007. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4008. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4009. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4010. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-whN6KEZr60E/Vj4mN7MRHTI/AAAAAAAAAO4/moWodLENOJY/s1600/blog%2B3%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-whN6KEZr60E/Vj4mN7MRHTI/AAAAAAAAAO4/moWodLENOJY/s320/blog%2B3%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4011. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View of the Volta Lake from the Bukuruwa rock&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4012. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4013. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4014. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4015. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4016. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4017. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4018. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4019. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4020. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4021. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4022. My first
  4023. memory of this area goes back nearly twelve years ago, when we took a ferry
  4024. journey across the Volta Lake; at the time, no road linked Tafo to the Volta
  4025. river banks.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
  4026. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4027. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The decrepit Volkswagen van we squeezed in precariously drove for
  4028. over an hour on a crazy obstacle course made up of volcanic rocks, tiny streams
  4029. and brushes on the bumpiest ride of my life. The rough journey took us to
  4030. Adawso, a community by the river, where the ferry crosses passengers and cars
  4031. over the lake to this time a tarred road that takes you to the Volta Region.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4032. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4033. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4034. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4035. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4036. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;After the road was built, we would often drive towards the lake to work in
  4037. village schools, to communities like Pitiku, Kradgyei, Mangoase, and Adawso….on
  4038. the way there, we would from time to time see people – noticeably non Ghanaian-
  4039. guiding cattle herds along the road. We got to learn these were the grazing
  4040. grounds for cattle belonging to the Fulani peoples (who usually originate from
  4041. Mali and Burkina Faso, although most of their offspring have been born in
  4042. Ghana).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4043. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4044. &lt;br /&gt;
  4045. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4046. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4047. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;
  4048.  
  4049. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4050. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4051. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Gradually,
  4052. we got to know some of these cattle herders and were finally taken on our first
  4053. visit to their dwellings three years ago.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4054. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4055. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4056. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4057. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sdwHTdI0h5w/Vj4kQ8HbfWI/AAAAAAAAAOI/uusjWnUrUP8/s1600/bLOG%2B4%2B%25286%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;179&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sdwHTdI0h5w/Vj4kQ8HbfWI/AAAAAAAAAOI/uusjWnUrUP8/s320/bLOG%2B4%2B%25286%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4058. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Women milking herds belonging to the community&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4059. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4060. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4061. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4062. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4063. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4064. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a-lXNwqGtfs/Vj4kZDtGPBI/AAAAAAAAAOs/MU_l0gveMuM/s1600/blog%2B4.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a-lXNwqGtfs/Vj4kZDtGPBI/AAAAAAAAAOs/MU_l0gveMuM/s200/blog%2B4.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4065. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Houses in the settlement&lt;br /&gt;
  4066. &lt;br /&gt;
  4067. &lt;br /&gt;
  4068. &lt;br /&gt;
  4069. &lt;br /&gt;
  4070. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4071. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4072. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  4073. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;The settlement is reached after a
  4074. short walk through a thick brush area; there live approximately ten families, with a population close to 150. Approximately 80 of these are children. Main source
  4075. of income is cattle herding; families are also engaged in subsistence
  4076. agriculture. Children are rarely schooled –around 15% of the village children
  4077. attend school- and very few members in the community speak English. &amp;nbsp;Young males are often involved in cattle
  4078. herding labor.&lt;i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4079. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  4080. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4081. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4082. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyuhiTr8gIM/Vj4kJ8eafaI/AAAAAAAAAN0/s9oIJNGJfgM/s1600/Blog%2B4%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyuhiTr8gIM/Vj4kJ8eafaI/AAAAAAAAAN0/s9oIJNGJfgM/s200/Blog%2B4%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4083. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Women and children in the community&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4084. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4085. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4086. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bpSbHoYdNC4/Vj4jzD_6B8I/AAAAAAAAANQ/g5Jt9Tyili0/s1600/Blog%2B4%2B%252810%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bpSbHoYdNC4/Vj4jzD_6B8I/AAAAAAAAANQ/g5Jt9Tyili0/s200/Blog%2B4%2B%252810%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4087. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Some of the older children in the community&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4088. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4089. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  4090. &lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4091. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4092. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&#39; In the late
  4093. twentieth century there has been an increasing trend toward livestock production
  4094. and sedentary settlement. As the modern nation-state restricts the range of
  4095. nomadism, the Fulani have adapted ever increasingly complex ways to move herds
  4096. among their related families: the families may reside in stable communities,
  4097. but the herds move according to the availability of water’ (Modern Ghana
  4098. website, www.modernghana.com/news/349849)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4099. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4100. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4101. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4102. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;US versus THEM&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4103. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4104. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4105. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  4106. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Ghanaians are known for being
  4107. friendly and tolerant towards other peoples, cultures and religions, however there
  4108. exist rooted biases towards neighboring groups that include the Fulani. Fulani
  4109. peoples differ from locals due to their cultural and geographical origin and
  4110. practices–language, customs, family patterns etc-, and low participation in
  4111. social and economic institutions –church, schools, markets, political and civic
  4112. associations.&amp;nbsp; From the locals’
  4113. perspective, psychological factors may also play a part: fear of the other, of
  4114. what is different to us. &lt;i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4115. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;
  4116. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4117. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4118. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;This can be
  4119. in turn used by interest groups to create and shape feelings of resentment. Media
  4120. reports emphasize negative events that involve local population and Fulani peoples.
