EWB-NAU Yua Development Project: Northern Ghana: January 2008

August 2007

Welcome!

The following entries were written in the summer of 2007 by team members of EWB-NAU on thier site assessment trip to Northern Ghana, specifically, a community in the Upper East Region of Ghana called Yua. These entries chronicle their journey and the discoveries they made during that time. Please read the 2008 implementation blog for updates on this project and the EWB-NAU Ghana Project Team.

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The Yua Project

The Background:
The community of Yua lies in northern Ghana, just south of the Burkina Faso border in the Upper-East region. In the Fall semester of 2006, Engineers without Borders at Northern Arizona University accepted a proposal to collaborate with Yua in an effort to improve their quality of life. This partnership is considered to be a multi-year endeavor between EWB-NAU and Yua. The proposal’s goals include three distinct phases.

The Need:
More than 3,000 people in the Yua do not have adequate access to water and sanitation facilities. This has contributed to the existence of preventable disease, sickness, and death in this community. The high child mortality rate in this area can partly be attributed to waterborne diseases.

Our Partners:
Ghana Poultry Network: This organization based in Ghana works to assist rural farmers in meeting their basic needs.

Afrikids: Over ten years experience in N. Ghana, working for the welfare of children.

EWB-NAU Yua Development Project: Northern Ghana

EWB-NAU SITE ASSESSMENT: N. GHANA

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