Report from Joe Gammon:
Successful meetings with Dr. Bekui, District Health Director, Badu Kwaku, District Health Liaison. Great appreciation for the work Bright Water is doing. The District’s internal health screenings indicate dramatic reduction in water borne illnesses in the BWF project areas. Interested in ways Health Service nurses could help expand safe water education using the Bright Water method.
If feasible Dr. Bekui would...
The school children in the villages Bright Water Foundation serves are enthusiastic about learning safe water principles that will bless their families and communities. Visiting the schools is a highlight of each expedition. These students are holding a story about a family learning to practice safe water principles written and illustrated by Joy Allen, the renowned illustrator we are lucky enough to have on our BWF team.
Some school health...
We scheduled an 8:30 am Ekorso Durbar where we received a beautiful blessing from a Chief. The blessing was realized when we went to schools in Ekoroso, Akwadum and Akwaduuso. We had such fun observing the SWEs practice their teaching skills and following up on school health clubs at each school. The excitement peaked when the team accompanied SWEs and volunteers into the community to put the classroom training into practice. The team enjoyed...
Fulfillment, Love and Happiness Celebrating the Sabbath has never been so exciting. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meeting was first, with beautiful talks in Twi that were kindly interspersed with English translation. "Stay Focused on Christ; correct your path; and he will give you rest." We were warmly welcomed with love, fist bumps and smiles. Our path then brought us to the Apostolic church with our blessed Pastor Dennis...
Today we cleaned and prepared what was for nearly ten years the World Joy Learning Center, for a new life. The World Joy constructed facility, located in Abomosu, will be used as a training center and as a storage location for the BWF expanding list of materials. Stephanie is also asking community members about other potential educational uses. In continuing training sessions, the new SWEs demonstrated how adept they are at creating four new...
Another new development for Bright Water Foundation (BWF) is access to a lovely building previously used as a Library/Learning Center for World Joy activities in Abomosu. BWF Program growth in Atiwa West District has merited a place for staff training and a secure location for providing products to safe water educators, community volunteers and chlorine tablet sales vendors as part of the safe water initiative. The Expedition team currently in...
May 2022 Expedition - Safe Water Educator Training If you want to meet honest, hardworking, community-minded people - you’ve got to come to Ghana and meet our Safe Water Educators. Stephanie Feller directed the training for our newly forged, dedicated group. Thanks to all our volunteer trainers, the SWEs know how to test for water-borne disease organisms. They know why simple treatment of water saves lives. All have proven their ability to...