  4121. I have often locals narrating episodes they have often heard from others in
  4122. their communities, on how cattle destroy farm based livelihoods, and how Fulani
  4123. people are by character prone to violence. &amp;nbsp;Any event that reinforces this view is treated
  4124. as proof of these assertions, and not stemming from conflict that might occur
  4125. between people naturally competing for common resources.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4126. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4127. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4128. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4129. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In this
  4130. way, people become scapegoats for genuine grievances on social and economic issues;
  4131. a land ownership or economic conflict can be misrepresented as a threat from
  4132. ‘violent’ outsiders and the root causes of the conflict get lost in the
  4133. argument. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4134. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4135. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4136. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4137. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;ACTION&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4138. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4139. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4140. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4141. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4142. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4143. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9olQJUVhx7A/Vj4kTZB-efI/AAAAAAAAAOY/ZHgyh37Df6c/s1600/blog%2B4%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9olQJUVhx7A/Vj4kTZB-efI/AAAAAAAAAOY/ZHgyh37Df6c/s200/blog%2B4%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4144. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Borehole digged for the community, 2014&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4145. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4146. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4147. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cIOR5PwYbRE/Vj4kVrEnanI/AAAAAAAAAOk/pBoLNqTU8Ug/s1600/bLOG%2B4%2B%25287%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cIOR5PwYbRE/Vj4kVrEnanI/AAAAAAAAAOk/pBoLNqTU8Ug/s200/bLOG%2B4%2B%25287%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4148. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Building of the school facility, 2013/14&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4149. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4150. &lt;br /&gt;
  4151. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4152. &lt;/div&gt;
  4153. &lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9olQJUVhx7A/Vj4kTZB-efI/AAAAAAAAAOY/ZHgyh37Df6c/s1600/blog%2B4%2B%25283%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4154. &lt;br /&gt;
  4155. &lt;br /&gt;
  4156. Exclusion also adds another dimension to those traditionally linked to rural poverty –lack of access to capital, credit, markets and other tools for development. A vicious circle thus ensues whereby exclusion, translated into low participation in markets and social institutions, lack of social protection and representation in government and non government agencies, low school enrolment and literacy rates etc. both result from and are a cause of poverty. The effects are felt in every aspect of life: education, health, social and economic activities.&lt;br /&gt;
  4157. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4158. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4159. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4160. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Rural development projects must therefore include activities tackling exclusion factors. The wider community -local media, educational institutions, churches and communal associations, local government- must all be part of the process and confront prejudice and exclusion.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4161. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4162. &lt;/div&gt;
  4163. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4164. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4165. All of the above has guided our involvement. &amp;nbsp;Parallel interventions overlapping in time that took place aimed at:&lt;br /&gt;
  4166. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4167. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4168. &lt;ul&gt;
  4169. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;tackling issues of illiteracy by constructing a facility that serves as ‘school’&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  4170. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;providing educational materials and volunteer teachers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;constructing a water reservoir to store rain water&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  4171. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;equipping the community with water filters to tackle health and sanitation issues&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  4172. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;digging a borehole to deal with scarcity in dry seasons thus freeing&amp;nbsp; women and children from the burdensome task of long distance walking to fetch water, allowing time for school and other educational and economically empowering activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  4173. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;sponsoring children to attend schools in neighboring villages increasing exposure and participation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;community gatherings to advance engagement with local communities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  4174. &lt;li style=&quot;text-indent: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;text-indent: -18pt;&quot;&gt;community
  4175. gatherings to advance engagement with local communities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  4176. &lt;/ul&gt;
  4177. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraph&quot; style=&quot;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4178. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4179. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4180. &lt;/div&gt;
  4181. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4182. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4183. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4184. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4185. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4186. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4187. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4188. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;RESULTING IN&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4189. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4190. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4191. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4192. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Improved literacy levels, particularly amongst the children who attend the ‘school’ facilities. Where no English was spoken, now conversational English is possible.&lt;/div&gt;
  4193. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4194. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4195. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4196. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-27XFmmjkK_A/Vj4kRqsnDlI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/wrfAw3m1WeQ/s1600/bLOG%2B4%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-27XFmmjkK_A/Vj4kRqsnDlI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/wrfAw3m1WeQ/s320/bLOG%2B4%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4197. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;School facility built for the community&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4198. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4199. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4200. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4202. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4204. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4206. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4207. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4208. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4209. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4210. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4211. &lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZK06ORFSam8/Vj4j6VZUlQI/AAAAAAAAANg/t8Ni4UmNACo/s200/Blog%2B4%2B%252814%2529.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; width=&quot;132&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4212. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Children playing on a &#39;school break&#39;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4213. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  4217. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4219. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4221. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4223. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4225. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4226. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4227. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4228. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4229. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Growing willingness by parents to enroll children in local schools –aided by lighter work load of kids and mothers, aided by discussions and support provided to the community towards this objective.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4232. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4234. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4238. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4240. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4241. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4242. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4243. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4244. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WDCKsm45-cw/Vj4j1do2i4I/AAAAAAAAANY/jOkix3-ps0s/s1600/Blog%2B4%2B%252813%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WDCKsm45-cw/Vj4j1do2i4I/AAAAAAAAANY/jOkix3-ps0s/s200/Blog%2B4%2B%252813%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4245. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Women fetching water from borehole&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4246. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4247. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4248. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4249. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4250. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Improved hygiene
  4251. and health conditions aided by clean water. Lower incidence of water borne
  4252. diseases. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4253. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4254. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;goog_1968165058&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;goog_1968165059&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4256. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4257. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4258. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4259. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4260. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;A final word...we call on
  4261. advocacy groups dealing with policy to be part of the ongoing work. We also call on
  4262. the media and public figures to engage with these communities in a constructive way, allowing
  4263. locals to gradually change their views on Fulani and other communities that
  4264. face challenges stemming from their internal and externally imposed exclusion.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4265. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  4319. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4320. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4321. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4324. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4328. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The Plateau and its riddles..&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4329. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4330. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4331. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4332. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;‘Can your
  4333. voice be heard if you don’t master the words; can you manage what you have not
  4334. measured; develop where you have not mapped …’ &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4335. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4336. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4337. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4338. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;One of my
  4339. most treasured things to do at work is field trips. Traveling around the
  4340. districts – where maps are difficult to source and quite vague in their
  4341. descriptions, i.e. impassable roads not shown, rivers not pointed out…-usually
  4342. feels like a voyage towards the unknown.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4343. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4344. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Part of the excitement comes from
  4345. knowing you will end up meeting new places and new people -while testing how
  4346. far you and your vehicle, boat, hike can take you- , but also due to knowing
  4347. that you are part of the process of mapping, managing, or describing what
  4348. before was just about drafted. A question that inevitably comes up is whether complicated
  4349. geographical access means invisibility for these spaces and thus lack of
  4350. inclusion in policy or development agendas. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4351. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4352. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4355. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;On one of
  4356. such trips, the earthy roads outside of Abene took us to Oboyan, a village
  4357. fifteen minutes away from the main road linking Mpraeso to Abene. &amp;nbsp;Surrounded by lush, bright green hills, Oboyan
  4358. is one of hundreds of small settlements in the Kwahu Plateau- four districts
  4359. with a total population of half a million. Data available cites a total number
  4360. of 435 settlements only in the Kwahu East District; only 8 of these are
  4361. considered towns, thus implying most of the population in the districts live in
  4362. villages of 2000 or less.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4363. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4364. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;These smaller settlements – Oboyan’s population is
  4365. roughly 300-were usually established by farmers near their farmlands, fertile
  4366. grounds that produce much of the staples that are sent to the capital, Accra.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4367. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4368. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4369. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4370. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iGN3Errt3hM/Vff7eosca_I/AAAAAAAAALc/SILqme1uP0U/s1600/blog%2B3%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iGN3Errt3hM/Vff7eosca_I/AAAAAAAAALc/SILqme1uP0U/s320/blog%2B3%2B%25287%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4371. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Area where Oboyan is located&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4372. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4373. &lt;br /&gt;
  4374. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4375. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yDtz1YZV3Ik/Vff7nS52iWI/AAAAAAAAALk/Q6RNwfhfa38/s1600/blog%2B3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yDtz1YZV3Ik/Vff7nS52iWI/AAAAAAAAALk/Q6RNwfhfa38/s320/blog%2B3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4376. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Road to Oboyan and other beneficiary communities in the Kwahu East District&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4377. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4378. &lt;br /&gt;
  4379. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4380. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4381. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Everything
  4382. Everywhere&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4383. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  4384.  
  4385.  
  4386. &lt;br /&gt;
  4387. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4388. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;These journeys
  4389. usually give me a déjà vu feeling; or rather a sense of living in more than one
  4390. space and one time period, all at once. While you experience the quiet, slow
  4391. rhythm of life in a community where electricity, water or any other modern
  4392. service does not exist, your phone allows you to instantly communicate and access
  4393. information and knowledge from all over the world. I wonder whether the sign of
  4394. the times we live in are those of villages going global, or whether it is the
  4395. whole world that is loudly knocking in, a strange flow that happens both ways
  4396. and gives us the feeling of having been almost everywhere before…&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4397. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4398. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4399. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4400. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4401. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4402. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The dilemma&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4403. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4404. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4405. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4406. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In Ghana, many
  4407. of these small villages appear to be politically, socially, and economically marginalized
  4408. from what goes on elsewhere in the country; to the urban vs. rural biases you
  4409. would have to add biases between rural communities in regards to size and
  4410. location, various ethnicities, the existence of linkages to bigger towns; it is
  4411. thus extremely important to stress visibility and inclusion in any action taken
  4412. by groups working in rural areas. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4413. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4414. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nE0GI1mfprc/Vff9LqN8ZUI/AAAAAAAAAMY/mMkX1D0l2q8/s1600/Oboyan%2BOutreach%2Bgroup%2Bbefore%2Baccident%2Bjuly%2B2015%2B%252813%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nE0GI1mfprc/Vff9LqN8ZUI/AAAAAAAAAMY/mMkX1D0l2q8/s320/Oboyan%2BOutreach%2Bgroup%2Bbefore%2Baccident%2Bjuly%2B2015%2B%252813%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4415. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Inclusion: Informal meetings with the communities. &lt;br /&gt;Everyone is given a chance to participate, question, and suggest action&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4416. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4417. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4418. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4419. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4420. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;We feel there should be no reason why knowledge and expertise generated elsewhere
  4421. cannot spread out once channels of trust, communication and knowledge exchange
  4422. are encouraged. Nowadays it is possible to benefit from relatively cheap technologies
  4423. that can bypass huge development gaps (for instance wireless internet versus
  4424. wired – fiber optic, phone lines –technologies that do not exist once you leave
  4425. the capital, and would demand huge governmental capital and time investments).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4426. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4427. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4428. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4429. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The processes
  4430. that close these gaps involve awareness and widespread distribution of such
  4431. technologies rather than heavy and slow government investment that will most
  4432. likely bypass these areas due to the above mentioned biases. In the case of
  4433. development agencies, their approach nowadays stress good governance - a
  4434. functioning democratic government-&amp;nbsp; which
  4435. are usually not under the control of the beneficiaries as a prerequisite to
  4436. providing support for such basic necessities in life. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4437. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4438. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4439. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4440. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The significance
  4441. of nongovernmental groups working in these areas -such as ours- resides thus in
  4442. the attempt to shine a light- and to close gaps- on existing distortions, which
  4443. are persistently exacerbated due to constant exclusion from mainstream development
  4444. processes.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4445. &lt;br /&gt;
  4446. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4447. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4448. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;A Small
  4449. Leap Forward……&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4450. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  4451.  
  4452.  
  4453. &lt;br /&gt;
  4454. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4455. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In
  4456. practice, this is the idea behind our village outreach activities. Despite
  4457. challenges, if a place can be accessed, then people can be met and knowledge can
  4458. be exchanged. A bottom up approach acknowledges the power that these
  4459. communities have to decide for themselves once given the basic tools; it is
  4460. rather unfair to ask communities to wait for a thirty or forty year development
  4461. plan to trickle down potential benefits and development to spread form the
  4462. cities to the village. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4463. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4464. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4465. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4466. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Certainly other
  4467. actions also take place as we get to know and interact in these spaces, and as
  4468. a byproduct of the relationships established. For instance, in the water and
  4469. sanitation area we formed a –widening- distribution network of water filters,
  4470. currently spreading to all four Kwahu Districts; this distribution network
  4471. acknowledges that these small communities will still source for the short term
  4472. at least their waters from rivers, lakes, rain, hand dug wells and the like and
  4473. sets out to cover most community especially those smaller than the average not
  4474. included in government plans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4475. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4476. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4478. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4479. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4480. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Quality of
  4481. water directly affects the health of those drinking it or using it for cooking
  4482. and daily life activities must be dealt with.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4483. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4484. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4486. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-72dlyM4jfdM/Vff_RXDgvmI/AAAAAAAAAMk/lBnG-Uvkems/s1600/john%2Band%2Bgill%2Bvisit%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-72dlyM4jfdM/Vff_RXDgvmI/AAAAAAAAAMk/lBnG-Uvkems/s320/john%2Band%2Bgill%2Bvisit%2B%252818%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4487. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Water source for the community&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4488. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4489. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4490. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4502. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4507. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4508. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4509. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4510. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4511. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
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  4518. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4520. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4521. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4522. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;These
  4523. mechanical filters are extremely simple in their use and maintenance, however
  4524. it is important to maintain contact and deal with problems that might arise
  4525. from their use; adequate training sessions for the communities on usage and
  4526. maintenance takes place together with distribution of filters.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4528. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4530. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;We stress
  4531. woman ownership due to the fact that women are in charge of childrearing and
  4532. household activities involving direct water consumption/usage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4534. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4535. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4536. &lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JKXCgAekXqY/Vff76RMyPPI/AAAAAAAAAMA/POo-HIV6uWM/s1600/Oboyan%2BOutreach%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JKXCgAekXqY/Vff76RMyPPI/AAAAAAAAAMA/POo-HIV6uWM/s320/Oboyan%2BOutreach%2B%25284%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4539. &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yqWueXWiiAc/Vff8HHAnnAI/AAAAAAAAAMI/NYk6ysmU7Tw/s1600/Oboyan%2BOutreach%2B%252810%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yqWueXWiiAc/Vff8HHAnnAI/AAAAAAAAAMI/NYk6ysmU7Tw/s320/Oboyan%2BOutreach%2B%252810%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4543. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  4544.  
  4545. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4546. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4547. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;As a result of the creation of these networks, a set of
  4548. connections has been established with communities such as Pitiku,
  4549. Nkyenenkyene, Adawso, Kradgyei, Mangoase, Osubensu, Kwaku Safo, Hweehwee,
  4550. Oboyan no.1 and no.2, Kofi Nyina, Ankoma, Oworobong, Akuko Benumso, Asikam,
  4551. Kyereban, Nteso, Appiakrom, Mota Mireku and others… covering a total population
  4552. of around 20,000. So far a total of 50 large so called community water filters
  4553. and 200 family filters approximately have been distributed, and the work continues not only by distributing filters but also by digging water boreholes such as the ones in the communities of Pitiku, Fulani and Kyereban, but this is the stuff for another blog!!&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4555. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4556. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  4557. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Next SVG blog coming in October....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4573. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;B for Books&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4577. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;On this second blog entry I talk about one of SVG’s interventions in Obo, a community in the Kwahu South District: the creation of its Community Library.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4581. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Obo is a village of approximately 5000 inhabitants. Most of the population who consider Obo their hometown (either by birth or by matrilineal ascription) have moved to urban areas in and outside of Ghana; as the custom goes, they have often built large family houses around the village’s main road; these give the town a false appearance of opulence which somehow fades away as one walks beyond its main road. Winding avenues that crisscross the town and meet the town’s water streams, the bright red fetish priest’s house, steep hills leading to houses built in 30 degree slopes, the ubiquitous container shops and hairdressing salons draw the town’s true character. Walking towards the end of the town, and opposite its post office is the Obo Chief’s Palace; a few steps further up that hill is the Obo Community Library.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4585. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Chapter 1:&amp;nbsp; ‘Once upon a time, I lived in Kumasi..’ i.e. The Supply Curve&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4589. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Kumasi is the second largest city in Ghana; whilst there, I could only find one spot downtown –a couple of long tables on the busy streets around the market- selling books: mostly second hand, mostly crime stories ‘bestsellers’. This scarcity of choices and lack of supply –drearily- shaped my readings those few months; it was also the beginning of an idea to create libraries to deal with the challenge.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4593. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;These issues of choice and ( lack of) access are what inform SVG’s concept of ‘poverty’…We see poverty not only as lack of money or assets, but more critically as lack of&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;access&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;to such assets –or freedoms, as Amartya Sen would call them- on many spheres: political, social, nutritional, educational, cultural etc. Jobs might be available but minimum wages or informality so prevalent there is not enough to purchase food that meets adequate nutritional needs. There might be schools providing adequate education with fees that are out of reach for 99% of the population, etc. Many of these ‘poverties’ or ‘un-freedoms’ are political at source, according to what powerful actors might see as giving them advantages or maintaining the status quo. In the case of books or any other printed media, they endow with information and knowledge, language and other skills, new perspectives, etc.&amp;nbsp; A knowledgeable and critical mind provides people with tools to better grasp their environment, thus enabling them to understand and overcome challenges that ‘traps’ them in these unfair processes.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4597. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Chapter 2: Of oral traditions, communal life and high fertility rates…i.e. The Demand Curve&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4601. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In Ghana, children often hear folktales where the main character is a trickster spider called Anansie. Anansie stories teach the kids moral lessons the same way Greek fables and other cultures, myths and legends do. &amp;nbsp;One of SVG’s activities in the library consisted in sessions where Anansie stories were told to children - a big success with the little ones. The hardest part of this activity was, again, actual&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;sourcing&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;of Anansie books! &amp;nbsp;See samples of what we managed to secure for the Library.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4603. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4604. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DxoFSxqouVY/VYPsnb849OI/AAAAAAAAAHw/4LSS3XLaFsk/s1600/903689_4809419709109_2011763510_o.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DxoFSxqouVY/VYPsnb849OI/AAAAAAAAAHw/4LSS3XLaFsk/s200/903689_4809419709109_2011763510_o.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4605. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Traditional West African folk tales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4610. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4614. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;There are however many differences in the characteristics of readers in Ghana. Tradition shapes the –low- usage and circulation of books in Ghana: oral transmission is preferred over written one; society favors collective endeavors over individualistic pursuits – a solitary and self reflective activity such as reading is generally not encouraged/facilitated in the household or school. Radio is the main (media) source of news and entertainment; sermons in church and society’s unwritten laws are the moral backbone of communities. These prepare kids to be skilled in public speaking, confident in their social interactions, and in general in any activity that involves group exchange. A long bus ride or a lazy Sunday afternoon are opportunities for people to engage in lively conversation rather than a chance to quietly read a book. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4617. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;It is also worth mentioning that in most households in these small towns there live 4 to 5 kids on average. Adults engaged in economic migration to cities frequently leave their kids to the care of their grandparents; this can be due to hectic work schedules- economic activities which generally involve trading and daily traveling -and also the high costs of food, transport, education and other services in large cities, plus the extended family tradition of various relatives and not only mum and dad caring for their children. This explains the large number of (children in) Primary and Junior High schools in sparsely populated villages. Obo has four large KG, Primary and Junior High Schools, one secondary school, and a soon to be opened tertiary level College.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4620. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Chapter 3: Making things happen...&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4623. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The actual library building was put up by a benefactor from the community, but it had not been finished and had never been used for its or any other purpose. After initial talks to the Obo Chief and his consequent approval, we took on the task of finishing the building and furnishing it with all the necessary materials needed for its use. Many volunteers assisted us on this; windows and upper floor toilets were built, electricity was brought in, a water reservoir was built and plumbing works took place; finally various furniture items were made by carpenters. Books, computers and teaching resources were donated, and beautiful mural paintings on the lower floors were completed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4626. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-phZsr9YFScQ/VYPsusJUWXI/AAAAAAAAAIE/KGlOzGzcSMc/s1600/DSC06795.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-phZsr9YFScQ/VYPsusJUWXI/AAAAAAAAAIE/KGlOzGzcSMc/s320/DSC06795.JPG&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4627. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Obo Community Library being painted&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4650. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Library&#39;s upper floor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4654. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;A sad set back took place when two separate incidents of break-ins; various items were stolen, in 2011 and 2012, amongst some of them computers donated to the library. This was dealt with by improving security mechanisms in the building.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4657. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;This was a team effort that took months to complete and finally saw the library open its doors in 2011. Since then many more books and educational materials have been donated, and many learning activities involving storytelling and readers support have taken place at the premises.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4658. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4660. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Chapter 4: Three years on….&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4663. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;After analyzing issues of supply and demand, we designed activities in a way which would serve to fill some of the gaps exposed above, and hopefully encourage a new generation of readers in the area.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4665. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;To raise the initially forecasted low demand, we developed activities geared towards making the library youth friendly; there is an area in the ground floor reserved for children, supplying books for young readers and trying to make the whole experience a nurturing one for children and teenagers. This has resulted in greater patronage amongst youngsters than was expected.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4668. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ypiQW9VGIR4/VYPtJYOs5yI/AAAAAAAAAIU/K-sVHXNH_-c/s1600/11119524_909969672392907_3186658234025411710_o.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ypiQW9VGIR4/VYPtJYOs5yI/AAAAAAAAAIU/K-sVHXNH_-c/s320/11119524_909969672392907_3186658234025411710_o.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4669. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;Community youth making use of the facilities&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4674. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5D6PinRJEW4/VYPssNKJ00I/AAAAAAAAAH8/usFcnGhz8eE/s1600/summer%2B2011%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5D6PinRJEW4/VYPssNKJ00I/AAAAAAAAAH8/usFcnGhz8eE/s320/summer%2B2011%2B%25285%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4675. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;Queuing to enter the library&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4679. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Adult use of the library is low and we don’t foresee many changes in the future, however there are plans to engage in other activities that involve literacy training in order to be able to be as inclusive as possible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4682. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;It is disappointing for us to witness the lack of demand and leadership support towards such insitiutions, in particualr towards two other beautiful buildings located at Pepease and Mpraeso –Kwahu East and Kwahu South Districts-, which were meant to function as libraries. The Mpraeso facility never opened its gates and the Pepease library was open for a few years but has now been closed down.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4683. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;These institutions can assist in creating healthy and nurturing environments in a country with a large and vibrant youthful population, as well as support the educational efforts of schools and other learning centres&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4688. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;April 2015; The Zongo, Mpraeso. Kwahu South District.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4690. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4692. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;And about time..! Our first real blog entry, wondering what took us so long.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4694. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4696. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;The saying goes ‘when you plan, God laughs’. Our blog’s philosophy will be twofold: at first, to show that the contrary to such common wisdom can and should be true, and subsequently, that you can only gain power when you claim it –which can only happen when you know you have a right to claim it, you possess the tools to do so- and how as a result by doing so you change yourself and your environment.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4698. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4700. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;And so we begin…&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4702. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4704. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&#39;The spaces we occupy...&#39; Our partnership with the community sited in the so called Zongo area of Mpraeso –capital of the Kwahu South District- started some few years ago. With a primarily Muslim population, the area is located in the heart of Mpraeso; metal scrap dealers, car washing bays, two green walled mosques and hairdressing saloons can be seen along the road that cuts through&amp;nbsp; quarters that are home to approximately 1000 people. The aim is to showcase with this project an example of current ideas and paradigms that inform our work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4710. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;‘Is all about education…..’ The motivation behind the initial involvement with this community, a few years back, was its Primary school; its premises were partially renovated, its compound paved, and an area for performing ablutions was built for those attending the mosque located by the school premises.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4713. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lwSwA0PU3Rc/Va4_44EeRhI/AAAAAAAAAI8/FSv9Bmjqi3k/s1600/the%2Bmosque%2Bbefore%252C%2Bablutions%2Barea.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lwSwA0PU3Rc/Va4_44EeRhI/AAAAAAAAAI8/FSv9Bmjqi3k/s1600/the%2Bmosque%2Bbefore%252C%2Bablutions%2Barea.JPG&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4714. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;School compound before intervention&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4721. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mnOQFDirTIE/Va5BtN_oFjI/AAAAAAAAAJE/AR5tcGMztKk/s1600/the%2Bmosque%252C%2Bafter%252C%2Bablutions%2Barea.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mnOQFDirTIE/Va5BtN_oFjI/AAAAAAAAAJE/AR5tcGMztKk/s1600/the%2Bmosque%252C%2Bafter%252C%2Bablutions%2Barea.JPG&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4727. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;‘The endeavor: to bridge, to connect...&#39; Subsequently, our bond deepened and other activities took place: the creation of a computer room for the school – thrilling day, to browse for the first time with them at the school! ; we supplied volunteer teachers to support local staff, and provided teaching materials –books, teaching resources, stationery, sports equipment, you name it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4731. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6hXp7qUD_9s/Va5EVIrRvGI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/fHH6SIYA-A0/s1600/DSC02824.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6hXp7qUD_9s/Va5EVIrRvGI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/fHH6SIYA-A0/s1600/DSC02824.JPG&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4732. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Computer lab created for the school&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4736. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9a0usfZhaxA/Va5EibtveHI/AAAAAAAAAJY/mf5ekdvAAyQ/s1600/holiday%2Bclasses%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bislamic%2Bschool%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9a0usfZhaxA/Va5EibtveHI/AAAAAAAAAJY/mf5ekdvAAyQ/s1600/holiday%2Bclasses%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bislamic%2Bschool%2B%25282%2529.JPG&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4737. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Volunteer teaching assistance provided&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4740. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4744. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;‘Shifting paradigms……’ Over these few years, we have had invaluable oppportunities to experience first hand the pros and cons of activities SVG undertook in the community, as well as the dynamics of the community. As our activities unfolded and affected people, they informed us and guided us towards a new approach. The theory behind this &#39;new&#39; paradigm takes into account the root causes of any problem, but also the reasons behind choosing a specific indicator/ target/ beneficiary to showcase an issue and act upon it. These choices generally reflect social, political and other biases and might marginalise or negatively affect those very same people it aims to assist. For us, adequate project design correlate will only lead to successful outcomes if it bears in mind all of the above.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4745. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;The objective, in the end, is to achieve a more effective and meaningful impact in the medium, and long term. .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4747. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4749. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;‘Indicators that matter’….In rural areas, household income affects a children’s life in a way a brand new billion dollar highway to Accra will not do. Doctors at a brand new hospital can do nothing for his health unless his mother sees the need and has the means to send the child to get diadnosed and get treatment.&amp;nbsp; An adequate room, electricity to do homework in the night, and a mattress to rest in the night, a good school in his village and trained teachers willing to work in the community; a small immediate family, making it more likely that his parents will be able to pay his secondary school fees, and others, all shape the child’s chances of succeeding in life and affect its quality of life more than any macroecomic policy.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4753. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;These are the linkages and indicators that decide which projects we now take on and the approach we use. We will explore further on future blog entries.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4755. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4757. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;What all this means is that on the design phase, they are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;informed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;by the social characteristics specific to the context where that project takes place –family size, a good school in the community, community awareness, social cohesiveness, gender equality. An example: gender disparities within the community and household, as well as their effect beyond the community. Many studies (by economists such as Thirlwall and others) stress&amp;nbsp;the importance of education of women, leading to a ‘virtuous’ circle of lower fertility rates, better care of children, more educational opportunity and higher productivity; and how places where fertility declines more rapidly are those with highest levels of female schooling, lower levels of child mortality and other positive development indicators.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4759. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4761. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Secondly, they acknowledge external economic pressures; these affect communities and trigger undesired effects i.e.&amp;nbsp;higher school dropout rates, high informality and underemployment levels;&amp;nbsp;but also lower age at marriage especially for women, and others such as social conflict within the community.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4765. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Finally, they seek dialogue and to promote inclusiveness of all actors involved. This is done by trying to understand the perceptions created by the projects, and by embracing the aspirations of the various members of the community.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4769. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;After all the rhetorical dust settles, what happens with the field work….?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4775. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;On the ground, the first -ongoing- phase of the program has seen the rebuilding of a damaged part of the school premises structure; using concrete instead of mud bricks to avoid rainy season damage, reroofing and other refurbishment interventions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4777. &lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F5H2LZOftKQ/Va5FI_EnmKI/AAAAAAAAAJg/MefalVvF_94/s1600/IMG-20150402-WA0009.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F5H2LZOftKQ/Va5FI_EnmKI/AAAAAAAAAJg/MefalVvF_94/s1600/IMG-20150402-WA0009.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4778. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  4780. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Parallel to this, weekly community meetings are being held to discuss interventions in the medium and long run, including support of current savings –susu- groups, micro financing small businesses, and others; this aims to support the Zongo’s efforts towards developing a strong community that symbolises affirmative action rather than an example of disparities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4782. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4785. &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T0FPpqi6rqs/Va5Fh4-8kuI/AAAAAAAAAJo/8SYj0iuNqL4/s1600/SAM_3492.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T0FPpqi6rqs/Va5Fh4-8kuI/AAAAAAAAAJo/8SYj0iuNqL4/s1600/SAM_3492.JPG&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4790. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Health issues such as water and sanitation challenges in the community are being addressed through awareness sessions which have included equipping the community with water filtration systems.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4795. &lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jT0ksu6K8Tg/Va5FyLtQuuI/AAAAAAAAAJw/bXRNxByfMoc/s1600/outreach%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jT0ksu6K8Tg/Va5FyLtQuuI/AAAAAAAAAJw/bXRNxByfMoc/s1600/outreach%2B%25284%2529.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4802. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;And so our first blog entry ends....Thank you all for being there for us; your feedback on the blog is appreciated!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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